This Week at ChessCafe.com: Attacking Chess

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But "The Chess Machine" was also a master of that other way to deliver mate: the attack on the enemy king. In this groundbreaking work, award-winning chess coach and author Frisco Del Rosario shines a long-overdue light on this neglected aspect of Capablanca's record. He illustrates how the Cuban genius used positional concepts to build up irresistible king hunts, embodying the principles of good play advocated by the unequaled teacher, C.J.S. Purdy. The author also identifies an overlooked checkmate pattern - Capablanca's Mate - that aspiring attackers can add to the standard catalogue in Renaud and Kahn's The Art of the Checkmate. As Del Rosario shows, Capablanca has inspired not only generations of players, but also many of the classics of chess literature. Easy to read but chock-full of advice for study and practical play, Capablanca: A Primer of Checkmate fills a gaping hole in our understanding of the third World Champion.  A large-format, fun, comprehensive workbook and instruction book for children and adults ranging from those with a basic chess foundation up to the above-average tournament player. Chess Strategy Workbook teaches you to be observant and take your time to discover the clues in chess positions, introducing many of the strategies used by chess masters in a way that is fun and easy to understand. Basic strategies for the opening, middlegame, and endgame, are covered in detail as well as pitfalls to avoid and how to think during the game.      We are pleased to offer ChessCafe.com customers the opportunity to save fifty percent from MSRP on Solving in Style! In this book, John Nunn, a top-class grandmaster who is also one of the world's finest solvers, explains the methods by which chess problems and studies are solved. Simply add the item to your shopping cart and, during the checkout process, enter the coupon code "style50" (without the quotes) to receive Solving in Style at a fifty-percent discount! This offer expires October 5, 2010 or while supplies last. Weekly Puzzle Quote of the Week Black to Move/Solution Below If your attacking play is to succeed, it must be based on sound principles. James Plaskett Starting Out: Attacking Play Reviews in Brief Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids Vol. 2 by Jeff Coakley It is rare to come across a book that is as unusual, challenging, fun, and instructive as Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids, Vol. 2. It is true gem. Jeff Coakley is an outstanding author, and each of his three previous books was excellent in its own right: Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids, Vol. 1 - the only one of the four that is really just for kids and beginners. Winning Chess Strategy for Kids - an excellent intermediate book introducing an entire spectrum of strategical considerations, plus a bundle of good basic tactics problems. Strategy is recommended for players of all ages up to mid-intermediate level. Winning Chess Exercises for Kids - In my opinion, the best intermediate puzzle book ever written. The questions and answers are both well chosen and comprehensive. By the latter part of the book many of the puzzles are quite challenging, even for me, so anyone who thinks this book will be easy is in for a shock. In fact, of all the books I have ever recommended, Exercises gets the single best feedback from adult students. This is a book that not only provides a fascinating variety of puzzles that's sure to please almost everyone, but also delivers in quantity. If are looking for a book that is thought provoking, fun, and instructive, then Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids, Vol. 2 will more than fill the bill. 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