Chess Visualization Course - training exercises for tactics and attack on the King to improve your chess!

The following excerpts were taken from a review written by Coach Leopold Lacrimosa (1765 USCF) of The American Chess Coaching Company in Scottsdale, Arizona.

When I first heard of this book through the chess news groups, I thought what an interesting and original idea for a chess training book.

The book is set up into six sections with 26 chapters (4 or 5 chapters per section) and a total of 800 positions taken from real games. With each new chapter, the problems become more difficult, longer in ply as well as different in nature.

In the introduction at the beginning of the book, the author Ian Anderson makes it very clear what the book is about, its themes, the chapters and the best way to use the book for training.

The answers to all 800 positions are found in the back of the book along with the game information of who played who, where and the date of the game. It is definitely a well-researched book. There is also an index of ECO codes listed at the end of the book.

The book itself is made of sturdy stock, spiral bound to lay open flat as to make working through the book much easier. The diagrams and the fonts are clear and easy to see.

I am very happy with the book and its exercises. Though it is recommended for players 1200-1800 strength, I believe it will benefit anyone from beginners up to and including masters who want to improve their chess sight.

Coach Leopold Lacrimosa
The American Chess Coaching Company
Scottsdale, Arizona
October 11, 2007

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