How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit Chess)
by Murray Chandler
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Author: Murray ChandlerBrand: Books
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-08-01
ISBN: 1901983056
Number of pages: 127
Publisher: Gambit Publications
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Book Review: 50 Deadly Checkmates
Summary: 5 Stars
This book works because the 50 checkmates (actually 47 checkmates and 3 drawing concepts) are so superbly well-chosen.
Some typical examples of the patterns covered are:
Single rook sacrifice on h8
The Bxh6 Sacrifice
The Double Bishop Sacrifice
The Greek Gift Sacrifice
A nice touch is that for many of the themes a little bit of history is also given. For example, Deadly Checkmate 50 is called The Fischer Trap, as in involves the Bxf7+ and Ne6 motif of Fischer-Reshevsky in 1958. We also learn that the great German player Siegbert Tarrasch (1862-1934) once fell for this trap too.
This educational element helps explain why this book is almost a text book in many schools and clubs - the clarity of the explanations is another reason. The book is fun too. Very highly recommended, even for adults!
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