1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners: The Tactics Workbook that Explains the Basic Concepts, Too

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The author is a Dutch IM, trainer and youth coach of the Dutch Chess Federation, so has ample experience and knows whereof he speaks.

Under each puzzle, there is a small (or not-so-small) hint, like "Apparent defence"; "Time to get close"; "The long diagonal"; "A crucial defender goes".I love the fact the it is divided in two parts: One classical with puzzle organized by theme and the other part an revision with no hint (randomn puzzles). discussed in the following chapters; for example, a discovery is no more than a sophisticated form of double attack. As the author says in his preface (his emphasis): ‘"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Where should you go if you want to become a tactical wizard? If you are looking for a cheap book that has puzzles that in not arrange thematicaly, this book is perfect for you. of the thickness of Nunn's 1001 Deadly Checkmates, for example), which it achieves by cramming 12 diagrams onto each page, and is conveniently portable.

Might be best to get a smaller, easier tactic book and this one to follow Even though i love the idea of 5334 puzzles, it might not be my first choice because of the randomness of the puzzles (and it is HUGE! It is your responsibility to make sure that your operating equipment is compatible with the relevant software or video DVD before purchasing and that software purchased is functionally adequate for your needs. n\nI mention all of this to illustrate how thorough the coverage is and how carefully thought out the material is.Thought this book cover chess introduction and some endgames, 90% of the book's contents are tactics problems. The book is a bit confussing since it stars with excercises like mate in one ,mate, in two, the missing piece and only then come the chapters about double attack, pin, decoy sacrifice etc. i nterference or obstruction) a tactic that results in the obstruction of a file, rank or diagona l, with short term tactical consequences for the opponent combination a combination of two or more dif­ ferent tactical motifs i n series, often involving a sacrifice decoy sacrifice a sacrifice that forces the captur­ ing piece to a key square, with negative conse­ q uences deflection a capture or threat forces a piece away from its defence of a piece or a key square discovery the movement of a piece u n masks a threat by a second piece double attack (see fork) a single piece threatens two undefended pieces simu ltaneously. But while some of the problems I'm able to get fairly easily, there's also a lot that just seem way beyond me.