Publisher:
Russell Enterprises, 2006
Edition:
CD-Rom
Language: English
The two ChessCafe Puzzlebook CD-Roms 1 and 2 put together for a special price!
about puzzllebook 1: 565 chess puzzles with every type of tactical motiffs, from the more common back rank mates, pins, skewers, forks and the like up to and including some of the most beautiful and rare combinations. "It will help you to develop and improve your tactical vision tremendously", says Susan Polgar in the foreword.
about puzzlebook 2: As most chess instructors and players know, it is much more difficult to teach and learn strategic concepts than tactics. In this program, German grandmaster Dr. Karsten Mueller will help you develop your strategic chessplaying skills.
Topics include: Good and Bad Bishops; Domination; Outposts; Undermining; Opening the Position; Blockade; Improving Piece Placement; Prophylaxis; A Second Front and The Principle of Two Weaknesses; Counterplay; Positional Exchange Sacrifice; Simplification; and Weak Color Complex along with exercises to test your knowledge.
Let one of the premier chess authors help you improve your strategic play with this easy-to-use program, offered in ChessBase and PGN format!
Note: The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2 is available, at the present time, only as a CD. It should appear in conventional book format during 2007.
System requirements: 486 or higher (Pentium Recommended), Windows 95 or higher, 16MB RAM, CD-drive.
