How to Beat Your Dad at Chess | Murray Chandler
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess is a chess guide suitable for all ages and skill levels, from beginners to advanced players. It presents a straightforward approach to defeating stronger opponents, including friends and family, by strategically forcing checkmate. The book features engaging examples from real games that illustrate the 50 Deadly Checkmates employed by chess masters.
- This book is suitable primarily for players with a reading age of 8 to 12, but players of all levels (up to 1800 Elo) can still gain valuable insights from it
- Learn the essential checkmating patterns to help you beat stronger players
- Improve your tactical skills, pattern recognition and attack strategies
- With fun, clear explanations, this book will improve your confidence and gameplay!
- Even for advanced players, some of the checkmating ideas will come as a revelation
Reader’s reviews:
A more fitting title for this book could be "50 Deadly Checkmates." Each checkmate is described concisely within two pages, making the content easy to understand and directly applicable to your games. There's no theoretical jargon or unnecessary material—just effective, game-winning tactics suitable for players of all skill levels. Consider yourself warned, Dad! - S Graham
This book serves as a comprehensive checkmate pattern encyclopedia, with many adults never having learned the sequences it contains. Though it uses "dad" as the opponent, this could easily be swapped with "rival" or "enemy," making it appropriate for adults too. Despite its playful title, the content is sophisticated and valuable for any chess player. Both children and adults can benefit from its techniques, making it a great resource - H Brevin
About the author:
Murray Chandler achieved the prestigious Grandmaster title through his New York and Amsterdam victories. With a career spanning 28 years, he has participated in over 150 international tournaments across 32 countries.
Other details:
Paperback
Pages: 531
Dimensions: 18 x 1.3 x 23.6cm
ISBN-13: 9781901983050
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