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PREFACE / INTRODUCTION

Chess-game is a kind of dialogue in which each side strives to prove its point. To achieve
this goal you have to possess certain skills. Helping beginners to develop these skills is the
main objective of this book.
Having learned to solve the problems presented in its first part (problems 1-312) the young
reader will reach level 1700 1800 of chess rating.
To achieve even greater success, it is necessary to become proficient in solving chess
problems with the use of combinations. It is the combinations that bring the maximal
satisfaction and the great esthetic delight to chess amateurs.
Looking through the examples of the solutions by prominent masters and grandmasters the
reader of this book will get a chance to share these little masterpieces.

Play chess to your hearts content!

The book offers the following problems: CHOOSE THE RIGHT CONTINUATION
part 1 193 - 312
FOR BEGINNERS Deflection 313 - 342
Checkmate in one move 1 - 96 Decoying 343 - 354
Interception 355 - 360
FOR CHESSPLAYERS WITH RATING 1800 Double attack 361 - 384
Checkmate in two moves 97 - 192 Pin 385 - 414
Passed pawn 415 - 426
FOR CHESSPLAYERS WITH RATING 1900-2000 Line and square clearance 457 - 480
Weakness of the first (last) horizontal 457 - 480
Anihilation of defence 481 - 492

CHOOSE THE RIGHT CONTINUATION

part 2 493 - 534

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