Thinker's chess academy with GM Thomas Luther, vol.2

This is thesecond book of the Thinkers’ Chess Academy series. In the first book we startedat a beginner’s level with checkmates in 1, 2 or 3 moves and the most commontactical motifs. If you have already worked with the first book you will now bemuch more experienced and ready for some more difficult lessons. We will startwith 50 combinations to refresh our memory of the motifs from the first book.Th e chess friends who have not read the first book can treat it as a kind ofself-test. If you cannot solve many of the examples it may be better to go backand work through the first book again. It is not a good idea to leave basicknowledge out. It will certainly hinder your progress if you do so. In thisbook we will not only show you more tactical motifs, but we will also give youan introduction to the basics of chess strategy. You will learn the mostimportant elements of strategy which will help you to find better plans and tounderstand positions better. At the end of the book a chapter with 50 checkmatesof 5+ moves will show you techniques of how to attack or hunt the opponent’sking and also how to improve your calculation skills and your imagination atthe chessboard. Now enough of the prologue, let us go to work and learn lotsabout chess tactics and strategy! Have a lot of fun while studying chess andenjoy your improvement! Yours, Th omas LutherGrandmaster and FIDE senior trainer.