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The Art of the Checkmate by Renaud, Georges; Kahn, Victor

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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ISBN
0486201066
Book Title
Art of the Checkmate
Item Length
8.5in
Original Language
French
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year
1962
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.4in
Author
Victor Kahn, Georges Renaud
Features
New Edition
Genre
Games & Activities
Topic
Chess
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
8.3 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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-The art of the checkmate has at last been provided with a scientific foundation.- -- Chicago Sunday Tribune One of the most difficult situations in chess is seeing potential mates in the near future. All players, even grandmasters and champions, have missed such mates in actual play, to their chagrin and the bystanders' delight, for all too often it is easier to play for momentary advantage than to force a mate. This book by two former national chess champions of France provides a rational classification of mating situations, and shows how each possible type of mate has emerged with its variants in actual play. In an examination of 127 games, the authors identify 23 kinds of mate and show you the rationale for each. These include among others Legal's pseudo sacrifice, the double check, the smothered mate, Greco's mate, the Corridor mate, Anderssen's mate, Morphy's mate, mates with heavy and minor pieces, the mate of two bishops, of two knights, and many more. Review quizzes with answers are included, so that you can gauge your progress. Since this book analyzes ideas rather than setting memorization tasks, it will enable you to see basic patterns, give direction to your game from the earliest moves, help you to foresee forced mates and counter effectively, and most important, improve your style of play so that you can force mate. - The Art of the Checkmate will surely be a valuable addition to the library of any chess fan.--- Springfield Republican

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Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486201066
ISBN-13
9780486201061
eBay Product ID (ePID)
157124

Product Key Features

Book Title
Art of the Checkmate
Author
Victor Kahn, Georges Renaud
Original Language
French
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
Chess
Publication Year
1962
Genre
Games & Activities
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
8.3 Oz

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New Edition
Target Audience
Trade
Series
Dover Chess Ser.
Illustrated
Yes

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  • Outstanding Book!!!

    The art of the checkmate is indeed a recommended book. The patterns in the book enforce the learning process a little quicker. Thankyou for an extremely awsome book...

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  • Outstanding book

    This little book is an absolute necessity for the player who wants to achieve mastery of the game.

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  • Art of the Checkmate

    Thumbs up! I really haven't gotten into the book yet. However, looking through it's table of contents, I find the information useful and fundamental for learning frequently and/or opportune checkmates.