Chess in real life is different, not just because no one taps us on the shoulder and tells us to look for a tactic. Sometimes tactics work, and sometimes they don't. Sometimes your opponent has a few tricks up their sleeve, too.
This book shows the reality of chess tactics. It explores a chess player's challenges over the board: attack, defense, and counterattack! It exposes the actual give-and-take nature of chess tactics.
American grandmaster Joel Benjamin, a three-time U.S. Champion, was inspired by the 20th-century classic Chess Traps, Pitfalls, and Swindles by legendary chess authors Fred Reinfeld and Israel Albert Horowitz. With modern examples, Benjamin arouses the same spirit of fun and enjoyment. With a generous amount of puzzles in quiz form, this manual will help chess students sharpen their tactical skills and be ready to strike - or counterstrike.
Joel Benjamin is an American grandmaster and a three-time U.S. Champion. He became the youngest-ever U.S. chess master at age 13, beating Bobby Fischer's record. Chessboard Combat is his fifth book for New In Chess. Benjamin graduated from Yale University with a major in history.
SPIS TREŚCI:
006 Explanation of symbols
007 Introduction
010 Acknowledgements
011 Chapter 1) Strike, Counterstrike
076 Chapter 2) The King Is a Fighting Piece
111 Chapter 3) Dodging Defenses
120 Chapter 4) Staying Alive
154 Chapter 5) Trying Too Hard to Win
163 Chapter 6) Back Rank Tactics
174 Chapter 7) In the Beginning... and in the End
190 Chapter 8) Whoops!
217 Chapter 9) Tactical Tips
221 Index of names
224 Sources