Publisher's Synopsis
Checkmate is the ultimate goal of chess. In this book, chess teacher David MacEnulty teaches the rules of checkmate to kids focusing on the well-known patterns that checkmates often fall into. The player who remembers common checkmate patterns will have an advantage over the one who doesn't. Step-by-step, with more than 100 diagrams, this ultimate guide reveals: how to train the brain to recognize basic checkmate patterns; special circumstances involving checkmate with one piece acting alone; and how to come up with your own checkmate patterns.
