Tactics Time!
1001 Chess Tactics From the Games of Everyday Chess Players
New in Chess · Print & ebook · December 7, 2013
Everyone knows that the way to improve at chess is to solve tactics puzzles.
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- Who it’s for
- Study chess tactics drawn from the messy, uneven games casual players actually play.
- Themes
- Chess tactics, Amateur chess games, Practical chess positions
- Genres
- Chess, Game Resources
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Everyone knows that the way to improve at chess is to solve tactics puzzles. But why do tactics books make amateurs study grandmaster or master games? How useful is it to analyze games that are unreal for everyday chess players? In the real world of beginning and casual players openings are dubious, positions are messy, material is uneven, and cheap traps and oversights are occurring constantly.
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Most amateur games are won by rather primitive means, compared to the cool and fancy moves that masters need in order to gain victory. This book only takes positions from amateur games and puts them out there, warts and all. Tim Brennan and Andrea Carson have assembled thousands of games by everyday players, and selected the most instructive tactical examples. If you have limited time and energy to devote to chess, you want to study positions that are happening in games you yourself might have played! ,
Everyday Tactics
Study chess tactics drawn from the messy, uneven games casual players actually play.
Come here for
- Amateur positions, with dubious openings and uneven material
- Cheap traps and oversights rather than polished master play
Expect
- Instructive tactical examples from everyday games
- Chess positions with the warts left in
Where it sits
| Chess | 100% |
|---|---|
| Game Resources | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Chess
- Authors
- Tim Brennan, Anthea Carson
- Publisher
- New in Chess
- Published
- December 7, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Chess tactics · Amateur chess games · Practical chess positions
- Reading lane
- Chess