Chess Combinations: The Improving Player's Puzzle Book - Softcover

Acclaimed author John Walker presents a unique chess puzzle challenge. First all the necessary techniques are carefully explained, then it is just like a competitive game: your task is to find the best move, whether it is a brilliant mating finish or a sensible, calm plan. In this handy title, carefully graded exercises will help you assess and improve your skill, clues are provided for the trickier puzzles, and you will placed in real game situations. This book is the latest in John Walker's best-selling series aimed at young and improving players. Once again he provides excellent training in an enjoyable form. John Walker, several times Chess Champion of Oxfordshire, is a schoolteacher who has taught chess to children for many years. His accessible writing style has gained him many fans. He is also the author of several other popular Cadogan instructional work, including 'Attacking the King,' 'Chess Openings for Juniors' and 'Winning in the Opening.' (5 3/4 X 8 1/4, 128 pages, charts)