1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate, 21st Century Edition

by Fred Reinfeld, Bruce Alberston (Editor)

A 21st-Century Edition of a Great Checkmate Collection!

Ask most chessplayers from the "baby boomer" generation how they acquired and sharpened their tactical skills, and chances are a Fred Reinfeld tactics collection will be part of their answer. And now, for the first time, 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate is available in modern algebraic notation.

This may be the all-time great checkmate collection, with forced checkmate positions culled mainly from actual play. And Reinfeld's selection is simply marvelous, touching on all the important tactical themes.

In short, this is an outstanding book to hone your tactical abilities. It will help you recognize mating patterns, develop visualization skills, enhance imagination, and improve tactical sharpness. And now, with a modern 21st-century edition of this great checkmate collection finally available, there is no excuse for not only improving your tactical skills, but also enjoying yourself along the way.

Genres: Chess, Nonfiction, Reference

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

Reviews

[Alec · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is about the Russell Edition...........

Mistakes in the solutions for decades were finally corrected but some were introduced in the diagrams like 104 and 128 the White King in both of them is missing but they aren't in the original book! Very minor proofing issues like that can be found here and there I just looked in the older book where they should be and penciled them in the new book whenever I found them.

The binding is improved I had 4 copies of this book from when I was a kid and no matter how careful I was they would fall apart that is a welcome improvement.

The newer book was updated to algebraic notation overall good job.

[Chuck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection featuring problems with all different kinds of tactical themes and ranging in difficulty. Can never work on pattern recognition too much.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

The more you practice, the better you get, and a couple trips through this puppy should be good for at least a 300 pt ratings boost...perhaps higher if you're currently below 1000!

Commit to working 12 of these exercised a day and you knock the entire 1000 out in under three months. Do it.