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Do you like checkmate puzzles? Do you like playing faster time controls? Would you like to build your pattern recognition with winning patterns? If so, this course is just for you.Tactics Snacks 3 is the third installment this tactics series by one of online chess' expert gladiators,
CM Tryfon Gavriel, a.k.a.
Kingscrusher. For years he’s been crushing the competition in the arenas of online chess. He’s fast and relentless in his pursuit of the opponent’s king. And, always ready for a quick laugh during the post-mortem analysis.
Easy to learn patterns for Beginner to Intermediate level players
Snacks are tasty and easy to digest, much like the puzzles in this checkmates collection sourced from Kingscrusher's online games.
These puzzles are ideal for players at the beginner to intermediate level. They’re fun and instructive at the same time. ✅ 250 checkmate puzzles;
✅ each puzzle is engine checked;
✅ each puzzle is from a real game;
✅ lightly annotated and analyzed;
✅ suitable for improving players;
And, most importantly ✅ FUN!
Some puzzles ask you to punish a blunder with a quick blow, others contain classical mating patterns such as
Boden’s Mate or
Legal’s Mate as played by Kingscrusher.
Heavy in fun factor = good learning experienceIf you train these puzzles, the patterns will become second nature and you will spot many wins that you couldn’t see before. At the same time you’ll become much more aware of the one-move threats your opponents set up for you.
Training these classical checkmating patterns are vital for any player to survive in the arena’s of online chess. But not just there. Even in top level tournaments such as the
FIDE Grand Prix or the
World Cup the results are decided in Armageddon playoffs nowadays. So, it pays to train those mousefinger reflexes.
Let’s snack and attack!
