Product Description
This giant collection, finally available in paperback, features enough chess challenges to keep even the most avid player occupied for a long, long time.
The biggest book of chess problems ever published is now available in a paperback edition, featuring more than five thousand fully diagrammed problems, games, and end games for players at all levels. Chapters are organized by problem type, and each problem, combination, and game is keyed to an easy-to-follow solution at the back of the book, so users— whether they are beginners or highly accomplished players—can learn as they go. In all, this volume is a most extensive and thorough chess reference, sure to help hone skills while providing hours of fun. The more affordable paperback edition will give players at all levels reason to rejoice.
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I think this book is more suitable to beginners up to Class C players. The book is indeed huge in size and contains many problems. The level of the problems is however limited to Mate in three……..just not good enough.
Amazon Rating: 2 / 5
Honest, this is a great book. I bought one version before. However, this time I have not received the book yet although one month passed.
Amazon Rating: 5 / 5
Indeed this book is very thick, but it only deals with mating attacks, which isn’t good to my opinion.
personally, I prefer other more assorted books.
Amazon Rating: 3 / 5
If you or anyone you know plays chess, this book is a must.
Amazon Rating: 5 / 5
Well, there aren’t actually billions of puzzles here, but there might as well be.
Without a doubt, this is a very good book if you’re a normal person who’s never studied chess or has only begun playing. The basic checkmate patterns are reviewed over and over and over again – and eventually, I absolutely guarantee, your work in this book will lead to victories.
Now if you are really just beginning, I think the book to start with is Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess followed immediately by Chess Fundamentals (Algebraic).
Then I would have recommended Simple Checkmates, and there is still nothing at all wrong with that book. It is definitely easier to carry! But this book by Polgar is very nearly just as good, with the benefit of having kajillions of puzzles.
Beyond that point, you just need to study tactics forever, and ever. I can never stop recommending The Art of Checkmate to anyone above 1200 and under, say, 1500 (which I have again fallen under), but it is probably good for even better players as well.
Amazon Rating: 4 / 5