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If you recall the scene where Beth Harmon plays her first game with Mr. Shaibley, you will recall the Scholar's Mate. That is a combination; chess is all about combination, making the pieces work together. Sometimes sacrifice--the voluntary surrender of material--is necessary to make a combination work. Fred Reinfeld, chess master and prolific author, put together this little volume. 1,001 diagrams of brilliant combinations ending in mate; solutions in the back.

If you are a fan of the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, this item is for you.

Worth every penny.

Softcover, descripitve notation. 

We combine shipping! To combine, put all you purchases in the shopping cart and press "proceed to checkout." This comes from the private library of Allan Troy, late owner of Troy's Chess Shoppe, Torrance, California.  Follow us! We have an ongoing sale of 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st century books!  Please check our store to make sure you are doing business with us!