Find the Checkmate

By Gary Lane

Novice chess players now have a puzzle book just for them, complete with 400 diagrams and written by one of the most popular and accessible authors on the game for use in his own classes. Even children will have a good time trying these out and learning the right way to deliver a checkmate in one, two, or more moves from hundreds of different chess positions. By tackling these puzzles, beginners will start to think the way more expert players do, trying this and that move, visualizing and calculating the possible results of every choice, and growing ever more advanced.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713488611
• ISBN13: 9780713488616
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: B.T. Batsford
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Improve Your Game

An explanation of checkmate positions is the purpose of the book. It contains over 400 recent examples with clear diagrams and text to entertain the reader.The book opens with one move mates which are a series of errors by famous players. Then straighforward mating patterns illustrated by thematic diagrams slowly increase in complexityuntil the final chapter is "The Ultimate Test". Lively and educative, Find the Checkmate will improve your understanding and chances of winning.

Good Puzzle Book

An easy to read book with lots of original chess puzzles.The best algebraic tactics book on the market. A must-have

Fun and Games

I have several puzzle books but this is one of the better ones. The standard games are missing which is a relief and the vast majority of puzzles are new to me. The comments at times are quite amusing and help the flow of the book.Some chapter headings such as 'Celebrity or Blunders and Brilliancies' mean that some work has gone into the book. Mr Lane says all the puzzles have been computed checked to eliminate multiple answers. This will be a help to me because I train kids and there is nothing more annoying than a quicker win after you say checkmate in 5. Is it worth buying? Yes.