Chess Camp: Volume 3

This Chess Camp: Volume 3 is an English-language hardback training book for beginners and for adults teaching children chess. As the third volume in the Chess Camp series, it focuses on checkmates in more complex positions and leads the reader step by step from simpler exercises to harder board setups.

What volume 3 covers

The Checkmates with Many Pieces volume uses an exercise-based approach rather than theory alone. It helps the reader work through positions where more pieces remain on the board, so the mating pattern is less obvious than in basic drills.

The book also introduces the connection between the opening and common mating ideas. That makes it useful for young players who are starting to recognise patterns in real games, as well as for parents and coaches looking for structured training material.

Inside volume 3

• Exercises for finding checkmate in more complex positions
• An introduction to openings and the mating patterns that often arise from them
• First uses of key tactical motifs such as pin, discovered check and double check
• Positions that show how small changes in piece placement can completely alter the evaluation of the board

Author

Igor Sukhin is also the author of Gary’s Adventures in Chess Country, published by Mongoose Press.

Key details

• Product type: training book
• Language: English
• Binding: hardback
• Series: Chess Camp
• Volume: 3
• Topic: Checkmates with Many Pieces
• Author: Igor Sukhin