The contents of the Workbook Step 2 plus:

More or less new topics:

• delivering mate (mate in one with a double check, threatening mate)
• pawn endings
• the opening
• legal or illegal?
• defending against scholar's mate

Elaborating the already introduced material:

• Defending

Getting out of check in a cunning way, choosing the correct capture, defending against a passed pawn

• Creating mate

Creating mate with 2 pieces, mating patterns

• Draw by stalemate

Forcing stalemate, avoiding stalemate, lifting stalemate, stalemate as weapon, unavoidable stalemate

• Passed pawn

Cashing in a passed pawn and defending against a passed pawn

• Route planners

Exercises to raise skills (give check, choose the safe route, deliver mate as soon as possible, capture all the pieces)