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and because of this it's a firm favourite amongst those who prefer the understanding of ideas over dry memorization of moves

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When John Shaw decided to write a puzzle book he had many ideas in mind:

Shaw: Quality Chess Puzzle Book Vereinsbedarf and because of this it'sWhen John Shaw decided to write a puzzle book he had many ideas in mind: The puzzles should be challenging but not so difficult that a chessboard is needed they can be solved on the train, plane or wherever you happen to be when you have a few minutes to spare The positions should be educational with some instructive point to the solution But, he also selected many puzzles just because they were fun. The positions are all from fairly recent games, so