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Chess 101 -- A chess book for new or novice chess players 75

Mate in 1 Chess Puzzles

“A passed pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes.” Capablanca José Raúl Capablanca (1888 – 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921...

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Chess 101 -- A chess book for new or novice chess players66

Intermediate Chess Puzzles

“I like to coax my opponents into attacking, to let them taste the joy of the initiative, so they may get carried away, become careless and sacrifice material.” Korchnoi Viktor Korchnoi was a Candidate...

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Chess 101 -- A chess book for new or novice chess players68

Beginner Chess Puzzles

“Chess is a great game. No matter how good one is, there is always somebody better. No matter how bad one is, there is always somebody worse.” I.A. Horowitz Israel Albert Horowitz (often known as Al...

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Chess 101 -- A chess book for new or novice chess players 68

Mate In 2 Chess Puzzles

“A knowledge of combination is the foundation of position play.” Réti Richard Réti (1889 - 1929) was one of the top players in the world during the 1910s and 1920s. He was also a chess author and...

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Advanced Chess Puzzles

“The sign of a master is his ability to win a won game quickly and painlessly.” Chernev Irving Chernev (1900 - 1981) was a Russian-born American chess author and national master-strength player All...

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Chess 101 -- A chess book for new or novice chess players 66

Chess Puzzles

“The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn…lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn.” Réti Richard Réti (1889 - 1929) was one of the top players in the world...

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Chess 101 -- A chess book for new or novice chess players 67

Mate In 3 Chess Puzzles

“Many have become chess masters – no one has become the master of chess.” Tarrasch Siegbert Tarrasch (1862 – 1934) was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the...

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How to play chess extremely well

A grandmaster is an extremely good chess player usually in the top 0.02% of all chess players or found on average 1 in 5,000 regular and active chess players. In the chess world a grandmaster is a chess...

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Chess Tactics

 In the game of chess tactics are the most important element.  I have been  playing chess for more than 45 years.   My strength is a Master. My goal is to become a Grandmaster and Chess Champion of the...

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