Volume II
of
The Comprehensive Program of Chess
Training
by Roman Pelts
and GM Lev Alburt, three-time U.S. Champion
Copyright 2001 by Roman Pelts
Publisher: Lev Alburt
4th, enlarged edition
All rights reserved.
EBook edition published by Chesswise.com
Originally published by Chess Information and Research Center
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eISBN 1-59062-142-5
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Photographer: Nigel Eddis
Cover: Grandmaster Lev Alburt teaches chess to Timothy Eddis.
This book is also available in print as ISBN 1-889323-01-2.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume II: An Introduction.
Lesson 1
The rules of play.
Lesson 2 Abbreviated notation. Some chess terms and concepts.
Attack and defense. Trades.
Lesson 3 More symbols and terms.
How to start a game.
Mating with a Queen and Rook in the endgame.
Lesson 4 Mistakes in the opening.
Mating with two Rooks in the endgame.
Lesson 5 Opening traps. Mating with a Queen in the endgame.
Lesson 6
The concept of planning.
Exploiting a large material advantage.
Mating with a Rook in the endgame.
Lesson 7 Tactics. Double attack. Pawn endgame.
The rule of the square.
Lesson 8 Pinning. Endgames with King and two pawns versus King.
Lesson 9 The skewer. How combinations are created.
Endgames with King and Rook pawn against lone King.
Lesson 10 Typical mating combinations. The back-rank mate.
Endgame with King and non-Rook pawn versus King.
Lesson 11 Typical mating combinations (continuation).
Mate by a major piece (Queen or Rook) helped by other men.
Endgame with King and non-Rook pawn versus King (continuation).
Lesson 12 Tests
Afterword: Moving On to Expert and Master
VOLUME II: AN
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Volume II, the second level, of our Comprehensive Chess
Course. It is aimed at those stud