Bill Robertie, a virtuoso of chess and a previous champion of the US Chess Speed Championships, has written seventeen books, six of which are dedicated to chess, published by Cardoza Publishing. The newly formatted and updated “Mastering Chess Strategies” is designed to captivate beginners and intermediate players, teaching them how to dismantle their opponents with potent traps and strategies!

Readers will acquire strategies that enable them to capture pieces, secure significant positional benefits, and outmaneuver players who are ill-prepared on the other side of the board. Each strategic concept is thoroughly clarified using instances, game scenarios, and diagrams, so readers grasp the strategies and the thought process behind the moves. The abundance of situational diagrams and examples, coupled with insightful commentary on traps and strategies, make this an indispensable guide for beginners and intermediate players.

Novices and intermediate level participants will be taught how to overpower adversaries using the strength of pins, forks, dual attacks, skewers, discovered checks, and other strategies to emerge as victorious chess players!

Each tactical notion is comprehensively elucidated through examples, game circumstances and diagrams so that readers can comprehend the strategies and game plan behind the moves. An abundance of situational diagrams and instances, coupled with enlightening remarks on traps and tactics, transform this into a potent guide for chess enthusiasts poised to advance to the next level.