How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit chess) (Hardcover)

~ Murray Chandler (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

This is not just a book for kids - for 'Dad' read any opponent who beats you regularly! This book teaches the 50 Deadly Checkmates - basic attacking patterns that occur repeatedly in games between players of all standards.

Each mating motif is carefully and simply explained, and several illustrative examples are given. A final test enables the reader to grade his pattern recognition abilities, and the last chapter explains what to do if your Dad is Garry Kasparov.

Fun, instructive - and guaranteed to improve your game.

From the Publisher

Gambit Publications specialises in chess and has an unrivalled reputation for originality and editorial excellence. The company is owned and staffed entirely by leading chess masters and grandmasters.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 127 pages
• Publisher: Gambit Publications (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1901983056
• ISBN-13: 978-1901983050
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,135 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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323 of 331 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars They don't aways work but some good stuff anyway, September 13, 2006

A Kid's Review

I got this book. My dad didn't fall for all but one of these checkmates. But then I was happy. I tried them all, but he would get me down too much to use any of them so I think just the beginners book for juniors worked better anyway. I did get him in the backrank one because he was upset by my little sister tossing stuff when she didn't get her way and he was not paying attention. I got a beginners book for juniors and and a traps book and both worked better. I now beat my dad more than half the time.

114 of 116 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Learned some good checkmates, November 9, 2005

A Kid's Review

After reading my Chess For Juniors and Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess books I got this one. I loved Chess For Juniors a lot but found Bobby Fischer to cover checkmates but not as good at this book. Bobby Fischer was too easy and some of this book was hard but I stilled learned from it.
If you are thinking of getting Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess then don't and get How To Beat Your Dad At Chess instead because it is better.
You can learn the back rank and legels checkmates and a lot more to help you win.

92 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LEARN MATING PATTERNS - an excellent book on learning how to mate quickly and efficiently, December 26, 2005

A Kid's Review

Do you know how to mate? You can now get actual experience in the most important basic positions. This book will test you and teach you new positions you probably didn't know about before.

Without knowing these patterns you will miss many important opportunities in your game. HOW TO BEAT YOUR DAD AT CHESS has 50 of the most important patterns. By looking at the title and cover it may at first appear to be just a book for kids, but it is for all ages (though not for a beginner).

[...]The cover may look silly, and the title may not really tell you what the book is all about, but it is well organized and should be a fine addition to additional books on other parts of tactics.

I highly recommend this as an important and excellent book for those who are intermediate skilled chess players.