by Sergey Ivashchenko, 112pp. (Russian Chess House 2006)
 
This book is the follow-up to Chess School 1a and is also intended for young chess players who are taking their very first steps in chess.
 
How should this book be used? You should try to solve all the exercises without using a board. During one lesson it is recommended that you try to solve between 6 and 30 positions. The examples are arranged in increasing order of difficulty and are divided into several levels. This volume and its companion Chess School 1a offer a total of 1,320 test positions.
 
The material is presented without any commentary, except for headings. This volume offers the following material (number of exercises to be solved in parentheses):
 
Stage 4:
Win a queen (96)
Win a rook (42)
Win a bishop (42)
Win a knight (30)
Draw (30)
How to proceed? (60)
 
Stage 5:
How to proceed? (282)
 
Solutions