A Modern Guide to Checkmating Patterns
A Modern Guide to Checkmating Patterns Giving mate is the ultimate goal of every chess player. But how are you supposed to spot a checkmate when you are sitting at the board with the clock ticking?…
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A Modern Guide to Checkmating Patterns
Giving mate is the ultimate goal of every chess player. But how are you supposed to spot a checkmate when you are sitting at the board with the clock ticking? Finding that all-decisive combination is immensely satisfying.
It's based on an ingenious classification of the most frequently occurring mating schemes. In this guide International Master Vladimir Barsky teaches the method created by his mentor Viktor Khenkin (1923-2010). A wide range of chess players will find it an extremely useful tool to recognize mating patterns and calculate the often narrow path to the kill.
All the 1,000 examples (850 of them in exercise format) that Barsky presents are from games played in 21st century. He has carefully selected the most instructive combinations and lucidly explains the typical techniques to corner your opponent's king. More often than you would expect, positions that look innocent at