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Tired of being recommended to study chess tactics but the tactics in the books do not look anything like what could arise in the openings you play? So am I! Well, here is the answer: opening specific tactical exercises split up by variation from actual games.
In this book, you will face hundreds of tactical positions, not only combinations but positions with tactical elements for you to solve and familiarize yourself with. This will help you be extra...
43) Chess Tactics
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The follow-up to the internationally bestselling volume 1.Are you ready to seriously improve your game?It has been said that chess is 99% tactics but whether that is an accurate reflection is hard to tell. Nevertheless, it is important. But if you are like most players, you only discover the tactics after you come home and run through your game with a chess engine. So what to do? In the present book, you will be challenged 404 times but unlike most...
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A fun & tricky ambush weapon for Black against 1.e4? In this book, the authors cover the exciting 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6!? which players like Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, and other strong players have used with powerful effect to drag White players out of their comfort zones into Black's domain.
The authors are pulling games from many resources, including their own experiments with the opening to illustrate how it is possible to...
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Easy Knight Mates teaches you how to mate with a knight very early in a chess game. This makes you more aware of surprising tactical possibilities in chess openings.
You can win games quicker when you know knight mating patterns. This skill will make you harder to beat. You will be more dangerous as a chess player to all your opponents.
Each diagram shows the position where a knight can mate in one move. Since every game must mate with a knight,...
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Jose Raul Capablanca (Havana, 1888 - New York, 1942) was a Cuban chess player who became the World Chess Champion from 1921 to 1927. Capablanca learned to play chess at the age of four by observing his father's technique, and he became a legend in the world of chess. Originally written in English with the title "Chess Fundamentals" by Capablanca, is a treatise on the basic principles of the game, presented with remarkable precision and clarity, and...
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Omnibus edition of volumes 7-9 in the popular Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening series.
Volume 7 covers a variety of Semi-Open Games such as the Pirc, Modern Defense, King's Fianchetto, Alekhine Defense, Scandinavian Defense (Center Counter), Owen's Defense & Nimzowitsch Defense.
Volume 8 covers all openings starting with 1.e4 e5, including the Scotch Game, Italian Game, Evans Gambit, Two Knights, Ruy Lopez, Three & Four Knights, King's...
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This book contains 50 puzzles from the Dutch Defence (Leningrad)-it is not a theoretical manual. I have designed this book to be a useful tactics trainer but also to aid with opening preparation-the idea is that you solve the tactics in your expected opening before a game.
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This 2016 First Edition of “Chess Training Repertoire” by Author Tim Sawyer has 50 variations with one basic plan for White and another for Black in each chess opening.
Do you struggle to pick good moves in your favorite openings? Are there too many choices at the beginning of your games? Ever wish someone would tell you exactly what moves to play? This book helps you solve these problems. Tim Sawyer gives you bite-size amounts. He covers a variety...
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Do you love chess openings? Are you an experienced player who reads English algebraic notation? Want a repertoire to play 200 chess openings from either side? If yes, this is for you. Get it now.
Author Tim Sawyer spent four years compiling this collection of “Chess Opening Repertoire Moves 4” for his use. You can enjoy it too. This fourth edition has grown to 200 opening variations for White and Black. This book revises and replaces the older...
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How to Increase Your Chess Rating is a guide that will show you how you can develop your chess skills and increase your rating in chess. Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate player, you can develop your skills by following some direct and practical tips and raise your chess rating. Unlike other books on chess that are filled with diagrams, this manual shares hints and tips that will help you improve as a chess player. It is also written in...
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For generations, the game of chess has been, loved by individuals around the world. It is particularly interesting to know that chess is one of the very few games that does not require the player to be a specific age, or have specific skills, a physique, or even meet a certain fitness level.
As long as you are interested in the game, either for professional reasons or otherwise, you will find significant information within this book to give...
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WINNING FAST IS FUN!
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders.
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.
The chess opening variations in this volume are all the variations of the Sicilian...
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Your kids are buzzing bundles of energy, ever eager for new experiences and new challenges. And, one of your toughest jobs as a parent is finding ways to channel kids' energies that promote healthy development, while keeping them entertained. Good news, your job just got a little easier.
Fair weather or foul, My Book of Indoor Games helps you keep the peace and banish bad moods with:
- 180 indoor games for kids
- Games for every occasion, setting...
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This book aims to serve as a beginner's guide to playing Chess. Inside, you will learn everything you need to know to become a proficient Chess player.
This book begins with the basics, such as the rules, what movements each Chess piece is allowed to make, and how Chess notation works.
After that, you will learn about the three different stages of a chess match, as well as specific and proven strategies you can implement in...
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WINNING FAST IS FUN!
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders. Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies, and tactical ability.
The chess opening variations in this volume are all the variations of the Caro-Kann...
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