Download or read book Winning Chess Tactics written by Yasser Seirawan and published by Everyman Chess. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn sure-fire tactics and combinations from one of the worlds top chess players. Attack? Defend? Swap pieces? Tactics are the watchdogs of strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush your opponent and quite possiblychange the course of a game in a single move. Why play in a fog, only hoping that your opponent will blunder when International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan can show you how to put the tactics of the worlds chess legends to work for you. Choose from the double attack, the pin, the skewer, deflection, the cor, x-rays, windmills and many more time-tested tactics.Using classic board situations arranged in chapters by tactical themes, Seirawan teaches you how to: * Plan your entire game from the very first move.Think ahead, step-by-step, anticipating every obstacle your opponent can throw your way * Position yourself for the smashing combination and endgame you've always dreamed of Board positions from actual games played by historys great chess tacticians are provided throughout. Review tests for each topic let you track your improvement. In no time you'll be playing better, with more confidence than you ever thought possible. Errata List

Download or read book Improve Your Chess Tactics written by Yakov Neishstadt and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2014-03-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best advice for chess players who want to improve quickly is: get better at tactics! Simply because the vast majority of amateur games is decided through tactics you will immediately start beating more opponents when you improve your tactical skills. Experienced Russian Grandmaster Jakov Neishtadt has selected those examples from the games of masters that have the biggest instructional value for club players. In the first part of the book Neishstadt teaches a systematic course on the most important tactical themes. The second part consist of an exam with hundreds of tests from real-life chess, in random order so as not to give unwelcome hints on how to solve them. The solutions are not just lists of moves, but include instructive prose.

Download or read book Forcing Chess Moves written by Charles Hertan and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Hertan, an experienced chess coach from Massachusetts, has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key winning moves is often due to human bias, since your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural. Charles Hertan?s radically different approach is: use COMPUTER EYES and always look for the most forcing move first! By studying forcing sequences according to Hertan?s method you will develop analytical precision, improve your tactical vision, overcome human bias and staleness, and enjoy the calculation of difficult positions. By recognizing moves that matter, you will win more games!

Download or read book Predator at the Chessboard written by Ward Farnsworth and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chess tactics explained in English: the website www.chesstactics.org in book form. This volume is the first in a two-part set. The two books together contain over a thousand examples organized in unprecedented detail. Every position is accompanied by a commentary describing a train of thought that leads to the solution; these books thus are the ideal learning tool for those who prefer explanations in words to long strings of notation. This first volume provides an introduction to tactics and explains forks and discovered attacks. (Book II covers pins and skewers, removal of the guard, and mating patterns.) A hardcover version is also available.

Download or read book Advanced Chess Tactics written by Lev Psakhis and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mastery of tactics is essential to a competitive chess player, and the original Advanced Chess Tactics became an instant classic in this field. "This book is absolutely superb. For serious players... this volume will provide a wonderful breadth of study material and act as a workbook to advance your skills and understanding of this important topic..." was Carsten Hansen's comment when awarding the book 6/6 stars.This new edition benefits from various analytical tweaks, plus an entirely new chapter dedicated to attacking in the French Defence, an opening which the author knows better than almost anyone, having played it for most of his career. Readers are sure to find this an invaluable addition to the original chapters, which remain usefully categorized by opening or common pawn structure.

Download or read book 303 Crushing Chess Tactics written by Fred Wilson and published by Cardoza Publishing. This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both a fascinating challenge and great training tool, these 303 awesome tactic puzzles are not only super fun to solve but great for beginners, advanced beginners, and intermediate players to use as tools to win chess games. Tactics are presented in order of difficulty so that players can advance from the simple to the complex positions. Finding the right answer will bring about a forced checkmate or a winning material superiority. Puzzles cover the gamut from straightforward moves right up to tricky traps. A book for chess winners! table { }tr { }col { }br { }td { padding: 0px; color: windowtext; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: bottom; border: medium none; white-space: nowrap; }.xl66 { font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; }

Download or read book Back to Basics Tactics written by Dan Heisman and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chess Tactics Can Be Fun! This book is an introduction to the various kinds of basic chess tactics. With instructional material, examples, and problems of all types, the subject of chess tactics is covered comprehensively. There are approximately 500 examples ranging from too easy to very difficult! Tactics are usually why most people find chess fun! This book will greatly enhance your enjoyment learning about - and benefiting from - the recurring patterns of tactics. It is well established that the study of basic tactics is probably the single most important thing any beginner can do to improve at chess. This book will help you do that!

Download or read book Winning Chess Tactics written by Bill Robertie and published by Cardoza Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chess Tactic Journal written by Patricia Larson and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ultimate Chess Tactics notebook is a perfect way to track and record all your chess game activities. This unique chess log book is a great way to keep all of your important information all in one place.

Download or read book Chess Journal and Notebook written by Chess Strategy and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chess Journal and Notebook is a great notebook with a matte bold colorful cover, and with 118 blank lined pages can be used as a journal, diary, note book, write down your strategy, planned chess moves, wins and loses, opponents or use it for any creative writing ideas! Makes a great gift for any Chess game fan or champion, Chess Club, Birthday, Thanksgiving, Good Behaviour or even Christmas! Great for all ages, adults, teens, and kids. A nice present for yourself, friends or family. Specifications: Matte Cover Finish 6" x 9" easy carry compact size 118 lined pages

Download or read book Chess Tactic Journal written by Alice Devon and published by Alice Devon. This book was released on 2020-09-06 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ultimate Chess Tactics notebook is a perfect way to track and record all your chess game activities. This unique chess log book is a great way to keep all of your important information all in one place.

Download or read book Tactics Time 2 written by Tim Brennan and published by New In Chess,Csi. This book was released on 2015-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tactics Time 2 presents 1001 fresh and instructive positions that Tim and Anthea have assembled from real amateur chess games, leaving you able to spot relatively simple patterns like a knight fork, an overloaded piece or a weak back rank.

Download or read book Chess Tactic Log Book written by Alice Devon and published by Alice Devon. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to use this Ultimate Chess Tactics Journal:8 X 10 Inches110 PagesThis ultimate Chess Tactics notebook is a perfect way to track and record all your chess game activities. This unique chess log book is a great way to keep all of your important information all in one place. Each interior page includes prompts and space to record the following:Event - Write the name of the event. Round - Record the rounds you played.Date - Stay on task by recording the date of the event.Duration - Keep track of your tournament length of time played.Results - Record whether you played White/Black pieces, then use the check boxes to indicate if it was a win, loss or draw.Tactic Board - Stay on task by using this board to strategize or review moves played.Additional Notes - Blank Space to review or write out ideas for the next set of games.If you are new to the game of chess or have been at it for a while, this Chess Tactics Journal is a must have! Can make an awesome gift for chess hobby lovers! Convenient size of 8x10 inches, 110 pages, quality white paper, soft matte finish cover, paperback. Have Fun!

Download or read book 365 Ways to Checkmate written by Joe Gallagher and published by Gambit Publications. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tactics based on checkmate ideas against the enemy king decide a large proportion of chess games, so it is vital to be alert to these possibilities when they occur. Joe Gallagher provides 365 checkmate puzzles to help readers sharpen their skills. In each position, the task is to find a way to force a clear-cut win. The theme is always checkmate: either the enemy king perishes, or can only be saved at a decisive cost in material. Joe Gallagher is ideally qualified to write on this subject. Throughout his career, he has been especially feared for his attacking ability and tactical skills. The puzzles, most of which have never before been published, are grouped into categories, starting with easier positions and working up to more difficult ones. Full solutions are given, and all the positions have been carefully checked for alternative solutions and for soundness of the actual solution.

Download or read book The Chess Tactics Workbook written by Al Woolum and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a bestselling chess tactics workbook in the scholastic chess market with over 25,000 copies sold. It features 133 pages with 870 diagrams in a structured format, and 6 diagrams per page with answer keys in the back for easy use.

Download or read book Winning Chess Strategies written by Yasser Seirawan and published by Everyman Chess. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain the advantage over your opponent with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the worlds top chess players! Strategy is the ultimate secret weapon for championship players around the world. Drawing on his considerable experience in tournament play, International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shows you how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of your game. Using Seirawan's simple and effective planning and analysis techniques, you'll enter each game with confidence and energy, ready to play forcefully and intelligently the way you need to play so you can win every time! Learn to: Knock your opponent off balance with bold opening moves * Formulate an overall game strategy before the middle game * Interpret the motivation behind your opponents every move * Position yourself for a winning endgame * Diagrams throughout the book illustrate game positions, and you'll meet historys greatest chess strategieslearning from them move by move! Whether for reference during practice games or simply for pleasure reading,WINNING CHESS STRATEGIES is an information packed resource you'll turn to again and again

Download or read book Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna written by Emmanuel Neiman and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2014-03-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If only real life were like a book on chess tactics! But during a game you are on your own, and nobody will whisper in your ear that you have reached a position that is, in fact, a tactical puzzle and all you have to do is solve it. What you need, discovered Emmanuel Neiman in his long career as a chess trainer, is a way to read the signals which indicate that, somewhere in the position you are looking at, there is a tactical blow. What you need is a Chess Tactics Antenna! This trailblazing book by award-winning author Neiman provides a set of tools that enables the average club player to determine the moment he needs to look for win. ,