Overview

Woman International Master and experienced children's coach Anastasiya Geller has written a textbook for beginners teaching them the very basics of attacking the enemy king. The reader will learn how to find a simple check and fully master one of the most important tactical elements in chess - checkmate in 1 move! The reader also learns how to choose the best defense against a check. The book contains 2000 exercises, most of which are checkmates in 1 move - from the simplest mates with one piece to mating using several tactical techniques at once. The first part of the book introduces the concept of check and shows the reader how to recognize a safe check, before teaching discovered check. The second part gradually introduces different types of mate in a logical sequence by the different pieces, beginning with the rook and then progressing to the bishop, queen and knight. The third part of the book explains how to checkmate in one move using key techniques: checkmate with capturing, checkmate with a pawn promotion, checkmate with protection (including checkmate with a pawn), checkmate with pinning, checkmate with a discovered check, and checkmate with a double check. Most of the positions to be solved have been selected from actual games of the strongest grandmasters of the present and the great masters of the past. For beginner chess players, their parents and coaches.

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Author:   Anastasiya Geller
Publisher:   Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
Imprint:   Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.619kg
ISBN:  

9785604784976

ISBN 10:   5604784974
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   29 November 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction................................................................................................................... 4 PART 1. Check.............................................................................................................. 7 Chapter 1. Check (find the only check).............................................................. 8 Chapter 2. Safe check (find the safe check)...................................................... 17 Chapter 3. Safe discovered check (find the safe check)................................. 29 Chapter 4. Defense against check (find the best defense against the check)........................................................ 38 PART 2. Checkmate in 1 Move.............................................................................. 49 Chapter 5. The rook (find the checkmate in 1 move with a rook).............. 50 Chapter 6. The bishop (find the checkmate in 1 move with a bishop)..........77 Chapter 7. The queen (find the checkmate in 1 move with a queen)......... 96 Chapter 8. The knight (find the checkmate in 1 move with a knight)....... 116 Chapter 9. Choosing the attacking piece (find the checkmate in 1 move)...130 PART 3. Checkmate in 1 move using a technique...........................................149 Chapter 10. Checkmate with capturing (find the checkmate in 1 move).....150 Chapter 11. Checkmate with a pawn promotion (find the checkmate in 1 move).................................................................157 Chapter 12. Checkmate with protection (find the checkmate in 1 move)....165 Chapter 13. Checkmate with pinning (find the checkmate in 1 move)..... 188 Chapter 14. Checkmate with a discovered check (find the checkmate in 1 move).................................................................206 Chapter 15. Checkmate with a double check (find the checkmate in 1 move).................................................................222 Chapter 16. Find the checkmate in 1 move using a technique..................232 PART 4. Test Yourself..............................................................................................290 Chapter 17. Find the checkmate in 1 move....................................................291 Chapter 18. Checkmate in 1 move in the games of world champions......357 Answers.......................................................................................................................371

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Anastasiya Geller (born in 1994) attained the Woman International Master title by decision of FIDE in 2021. She has won first place and other prizes at many international and Russian tournaments. Anastasiya is a six-times girls junior champion of the Urals. She has a career-high FIDE rating of 2228, attained in 2021. Anastasiya has a degree in teaching and psychology as well as another degree in information technologies. She has over ten years of chess coaching experience, focusing on beginners and young children.

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