Bester Alan. The Unexpected Mate in 1

Chessable, Chess Tactics, Mar 06, 2019.Over 600 mate-in-1 training exercises, with a difference - each of the mate-in-1 positions was made possible by the opponent's blunder.Are you ready to pounce on your opponent's big mistake?The Unexpected Mate in 1 is a unique trainer designed not just to help you recognize mating patterns, but also to hone awareness and intuition of your opponent's blunders and weak moves.COURSE UPDATE: An additional chapter, the 2019 Supplement, includes the Unexpected Mate-in-1 games from 2019.With Reference Line - our new featureWhat's more, it is also the first course on Chessable to utilize our new Reference Line feature that allows you to check how tactics came about. All the full games used in this course have been included in the Games Chapters and using the new Reference Line feature, all the games can be referenced from the variations for further analysis.Modern chess is too much concerned with things like pawn structure. Forget it, checkmate ends the game. - Nigel ShortAbout the courseBut first, you may wonder why this course is called The "Unexpected" Mate?The reason is that all the mate-in-1 positions (over 600!) are made possible by the opponent's final move! The key, however, is to ensure that you recognize and make the most of that opportunity.While most courses are based on the idea of developing a strategy towards mate, this course is different: none of the games referenced in this course, before the opponent's final move, have a forced mate.One bad move nullifies forty good ones. - HorowitzIn each variation, the losing player had a move to prevent the quick mate. But didn't.This means that the value of this course, is both the mating patterns themselves, and to grow an awareness of looking for your opponent's weak moves.All the mating variations in the original 601 exercises of the course are from games where both players have a rating of at least 2500.About the Author
Dr Alan Bester (PhD) resides on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. Alan is passionate about chess and while playing league chess in the mid-1990s was invited to give chess lessons to a group of scholars in the local school. The Chessable platform has enabled him to now share his chess learning experiences with a wider and an international community.Alan is the author of the highly rated The Unexpected Mate, Reversing and Forwarding the Tactics of Bobby Fischer, and On the Attack series which have together attracted thousands of students.As Chessable staff, we'd also like to remind you that the high quality of Dr Bester's chess work has led to endorsements from leading coaches and players such as GM Alex Colovic.