David Macenulty Livres

Tactics Are Tops! My First Book of Chess Tactics is a thorough introduction to this vital aspect of playing winning chess. Tactics are the tricks and techniques you use to surprise and ambush your opponent. The more you know about tactics, the better you'll play the game and the more games you will win. In My First Book of Chess Tactics you will: - Learn the ideas behind tactical patterns and how to name them - See how to focus on a position to find tactical patterns - Practice tactics by solving realistic puzzles - Recognize not only what you can do to your opponent, but what your opponent can do to you.

Checkmate wins the game. Learning checkmate patterns helps you win games. It's that simple. Many checkmates fall into recognizable patterns. My First Book of Checkmate presents all the basic patterns in clear diagrams, provides simple puzzles to get you started, and then takes you on a fascinating and rewarding journey through the beautiful and brilliant world of checkmate. By the time you finish this book you will be well prepared both to see danger before it strikes, and to deliver the crushing blows that win games. My First Book of Checkmate is a revised, enlarged edition of The Chess Kid's Book of Checkmate by David MacEnulty, originally published in 2004 by David McKay.

The latest in the McKay Chess Library for KidsCheckmate is the ultimate goal of chess. In The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate , chess teacher David MacEnulty teaches the rules of checkmate to players between the ages of 6 and 10. The big idea in The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate is that many checkmates fall into well-known patterns. The player who remembers common checkmate patterns will have an advantage over the one who doesn’t. Step-by-step, with more than 100 diagrams, The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate ·How to train the brain to recognize basic checkmate patterns·Special circumstances involving checkmate with one piece acting alone·How to come up with your own checkmate patterns

This book for beginning adult chess players offers clear explanations, opportunities to practice each concept before moving on, and a systematic progression of ideas.