303 Tricky Checkmates, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Fred Wilson (Author), Bruce Albertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 16, 2002

Both a fascinating challenge for chess players and a great training tool, "301 Tricky Checkmates" is a fun and entertaining compendium of two- and three-move checkmates for the advanced beginner, intermediate, and expert player. The examples provided, drawn from actual games, illustrate a wide range of chess tactics .

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Cardoza; 2 edition (July 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580420400
• ISBN-13: 978-1580420402
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,311,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners, September 14, 2002

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"bobsie67" (brooklyn, ny USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 303 Tricky Checkmates, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

The first hundred checkmate positions are fairly simple for intermediate players. The checkmates start to get somewhat "tricky" after that. I am glad that the authors did not just lump the positions together thematically, such as "Queen Sacrifice," like the Reinfeld "1001 Checkmates." Outstanding diagrams are clear and easy to study. While many of the solutions are simple, they are still beautiful. Great book if you love two and three move checkmate puzzles.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A delightful collection!, August 20, 2002

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radical (united states) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 303 Tricky Checkmates, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

This book presents fun chess puzzles in an easy to understand, progressively difficult format. While it may be true that these puzzles are carefully constructed rather than the result of actual play, they teach the dynamics of checkmate in a simple, yet challenging way. The puzzles are designed and arranged to show how the various pieces work together in diverse circumstances and how slight changes influence the checkmate. This book teaches how to find that all-important first move in the series of moves that lead to checkmate and is good for young players just getting started and for more advanced players who want to stay sharp.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book so far., June 14, 2004

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T. S. Marcopolus (Sussex, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 303 Tricky Checkmates (Paperback)

As a thirteen-year old, I bought this book at Borders as part of my birthday money. It's a wonderful book on checkmating (maybe one of the bests). Although I'm only up to chapter two, the rest of the book will probably be good too.

However, if I could have looked at every checkmating book on Earth, I probably wouldn't have bought this. For example, Fred Reinfeld's "1001 Brilliant Ways to checkmate", probably beats this book by a mile. It's slightly cheaper, I think, and has 698 more diagrams! (I haven't bought this book, but look at the reveiws for it, and you'll know why I'm saying this.)

Even though this probably isn't the greatest checkmating book you can get, it's good enough, and will keep you busy. One more thing: I suggest that you get a used one, because if you want to use about $12.00 or so on a book, don't use it on this one.