--- product_id: 53077918 title: "Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games" price: "₹ 6718" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/53077918-chess-5334-problems-combinations-and-games store_origin: IN region: India --- # progressive difficulty 5334 chess problems pattern recognition focus Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games **Price:** ₹ 6718 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ♟️ Unlock your chess potential with 5,334 ways to checkmate! 🚀 ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 6718 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/53077918-chess-5334-problems-combinations-and-games) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Ideal for Young Minds:** Proven to boost kids’ chess skills with daily practice exercises. - • **Timeless Training Tool:** A physical or digital resource that complements online platforms by reinforcing foundational tactics. - • **Massive Problem Library:** Over 5,300 curated chess puzzles to sharpen your tactical vision. - • **Progressive Learning Curve:** Problems increase in complexity, perfect for beginners and intermediate players alike. - • **Pattern Recognition Mastery:** Designed to build instant mate spotting skills essential for blitz and rapid play. ## Overview Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games offers an extensive collection of beginner to intermediate chess puzzles focused on pattern recognition and mate tactics. With over 5,300 problems, it’s a proven resource for kids and players under 1200-1500 ELO to build foundational skills, improve tactical awareness, and accelerate progress beyond online puzzle plateaus. ## Description New Store Stock Review: Great material for teaching kids. - This book is of very little use to anybody who can play chess to any decent level, the first third of the book show's the moves and a few rules and then provides hundreds of completely facile mates in one. Not even tricky or interesting mates in one, something completely simple like moving the rook in order to backrank mate a king stood behind his pawns. However, these are great little excersises to give to kids who are just learning to play. My daughter and I have done just 6 of these every night before bed for a week, and it has significantly strengthened her play from almost random to weakly focused, so heading in the right direction. You could easily create a problem like this yourself without the book, but could you create 600 of them without making a mistake? Probably not. The endgame chapter is pretty much the same thing, overkill mates, queening a runaway pawn and so on. Again, great material for kids. For those chapters alone it is worth the price. You also then get a load of sample games And a tonne of mates in 2 and 3. Unfortunately these are not complex enough to provide any calculation training, it is all about pattern recognition. If you are an adult who either wants to learn chess or has just started to learn, if you don't know what a back rank mate is, even if you have played graded chess and your grade is below about 800 elo, then this book will be great for you, below 1200 elo there is probably something in it for you. Above 1200 elo, I would say this is a complete waste money. Review: Good value - Excellent value giving the number of problems. Problem difficulty progression seems fine. Excellent idea of including all the 'beginner' chess rules etc as not everyone plays the game but enjoy puzzles. Also as c. 1500 OTB player I think its actually better concentrating on mates rather that random game positions. I bought the Kindle version - which works very well - as suspected the book would be a bit of a door stop. That said, if I was buying another copy for a junior player I would be tempted to go with the physical book to get a sense of progression. Reading through the book reviews the strong suggestion is it's only for youngsters and beginners, however Intermediate players should consider the book as well. There are three reasons for this. One, it's not enough to be able to solve a chess puzzle, you have to instantly see the possibility of a mate in a position - as you do with piece movements - because that possibility poses a threat which often results in your opponent having to make a compromise. Two, most Intermediate players will do puzzles on LiChess/Chesscom/etc and within a short period of time will hit a rating plateau where solutions take longer and longer to obtain and the activity becomes time inefficient. This is a clue you need to double back and absolutely nail simpler puzzles as the complex puzzles are generally composed of lego-bricks of patterns found in the former puzzles. Platform puzzles systems don't allow you to double back! Three, most Blitz games are decided by simple tactical errors, as neither player has the time to consider anything overly complex. Same applies when there is a time scramble in longer formats - checkout the trivial errors GM's make! Hence a book of this sort can be an invaluable long term resource for stronger players. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 79,272 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 69 in Mathematics References 82 in Chess (Books) 89 in Hobbies & Games References | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,783 Reviews | ## Images ![Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CweKSqNHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great material for teaching kids. *by D***S on 25 August 2017* This book is of very little use to anybody who can play chess to any decent level, the first third of the book show's the moves and a few rules and then provides hundreds of completely facile mates in one. Not even tricky or interesting mates in one, something completely simple like moving the rook in order to backrank mate a king stood behind his pawns. However, these are great little excersises to give to kids who are just learning to play. My daughter and I have done just 6 of these every night before bed for a week, and it has significantly strengthened her play from almost random to weakly focused, so heading in the right direction. You could easily create a problem like this yourself without the book, but could you create 600 of them without making a mistake? Probably not. The endgame chapter is pretty much the same thing, overkill mates, queening a runaway pawn and so on. Again, great material for kids. For those chapters alone it is worth the price. You also then get a load of sample games And a tonne of mates in 2 and 3. Unfortunately these are not complex enough to provide any calculation training, it is all about pattern recognition. If you are an adult who either wants to learn chess or has just started to learn, if you don't know what a back rank mate is, even if you have played graded chess and your grade is below about 800 elo, then this book will be great for you, below 1200 elo there is probably something in it for you. Above 1200 elo, I would say this is a complete waste money. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value *by L***P on 29 August 2024* Excellent value giving the number of problems. Problem difficulty progression seems fine. Excellent idea of including all the 'beginner' chess rules etc as not everyone plays the game but enjoy puzzles. Also as c. 1500 OTB player I think its actually better concentrating on mates rather that random game positions. I bought the Kindle version - which works very well - as suspected the book would be a bit of a door stop. That said, if I was buying another copy for a junior player I would be tempted to go with the physical book to get a sense of progression. Reading through the book reviews the strong suggestion is it's only for youngsters and beginners, however Intermediate players should consider the book as well. There are three reasons for this. One, it's not enough to be able to solve a chess puzzle, you have to instantly see the possibility of a mate in a position - as you do with piece movements - because that possibility poses a threat which often results in your opponent having to make a compromise. Two, most Intermediate players will do puzzles on LiChess/Chesscom/etc and within a short period of time will hit a rating plateau where solutions take longer and longer to obtain and the activity becomes time inefficient. This is a clue you need to double back and absolutely nail simpler puzzles as the complex puzzles are generally composed of lego-bricks of patterns found in the former puzzles. Platform puzzles systems don't allow you to double back! Three, most Blitz games are decided by simple tactical errors, as neither player has the time to consider anything overly complex. Same applies when there is a time scramble in longer formats - checkout the trivial errors GM's make! Hence a book of this sort can be an invaluable long term resource for stronger players. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent value for money *by R***T on 8 September 2009* An enormous collection of chess problems for a very modest cost. Polgar is famous for teaching his 3 daughters to be top chess players, so the learning method has good provenance. The early problems are easy enough for the weakest player to find them unintimidating. Just work through a few problems yourself to get some insight into checkmate & thinking ahead. Ideal for working through with your children - set a mate in 1 up on the chess board, & even a new chess player can get the satisfaction of solving a problem. The advice given to chess improvers is to practice problems. A page a day will give learners a chess workout. I have noticed myself finding the problems easier, and visualising moves more straightforward. The only better value chess learning tool is the amazing VFM Chessmaster Grandmaster Edition (PC DVD) . ## Frequently Bought Together - Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games - Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master - Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/53077918-chess-5334-problems-combinations-and-games](https://www.desertcart.in/products/53077918-chess-5334-problems-combinations-and-games) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*