Chess Camp. Checkmates with many Pieces Vol. 3

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Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.

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Language versionsEnglish
Author / AuthorsIgor Sukhin
PublisherMongoose Press
Year of Publication1st edition 2010
Pages114
ISBN9781936277094
HardcoverYes
PaperbackNo
DownloadableNo
Width15.7 cm
Height23.5 cm / 9.25 inch

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Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.

In Checkmates with Many Pieces, the third volume in the series, the student will: 1) find his or her way to mate in more complex positions; 2) start to learn the chess openings and their respective typical checkmating scenarios; 3) begin to apply basic tactical tools such as the pin, discovered check, and double check; and 4) see the great difference that small changes can make in a position.

About the Author

Igor Sukhin has been using the game of chess for more than two decades to teach children. His books have been selected repeatedly as recommended reading by the Russian Department of Education. The author of the acclaimed children’s chess book Gary’s Adventures in Chess Country (also published by Mongoose Press), Sukhin has written more than 100 titles, with over a million copies currently in print.

  • Hardcover: 116 pages
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1936277093
  • ISBN-13: 978-1936277094
  • ASIN: 1936277085
  • Size: 6 x 9 inches

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  • Content
  • 005 Note for Coaches, Parents, Teachers, and Trainers
    Mate in One in the Opening
    007 Approaching the Opening
    013 Silly Games
    017 Open Games
    040 Semi-Open Games
    049 Closed Games
    Mate in One in the Middlegame
    055 Pins
    057 Silly Pin Positions
    058 Double Check
    060 Discovered Check
    062 Attacking the Kingside Castled Position
    063 Attacking the Queenside Castled Position
    064 Attacking an Uncastled King
    065 Checkmate as a Defense from Check
    066 Checkmate as a Defense from Double Check
    067 Pairs of Positions
    Mate in One in the Ending
    072 Pawn Endings
    074 Minor-Piece Endings
    087 Major-Piece Endings
    092 Pairs of Positions
    Chess Aesthetics
    100 All the Pieces on the Same Diagonal
    102 All the Pieces on the Same File
    105 All the Pieces on the Same Rank
    110 Solutions

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    Chess Camp. Checkmates with many Pieces Vol. 3

    Chess Camp. Checkmates with many Pieces Vol. 3

    Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.

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