Learning openings helps you conserve your energy for the middlegame and endgame. Setting up a playable position in the early stages of the game will give you a fighting chance later in the game. Without a clear opening plan, you will spend much of your middlegame fixing the problems you created in the opening. Although there are no actual “points” awarded for capturing your opponent’s pieces, over time players have developed point values to the pieces which help us compare the relative power of the pieces. Chess Tactics for Champions by S. Polgar. My first and only book specific about tactics. But i already love it. It has exactly what i was personally looking for. Introductions and few illustration about Tactics and quite a bit of interesting puzzle. There are between 25 and 50 per chapter (22 chapters).

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the publisher. i' /ii0fi: � �� � ��� � � #;::: � �{� �ii0 �w� a G� � � � '1;' -l ffi\ "f� Q m' 'S;; � � 'd ii0 ff,i it � ·�/� "'/ �d � v ;� � .J B B o/f� . �··� �� s �A %� • ?� �� , �� g� .... 9 ),� ';'A ·:::�fl'TI ···'.fY:''" �"•w�.�" � , .• L ' 'w' � .�. � w � jg �}J � �0 i� - � � Practical Chess Exercises : 600 lessons for tactics to strategy by Ray Cheng. Ok this one seems a little different from the others. It seems that he mixes in strategic problems. Here, the themes are blended together.Beginners often blunder, and thus should spend more time studying tactics and learning to exploit their opponent’s blunders and avoid making them.

can promote 2 . . . it.xd4 [2 . . . 1t>b7 3.it.xc5] 3.f8=� 437 - 1 .ct:Jd7! denying access to b6 [1 .a7?? 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.Study the common pawn structures that result from your opening systems. Although some openings have many different structures, some lead to very specific ones that you should understand. Again, well written books such as those mentioned above will help you with this. 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.

These are positions where you have a large advantage over your opponent. Most of these have specific methods to win that don’t require you to calculate. Here are a few you should learn. Chess is 99% tactics. If this celebrated observation is true for the master, how much more so for beginners and casual players! If you want to win more games, nothing works better than training combinations. There are two types of books on tactics, those that introduce the concepts followed by some examples, and workbooks that contain numerous exercises. Chess masters and trainers Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa have done both: they explain the basic tactical ideas AND provide an enormous amount of exercises for each different theme. Chess is a game between two players. This means that not only must you decide on your move, you must also consider how your opponent might respond to your move. Likewise, your move should somehow take into account the intentions of your opponent. 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! s / /,. �-� /::;;:;·; , / / j � �/B > ,]r./�/�.x' >-/�\Z?B / w 9 � •• � , . · ' �., · · ,g �� � , ;w L ;::'.,; /: � � % !� · v /�( A:t· a �:.: s :!'& �¥@ •Tn i' . .So here's the deal. In my research and curiosity, i was looking for different books on different themes as the openings (i'll post a similar thread around New Year's Eve), fundamental books for (not complete) beginners and so on. As you've read, this thread will be about Tactics. Even when there are still pieces in play, the rule of the square may create surprises, as with the following game, chess exercises for Beginners by Masetti. Another well rounded puzzle book. Seem to be a good continuation of Polgar's book. Beware, it seems that the diagrams are a little smaller than the usual. Learn the basic endgame and mating positions mentioned above. A great resource is the Chessable e-book 100 Endgames You Must Know.

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. Not all of your winning positions will involve the endgame. Sometimes, you’ll be ahead by a piece or exchange in the middle game. Understanding a few general principles should help you turn those winning games into won games. th6+ 'tt>g8 4. :!::\e 8# In the following positions the decoy As always, in the following two exam­ White to move and mate in four moves . Here too the exercises become progressively more difficult ; When studying games played by masters, count the value of exchanges and see “who won” each one. Do this when studying your own games as well.

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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. And yes, if you can concentrate, chess.com has a great tactical trainer. But i hate working/studying on the computer. That's why books. LOVE'EM Ask yourself if you are up to the challenge. If you are alert and feel like fighting – play on! If you are tired and feel you can’t put up much resistance, it might be a good idea to consider resigning and resting up for your next round. Before your resign though, remember that your beginner opponents are very likely to make a mistake if you can stay in the game.