Saturday, August 3, 2013

Smári’s Puzzles

Smári’s PuzzlesClick Image To Visit Site Icelandic chess teacher Smári Rafn Teitsson has developed a compilation of chess puzzles which he has used to teach hundreds of students, many of which have won both national and international titles. He believes that those puzzles play a role in his students’ progress. Others that use this material are the Icelandic Chess School (Skákskóli Íslands, a branch of the Icelandic Chess Federation), Reykjavík Chess Club (Taflfélag Reykjavíkur), Hellir Chess Club, Akureyri Chess Club (Skákfélag Akureyrar) and the Reykjavík Chess Academy (Skákakademía Reykjavíkur) to name a few.


The compilation is divided into levels, where level 1 is complete beginners. As you go through each level the puzzles get more and more difficult. There’s even a slight overlap, so the last puzzles of each level tend to be a little bit more difficult than the first ones of the next level.



Each level is sold as an Ebook, complete with solutions and explanations. We’re convinced this material will be useful to chess teachers/trainers and parents who want to help their students/children to become better at chess (also to grown-up players who want to improve, and to those who just love chess puzzles but aren’t necessarily competing). It’s your choice whether you print the compilation or show the puzzles on a computer screen/projector. The puzzles are not meant to be the sole method of teaching chess, but will complement other methods. How the pieces move, what is check, what is mate and how to mate etc. is not taught in this compilation, this is where the students put this to practice.


Level 1: This Ebook contains 240 puzzles with solutions and explanations, 54 pages in total. Meant for total beginners. Price: $11.95 Common themes: Mate in one, capture pieces, avoid pieces being captured. Sample page File format: PDF Delivery method: Download Delivery time: Shouldn’t be more than a few seconds CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE


Level 2: This Ebook contains 180 puzzles with solutions and explanations, 43 pages in total. Meant for players who have either finished level 1 or have a playing strength of about 1000-1400 Elo. Price: $10.95 Common themes: Mate in two, two move combinations, the fork, the pin etc. Sample page File format: PDF Delivery method: Download Delivery time: Shouldn’t be more than a few seconds CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE Read more…


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