An International Master's guide to the essential positions and strategies in chess. A great little book of understanding the most important chess positions in the opening of a game, the middle game and the endgame. It cuts to the chase on the most useful positions at all those stages. Perfect for pl
300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions
β Scribed by Engqvist, Thomas;
- Publisher
- Pavilion Books
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
From the Swedish International Master Thomas Engqvist, a must-have on the most important tactical positions you should know.
Knowing the positions is one thing, but this experienced coach shows you how to create them, even out of nothing, in the spirit of chess players Tal and Alekhine. It covers other important facets of tactical play, for example calculation (how to calculate with the help of stepping stones), attacking play as well as defense and counter attack, and even psychological tactics. It focuses on the most important tactical devices to give you the edge, all explored in depth through real players' games.
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Most practical chess knowledge is represented in this book, each position is distilled from thousands and holds something special. This time efficient approach is that that leads to both the deepest understanding and the greatest enjoyment of chess.
This is not just a challenging collection of two and three move tactical surprises for the advanced beginner, intermediate, and expert player -- it's also a great training tool! Tactics are presented in order of difficulty so that players can advance from the simple to the complex positions. Example