1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners: The Tactics Workbook that Explains the Basic Concepts, Too

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I knew I'd have some difficulty with the problems seeing as I was at the lower end of the intended rating range. But while some of the problems I'm able to get fairly easily, there's also a lot that just seem way beyond me. Since most of the pieces have left the board, endgame tactics have the clarity that enables you to grasp all basics concepts quickly and comprehensively. This one looks a little more complicated that the others (from the reviews I read) but still good enough to be on the list.

I know purists (like me from 5 years ago) will say that you should set the positions up on a board and solve them, but I don't have that kind of time. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. overloaded piece a piece that has more defen­ sive tasks than it can cope with promotion a pawn reaches the last ran k and is su bstituted by any other piece. After halfheartedly considering a few possible other candidate moves, I had to give up because I hadn't the faintest idea what it could possibly be. There are two types of books on tactics, those that introduce the concepts followed by a some examples, and workbooks that contain numerous exercises.If this celebrated observation is true for the master, how much more so for beginners and casual players! Chess Exercises for Beginners is a very good first puzzle book, and people well past the proper use of the term "beginner" can get some serious use out of it.

The King can't capture it as it's protected by the pawn on f4, the King has no available square to move too so it's checkmate.They allow you to find solutions for puzzles that might have stumped you otherwise, in the same way that grouping puzzles by tactical motifs present might. First of all, I've never seen a tactics book that doesn't explain the basic concepts of the different tactics. With enough space and minimal distraction from other pieces, the ending is the perfect environment for learning tactical patterns and extending your calculation horizon"},{"insert":"’, and ‘"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The aim of this book is to teach you the most important tactical weapons available and make sure that you can apply them in your games"},{"insert":". It goes without saying that it is rare that in a single move one's opponent can save or protect two attacked pieces.