212 Surprising Checkmates
By Fred Wilson and Bruce Alberston
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212 Surprising Checkmates - Fred Wilson
212
Surprising
Checkmates
by
Bruce Alberston
&
Fred Wilson
2011
Russell Enterprises, Inc.
Milford, CT USA
212 Surprising Checkmates
by
Bruce Alberston & Fred Wilson
ISBN: 978-1-936490-23-3
© Copyright 2011
Bruce Alberston & Fred Wilson
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This is a revised edition, with additional material, of 202 Surprising Checkmates, originally published by Dover Publications in 1998
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Symbols and Abbreviations
Introduction
Definitions
Chapter 1
White Mates in One Move 1-100
Chapter 2
White Mates in Two Moves 101-150
Black Mates in Two Moves 151-200
Chapter 3
White Mates in Three Moves 201-212
Answer Diagrams
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to the following people who either contributed positions, checked solutions, or made useful suggestions:
Adam Marcus, Gregory Caesar. Dan Satterwaite, Ben Schanback, Jeff Tannenbaum, Tom Schrade, Mike Senkiewicz, Emmitt Jefferson, Andy Ansel, Andrew Fox, Glen Hart, Ned Wall, Oshon Temple, and Marianna Loosemore.
Symbols & Abbreviations
Introduction
It is now generally recognized that, especially beneath the master level, the outcome of a chess game is mostly determined by tactical errors. And these errors can be both of commission and omission. Which of us has not, in the heat of battle,
ruined a well-played game by not paying attention to our opponent’s last move, thereby overlooking his or her threat of checkmate in one or two moves?
Conversely, who hasn’t missed the opportunity to play a cute mate-in-one, perhaps by failing to