Rate Yourself And Learn How To Improve
by Igor Khmelnitsky
Recommended by Dan Heisman
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Igor Khmelnitsky's Chess Exam And Training Guide reads like a coach's written test: 200 questions across 100 diagrams let you probe tactics, basic endgames, and pattern recognition, then check comprehensive answers. What works best is rapid self-evaluation and a practical map of concrete strengths and weaknesses without a teacher. Limitations include isolated diagram problems rather than long-game context and fairly terse explanations if you prefer move-by-move tutoring. Best used as focused practice and progress checks instead of a developmental course.
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This book offers a unique approach to chess selfevaluation and training. It will answer the two most common questions that players ask an experienced coach what is my true rating (or strengths and weaknesses) How do I improve The readers will find: 100 diagrams & 200 total questions of various difficulty. Comprehensive answers include diagrams...
Difficulty:easy
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
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Dan Heisman
American chess player
“J29 As an actuary, IM Igor Khmelnitsky knows statistics. So he shows stats about how each level of solver did on each problem in his book Chess Exam and Training Guide. These stats clearly show what level understands the needs/issues of each problem. Recommended for 1500+ #Chess”
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