CHESS, Step by Step: From Beginner to Champion-2: Book-2 - Paperback

by Aleksandr Kitsis (Author)

"CHESS, Step by Step: From Beginner to Champion-2"
Book-2, 2^nd edition, soft cover

"CHESS, Step by Step: From Beginner to Champion" is a guide to the game of chess. The series "Chess, Step by Step: From Beginner to Champion" consists of several volumes and is designed to progressively challenge and guide readers "step by step" along the path of consistent chess improvement.

Each volume is broken down into chapters suitable for classroom instruction. This volume, Book 2, introduces players to chess notation, explains the basic rules of developing pieces and examines few basic endgame strategies. The middle game is by far the most complex part of the game, and combinations are the soul of the middle game. This Book provides ample puzzles of mate in two and zooms in on the following combinational themes: Trapping, Double Attack, Discovered Attack, Pin, Skewer, Back Rank and Overloading. Each of the over 1100 diagrams and exercises in this book shows the moment before the decisive move. It is up to you, reader, to find the winning line. Whether you want to play chess recreationally, hone your mental skills, or develop into a tournament player, this book will increase your understanding and enjoyment of one of the world's greatest games.

Author Biography

Aleksandr Kitsis, Founder of the Vivacity School of Chess, draws on his many years of chess playing and teaching experience to create an intellectually stimulating and logically progressing chess learning program that is geared toward young students of the game. Among Kitsis' chess accomplishments: * National Chess Master, rated among the top 1% of U.S. chess players * Author of chess books and articles * Experienced Coach with over 25 years of experience in the USA and USSR, his students won hundreds of tournaments, including the 1998 World OPEN (U2200) and the 2007 and 2008 SP World OPEN for Girls