Beginner Chess Puzzles

“A valuable resource for anyone who wants to improve their tactical motif recognition. One of the few tactics books that is fun to work through.” —Chess Tigers“This book is the perfect gift for a player who has learned the basic moves of the pieces and would like to improve their game. These carefully selected puzzles are grouped according to theme and difficulty and will take a player to a new level of understanding. Positions are set out very clearly and the solutions are carefully explained.” —Daniel King, Chess Grandmaster and Games Consultant

Martin Bennedik is an international correspondence chess master and the founder of ChessPuzzle.net. Since launching in 2016, ChessPuzzle.net has become one of the most popular sites for online chess. In addition to housing hundreds of thousands of chess puzzles with annotated solutions, the site offers a premium membership including Puzzle Academy wherein users receive customized training programs based on their tactical strengths and weaknesses. A chess club player and freelance .NET developer, Bennedik has also collaborated with chess grandmaster and world champion Magnus Carlsen on the popular puzzles and training app, Play Magnus. He lives in Frankfurt, Germany.