Chess Endgames Problems
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I usually don't care for problems with unrealistic board setups, but I'm making an exception here because most of these are fairly easy(?) and they're all loads of fun once you see the solution! Be sure to click on move list even if you solve the problem in order to see any alternate solutions. The problems. Pc game download. In the game of chess, an endgame study, or just study, is a composed position—that is, one that has been made up rather than one from an actual game—presented as a sort of puzzle, in which the aim of the solver is to find the essentially unique way for one side (usually White) to win or draw, as stipulated, against any moves the other side plays. Boost your chess endgames with our free online interactive chess endgame simulator. 1000s of endgame puzzles. Play against computer for tactics training.
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Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level.
Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 prob..more
Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 prob..more
Chess Endgames Problems
Published August 13th 2013 by Black Dog & Leventhal (first published January 1st 1994)
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IWBYour goal here is to learn the tactical pattern. If you have to look it up that just means that you do not yet recognize the pattern--so look at the…moreYour goal here is to learn the tactical pattern. If you have to look it up that just means that you do not yet recognize the pattern--so look at the pattern, even if that means looking it up. Eventually you will see more and more patterns faster and faster.
Try the following: Be consistent in the frequency of your study and go through the entire book and note how many days or weeks it takes you. For each individual problem give yourself a time limit of 5 minutes. Once you've completed this task cycle through it again but do it faster and for each individual problem give yourself 3 minutes and compare your results.
Ultimately, you do not want to waste valuable time pulling your hair out trying to solve one of these problems--after the time limit just look up the answer and learn the pattern. (less)
Best Chess BooksTry the following: Be consistent in the frequency of your study and go through the entire book and note how many days or weeks it takes you. For each individual problem give yourself a time limit of 5 minutes. Once you've completed this task cycle through it again but do it faster and for each individual problem give yourself 3 minutes and compare your results.
Ultimately, you do not want to waste valuable time pulling your hair out trying to solve one of these problems--after the time limit just look up the answer and learn the pattern. (less)
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This is a KICK ASS BOOK that everyone should own from unrated players to Chess Masters.
It is especially extraordinary because there are no words, only pictures, lots of fun looking at the combinations because it's very visual, and you can look at it at your own pace.
Ah, memories. Let's just say you haven't lived until you've beaten a chess master and then had your ass kicked by a 3rd grader. I'll always remember her last words before she killed me, 'Wait Dad, I'm almost done.' grr.
Sep 30, 2008Mark rated it really liked itIt is especially extraordinary because there are no words, only pictures, lots of fun looking at the combinations because it's very visual, and you can look at it at your own pace.
Ah, memories. Let's just say you haven't lived until you've beaten a chess master and then had your ass kicked by a 3rd grader. I'll always remember her last words before she killed me, 'Wait Dad, I'm almost done.' grr.
Recommends it for: Intermediate Players with understanding of principles.
This book is a must have for any player trying to increase his level of play. Though basically it's 1/4 mate in one puzzles, 2/4 mate in two puzzles, and 1/4 combination it is still a great book (many of the books that are mainly exercises, have positional puzzles, defense puzzles, forks/skewers/discover puzzles, and piece value/trade puzzles). I have not completely finished all of the puzzles within, but I have done all of the mate in ones, all of the mate in twos, but only about 1/4 of the com..more
Another daily devotional thanks to smartphone tech. Problems of every variety and with the intention of drilling past mastery. Which is why it often is accused of being a little monotonous in problem selections. Polgar was aiming to instill secondhand reflex. Will probably take ~4yrs to work through.
Sep 17, 2012Serge Pierro rated it liked it
Literally thousands upon thousands of problems to solve. A great one volume collection of tactical studies. There are better books on the market for studying tactics, however there is nothing that matches it in sheer numbers. Sidenote: some of the problems are composed.
Jun 25, 2015Daahoud Asante rated it it was amazing
THIS IS THE DEFINITIVE CHESS PUZZLE BOOK..I DO 3 OR 4 EVERY MORNING LIKE CLOCKWORK, MY CHESS HAS IMPROVED BECAUSE OF IT, BUY A SMALL ANALYSIS SET AND GET TO MATING!!!
Aug 30, 2008Sara rated it really liked it · review of another edition
a giant book of chess problems (limited/no text). good fun. and perfect for the under 5 set, since you don't need to read to enjoy it!
Apr 29, 2019IWB rated it really liked it
This book, the 'bible of tactics,' is the best bang for your training bucks. You can easily pick up a used copy of this for around $9--do it.
The publisher description is good but let me elaborate a bit on a few things.
Firstly, there are no explanations for any of the problems, combos, or games; in fact, if I recall, the only actual sentences that occur, other than Laszlo's forward and Pandolfini's intro, are brief remarks about the rules of the game and the properties of the pieces. So, while..more
The publisher description is good but let me elaborate a bit on a few things.
Firstly, there are no explanations for any of the problems, combos, or games; in fact, if I recall, the only actual sentences that occur, other than Laszlo's forward and Pandolfini's intro, are brief remarks about the rules of the game and the properties of the pieces. So, while..more
Jul 17, 2012Jon rated it really liked it · review of another edition
The description is wrong. This book has nothing to do with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley. CHESS is a book written (assembled?) by Laszlo Polgar and contains many puzzles and game fragments. Most of the puzzles are checkmate in two or three moves. Laszlo is the father of the famous Polgar sisters.
Mar 30, 2011Corey rated it it was ok
I made it to problem 700 before returning this book to the library. I won't deny that it is excellent practice, but I have two main complaints. First, the book is only checkmates and gives little assistance on other kinds of tactics. Second, many of the positions are composed rather than coming from actual games. This reduces the transferability of the practice to actual play.
This is a GREAT puzzle book for chess players. This book is easy to read and understand. Make sure you have your chess set handy for these puzzles. Highly recommended especially for beginning chess players.
This book is fantastic, so far my favorite on chess. It is easily the shortest 1,000 page book I've ever read, in terms of number of words. The bulk of the book is comprised of board layouts, with roughly eight games per page; the illustrations are very useful, an enormous improvement over Silman (who makes heavy use of chess notation in numbered, paragraph form. Really, Silman is a pain to read.)
Most of the problems contained in this book are endgame-oriented, like mates in one, two or three mo..more
Most of the problems contained in this book are endgame-oriented, like mates in one, two or three mo..more
Dec 28, 2018Raymond rated it it was amazing
Most instructive book I've read about chess.
May 27, 2019Nathan Hill rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Jun 12, 2016Usfromdk marked it as partially-read
Solved two thousand problems or so, then lost the ambition to finish the book/got bored/got sidetracked and never returned to it. Currently my thinking is that solving problems like the ones you'll encounter on sites like Chesstempo is at least as useful as is solving problems like the ones included in this book, and so I doubt I shall ever actually return to it. Working systematically on the problems included in this book will in my opinion definitely help your ability to calculate lines and ev..more
Aug 07, 2016Daniel Khoo rated it it was amazing
It is the perfect book for those who plays chess a lot. It has different types of techniques of how to force the opponent to move or trap them. By reading this book, you get some knowledge and also the discipline of the timing and the way of how a tactician thinks in chess as well as a person in real life. I recommend everyone this book to read because it gives you the way of solving every type of puzzles.
very good book in end games
Jan 18, 2012Doron Yam rated it liked it
A nice book with problems, arranged by method and difficulty.
There are more of it in chess literatue, not special..
There are more of it in chess literatue, not special..
Feb 13, 2008Rob Haas rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Its pretty thick and looks intimidating on your shelf when your friends come over for a game.
May 23, 2015Mark Dunn rated it it was amazing
I will never actually finish this book until I can do 70% of the puzzles. I would probably have to go through the book a dozen times.
Push-ups for Chess players. Übung macht den Meister!
The initial copy was like 14'x 17' x 5', quite the coffee table-doorstop-paperweight-anvil. The latest one is a much more manageable roughly 6x10x4. Read should be read as -partially solved.
Dimitris Sotiropoulos rated it it was amazing
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