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Date: 20 Oct 2007 10:54:01
From: Elijah
Subject: Recommendations for easy mating books?
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howdy!
looking for books with lots of or exclusively Mate in 1 and Mate in 2
puzzles for my scholastic club. Been using Simple Checkmates by
Gillam and Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess. Any other suggestions?
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Date: 22 Oct 2007 14:10:05
From: Richard
Subject: Re: Recommendations for easy mating books?
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On Oct 20, 8:05 am, Pascal <[email protected] > wrote:
> Elijah a =E9crit :
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> > howdy!
> > looking for books with lots of or exclusively Mate in 1 and Mate in 2
> > puzzles for my scholastic club. Been using Simple Checkmates by
> > Gillam and Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess. Any other suggestions?
>
> Look for Polgar's book (5334 positions).
Agreed. It costs about 2-3 times as much as other books mentioned here
and has at least 20 times as many positions as any of the others. You
can't ask for a better value, and it really does have some great
material. Besides basic mates, which make up most of the book, there
are some short, tactical games presented in their entirety, and even a
section on basic endgames. Highly recommended.
--Richard
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Date: 21 Oct 2007 18:36:13
From: Elijah
Subject: Re: Recommendations for easy mating books?
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On Oct 20, 11:46 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected] > wrote:
> 100 EASY CHECKMATES
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> GM Larry Evans presents 29 mates with many mates in 2 and a few more
> challenges.
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> Available for $10 with a 20% discount if ordered online fromwww.cardozapub.com
>
cool, thanks, I'll check this out of the library and then order a few
copies if I like it. It still amazes me that kids will push around
the pieces forever without actually being able to put their opponent
away.
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Date: 20 Oct 2007 18:27:25
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Recommendations for easy mating books?
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OF VALUE TO WHOM?
>Why buy a book with "easy" mates? Wouldn't one showing how to elicit
the more difficult ones be of more value? > -- Steven Dowd
>From www.cardozapub.com
100 EASY CHECKMATES
By Larry Evans
$9.95 (ship class A)
20% discount off this price (applied at checkout)!
With no chess notation, this is a great book for beginning players,
especially children. These easy one-and two-move checkmates are not
only fun but also great training tools. Set up for quick learning, the
author presents one hundred basic mating situations in large-sized,
easy-to-understand diagrams. You are asked to solve the mate, and then
shown how to solve the problem using plain words. Both challenging and
fun, this practical guide is great for all beginning players. 144
pages
SBD wrote:
> On Oct 20, 10:46 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 100 EASY CHECKMATES
>
> Why buy a book with "easy" mates? Wouldn't one showing how to elicit
> the more difficult ones be of more value?
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Date: 21 Oct 2007 00:22:04
From: Kenneth Sloan
Subject: Re: Recommendations for easy mating books?
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[email protected] wrote:
> OF VALUE TO WHOM?
>
>> Why buy a book with "easy" mates? Wouldn't one showing how to elicit
> the more difficult ones be of more value?> -- Steven Dowd
>
>>From www.cardozapub.com
>
> 100 EASY CHECKMATES
>
> By Larry Evans
>
>
> $9.95 (ship class A)
> 20% discount off this price (applied at checkout)!
>
>
> With no chess notation, this is a great book for beginning players,
> especially children. These easy one-and two-move checkmates are not
> only fun but also great training tools. Set up for quick learning, the
> author presents one hundred basic mating situations in large-sized,
> easy-to-understand diagrams. You are asked to solve the mate, and then
> shown how to solve the problem using plain words. Both challenging and
> fun, this practical guide is great for all beginning players. 144
> pages
>
>
>
>
> SBD wrote:
>> On Oct 20, 10:46 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 100 EASY CHECKMATES
>> Why buy a book with "easy" mates? Wouldn't one showing how to elicit
>> the more difficult ones be of more value?
>
I liked this book the first time it was published: as "Bobby Fischer
Teaches Chess"
--
Kenneth Sloan [email protected]
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://KennethRSloan.com/
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Date: 20 Oct 2007 15:57:28
From: SBD
Subject: Re: Recommendations for easy mating books?
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On Oct 20, 10:46 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected] > wrote:
> 100 EASY CHECKMATES
Why buy a book with "easy" mates? Wouldn't one showing how to elicit
the more difficult ones be of more value?
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Date: 20 Oct 2007 08:46:43
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Recommendations for easy mating books?
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100 EASY CHECKMATES
GM Larry Evans presents 29 mates with many mates in 2 and a few more
challenges.
Available for $10 with a 20% discount if ordered online from www.cardozapub=
.com
Pascal wrote:
> Elijah a =E9crit :
> > howdy!
> > looking for books with lots of or exclusively Mate in 1 and Mate in 2
> > puzzles for my scholastic club. Been using Simple Checkmates by
> > Gillam and Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess. Any other suggestions?
> >
>
> Look for Polgar's book (5334 positions).
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Date: 20 Oct 2007 14:05:30
From: Pascal
Subject: Re: Recommendations for easy mating books?
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Elijah a �crit :
> howdy!
> looking for books with lots of or exclusively Mate in 1 and Mate in 2
> puzzles for my scholastic club. Been using Simple Checkmates by
> Gillam and Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess. Any other suggestions?
>
Look for Polgar's book (5334 positions).
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