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The chess book that has sold

100,000+ copies - The Chess
Course
by Praful Zaveri - 18/08/2021

In 1999, a chess trainer in Mumbai decided to

publish a book on learning chess basics, based
on his experience of teaching young kids. He
named the book "The Chess Course". Little did
Praful Zaveri know that he had created a book
which would sell more than 100,000 copies! If
you are beginning out in chess, The Chess
Course is all that you need! It's been two decades
since the book has been released, but Praful's
relentless aim for precision forced him to make a
huge revision to the book. From 250 pages, the
book now has 450 pages. It can help a beginner
who has no idea of how chess works reach a
level of around 1200-1500 Elo.

The Chess Course' has completed a journey of 22 years of

wonderful and exhilarating journey since the first edition
was rolled out in the year 1999!

Any book has its own shelf life and a limited run at the
stands. Not so with 'The Chess Course'! The run-time has
crossed well over 2-decades and there is no sign of its
popularity receding anywhere. The book that has sold
100,000 copies certainly has the blessings of Goddess
Caissa! I now take immense pleasure in announcing the
launch of the revised and enlarged version of 'The Chess
Course'

The author of the book Praful Zaveri with his creation

What is the need to re-invent a wheel? One may definitely

ask! Well, I am first and foremost a chess trainer with an
unbridled passion for teaching. In light of the experience
gained of clocking more than 25,000+ hours of teaching
thousands of kids, I was convinced that the book can still be
a better starter than the one now so as to fulfill their
aspirations.

The Covid-19 situation hasn't stopped Praful from his passion.

He now trains the kids online

The legendary author Khushwant Singh had summed up a

universal truth of the experience of writers – the characters
created by them (writers) began to evolve into independent
personalities of their own and start dictating their actions
and speeches! I too have experienced this – For the last 2
years, THE CHESS COURSE was tugging at my heart and
mind to make a valid point that the flagship product too
deserved an enlarged edition with updates! I admitted the
need to take corrective action and so started the work of
upgrading THE CHESS COURSE in December 2020 - it
has taken me over 6 months to rework this!

The creation of this new avatar demanded my peak

attention over an indefinite stretch of time – almost an
eternity! But all this is worth it if the end result satisfies the
author and I admit that nothing has given me more
satisfaction than this – THE CHESS COURSE now has six-
pack abs, is more matured and wiser than ever!

You can find the gist of changes in the new edition as

compared to the old:

As can be seen from the above, the book has 75 training

sessions over 6 sections and the ensuing 700 exercises
bundled into 450 large pages

Content of the book:

Introduction to chess

THECHESSCOURSE

MAINBOOKCONTENTS
23 MOVING-1"METHOD 74

24 BLOCKING-2"METHOD 76

25 CAPTURING-3*METHOD 78

26 CHECKMATE 80

27 RELATIVEVALUEOFCHESSMEN 82

28 EXCHANGEOFMATERIAL 88

SOLUTIONS 92
APPRAISALREPORT 98

SECTIONTWO
29 ELEMENTARYCHECKMATEWITHTWOROOKS 100

30 ELEMENTARYCHECKMATEWITHAQUEEN 104

31 ELEMENTARYCHECKMATEWITHONEROOK 108

32 ELEMENTARYCHECKMATEWITHTWOBISHOPS 112

33 ELEMENTARYCHECKMATEWITHABISHOP&KNIGHT 116

SOLUTIONS 124

APPRAISALREPORT 126

SECTIONTHREE

34 SIMPLECHECKMATES 128

35 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-SMOTHEREDMATE 146

36 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-LEGAL'SMATE 148

37 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-BODEN'SMATE 150

38 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-ANDERSSEN'SMATE 152

39 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-GUERIDONMATE 154

40 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-EPAULETTEMATE 156

Elementary and simple checkmates

THECHESSCOURSE

MAINBOOKCONTENTS
41 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-ANASTASIA'SMATE 158

42 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-GRECO'SMATE 160

43 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-ARABIANMATE 162

44 CHECKMATINGPATTERN-DAMIANO'SMATE 164

SOLUTIONS 172

APPRAISALREPORT 174

SECTIONFOUR
45 TENCOMMANDMENTSOFCHESSOPENINGS 176

46 CLASSIFICATIONOFCHESSOPENINGS 184

47 TRAPS&PITFALLSINOPENINGS 194

SOLUTIONS 220
APPRAISALREPORT 222

SECTIONFIVE

48 PIN 224

49 KNIGHTFORK 232

50 DOUBLEATTACK 240

51 SKEWER 248

52 BACKRANK 256

53 DISCOVEREDATTACK 264

54 DISCOVEREDCHECK 272
55 DESTROYINGTHEDEFENDER 280

56 DECOYING 288

57 DEFLECTION 296

58 OVERLOADEDPIECE 304

Openings and Tactics

Endgames!

I take this opportunity to present chapter # 33 on

Elementary Checkmate with Bishop and Knight from section
2 of this book:

Understanding the basics of Bish…

Praful Zaveri explains the bishop + knight checkmate

The layout of the book is the following: Each concept first

has theory pages where you can read and understand it,
and then there are positions which you need to solve which
will reinforce your learning. Take for example the first
chapter on the chess board:

The theory to learn all the features of the chess board

Positions that a student needs to solve. Notice how there are is

a place to give marks.

DISCOVERED
EXERCISES AT TACKBI268

f POPILVSMARCO
d e ROMANIA,1902
8 BLACKTOPLAY

MOVE WHITE BLACK

₴
MARKS

d f g
d e g h
RICHTERVSWINZ
BERLIN,1957
WHITETOPLAY

MOVE WHITE BLACK

4 8
3
8
MARKS

b d 9
b d e h
FOGUELMANVSDEOLIVEIRA
LEIPZIGOLYMPIAD,1960
WHITETOPLAY

MOVE WHITE BLACK

4
3

么 2
MARKS

A very nice feature of the book is the ability for a student to write
down his answers!

Best-selling (100,000+ copies sol…

A video to tell you about the contents of Chess Course by the

author himself

While the previous edition did not have a testimonial, I took

courage to have one by sending the draft copy to the
legendary Indian GM Pravin Thipsay with a request to go
through the book and let me have a testimonial if the book
really deserves it. To my pleasant surprise, which I will
cherish for a lifetime, I received not only a testimonial but
also a review of the book!

Praful Zaveri with India's third GM Pravin Thipsay

Testimonial:
"Improving Chess playing skills has always been a secret
ambition of intellectuals for centuries. With hundreds of well-
explained illustrative examples from Grandmaster play, 'The
Chess Course' provides the reader an opportunity to master
the royal game of Chess quicker!"

Review by GM Pravin Thipsay:

"Being a master at chess is something that has been
eluding a very large section of chess players over centuries.
There was a time when it was believed that chess skills
were directly related to intelligence and it wasn't possible to
improve at chess. "Blonde plays well & Brunette doesn't,
and that is not going to change" was the famous saying.
However, the efforts of the chess masters over 200 years
and the chess literature by them has proven that it's
possible to improve chess playing skills with scientific
approach, information, passion and hard work. "The Chess
Course" by FIDE Trainer Praful Zaveri can be viewed as a
notable contribution to the chess literature of 2021. With a
simple language and hundreds of illustrative examples, the
author has made a genuine effort to help the readers
improve their chess playing skills. Taking into account the
complex nature of the sport and it's rules, the author has
divided "The Chess Course" in six sections, starting from
the introduction to the game and gradually increasing the
standards to a successful club player. By including
hundreds of illustrative examples from master play, the
author has given an opportunity to the readers to
understand the thinking process of the champions, the most
significant factor. Players with casual approach, beware!
This is not for you! But change your attitude and the way to
success is opening doors to you! Recommended to all
players, trainers and parents".- Pravin Thipsay

I am also indebted to the chess trainers across India and

the world who are using my book as a teaching tool. Their
accolades and compliments have inspired me to raise the
benchmark.
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Workbooks
On 26th of January 2022, 6 workbooks were released. Now
along with the main book topics, you can further finetune
your knowledge by working on the workbooks.

Contents of the Workbook

CHESSCOURSE

VOLUME1CONTENTS
1 CHESSBOARD&CHESSMEN 2
2 ROOK 10

BISHOP 14

QUEEN 18
5 KNIGHT 22
PAWN 26

KING 30

8 ELEMENTSOFALGEBRAICCHESSNOTATIONS 34
9 RECORDINGMOVEMENTOFAPIECE 38
10 RECORDINGMOVEMENTOFAPAWN 42
11 RECORDINGCAPTUREWITHAPIECE 46

12 RECORDINGCAPTUREWITHAPAWN 50
13 RECORDINGAMBIGUOUSMOVES 54
14-15 PLAYTHROUGHARECORDEDGAME 58

16 RECORDINGOFGAMEONTHESCORE-SHEET 62
17 SPECIALMOVENO.1:CASTLING 72
18 SPECIALMOVENO.2:ENPASSANTPAWNCAPTURE 76
19 CHECKINGTHEKING 80

20 MOVING-THE1METHOD 86

21 BLOCKING-THE2*°METHOD 90
22 CAPTURING-THE3*METHOD 94
23 CHECKORCHECKMATE? 98
24 RELATIVEVALUEOFCHESSMEN 102

SOLUTIONS 106
COURSECOMPLETIONREPORT 117

APPRAISALREPORT 118

Workbook 1 will teach you all about how the pieces move

Workbook Volume 2 deals with all the different types of

checkmates on the board

Workbook 3: Learn the elementary checkmates and some of the

most basic and important tactical patterns

Workbook 3 part II: Scotch, Caro Kann and French

Endgames are a key aspect of Workbook 4

Workbook 4 openings: Alekhine, Pirc, Philidor, Queen's Gambit,
Slav etc.

Workbook 5 contents - Mating with a bishop and knight and

advanced tactics

Workbook 5 - Opening training with their illustrative games

Workbook 6 deals with the Classics

The most comprehensive way to …

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FI Praful Zaveri is the founder of Indian Chess School

Academy. He is a popular trainer in Mumbai and also the
author of the critically acclaimed beginners' manual 'The
Chess Course'. His vision is to build the chess culture in his
hometown Mumbai as well as India and help the country
produce many more grandmasters in future.

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