Thinkers' Chess Academy with Grandmaster Thomas Luther - Volume 3 - Test Your Chess Knowledge: Crucial Exercises to Sharpen Your Understanding

·           You may think such checkmates are a piece of cake and too easy. But you’ll see that some are not as simple as you may think.     And always remember: here in the book it’s written in big letters, “Mate in up to two moves”. In the game, though, there’s no such writing on the board and you have to see the mate yourself, preferably a few moves ahead.     Therefore it’s important that you know as many mate patterns as possible. I hope I can show you some that you did not know already or that you would not always recognize in a game.     Please take this training seriously; an important part of the road to playing better chess.