Thinkers' Chess Academy with Grandmaster Thomas Luther - Volume 1 First Steps in Tactics

by Luther

Overview

Most chess games are decided by tactics. Grandmaster Thomas Luther brings a structured approach to capturing the subtleties of any tactical theme. The reader is challenged to regularly solve his exercises and in doing so improve his skills of motif recognition. This book is aimed at chess players of all ages and levels who want to significantly improve their results. This is the first book in the Thinkers’ Chess Academy trilogy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789492510723
Publisher:	Thinkers Publishing
Publication date:	05/19/2020
Series:	TCA with GM Thomas Luther
Pages:	325
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Grandmaster Thomas Luther, born in 1969, is the first player with a disability to have entered the FIDE Top 100 rating list. In 2001 he was ranked 80th in the world. He has won the German Championship three times and is well known as an experienced and successful coach. In 2014 his achievements were recognised by being granted the title of FIDE Senior Trainer. In his career to-date he has published several books and DVDs. This is his second book for Thinkers’ Publishing, after a co-production with Jugend Schach Verlag entitled “Chess Coaching for Kids – the U10 Project.”

Table of Contents

Key to Symbols 7

Requirements for Working with This Book 9

Dear Reader! 11

How to Use This Book 13

Some practical advice 14

Chapter 1 Notation 17

Let's learn how to use the notation 17

Annotations 20

Some more chess terms 21

Name the Square 23

Notation Solutions 25

Notate the game 26

Chapter 2 Exercises & Mazes 31

The tricky Knight 35

Solutions to Chapter 2 Exercises 43

Chapter 3 Little Games 53

Solutions for the little games 59

More little games 64

Chapter 4 Checkmate & Advantage 65

Find the checkmate! 66

Solutions for Find the checkmate! 72

Chapter 5 The Winning Move! 81

Find the winning move! - Part 1 82

Solutions for Find the winning move! - Part 1 85

Find the winning move! - Part 2 89

Solutions for Find the winning move! - Part 2 95

Chapter 6 Rules & Behavior 105

Chapter 7 Find Checkmate in Two Moves! 109

Solutions for Find checkmate in 2 moves! 118

Chapter 8 Tactical Motifs 127

Chapter 9 Double Attack / Fork 129

Find & use the double attack! - Part 1 134

Solutions for Find & use the double attack! - Part 1 138

Find & use the double attack! - Part 2 143

Solutions for Find & use the double attack! - Part 2 152

Chapter 10 The Knight and his Forks 161

Find the knight fork! - Part 1 167

Solutions for Find the knight fork - Part 1 171

Find the knight fork! - Part 2 176

Solutions for Find the knight fork- Part 2 185

Chapter 11 The Skewer 195

Find the Skewer! 199

Solutions for Find the skewer! 207

Chapter 12 The Pin 215

Find & use the Pin! - Part 1 219

Solutions for Find & use the pin! - Part 1 223

Find & use the Pin! - Part 2 227

Solutions for Find & use the pin! - Part 2 236

Chapter 13 How to Handle a Pin 245

Chapter 14 The Overload Motif 249

Find the Overload! 252

Solutions for Find the Overload! 257

Chapter 15 Discovered Attack 263

Discovered check 265

Double check 266

The "Rubber Band Trick" 268

The Mill or the See-saw 269

Discovered Attack - Part 1 271

Solutions for Discovered Attack - Part 1 275

Discovered Attack - Part 2 280

Solutions for Discovered attack -Part 2! 289

Chapter 16 History of Chess & Checkmate 299

Checkmate in 3 moves from the past 305

Solutions for Checkmate in 3 moves from the past 313

At the End 323