Angel's Tournament Chess Book – Chess Tactics, Checkmates & Endgames for Kids (engine-verified)

The third Angel book, for everyone who wants to play tournaments. It teaches how to think on every move, how to spot tactics, deliver checkmate and win the endgame.

What's inside (34 pages, A4 – prints fine on US Letter with "fit to page"):

• how masters think: 4 questions before every move (also as a wall poster)
• 7 tactical weapons: fork, pin, skewer, double check, discovered attack, back-rank mate
• 5 mating patterns including the smothered mate and the Greek Gift
• Morphy's famous Opera Game (1858) with commentary
• endgames: rule of the square, opposition, Lucena and Philidor positions, mating with queen and rook step by step
• tournament tips, a training week, a "My Tournaments" log, the big test, answer key and certificate

For kids 9+ and adults. Every position and answer was verified with the Stockfish chess engine.

You are welcome to share this resource with colleagues across your school – no extra licenses needed.

Illustrations and layout were created with the help of AI tools and code; all texts and puzzles were carefully checked.