Chess Combinations Workbook

This book is designed for young chess enthusiasts who are taking their first steps in this wise and fascinating game. Chess is a battle of minds, where the smarter, more knowledgeable, and more skilled wins. Not all of you will... achieve mastery in chess, but engaging in chess will undoubtedly benefit everyone. It develops logical and consistent thinking, perseverance, the ability to analyze chess and life situations, and also helps strengthen character. Chess is a challenging activity that requires significant mental effort, willpower, and a considerable investment of time. To perform successfully in competitions, one must constantly study it. But first of all, you need to learn to see simple combinations well. This proposed workbook should help you with that. How to use it? It is necessary to solve all exercises without a board. It is recommended to solve from 6 to 30 positions per session. The examples are arranged in increasing difficulty and are divided into five levels. The book contains a total of 1299 position assignments. They have been "tested" during 25 years of experience teaching beginners. The teacher can build a lesson plan based on the fact that everyone has a copy of this workbook. I wish all learners success in mastering the basics of chess art and advancing further on the difficult and interesting path of chess mastery.