Combinations

CombinationsIrving Chernev's outstanding chess books earn him a high rank among the world's top chess authors. In this well annotated text, Mr. Chernev guides his readers to an understanding of the subtleties of combinative play. Step by step from the simplest combinations to the most complex, the book explains the intricacies of pins and counter pins, Knight forks, smothered mates, and other elements of combination play. There is a discussion in chapter five of

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