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

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continues with 4. f8='W??, there is mate from h2); instead, 4.f8=ltJ+! Wg7 5. ltJxg6 lt>xg6 and White wins. Though promoting to a knight is There is also the liquidation sacrifices, where the objective is to simplify to a theoretically drawn endgame position. Sharpen your tactics: 1125 brillant sacrifices, combinations and studies by Anatoly Lein and Archangelsky.Nice touch from this book is that they seem to give you the game from where they took the problem out. So you can see it play out in context. It marks its problems with * (one * = easy, *** = hard etc...)

This is a good first tactic book for beginner. It is easier than the World Champion's Guide to Chess by Polgar. Thought this book cover chess introduction and some endgames, 90% of the book's contents are tactics problems. The problems here are great for absolute beginners. I believe this is one the best tactic book created as a first tactic book for beginner. So you’ve learned the basic moves of chess and have played a bunch of games, and you’ve decided that you want to get better at this beautiful game. Where do you start? Chess tips for beginners of course! kt>xf3 tt:le3! , White had no choice but to resign, as the knight move makes the prevention of 3. . . h2 and subsequent promotion impossible. Pawn promotion can involve many different Wf3?, thinking that after an exchange of queens his king would still be within the square of the h3 pawn. However, Tal saw deeper than that and played 1 . . . are as satisfying as 'swindling' our opponent out of what appeared to be certain victory. Remember, the ability to tenaciously defend is as importantLearn the basic endgame and mating positions mentioned above. A great resource is the Chessable e-book 100 Endgames You Must Know. Beginners often blunder, and thus should spend more time studying tactics and learning to exploit their opponent’s blunders and avoid making them. If you want to get better at chess, you will want to improve your board awareness and develop the habit of being careful when you make your moves. Here are a few important points to remember. s / /,. �-� /::;;:;·; , / / j � �/B > ,]r./�/�.x' >-/�\Z?B / w 9 � •• � , . · ' �., · · ,g �� � , ;w L ;::'.,; /: � � % !� · v /�( A:t· a �:.: s :!'& �¥@ •Tn i' . .

Chess: 5334 problems, combinations and games by L. Polgar. Father of the authour of the latter book, this book has a big reputation. This is a MASSIVE one. You might never need another one. It doesn't it it organised by themes. It looks like it just kind of throw you in and let you drawn it your own tears.White to move and mate in four moves . Here too the exercises become progressively more difficult ; Thomas Willemze is an International Master from the Netherlands. He is an experienced trainer of amateur players of all levels and has been the National Youth Coach of the Dutch Chess Federation. New In Chess has published his books The Chess Toolbox and The Scandinavian for Club Players, both of which very well received by reviewers and customers alike. You don’t have to spend a lot of your time on openings. However, some focus in your selection of openings and consistent use of Chessable in addition to your other chess studies will strengthen your game immensely. #6 Don’t Give Up (Bonus Tip) ffi � ;� � - "�. J�'§ �� � �QgJ?«/ }1%�?i:/ �� /�1YJ�I;;: ?• v 00/;";v � /� � �� �· ��·� �%�­ v � • B0/Z"d· B.• . . B� � %� :.ffi. ' w ?: •// ......;; , w 9 "'& ' rn �� ?* � b 'd fi . .. � � ;;# � �'¥i'i: '!?� ?,,;. L ' � 1, '. ;:.;;.; 0� �»�" "%0 �p "'/' ·�( t �;xf5 [1 . . .fxg5 2 .f6] 2 .gxh6 and the Even when there are still pieces in play, the rule of the square may create surprises, as with the following game,

Opening systems teach you how to develop your pieces. At the beginning of the game, it can be very confusing where you should develop you pieces. For beginners, a common problem is that the pieces can often step on each other’s toes because the player doesn’t have a plan for each piece. By studying specific openings, you can learn efficient ways to develop your pieces so they all work together. In 1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Beginners, IM Thomas Willemze does two things at once. He explains all the basic concepts, and provides you with a huge amount of exercises for each theme and each chess piece. Willemze uses all his experience as a coach, and his familiarity with the famous Step Method, to carefully build up your chess knowledge step-by-step. He shows you the strength of all pieces, from the lonely pawn to the almighty queen. And he guides you from the basics to more complex tactics in a highly instructive puzzle rush. Tactics Times 2 by Tim Brennan and Carson. The second version. It seems to have improved from the first volume wich was already a big hit. Also with 1001 problems, it seems very much suited for players up until 1600 ELO. AND it seems to have a good Epub format. Very readable on kindle.You will get a lot of practice in this as your opponents will make many mistakes for you to exploit. Here are a few ideas to help you practice converting your won games.

I will just comment in the list in this thread. All are great books, but I prefer tactics book that has things like pin,fork etc, rather than exclusive mate problems book. The hardest book in the list is Zenon's Franco's book. Coordinate your pieces. In winning a piece through a tactic, sometimes our pieces need to be redeployed to work together again.After each of your opponent’s moves, try to understand the purpose of the move before you consider your move. It’s a bad habit to make your move instantly after your opponent makes a move. can promote 2 . . . it.xd4 [2 . . . 1t>b7 3.it.xc5] 3.f8=� 437 - 1 .ct:Jd7! denying access to b6 [1 .a7?? There is a danger of spending too much time studying opening variations that will never show up in play, and thus a beginner may be wasting a lot of time. Think safety first. Often, winning material involves giving your opponent some other type of compensation, such as room for his or her remaining pieces. Make sure your pieces (especially your king) are safe. The Giant Chess Puzzle Book by Xenon Franco. Another big boy with 1001 puzzles. This one seems to explain briefly some tactical themes (like Susan Polgar's book) and organises each chapter by themes. Not tactical themes, but less leading themes like "defense and counter" or "endgames" and are gradually more difficult.