You should therefore not touch or move the pieces before having made your decision, perhaps writing down the possible variations before you check the solutions at the back of the book. While the easier problems can be solved without a chess board, we suggest that for the more difficult ones you set up the positions on a board and try to find the solution as if you were playing a real game. This book starts with hundreds of essential mating positions that train immediate visual recognition first there are the easier mate in one or two move exercises then there are exercises for various crucial tactical motifs that must be mastered by any aspiring chess player these are followed by more demanding positions where these various motifs are often combined. Strategy is of little use if you have not first mastered the fundamentals of tactics. It cannot be stressed enough that a knowledge of This book focuses on the crucial positions that every chess player must know. There is no doubt that the best way to acquire good tactical vision is to do exercises that teach you toĬombination. By far and away, the quickest and most effective way to improve your chess performance is to increase your tactical skill so that at a glance you are able to see the typical mating patterns and material-winning tactical motifs that so often decide a game. Mixed motifs: Black Mate in three Mate in four Curiositiesġ3 25 29 35 39 43 47 53 57 61 65 71 75 93Ĭhess is 99% tactics! If this celebrated observation is true for the master, how much more so for the beginner and club player.
Translation: Richard Jones Cover design: Volken Beck ISBN 978-90-5691-397-7ĭiscovered attack Discovered check Double check Pinĭecoy sacrifice Pawn promotion Drawing tactics No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the publisher. The tactics workbook that explains the basic concepts, tooĮnglish edition published by New In Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners Translated from 1001 Esercizi per Principianti This edition is published by arrangement with Le Due Torri - Chess Department Store - Italy- All rights reserved.