Benel Ron. Checkmates in Two (Chess Training Book 2)

Benel Tek, 2015. — 790 p. — ASIN B00T8VY8YG.If you are a competitive chess player, this book will help you develop your ability to spot checkmating opportunities while in the heat of battle. Working through this problem set will help you, the aspiring chess player, develop your pattern recognition skills when it comes to spotting checkmates while under pressure during competitive play.The checkmate problems are also repeated without the answers. This section is designed for timed exercises where you work to perfect your score, improve your time and practice writing down the moves.I would like to point out one advantage of working through a book rather than using software where the chess pieces can be moved around. The book format forces the student to visualize future board positions in their mind instead of moving pieces on a board. This makes the discipline necessary to win chess games routine. This book is specifically designed to exercise and develop the student’s ability to simultaneously analyze multiple two move variations in their head. The book will also help the chess player become more competent at reading and writing chess notation.Please note this book looks fantastic on a Kindle Fire and Kindle for PC. What you see here on the web site does not do it justice. I also tested the book on Kindle for Android. It looks good there also. You can try a sample of this book for free. See the section in the upper right portion of this page called “Try it free.” Also, if you buy the book and it is not to your liking, you can get Amazon to return 100% of your money within seven days of your purchase.The chess diagrams are designed to be aesthetically pleasing and to provide focus to the chess pieces and board markup. The color patterns of the chessboards mimic that of leather. On a Kindle Fire HDX you should be able to view the board positions for hours without eye fatigue.With broadband, the download time is only a few seconds.The book is best suited for chess players with a USCF rating of 600 or more.