HOW TO BEAT YOUR DAD AT CHESS (Murray Chandler)
128
pages (230 mm by 178 mm), hardback.
£9.99/$14.95/€15,75
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.
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
"Chandler does a nice job of using basic examples of the 50
themes to build to more complicated positions that ultimately utilize the same
theme. In this way, the reader begins to understand how complicated positions
can be distilled into their more basic components. This is a fun book that will
help many players, either as a basic starting point in the study of checkmate
tactics or as a refresher. I found several positions of interest as I worked
through the book, and I think it will be of particular value to players up
through class C. Younger players will also likely find it enjoyable. I would
finally note that this is a hardcover book with nice paper, printing, and
supporting illustrations." - Randy Bauer,
Silman's
website
"While this book is not a detailed manual on the attack or
tactics, it is a great blend for the intermediate player. Don't let the title
fool you, overall this is a great book that will teach many important winning
patterns. Sprinkled with pictures this is a very fun book and would be a great
addition to any strong beginner or intermediate player!" - Andy May,
www.nsgchess.com
"A killer title hides a book that, while ostensibly aimed at
children, is really for any player who wants to improve their game, especially
their ability to attack and get checkmates. (For those who understand the
jargon, our chess expert tells us this book is most appropriate for
beginner-intermediate players looking to strengthen their middle game, as there
is no opening theory in the book.) Far from light reading, it's a focused,
intensive how-to book, and some readers (including many adults) will find the
masses of diagrams and move-notation daunting. However, the writing itself is
informative without being dry, and there's enough chess history included to
keep things from getting boring. For a certain sort of determined young player,
this could be the perfect tool to help them achieve their dreams of
dad-domination." http://www.wordpool.co.uk/ccb/chess.htm
"Don't let the title fool you; this is a book that almost
anyone below the Expert level would benefit greatly from. Chandler has a very
clear idea of his audience and I think that almost anybody who studied this
book closely would improve his or her tactical vision. I found the book to be
extremely well written and a useful addition to my collection. It also would be
very beneficial in the instruction of young players, as the examples given in
the test positions would probably keep most youngsters engaged for a couple of
hours at least" - Bill Whited, Chessville.com
"A perfect introduction to tactics for the beginner and
developing student" - IM John Watson, TWIC
"I have found the novel naming of (checkmating) positions
and emphasis on pattern recognition very refreshing" - Alex von der
Becke
"If you don't have a dad in the vicinity, any opponent will
squirm when you hit him with Greco's Mate or the bishop sacrifice on f7. Useful
and fun." - Sarah Hurst, Chess Moves
"The charm of this book is that every position is a deadly
checkmate...simple but extremely instructional. Great fun" - Bernard
Hannison, Chess Post
"[a] treasure trove of ideas" - GM Paul Motwani, The
Scotsman
"A fun and readable romp through the topic of pattern
recognition and mating combinations" - Randy Bauer, Randy's Reviews
"A splendid Christmas present" - Ken Bloodworth, Western
Morning News
"Fun to read for players of any age or any strength" -
Lubosh Kavalek, Washington Post
"A fantastic book...players of all standards will learn
from it" - Ivor Annetts, En Passant
"Instructive positions from real games are given in a
user-friendly way to show clever methods of forcing checkmate" - Peter
Gibbs, Birmingham Post
"Well laid out...aimed at the younger player who knows how
to play the game but still often loses" - Australian Chess Forum
"Thorough and entertaining...the book is well designed and
well written" - Inside Chess
"Chandler observes, and I couldn't agree more, that 'pattern
recognition' is very important" - Luke McShane, Express
"An excellent collection of study material about attacking
formations and checkmating patterns" - A McGowan, Scottish Chess
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