Article Number
LXRENTAOCNT
Author
The Art of Checkmate
240 pages, paperback, Batsford Chess, 1. edition 2015, original edition 1947
Discontinued
The Art of Checkmate, first published in Monaco in 1947, has remained one of the most popular and enduring chess books of all time, loved by chess players and regularly appearing in top ten lists of their favourites.
Remarkably, despite its widespread popularity, the first English edition, published in the 1950s, was marred by careless and faulty translation. But now, for the first time, all these mistakes have been rectified so as to reflect accurately the authors’ original work and thereby make the English edition of The Art of Checkmate an even better book.
The Art of Checkmate offers the reader a systematic classification of all the principal types of checkmate and the procedures required to achieve these in actual play. Each chapter starts with the basic pattern of the checkmate under consideration and this is followed by an explanation of the process whereby the mate can be carried out. Examples from practical play and test yourself puzzle positions then reinforce the readers’ understanding of the mechanics of the checkmate and their ability to deliver crushing and, at times, picturesque checkmates in their own games
An enjoyable and easy-to-read book chess instructor that will benefit players of any ability.
Remarkably, despite its widespread popularity, the first English edition, published in the 1950s, was marred by careless and faulty translation. But now, for the first time, all these mistakes have been rectified so as to reflect accurately the authors’ original work and thereby make the English edition of The Art of Checkmate an even better book.
The Art of Checkmate offers the reader a systematic classification of all the principal types of checkmate and the procedures required to achieve these in actual play. Each chapter starts with the basic pattern of the checkmate under consideration and this is followed by an explanation of the process whereby the mate can be carried out. Examples from practical play and test yourself puzzle positions then reinforce the readers’ understanding of the mechanics of the checkmate and their ability to deliver crushing and, at times, picturesque checkmates in their own games
An enjoyable and easy-to-read book chess instructor that will benefit players of any ability.
| EAN | 9781849942706 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 330 g |
| Manufacturer | Batsford Chess |
| Width | 15.7 cm |
| Height | 23.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Author | Georges RenaudVictor Kahn |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781849942706 |
| Year of Original Version | 1947 |
| Pages | 240 |
| Binding | paperback |
005 Translator's Foreword
007 Introduction
015 PART ONE: Picturesque Mates
016 1. Légal's Pseudo-Sacrifice
029 2. The Power of the Double Check
044 3. The Smothered Mate
054 4. The Guéridon and Epaulettes Mates
061 5. The Calabrian Sacrifice
067 6. Exercises
072 PART TWO: Typical Mates
073 1. The Corridor Mate (No. 1)
080 2. Variation of the Corridor Mate (No. 2)
087 3. Greco's Mate (No. 3)
093 4. Mate No. 4
096 5. Anastasia's Mate (No. 5)
103 6. Boden's Mate (No. 6)
109 7. Blackburne's Mate (No. 7)
116 8. Exercises
119 9. Mate No. 8 and Lolli's Mate
122 10. Mate No. 9
143 11. Anderssen's Mate (Continuation of No. 9)
148 12. Mate No. 10 and Pillsbury's Mate
153 13. Exercises
156 14. Damiano's Mates (Nos. 11. 12 and 13)
163 15. Morphy's Mates (Nos. 14, 15, 16)
176 16. Exercises
179 17. Mates with Major Pieces (Nos. 17 and 18)
191 18. Mate with Minor Pieces (No. 19)
199 19. Mate of the Two Bishops (No. 20)
201 20. Mate of the Two Knights (No. 21)
203 21. Another Bishop and Knight Mate (No. 22)
207 22. Arabian Mate (No. 23)
209 23. Pay Attention to the Ranks!
211 24. Exercises
218 25. In Search of a Typical Mate
225 26. Solutions to Exercises
007 Introduction
015 PART ONE: Picturesque Mates
016 1. Légal's Pseudo-Sacrifice
029 2. The Power of the Double Check
044 3. The Smothered Mate
054 4. The Guéridon and Epaulettes Mates
061 5. The Calabrian Sacrifice
067 6. Exercises
072 PART TWO: Typical Mates
073 1. The Corridor Mate (No. 1)
080 2. Variation of the Corridor Mate (No. 2)
087 3. Greco's Mate (No. 3)
093 4. Mate No. 4
096 5. Anastasia's Mate (No. 5)
103 6. Boden's Mate (No. 6)
109 7. Blackburne's Mate (No. 7)
116 8. Exercises
119 9. Mate No. 8 and Lolli's Mate
122 10. Mate No. 9
143 11. Anderssen's Mate (Continuation of No. 9)
148 12. Mate No. 10 and Pillsbury's Mate
153 13. Exercises
156 14. Damiano's Mates (Nos. 11. 12 and 13)
163 15. Morphy's Mates (Nos. 14, 15, 16)
176 16. Exercises
179 17. Mates with Major Pieces (Nos. 17 and 18)
191 18. Mate with Minor Pieces (No. 19)
199 19. Mate of the Two Bishops (No. 20)
201 20. Mate of the Two Knights (No. 21)
203 21. Another Bishop and Knight Mate (No. 22)
207 22. Arabian Mate (No. 23)
209 23. Pay Attention to the Ranks!
211 24. Exercises
218 25. In Search of a Typical Mate
225 26. Solutions to Exercises