Chess Choice Challenge 3

Book excerpt: Three’s a charm: chess players have demanded, and now they have, a third Chess Choice Challenge. Once again, they can enjoy a bundle of tricky and varied chess positions and test their analytical abilities. Innovative multiple-choice questions direct chess mavens’ attention to different facets of each position and identify the typical train of thought (both correct and incorrect) followed by many players. There is also a range of suggested continuations for identifying strengths and weaknesses. And, after racking their brains to come up with answers, players can then compare their findings with those of Grandmaster Chris Ward, who offers deep and imaginative analysis of the solutions.