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Chessercizes: New Winning Techniques for Players of All Levels

1 review
Bruce Pandolfini

Fireside, 1991

Great for beginners
Here is another book from the great chess author, Bruce Pandolfini. This one focuses on short-term combinations and uses matches from recent tournament play, along with a "Little Chessercizes" for children and those who have just learned the game. These "Little Chessercizes" also help with the big ones, providing clues by linking a certain problem or position to its smaller components, allowing ...

More Chessercizes: Checkmate: 300 Winning Strategies for Players of All Levels

13 reviews
Bruce Pandolfini

Fireside, 1991

A great puzzle book
I found this puzzle book to be very helpful. The positions are realistic with realistic variety (approximately an equal mix of kingside castled positions and "exposed king hunt" positions with few queenside positions). Unlike the Reinfeld 1001 Checkmates, each puzzle in this book tells you how many moves you need to make to reach checkmate. I found that this forces me to look more deeply at the ...