This is not just a book for kids - for ‘Dad’ read any opponent who beats you regularly! This book teaches the 50 Deadly Checkmates - basic attacking patterns that occur repeatedly in games between players of all standards. Each mating motif is carefully and simply explained, and several illustrative examples are given. A final test enables the reader to grade his pattern recognition abilities, and the last chapter explains what to do if your Dad is Garry Kasparov. Fun, instructive - and guaranteed to improve your game.

How to Reassess Your Chess: Chess Mastery Through Imbalances.

Safety first! Success in chess begins with asking yourself the basic question, Is the move that I m considering a safe one? The question may sound simple, but answering it is not so simple. National Master and award-winning chess instructor Dan Heisman has carefully selected more than 150 theoretical and tournament positions to show how a move may look safe but isn t, or how it can appear risky and still be the safest option on the board.

Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition

Pawns form the “playing fields” of chess, a semipermanent “structure” that can determine whether a player wins—or loses.

Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master