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Chess Problems
half a million checkmate puzzles, rated so you can find your level, each with one exact solution. solve them right on the board, with a hint when you are stuck.
Fairy Chess Problems
chess with pieces and rules you have never met. solve on the board while each new piece and condition explains itself — no rulebook to read first.
Similar Chess Problem Finder
has this diagram been composed before? paste a position and the closest of 578,955 published problems come back, nearest first — searched in your browser, nothing sent anywhere.
Hikari
every move evaluated at light speed — from Chess.com, Lichess, or a pasted PGN. free and unlimited, with nothing to install.
shogi
books
kindle editions. english titles are on Amazon.com, japanese ones on Amazon.co.jp.
chess — english
The Piece Activity Principle
master chess with pawn structure planning.
The Passed Pawn Principle
a simple strategy for the stuck intermediate player, to break your rating plateau.
A First Guide to Solving Chess Problems
how to find the key move.
chess — japanese
将棋民のためのゆっくりチェスを指しこなす本【初心者編】
将棋民のためのゆっくりチェスを指しこなす本2【初級者編】
ストラテジーとエンドゲームの基礎。
ゆっくりチェスを指しこなす本【中級者編】
カパブランカに学ぶ正しいチェスの考え方。
ゆっくりチェスを指しこなす本【中級者の実戦トレーニング編】
実戦でミスをしない「プロフィラキシス思考」の訓練方法。
ゆっくりチェスを指しこなす本【チェスプロブレム編】
2手メイトの解き方入門。
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