100 Headachingly Hard Mate in Two Chess Puzzles Composed by Sam Loyd: Improve Your Ability to Calculate Variations and Finding Checkmate by Martin B. Justesen (69 Reviews)    Price verified 15 minutes ago

This book might cause a headache! Warning! The book contains 100 really hard mate-in-two puzzles by one of the best chess composers to have lived. You might get severely challenged while solving these puzzles. About Sam Loyd Sam Loyd was born January 30, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., and died April 10, 1911, in New York. He is probably one of the greatest American puzzle creators ever. Not only did he create amazing chess puzzles, but Sam Loyd also made puzzle games and math puzzles. Loyd studied engineering and took a license as a steam and mechanical engineer, but he managed to create a career out of creating puzzles. When Loyd was 14 years old, he started creating his first chess problems. As a 19-year-old he was problem editor for the magazine Chess Monthly, edited by no other than Paul Morphy. As a chess player, he peaked at no. 15 in the world around 1868-1869. It must therefore be clear that you are up against an excellent puzzle-master when you are going to ...

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Random Cave Encounters (RPG Random Encounter Tables for Fantasy Tabletop Dungeon Masters Book 5) by Paul Bellow (8 Reviews)    Price verified 26 minutes ago

Random Cave Encounters This Book Contains the Following... • Random Cave Encounters x 500 • Adventure NPCs x 50 • Human and Dwarf Names x 20 each • Dungeon and City Names x 20 each More at... https://randomencountersai.com

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You’re Crazy, Wilford: Being the Further Misadventures of the Misfit of Anti-Lehi-Nephi by Keith Norman (Palmetto Publishing) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 26 minutes ago

Unravel the Hilarity and Chaos in the Further Misadventures of Wilford Bushman - A Journey of Nostalgic, Small-Town Eccentricities Embrace the eccentricities of small-town life in You're Crazy, Wilford: The Further Misadventures of the Misfit of Anti-Lehi-Nephi, the captivating sequel to B U C: A Boy Among the Saints. Readers will find themselves lost in bouts of laughter as they follow Wilford Bushman, our endearing protagonist, now two years older but hardly wiser. As Wilford dives headfirst into the turbulent waters of junior high, he confronts a barrage of relatable, yet amusing challenges. From navigating homework, band practice, and gym classes to dodging bullies and fumbling first encounters with girls, every page is a slice of life, seasoned generously with humor. Meanwhile, the normally quiet town of Anti-Lehi-Nephi in Utah buzzes with activity. Political chaos brews over a botched election, ward roadshows stir the pot, and Wilford's relatives grapple with unexpected ...

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Danks Mémés Comedy: Relax with the Funniest Stories and Fresh Jokes after stressful working days by Amy Pigg Price verified 12 hours ago

Collection of the latest funny, attractive, and funny meme stories that bring the best laughter. Please read and enjoy

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Blackmar-Diemer Games 5: Gambit Accepted and Declined (Sawyer Blackmar-Diemer Gambit) by Tim Sawyer (2 Reviews)    Price verified 16 hours ago

This Blackmar-Diemer Gambit collection of 155 games is a continuation and companion volume to Blackmar-Diemer Games 1 and 2. The author collected and analyzed these games during 2017. Notes discuss chess situations, players, game issues, styles, stories, opinions, passions, anecdotes, commentary, and theory. The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is sound on a practical level. It wins at a higher winning percentage than the average opening. Tim Sawyer has won about 2000 games with the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. Players have sent him their games for many years and told him how much fun it is to win with the BDG. This is exciting chess! Know what it feels like to win. Make your chess fun! Most of these games were played in recent years. Of the 155 games: 74 games are from 2017, 49 games are from 2016, and 32 are from 2015 or earlier. They were played in over the board rated tournaments, in correspondence play, or in online blitz competition. All analysis has been done by chess engines, which is ...

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