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Back to Basics - Tactics by Karsten Müller and Dan Heisman (2007, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherRussell Enterprises, Incorporated

ISBN-101888690348

ISBN-139781888690347

eBay Product ID (ePID)60171574

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Book TitleBack to Basics-Tactics

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicChess, General

GenreGames & Activities

AuthorKarsten Müller, Dan Heisman

Book SeriesChesscafe Back to Basics Chess Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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eBook FormatSony Format

Volume NumberBk. 3

SynopsisAn introduction to the various kinds of basic chess tactics. With instructional material, examples, and problems of all types, the subject of chess tactics is comprehensively covered. Players benefit from recurring patterns of tactics and 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! Tactics are usually why most people find chess fun! * with 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. In chess, if you lose all your pieces you can't win! And if you capture each of your opponent's pieces, winning should be easy. Even if you just get ahead by a small amount of material, your chances of winning soar. The way to win your opponent's pieces is through the use of tactics. This book is about all types of beginning tactics. The author covers comprehensively the subject with basic instructional material, examples, and problems of all types about 500 examples and problems ranging from too easy to very difficult! Back to Basics: Tactics the first in the ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess Series should enhance your enjoyment in learning about and benefiting from the recurring patterns of tactics. It does not matter who gets the advantage out of the opening if one of the players is likely to lose a piece to a simple tactic in the middlegame. Losing a piece from an advantageous position will almost always result in a lost position. So study tactics, not openings, until you almost never lose pieces to simple tactical motifs. 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 easy to challenging!, 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. In chess, if you lose all your pieces you can (TM)t win And if you capture each of your opponent (TM)s pieces, winning should be easy. Even if you just get ahead by a small amount of material, your chances of winning soar. The way to win your opponent (TM)s pieces is through the use of tactics. This book is about all types of beginning tactics. The author covers comprehensively the subject with basic instructional material, examples, and problems of all types " about 500 examples and problems ranging from too easy to very difficult Back to Basics: Tactics " the first in the ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess Series " should enhance your enjoyment in learning about " and benefiting from " the recurring patterns of tactics. It does not matter who gets the advantage out of the opening if one of the players is likely to lose a piece to a simple tactic in the middlegame. Losing a piece from an advantageous position will almost always result in a lost position. So study tactics, not openings, until you almost never lose pieces to simple tactical motifs. 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 easy to challenging, Defend to the End! One of the most important skills a chessplayer needs is the ability to defend a position that is under siege. In this third volume in the highly acclaimed, best-selling ChessCafe Puzzle Book series, International Grandmaster Karsten Müller along with International Master Merij van Delft examine and expound upon the vital defensive concepts and techniques used to repulse enemy attacks. Major topics include (1) Principles and methods of defending; (2) Defending against a direct attack on the king; (3) Countering the initiative; (4) Saving the draw; (5) Passive versus active defense; and (6) Use and development of counterplay. Many of the world s greatest players Steinitz, Lasker, Petrosian were famous for their legendary defensive skills. Now International Grandmaster Karsten Müller along with International Master Merijn van Delft will show you how you can Test and Improve Your Defensive Skill., 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. In chess, if you lose all your pieces you can't win! And if you capture each of your opponent's pieces, winning should be easy. Even if you just get ahead by a small amount of material, your chances of winning soar. The way to win your opponent's pieces is through the use of tactics. This book is about all types of beginning tactics. The author covers comprehensively the subject with basic instructional material, examples, and problems of all types -- about 500 examples and problems ranging from too easy to very difficult! Back to Basics: Tactics -- the first in the ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess Series -- should enhance your enjoyment in learning about -- and benefiting from -- the recurring patterns of tactics. It does not matter who gets the advantage out of the opening if one of the players is likely to lose a piece to a simple tactic in the middlegame. Losing a piece from an advantageous position will almost always result in a lost position. So study tactics, not openings, until you almost never lose pieces to simple tactical motifs. 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 easy to challenging!