Step by Step: Mate, Volume 1

Step by Step: Mate is designed to improve your checkmate pattern and visualization skills. The premise is simple: solve the mate-in-one puzzle, then, while visualizing the mating pattern, solve step-by-step for mate-in-two and mate-in-three. You can utilize the puzzles as exercises or lessons in a classroom setting in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. Nearly everyone can find a mate-in-one, but visualizing three moves ahead is exponentially harder to a surprising degree. Working thro...