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Title: Test Your Chess IQ: Piece Power by Walker ISBN: 1-85744-185-0 Publisher: Everyman Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Good for improving chess vision of piece movement
Comment: 16 test sections, each followed by a test-game.

In both the game and test sections, whenever he asks you a question, the answer follows immediately. You don't have to flip to the back, but you do have to avert your eyes. At least the answers are not in bold-faced.

Then he gives you different numbers of points for correct answers to different questions. In theory, you could add up all your points. I find it simpler just to notice how often I correctly answer questions of varying degrees of difficulty.

The tests, each consisting of several separate diagrammed puzzles, concentrate on the movements of a particular piece, rather than a particular tactic. This makes the tests particularly easy, since you already know which piece is going to move. That's not a good way to get a realistic assessment of your abilities, but it's fine for drilling tactics, particularly knight moves, which are particularly difficult for beginners to see.

The test games are full of tactical opportunities, and Walker pauses with a diagram at each one. When the tactics get a bit deep (more than 2 moves, since this is a beginner book) he breaks up his annotations into "if A, B, C," etc. That is helpful.

In short: A good book for drilling tactics. A fair book for learning the tactics. A poor book for self-assessment, so the title is a misnomer.

Excellent format. Easy to read. You can do a couple of problems in your spare time quickly. You can go through a full game without a board. Good beginner book, for about 1250 USCF rating. But only 4 stars because of the price.

Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderfully instructive test games and commentary.
Comment: J.N. Walker has produced a brilliant learning tool for players of all strengths. The interactive format engages you and the test games cover everything from time management to the seventh rank.