Lasker believed that chess was a struggle, and was probably the first champion to take a psychological approach to chess. His games reflect this attitude as he was willing to take tremendous risks, and even intentionally make inferior moves, in order to create uncomfortable positions for his opponents. 50 Challenges with historical background of each player and match. With the 103 challenges in this Course, Tangborn covers king and pawn endings thoroughly. Then the challenges get progressively harder until the final ones cause masters to scratch their heads.
Some challenges here are difficult even for masters and above.
However, players of all levels can enjoy and learn from these examples. Less experienced players will go over these challenges many times and continue to learn more each time as they progress in their chess knowledge and experience. FM Craig Mar. This course with 100 challenges has something for everyone. Mar includes some opening traps, endgames, combinations, and positional challenges. Mar chooses positions from many sources including his own games as well as GM's, IM's, and also amateurs.