{"product_id":"easy-knight-mates-tim-sawyer-9798201045555","title":"Easy Knight Mates","description":"\u003cp\u003eEasy Knight Mates teaches you how to mate with a knight very early in a chess game. This makes you more aware of surprising tactical possibilities in chess openings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can win games quicker when you know knight mating patterns. This skill will make you harder to beat. You will be more dangerous as a chess player to all your opponents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach diagram shows the position where a knight can mate in one move. Since every game must mate with a knight, it follows that all wins are checks - always with a knight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach diagram starts with White at the bottom and Black at the top. Above the diagram, I note whether it is White to play or if it is Black to play. Find the bold mating move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelow each diagram I provide the previous moves played just before the mating move to give you some context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe diagram positions anticipate an immediate bold mate. The mate move is in bold type. Look for the bold move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may seem easy to mate in one, but the final knight move came as a shock to the players who lost in these games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do I know? In a few cases I'm the one who got mated. When it happened, I was like, \"What the heck? Oh darn! Didn't see that coming. I've got to do better next time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI arranged these mates in chapters based on the openings classified by Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese easy knight mates can be fun. Go forth and enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Sawyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8201045556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798201045555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Sawyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Tim Sawyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078993375487,"sku":"9798201045555","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a03b2f9-19e7-42b9-a52e-2e09a3bc7e0c.jpg?v=1685478678","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/easy-knight-mates-tim-sawyer-9798201045555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}