Forcing Chess Moves is a book that I cannot say enough good things about. I patiently put it on my christmas list months ago and have been waiting to get it in my stocking ever since. Having only had it for a couple days, I’ve already devoured the first three chapters and look forward to finishing it the first time through in under a week. The thing I like most about the book is its layout. Hertan lays the foundation in chapter one, entitled “Stock Forcing Moves,” in which the reader is confronted with a series of patterns which conform to “stock matting patterns” and other themes, which Hertan then builds upon in later chapters.
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