Simple Checkmates by A.J. Gilliam
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Book Reviews of Simple Checkmates
Book Review: Good Beginner's Book to Practice Checkmates
Summary: 4 Stars
This is like a workbook of checkmates. It is a perfect book for a beginner and has hundreds of simple (very basic) checkmate positions to find the checkmate in. I like this a lot better than "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" because it has a lot more problems. There are not a lot of books that teach basic checkmates in a workbook form so get this book if you are a real beginner before going to the next step where I recommend "1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate" and "Winning Chess Traps for Juniors".
My teacher in school uses this book to set up problems for us to solve!
Book Review: You want to learn checkmates...?
Summary: 4 Stars
...this is your book! Or at least maybe the one to start learning this 'art'. Lots of examples of simple and not so simple checkmates in one or two movements that will make it possible for you to find the best way to finish the game in a favorable way for you. If you feel you don't know how to checkmate your opponent, this is your book.Book Review: Improve your chess
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, it's simple and basic. But for a weak or new player, the drills are invaluable. I've seen mates that I never would have noticed except for what I learned in this book.
It will also help you see how the pieces work together. If you're rated under 1200 this book can help you.
Book Review: The Accent is on Simple
Summary: 3 Stars
If you know next to nothing about chess and would like an unchallenging exercise in learning the basic mates, then this book is for you. If you are above the rank beginner stage, you can spend your money better buying another book. Koltanowski & Finklestein's "Checkmate!" entertains as it educates, and it challenges your grey matter too. Renaud & Kahn's "Art of the Checkmate" is another good primer, probably more scholarly than "Checkmate!" but not as entertaining. Once you've read either of those two books, go to Fred Reinfeld's "Win at Chess," a brief collection of mating problems divided into 1 movers, 2 movers, and 3 movers. When you get through with that, buy Reinfeld's "1001 Checkmates," and unless you're an expert or master, you'll have all the mating problems you'll ever need for practice.Book Review: Another good workbook
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a good workbook, but more simple than Winning Chess Tactics For Juniors. Being an 11 year old I found my book Chess For Juniors to be the very best for instruction.