Checkmate in 5+ moves Puzzle Books

Hi, I'm looking for books containing puzzles essentially with checkmate at the end of a 5+ move-combinations/tactics etc. I'd like to emphasize that the puzzles should seem like taken from real games or feasible positions like following :

and not taken from studies like following :

It would be alright if such n-move puzzles are given as a chapter or a section of the whole book. Suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 

What says mate needs to be the goal?

Most of the problem books published by Quality Chess are 5 moves or more, but usually are not "Mate", but rather, winning side maybe snags a piece, or promotes a pawn, etc.

Yeah, then those tactics are based on themes like pinning, interference, deflection, blockade, promotion etc. What I'm looking for is puzzles based on correct checking methods, choosing correct color complex and squares, etc. Just like shown in the first problem, White finds the key square e5 and is able to deliver a nice Epaullette checkmate. Such problems have their own kind and their own ideas, different from normal puzzles you're talking about. And I'm enquiring for material on such checkmate combinations.

I'll mention that I have already solved most of problems from combinations books like Tal's Winning Chess Combinations, Maxim Balokh's Combinational Motifs, and Alexander Matanovich's Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations.

Thanks IM for fast reply. I couldnt find fide albums moremovers online, only twomovers, I guess I'll have to buy these.

I thought they would be of practical value, since these problems can teach you about making use of color complexes and possibilities in a certain situation in middlegames or endgames.

Thank you danny, I'll check it out. I'm fine with paying for membership. 

Both of the following contain only checkmating puzzles.  Generally anywhere from 3 to 7 moves.  It appears that the average is in the range of 4-5 moves.  Both are excellent, and offer challenging puzzles in my view.  I cannot say to what extent they contain problems which are created or from actual play.

"1000 Checkmate Combinations" by Viktor Henkin.  Chapters are arranged by the pieces featured in the puzzle.  Book is out of print so copies are expensive.  However amazon.com does offer a Kindle edition for about $10USD which can be read on PC/Tablet/mobile with their free app.

https://www.amazon.com/1000-Checkmate-Combinations-Victor-Henkin-ebook/dp/1906388709/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475182647&sr=1-1&keywords=1000+checkmate+combinations

"Checkmate Artistry" by E.A. Furst.  Book contains 618 puzzles thematically arranged.   A nice feature is that the answers to the puzzles indicate the specific positional theme and/or tactical technique employed for the sequence of moves executed in the puzzle.  Book is written in "descriptive" notation.

https://www.amazon.com/Checkmate-Artistry/dp/1879394022/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475183511&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=checkmate+artistry+by+e.+a.+furst

Russbell, do you know anything about the rest of the EA Furst series (e.g. Theme Artistry, Middlegame Artistry, Pawn Artistry, and Endgame Artistry) and how they are written (e.g., like a textbook?; problems only?; lots of words?; target level rating that would benefit most?)?

Yes.  I have "Theme Artistry", "Pawn Artistry", and "Checkmate Artistry".  They all use exactly the same format.  In a sense they are somewhat like a textbook, but unlike any textbook I have ever seen (and I've seen many!).  Basically the author meticulously describes the themes and techniques at play in the solutions of the puzzles.  For each puzzle (on the order of 500-600 puzzles per book), he breaks down the specific postional theme and tactical technique employed by the sequence of moves in that puzzle.  I would describe the books as very instructive, educational, in that you are not simply presented with just the moves, but for each puzzle, with a succint, thematic description of how the process of checkmate was arrived at.  The puzzles are grouped by theme.  

Bottom line - the Furst books are somewhat unique in how they present the material - simply put, in a very instructive way.  I would suggest, unless you have another preference, to get "Theme Artistry" first.  If you like it (and I think you will) you can aquire the others in the series.

But as I had mentioned earlier, be aware that all the books in the series are written in "descriptive" (as opposed to "algebraic") notation.  To me, this is a minor inconvenience, considering their instructive value.

"Theme Artistry" by E.A. Furst....

https://www.amazon.com/artistry-exercises-tactical-thematic-combinations/dp/1879394014/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475192235&sr=1-1&keywords=theme+artistry+furst

Finally, I would advise to take your time with these books, carefully reflecting on the process and techniques involved in the solution of each puzzle.  It is not about quickly figuring out the solutions, it is about understanding the thematic methodologies involved, such that you can later evoke them (having been firmly planted in your subconsious) during your own play.

Thanks for the detailed answer, RussBell!  

I don't mind descriptive notation ... I forced myself to give it a shot so I could read Euwe's Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur and it went fine. In fact, I have an easier time reading descriptive notation than I do reading algebraic notation from Black's point of view, because descriptive notation is symmetric for White and Black, whereas with algebraic I have to reverse-diagonal everything.  And, of course, I can dig into some really inexpensive classics when I am worthy.

Sorry for late reply, RussBell. Thank you for your comment. 

Viktor Henkin's book is just reprint of Tal's Winning Chess Combinations under a different title. Even one top comment at amazon page agrees with this.

Checkmate Artistry, it's preview is not available at amazon or google books, so I'd like to get more info on it first. Can you tell me few names of themes it categorizes its problems on? Even chapter names would be of help. Thanks again for your time, RussBell 

I'll attempt to post below a few pages of "Checkmate Artistry" by E.A.Furst, just to give a feeling for the book and the themes.  There are no chapters and no table of contents in the conventional sense, instead there are sections pertaining to themes and variations of the themes etc.  And there are a couple of pages at the beginning of the book which list the themes covered, in alpabetical order, which I also post.

In spite of the fact that the book obviously appears to have been produced on a typewriter (back in the day), the essential content is actually quite good and well organized, as far as I am concerned.  Bottom line - if one is interested in good puzzles, thematically organized, with extremely detailed descriptions of how the themes are executed, and as long as one doesn't mind dealing with descriptive notation, the Furst books are quite instructive.

The E.A.Furst series of chess puzzle books:

Vol-1 Theme Artistry

Vol-2 Checkmate Artistry

Vol-3 Middlegame Artistry

Vol-4 Pawn Artistry

Vol-5 Endgame Artisty

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=e.a.furst+artistry&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Ae.a.furst+artistry

from the back cover of "Checkmate Artistry" by E.A.Furst....