Aleksandar Trailovic, 2016. — 103 pages. — ASIN:B01C7DM2W6.
What s the goal of a chess game? To checkmate the opponent, of course. If you are presented with the opportunity to deliver a checkmate but you are not proficient in it, it might cost you a game. How does one become proficient in checkmating?
Well, one sure way to get there is by solving chess puzzles which in turn familiarizes the player with different patterns which he/she can recognize in a game and apply the knowledge then. This workbook contains 300 chess puzzles mostly from real games which should provide both pleasure and learning tool to the reader. After going through these, it will be much more automatic for you to spot a checkmate in a real game.
It is a workbook build upon a simple concept that in order to get better at chess one needs to familiarize him(her)self with chess patterns. In this workbook the focus is on finishing off the opponent's king with a checkmate.