Description of Chess Exam And Training Guide: Tatics
The original best-selling
Chess Exam and Training Guide scored rave reviews from readers and experts alike. It won the very prestigious Cramer Best Book award from CJA (Chess Journalists of America) and has been translated into French and Russian. In this sequel, the focus is exclusively on Tactics. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned master, this book will help you to evaluate your current level, identify your weaknesses, and get training advice. You will discover:
- 60 diagrams & 120 total questions of various difficulty.
- Comprehensive answers includes diagrams for easy reading away from the chessboard.
- Distributions of answers, percentiles and other statistical reports by rating group from unrated to 2400+. Match yourself against players of all levels, up to grandmaster and see how you stock up.
- Results evaluated and Rating assigned overall & by 29 distinct categories: Motive: Misplaced Piece, Advanced Pawn, Lack of Protection, Back Rank Mate, Mating Net, Simplification. Theme: In-Between Move, Decoy, Interference, Clearance, Deflection, Discovered Attack, Double Attack, Removal of the Guard, Pin, Skewer, Trap. Objective: Checkmate, Force a Draw, Win Material, Pawn Promotion, Reaching Standard Endgame. Stage: Opening vs. Middlegame vs. Endgame Situation: Attack vs. Defense Result: Win vs. Draw
- Comprehensive reports on each of the categories with examples, training recommendations and book/materials suggestions.
International Master Igor Khemelnitsky is a 3-time participant in the exclusive US Championship, a winner of numerous tournaments in Europe and the United States. He is a very experienced chess coach and works with all levels of students.