Chess Visualization Training for innocent Souls

Chess Visualization for the innocent Souls
not faint hearted, willing to explore the unknown

Yasser Seirawan in his introduction to "Endings" states that even the most determined and enthusiastic players can be driven nearly to tears with the tedium of trying to study endings.
But that's nothing compared to how boring a book about visualization can be, like this one.
If you are new to my books, better look first for Fundamental Chess Patterns.
If you already know some, please click to look inside before buying this one. Because this book is really very boring, it is not a leisure book to simply read, but it contains a series of exercises that must be done in the sequence shown.

Now being serious, are you able to see blindfold the path of a Knight located in b2 to check opponent's King in d4 without passing through the squares where it could be captured by the King?

And are you able to replay the game you just played without looking at your scoresheet?

A Candidate Master does that immediately, an expert can do it slowly, most intermediate players have great difficulties, a novice does not see anything.

This book could help you to see more plies blindfold, if you can stand to do the exercises (all of them).
It's up to you to see if you can spare a buck (and eventually get a refund, no risk involved) to give a try.

Should visualization have no appeal to you, samples of more user friendly chess handbooks can be seen here: scacchi.vecchilibri.eu/biblioteca/books.htm , copying this link to your browser.

Rodolfo Pardi, librarian, instructor and arbiter of Italian Chess Federation.

P.S. As usual, I apologize for the grammar errors you might find in this translation from Italian.
Click to look inside to verify that you will understand

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