96 PUZZLES
Protect the King
Your king is under pressure. Answer a check or stop a direct mate threat. Compare the escape squares, captures and blocks before choosing your defense.
BOOK 06
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CHESS HUNTER · BOOK 6
Defense Detective
240 Chess Puzzles
Train the side of tactics that is easy to overlook: defense. Notice the threat, compare the replies and find the resource that keeps your position together.
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240 puzzles109 pages8.5 × 11 inches
INSIDE THE BOOK
Three focused parts.
Players who want to reduce tactical oversights and become more resourceful under pressure.
80 PUZZLES
Save Your Position
Notice what the opponent threatens before launching your own plan. Save material, remove an attacker or neutralize a tactical threat with an accurate move.
64 PUZZLES
Counter & Survive
Active defense can change the course of the game. Use a countercheck or forcing reply to interrupt the attack and preserve or improve your position.
WHAT YOU PRACTISE
Find the resource.
- Identify immediate threats
- Compare captures, blocks and escapes
- Use active defense and counterchecks
REAL PAGES FROM THE WORKBOOK
Take a closer look.
Preview a practice page, a solutions page and the achievement certificate. Select a page to enlarge it.
A CLEAR ROUTE TO ACHIEVEMENT
Practice. Review. Return.
Write your continuation before looking at the answer. Use the checked solution to understand the result, then record whether you solved independently, used help or need a retry.
Earn the certificate by reaching 72/96, 60/80 and 48/64 independent solves—75% in each part.
Solutions show checked illustrative lines. Other sound defenses can change the continuation. Test the replies and calculate to the end.
