Checkmate Artistry Volume 2

For sale: Checkmate Artistry (Volume 2) — The Encyclopedia of Checkmates — E.A. Furst — Caissa's PressCheckmate Artistry is Volume 2 of E.A. Furst's Artistry Series, and it takes the same theme-isolated teaching method from Theme Artistry and applies it entirely to forced mating patterns. This is, quite literally, an encyclopedia of checkmate — 618 diagrammed positions, each one challenging the reader to find the forced mate, preceded by a short discussion of the mating idea and followed by the full solution.That's an enormous, single-purpose library of mating patterns in one volume — the kind of dedicated, high-repetition training that builds the instinctive mate-spotting speed strong players rely on in actual games. At over 300 pages, this isn't a slim collection; it's a serious, methodical course specifically on the single most decisive skill in chess: finishing the game.Like the rest of the series, it's written in descriptive notation and illustrated by the author, published by Caissa's Press in Cleveland, Ohio. Out of print and increasingly hard to find, especially as collectors and coaches continue to recognize the Artistry Series as a genuinely distinctive, focused alternative to the usual mixed-bag tactics book.

Condition: Like New.

ISBN: 9781879394025

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