Improve your attacking chess : [250 puzzle positions to train your king-hunting skills

Checkmating the enemy king is the ultimate goal in chess. In this book Simon Williams helps readers to practice and improve their skills in this vital area of practical chess. A mating attack typically involves a build-up of forces, followed by an opening of lines, often involving a sacrifice. Once the enemy king is exposed, it is either checkmated, or only saved at a great cost in material. The puzzles in this book are pertinent to all these phases, and involve questions of where to attack and what pieces to use. Topics include: Attacking the king caught in the centre; Central breakthrough; Standard sacrifices against the castled king; Chasing the king; Endgame mates; Combinative themes. 000 cover Williams, Simon - Improve Your Attacking Chess.bmp......Page 1 000 cover Williams, Simon - Improve Your Attacking Chess.bmp......Page 0 Scan0005-01.bmp......Page 3 Scan0005-02.bmp......Page 4 Scan0005-03.bmp......Page 5 Scan0005-04.bmp......Page 6 Scan0005-05.bmp......Page 7 Scan0005-06.bmp......Page 8 Scan0005-07.bmp......Page 9 Scan0005-08.bmp......Page 10 Scan0005-09.bmp......Page 11 Scan0005-10.bmp......Page 12 Scan0005-11.bmp......Page 13 Scan0005-12.bmp......Page 14 Scan0005-13.bmp......Page 15 Scan0005-14.bmp......Page 16 Scan0005-15.bmp......Page 17 Scan0005-16.bmp......Page 18 Scan0005-17.bmp......Page 19 Scan0005-18.bmp......Page 20 Scan0005-19.bmp......Page 21 Scan0005-20.bmp......Page 22 Scan0005-21.bmp......Page 23 Scan0005-22.bmp......Page 24 Scan0005-23.bmp......Page 25 Scan0005-24.bmp......Page 26 Scan0005-25.bmp......Page 27 Scan0005-26.bmp......Page 28 Scan0005-27.bmp......Page 29 Scan0005-28.bmp......Page 30 Scan0005-29.bmp......Page 31 Scan0005-30.bmp......Page 32 Scan0005-31.bmp......Page 33 Scan0005-32.bmp......Page 34 Scan0005-33.bmp......Page 35 Scan0005-34.bmp......Page 36 Scan0005-35.bmp......Page 37 Scan0005-36.bmp......Page 38 Scan0005-37.bmp......Page 39 Scan0005-38.bmp......Page 40 Scan0005-39.bmp......Page 41 Scan0005-40.bmp......Page 42 Scan0005-41.bmp......Page 43 Scan0005-42.bmp......Page 44 Scan0005-43.bmp......Page 45 Scan0005-44.bmp......Page 46 Scan0005-45.bmp......Page 47 Scan0005-46.bmp......Page 48 Scan0005-47.bmp......Page 49 Scan0005-48.bmp......Page 50 Scan0005-49.bmp......Page 51 Scan0005-50.bmp......Page 52 Scan0005-51.bmp......Page 53 Scan0005-52.bmp......Page 54 Scan0005-53.bmp......Page 55 Scan0005-54.bmp......Page 56 Scan0005-55.bmp......Page 57 Scan0005-56.bmp......Page 58 Scan0005-57.bmp......Page 59 Scan0005-58.bmp......Page 60 Scan0005-59.bmp......Page 61 Scan0005-60.bmp......Page 62 Scan0005-61.bmp......Page 63 Scan0005-62.bmp......Page 64 Scan0005-63.bmp......Page 65 Scan0005-64.bmp......Page 66 Scan0005-65.bmp......Page 67 Scan0005-66.bmp......Page 68 Scan0005-67.bmp......Page 69 Scan0005-68.bmp......Page 70 Scan0005-69.bmp......Page 71 Scan0005-70.bmp......Page 72 Scan0005-71.bmp......Page 73 Scan0005-72.bmp......Page 74 Scan0005-73.bmp......Page 75 Scan0005-74.bmp......Page 76 Scan0005-75.bmp......Page 77 Scan0005-76.bmp......Page 78 Scan0005-77.bmp......Page 79 Scan0005-78.bmp......Page 80 Scan0005-79.bmp......Page 81 Scan0005-80.bmp......Page 82 Scan0005-81.bmp......Page 83 250 puzzle positions to train your king-hunting skills "many books have their main aims being to inform and instruct, but Williams places more weight on inspiration. Books like this make training fun. It can be absolutely recommended" - GM Einar Gausel, Dagbladet Checkmating the enemy king is the ultimate goal in chess. In this book Simon Williams helps you to practice and improve your skills in this vital area of practical chess. A mating attack typically involves a build-up of forces, followed by an opening of lines, often involving a sacrifice. Once the enemy king is exposed, it is either checkmated, or only saved at a great cost in material. The puzzles in this book are pertinent to all these phases, and involve questions of where to attack and what pieces to use. Topics Full solutions are included. Simon Williams is a grandmaster from England who has a reputation for playing daring attacking chess. He represented England in World and European Championships in various age groups, and has been a regular in the British Championship since his early teens. This is his second book for Gambit. "An excellent resource of positions suitable for study." - Paul Dunn, Australian Chess "I like books of this genre because they act as a constant reminder to me in my own games that if you look long and hard enough even the most innocuous positions often contain the seeds of a winning combination." - Alan Sutton, En Passant " Improve Your Attacking Chess has a brief introduction in which Williams gives his basic ideas on the things to look for when trying to attack, but the heart of the book are the six chapters, divided by theme, where he offers the reader 250 puzzle positions to solve. What makes the book useful is not only the care in choosing the position, but also the hints to direct the reader as well as the explanations of the solutions. These features are often lacking in puzzle books. I have no doubt that readers rated from 1800-2400 will definitely see an increase in strength if they go through this book rigorously." - IM John Donaldson, USA Team Captain 000 cover Williams, Simon - Improve Your Attacking Chess.bmp 1 000 cover Williams, Simon - Improve Your Attacking Chess.bmp 1 Scan0005-01.bmp 3 Scan0005-02.bmp 4 Scan0005-03.bmp 5 Scan0005-04.bmp 6 Scan0005-05.bmp 7 Scan0005-06.bmp 8 Scan0005-07.bmp 9 Scan0005-08.bmp 10 Scan0005-09.bmp 11 Scan0005-10.bmp 12 Scan0005-11.bmp 13 Scan0005-12.bmp 14 Scan0005-13.bmp 15 Scan0005-14.bmp 16 Scan0005-15.bmp 17 Scan0005-16.bmp 18 Scan0005-17.bmp 19 Scan0005-18.bmp 20 Scan0005-19.bmp 21 Scan0005-20.bmp 22 Scan0005-21.bmp 23 Scan0005-22.bmp 24 Scan0005-23.bmp 25 Scan0005-24.bmp 26 Scan0005-25.bmp 27 Scan0005-26.bmp 28 Scan0005-27.bmp 29 Scan0005-28.bmp 30 Scan0005-29.bmp 31 Scan0005-30.bmp 32 Scan0005-31.bmp 33 Scan0005-32.bmp 34 Scan0005-33.bmp 35 Scan0005-34.bmp 36 Scan0005-35.bmp 37 Scan0005-36.bmp 38 Scan0005-37.bmp 39 Scan0005-38.bmp 40 Scan0005-39.bmp 41 Scan0005-40.bmp 42 Scan0005-41.bmp 43 Scan0005-42.bmp 44 Scan0005-43.bmp 45 Scan0005-44.bmp 46 Scan0005-45.bmp 47 Scan0005-46.bmp 48 Scan0005-47.bmp 49 Scan0005-48.bmp 50 Scan0005-49.bmp 51 Scan0005-50.bmp 52 Scan0005-51.bmp 53 Scan0005-52.bmp 54 Scan0005-53.bmp 55 Scan0005-54.bmp 56 Scan0005-55.bmp 57 Scan0005-56.bmp 58 Scan0005-57.bmp 59 Scan0005-58.bmp 60 Scan0005-59.bmp 61 Scan0005-60.bmp 62 Scan0005-61.bmp 63 Scan0005-62.bmp 64 Scan0005-63.bmp 65 Scan0005-64.bmp 66 Scan0005-65.bmp 67 Scan0005-66.bmp 68 Scan0005-67.bmp 69 Scan0005-68.bmp 70 Scan0005-69.bmp 71 Scan0005-70.bmp 72 Scan0005-71.bmp 73 Scan0005-72.bmp 74 Scan0005-73.bmp 75 Scan0005-74.bmp 76 Scan0005-75.bmp 77 Scan0005-76.bmp 78 Scan0005-77.bmp 79 Scan0005-78.bmp 80 Scan0005-79.bmp 81 Scan0005-80.bmp 82 Scan0005-81.bmp 83