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Chess Exercises for Beginners

Chess Exercises for Beginners

Tactics, Strategies, and Puzzles to Improve Your Game (Master Openings, Middlegame, and Endgame with Fun and Practical Exercises)Jonathan K. Hari

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Chess Exercises for Beginners

Length2h 15m

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Chess Exercises for Beginners Tactics, Strategies, and Puzzles to Improve Your Game Sharpen your mind and elevate your chess skills with 166 engaging exercises designed for beginners. Practice tactics, strategic planning, and essential endgames while learning to think ahead and anticipate your opponent’s moves. Here's a Preview of What You'll Learn... How to move and control each piece effectively Opening principles for strong positions Tactics: forks, pins, skewers, and discovered attacks Avoiding common traps and blunders Key checkmating patterns every player must know Endgame fundamentals to convert advantages into wins Training your chess vision to spot opportunities Step up your game, build confidence, and master chess one exercise at a time.

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Audiobook details

GenreSelf-Help

Length2 hrs 15 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateApr 8, 2026

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction

9Simple Checkmating Patterns

2The Chessboard and Its Army

10Endgame Fundamentals: Pawns, Kings, and Promotion

3How the Pieces Move and Capture

11Defending Against Threats: Avoiding Tactics

4Understanding Check, Checkmate, and Stalemate

12Control the Center: A Key to Success

5Opening Principles: A Strong Start

13Developing a Plan: Thinking Ahead

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6Basic Tactics: Forks, Pins, and Skewers

14Pattern Recognition: Training Your Chess Vision

7The Power of Discovered and Double Attacks

15Tactical Exercises: Putting It All Together

8Traps and Blunders: Common Beginner Mistakes

16Your Next Steps: Improving Beyond the Basics

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