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World chess champion Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946) refined the art of Kingside attack into its purest form. Often Alekhine's onslaught was accompanied by the spectacular placement of a piece directly in front of the enemy King's castled position, exposed to immediate capture. This specialized tactic is called Alekhine's Block, designed to jam interior lines around the defending King or break up... read more
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Test your positional chess expertise with a quiz book with a difference! International Master and experienced chess teacher Angus Dunnington has carefully assembled an abundance of positional chess puzzles to test players of all levels.
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Once a chess-player has learnt the basic rules of the game, the next step is to study tactics. A knowledge of tactics will enable a novice to start winning games by giving checkmate or taking his opponent’s pieces. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden and he will start to play sacrifices and combinations. Improving your tactical ability is the most efficient way to win more... read more
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Volume Three of The Tactician's Hand- book continues ICCF IM Charushin's unique look at the fundamental building blocks of tactical play. Here we have his detailed examination of deflections, the "drawing away" of an attacking piece onto an inconvenient square. The sacrifice is marvelous to behold: a piece is given away for nothing, and also with check! This stunning combinational method is here... read more
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How often have you seen, in magazines and newspapers, brilliant games in which victory has been brought about through a dazzling series of unexpected moves, with pieces leaping recklessly into the heart of the enemy position. Don't you wish you could play like this too? Now you can! David Levy, International and World expert on computer chess, has analyzed the brilliancies of the masters and, in... read more
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Once you know how to move the chess pieces and you can recognise a checkmate, what do you do next? This book takes you through the next step: to the excitig world of chess tactics. However, as in the author's book Starting Chess, the processes are explained as simply as possible with step-by-step instructions, clear diagrams, and hundreds of examples. This makes an ideal book for those starting... read more
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Many chess players will have heard the quote "Tactics are 99% of chess". However, very few chess players have taken the time to improve this crucial aspect of their game. Improve your tactics with Yasser Seirawan's excellent book and capitalise on your opponent's mistakes!
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Steinitz,Chigorin & Blackburne QUEEN SACRIFICES is the first of a series that examines in chronological order the brilliant Queen Sacrifices of the World Champions and their contemporaries. This instructional series was created to enhance appreciation of the truly great players in chess history and to learn their most brilliant tactical techniques. The Queen Sacrifice is the ultimate of all... read more