How to Play Chess for no Dummies Book Series

This book contains 100 chess puzzles and their solutions, all of which are either fork, pin, or skewer tactics. The puzzles are intended for players of intermediate level. If you attack two of the opponent's pieces at the same time by using one piece, this is called a fork. When a defensive piece is stuck in a pin, it can't move without exposing a more valuable defending piece on the opposite side to assault. A skewer is an attack upon two pieces in a line and is similar to a pin.

This book contains 100 chess puzzles and their solutions, all of which are either zugzwang or zwischenzug tactics. The puzzles are intended for players of intermediate level. Zugzwang refers to a scenario in which one player is forced to make a move although any move will worsen his position. Zwischenzug is a tactic in which a player, instead of playing directly anticipated move (usually a recapture), first interposes another move that the opponent must respond to, and then plays the expected move.

This book contains 99 chess puzzles and their solutions, which include Overloading, Trapped Piece, and Hanging Piece. The puzzles are intended for players of intermediate level. Real chess games are used to create puzzles. Please keep in mind that these are do-it-yourself exercises, therefore you must be familiar with all of the basic chess principles. Use “look inside” for additional details.