1000 diagrammed positions, each with a tactical solution for the reader to find and solutions given at the end of the book. The positions are divided into ten sections, according to tactical motif and, within each section, the positions become progressively more difficult to solve. Jozsef Pinter is a Hungarian Grandmaster and chess teacher.
Pub. 2008, hardback, 310 pages. 


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This tactical training book contains 1200 diagrammed puzzles aimed at the level of average club player and concentrating on the type of tactics which are most frequently encountered at that level. Tactics can be encountered at all stages of the game as reflected in the chapter titles, Attack, Opening Tricks and Traps, Skill in the Endgame and Loose Pieces and Overloading. A final chapter called Fiendish Calculation provides some more testing examples to challenge even the most able tactician. The difficulty level of the puzzles has been randomized throughout the book which reflects playing conditions more accurately than the usual graded approach. Solutions are included at the end of the book. Richard Palliser is an English International Master and author of a number of well received chess titles.
Pub. 2007, softback, 318 pages. 


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This book includes examples of combinations and test positions taken from games and books dating from the ninth century onwards and presented in chronological order. From Greco's era through to that of Kasparov, Kramnik, Morozevich etc. each chapter contains examples of the best and most important combinational ideas as well as puzzle positions in a "How Would You Play?" section. World champion Vladimir Kramnik writes in his preface: "Huge chunks of chess history from the nineteenth century are omitted from textbooks. This book was designed to fill the gap. While it is hard to determine which games are the most famous, let alone the best, Chess Gems contains many beautiful combinations that have amazed and delighted chess fans." This book will improve both your knowledge of combinational ideas and chess history at the same time.
Pub. 2007, softback, 335 pages. 
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This tactical training book from four times Women's World Champion Susan Polgar offers an introduction to each of the most important tactical ideas, including pins, forks, skewers, decoys and checkmate combinations. In 22 chapters Susan gives examples of how each tactic works in practice and then lets you test your skills in 25 test positions at the end of each chapter. Aimed at players beyond beginner level this book gives you the knowledge to add winning tactical ideas to your own play. Susan Polgar is a leading chess coach in the USA as well as that country's top female player.
Pub. 2006, softback, 357 pages. 


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The pocket sized Pandolfini's Chess Challenges has 111 diagrammed chess puzzles, all endgame positions with 7 or fewer pieces, for you to solve. In each puzzle you are awarded points for finding both the winning move and the analysis to back it up. By totalling your points as you go through the book you can estimate your ELO rating. The puzzles are aimed at players with a rating between 1000 and 1800. Solving these puzzles should improve your tactical play and powers of calculation in over the board chess. Author Bruce Pandolfini is a well known chess coach in the USA and author of several successful chess training books.
Pub. 2007, softback, 251 pages. 


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An introduction to various aspects of the subject of tactics including tactical motifs, tactical opening sequences, checkmating patterns and what to look for when trying to calculate tactics. There are also hundreds of diagrammed tactical puzzles to solve spread theroughout the chapters of the book. A nice introduction to basic tactical ideas. Dan Heisman is a USCF National Master, a chess coach and chess writer based in Philadelphia, USA.
Pub. 2007, softback, 192 pages. 


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Jon Speelman is one of the most successful British chess-players of all time, and is renowned for the creativity of his play and his remarkable calculating ability. He is also an extremely experienced writer and chess coach. His personal selection of over 300 chess puzzles are mainly taken from real game positions and are of varying difficulty. The two main parts of the book are The Elements and Tacics in Practice.

Themed sections include: * Finger Exercises * Stalemate * The Skewer * The Pin * Pawn Promotion * Line Opening and Closing * Loose Pieces * Mating Attacks * The Back Rank * Knight Forks.

Grandmaster Jon Speelman is a world-championship candidates semi-finalist, and has been one of the mainstays of the England team for a quarter of a century, including the period during which the team won silver medals three times at chess Olympiads. He is an extremely respected writer, especially noted for his ground-breaking work on endgame topics.
Pub. 2008, softback, 143 pages. 
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The second edition of this book, originally published in 1995, has 65 extra pages worth of material, including a new chapter on chess aesthetics. In fact the whole book is dedicated to the aesthetic side of the game with the authors identifying the motifs of paradox, depth, geometry and flow which, in their opinion, are present in the most beautiful examples of chess artistry. By using dozens of examples from practical play, composed studies and problems, the authors show just how beautiful and paradoxical chess can be. The result is a book which has artistic, educational and practical value. Above all it contains some fabulous chess which can be enjoyed by readers of all playing strengths. Jonathan Levitt is an experienced Grandmaster whilst David Friedgood is an International Master of Chess Solving.
Pub. 2008, softback, 287 pages. 


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