Level 4

Saving Resources, Zugzwang and Combinations

Perpetual check, stalemate, zugzwang and mate in three.

This workbook turns to especially demanding themes. Children learn saving motifs, forcing ideas and combinations, and already calculate checkmates over three moves.

Contents and learning goals

• Perpetual check as a saving motif
• Stalemate as a saving motif
• Zugzwang and windmill
• Interference
• Clearance and line opening
• Mate in three
• Section tests

Short, clearly defined learning sections; exercises that build on one another; targeted repetition; tests to consolidate.