{"product_id":"thinkers-chess-academy-with-grandmaster-thomas-luther-volume-3-test-your-chess-knowledge-crucial-exercises-to-sharpen-your-understanding-9789464201673","title":"Thinkers' Chess Academy with Grandmaster Thomas Luther - Volume 3 - Test Your Chess Knowledge: Crucial Exercises to Sharpen Your Understanding","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow to use this book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI thought long and hard about the best way to\u003cbr\u003estructure this \u003ci\u003eWorkbook\u003c\/i\u003e. My idea was to make a book with additional\u003cbr\u003eexercises for readers of my earlier books \u003ci\u003eThinker's Chess Academy\u003cbr\u003eVolumes 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(TCA1 and TCA2 for short) while working with these books, plus\u003cbr\u003ematerial for really interested and ambitious readers to maintain and broaden\u003cbr\u003ethe skills they have already learned.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That's not an easy task, as it means combining rather\u003cbr\u003ebasic material with really sophisticated exercises without making it boring for\u003cbr\u003ethe advanced readers or too hard for readers still on TCA1 level. My idea is to\u003cbr\u003emix the two parts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders still on the lower level should work through\u003cbr\u003ethe chapters \u003cb\u003eQuick Test\u003c\/b\u003e 1, Quick\u003cbr\u003eTest 2 etc and after Quick Test 10 go over to the chapters \u003cb\u003eAdvanced Lesson\u003c\/b\u003e 1, Advanced Lesson 2 and so on.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdvanced readers can use each chapter's Quick Test as\u003cbr\u003ea kind of warm-up test under time pressure, for example setting a time of 10\u003cbr\u003eseconds for each mate in 2 or whatever you may think is right for you. After\u003cbr\u003ethe Quick Test you go ahead with the following Advanced Lessons chapter.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hardest part of the book is called \u003cb\u003e\"Master Class\"\u003c\/b\u003e. In these chapters\u003cbr\u003eyou'll find really difficult exercises such as unusually long combinations or\u003cbr\u003echeckmates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot every reader is ambitious enough or has enough\u003cbr\u003etime to work very hard on his chess. That's quite understandable and nothing to\u003cbr\u003ebe ashamed of. You can enjoy chess very well without being a strong tournament\u003cbr\u003eplayer. You could just entertain yourself by playing through interesting\u003cbr\u003ecombinations. In this case don't try too hard to solve the Advanced Lessons or\u003cbr\u003eMaster Class exercises. Have a look to make yourself familiar with the\u003cbr\u003eposition, than look at the solution and enjoy the surprising combinations. You\u003cbr\u003ewon't learn as much as you would by racking your brain to crack the hard nuts.\u003cbr\u003eBut some knowledge and experience will certainly rub off and increase your\u003cbr\u003eunderstanding of chess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI hope this book will help you to work towards your\u003cbr\u003egoals and let have you fun with chess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Luther, September 2022 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thinkers Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789464201673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378","brand":"Luther","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42561958478005,"sku":"9789464201673","price":36.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0a6986f6-1218-4bfb-8061-f138e87fb8c6.jpg?v=1670943603","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thinkers-chess-academy-with-grandmaster-thomas-luther-volume-3-test-your-chess-knowledge-crucial-exercises-to-sharpen-your-understanding-9789464201673","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}