Chess Exam and Training Guide: Tactics: Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve (Chess Exams)

209 Pages·2007·3.28 MB·English

Chess Exam

and Training Guide:
TACTICS

Rate yourself and learn how to improve!

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Chess Exam

and Training Guide

TACTICS

Rate yourself and learn how to improve!

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‘S80r Khmelnitsky, intemationsl Chess Master
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Printed in the United States of America
contents

‘phout the Author.
preface A Note to the Reader.
warning ~ Disclaimer...

chess Symbols
Acknowledgements,
Final Comments: How to Take the Iam

Exam
Subtest 1—Questivus 112
Sub-tcst 2. Questions 13 - 24.
Subtest 3 Questions 23 36.
Sub teat 4 Questions 37 ~ 48...
Sub test 3— Questions 49 - 60.

‘Tables and Charts
Introduction, a
Instructions: How ta use the ables,
Tables

Titan Guide: Tipe end Recoramendations
Themes
Oljertives besten
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Afterward: What ls the Next Step?

Appendix 1; Recommended Chess Training Toole
Appendix 2: Index of Players and Composers.

Order Form,

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Dedicated with love to my wife Svetlana and our

children Alec and Nikki. You are my trun inepiration!
‘Chess Euan aa Tralning Gute: Tactigg «7

About the Author

Igor Khmelnitsiry earned the title of International Chess
Master in 1990 afte: a convincing victory in tne 1s Leon‘
Stein Memorial in Lviv, Ukraine.

Xtenelnitaigy is a winner of many national and interaational
euraments in Ulaaine, Russi, Germany, Yugoslavia,
Croatia, Enigaria, and the United Staces, Ac various points
luring bis carcer, ac has defeated many of the game's best
Players - including Lev alburt, Boris Alterman, Vio:

gun, Roman Bzindzichashvili, Vasily anche,
Alexander Ivanov, Oleg Romanishin, Alexander Shabalow,
Evgrniy Sveshnileav, Patrick Wolff, and Alex Yermolinsly,
Overall. Kkinelnitalgy hae defeated over 30 different
Grandmasters. He has participated in che Uxeainian
National Chaupionstip; he has also played chros times in.
the U.S, National Championship,

icnitoky ig also a very experienced coach, lly Sirk high
ole coaching experience was £1 1986, when he vetved
Seaching assistant for the Disainian national jai tear
"sal members af that tam wont on to become successful
"stidmasters Wassily wach, Hors Alesrman, Moe
Hiodely, Andrey Nouesimenter and othors.). batce
enti sky mained vanous leading, Ukrainian players,
‘ing Yury Kruppa (now Grandmaster and Women
= yor Khumelaitsky

Grandmaster Lidia Semenova, a challenger for the World
Championship Title,

‘Since maviag to the United States ia 199, Khmelnivey
tras heon eaching in the Philadciphia arca His stedenty
inatude players af all levels, ranging from nov'ces tn
masters

Khniclnitsky has published comments, annotated gatnes,
and articles in various chess publicat‘ons, including che
‘mos: prestigious periodicals: Chess Jaformant, New in
‘Chess, ChessRase, 64, Chess Life, and Chess Today. Heis,
algo the founder and publisher of the two popular chess
‘websites ww lamCoach.com and sea ChessExam cm,

Khmelnitslgy is a contributing auchor to the best seller
Masters of Success by Iwan Mizmer, Ph. (8 2004,
Encreprencur Press}

KhracInitaky’s first book - Chess Bxam and Training Guide
[€ 2004, lamaCagch Press| was extremely well received by
readers ind reviewers alike. The boale won the prestigious
Crarnce award far Hest Cheas Hoole trom the Cramer
Commitee and the Chess Joumalists of arncrica. Its now
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French and Rutasian.

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Published in 2006 by Garry Kasparav's Chess Pounduciay

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