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Summary: There are much better books on tactics out there
Review: I found that this book was mostly a waste of money... The entire book only has 137 problems, there are other tactics books for less money that have over 1000 problems, the rest of the book is just dressing.. it is really not necessary... The problems also are generally easy, I'd say of the 137 tests maybe only 30 helped at all in developing my tactical skills. Not to mention the scoring on the test thing is way off... According to the book, the average master lives in awe of me, yet I am not even an expert! I doubt my play improved more than... 10 or 15 points from going through this book. The beginner of course will improve more but even then a book with more problems will be far more beneficial. Perhaps all the positive reviews here are because everyone who read the book thinks they're a master because they took that dumb test at the end of the book and scored between 43 and 60 points (something any "C" player could do, no doubt)!
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Summary: Unsurpassed!
Review: There is simply no better tool for learning/teaching tactics than this outstanding book. "Winning Chess Tactics" begins with an excellent introduction, is incredibly readable, and the educational quality is unsurpassed for this level. Not only does GM Seirawan offer sufficient problems to be solved for each tactic, but stuffs lots of written instruction in there as well. After several chapters covering all of the basic tactics, the book then highlights a few of history's greatest tacticians including their legendary games annotated by Seirawan himself in his easy-to-read and highly instructive language.A must for self-learners and teachers alike!
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Summary: A very readable and solid effort by Jeremy Silman
Review: I have been playing on and off for over a decade now but have only seriously played and studied chess for about 2 years. Although I am quite strong at the endgame and in "boring" positional struggles, most of my losses come in the middle game as the result of a combination netting a piece or resulting in a mating attack. Having decided to shore-up my weak point, "tactics", I decided to start from scratch with basic instruction mannuals and completing numerous tactical puzzles. Among the tactics books I have read, this is certainly among the best. The book is extremely readable, with a lot of text to explain concepts. I was already familiar with the basic tactical themes of the "double check", "x-ray", "fork", "pin", etc., but it was still very useful for me to brush up. I have found that my tactical vision has improved a great deal after reading this book. I am certainly able to solve more tactical puzzles more quickly than before the book. Over the board, I have also seen marked improvement -- not so much in performing combinations myself (I still remain a positional player), but rather in avoiding becoming the victim of a combination or sacrifice. Moreover, my play has become more aggressive because I do not fear my opponents tactics as much. This is certainly an excellent book for players rated "B" or under. Why only 4 stars? I feel that the discussion of mating matterns is remarkably scant. Had the book included a better discussion of mating matterns I certainly would have given it 5 stars. Unfortunately it did not. The best book available for tactical awareness of mating patterns is still the classic, "Art of the Checkmate" by Renaud and Kahn. A further criticism is the choice of examples and quizzes. While I appreciate the use of examples where the combination wins a pawn or two minor pieces for a rook, there are too many such examples, mostly from Seirawan's games -- a decidedly positional player. Despite these criticisms, the book is very well-done. I also like the section which profiles several of the great tacticions of all time and includes some of their games. The one player whom I wish was included was Nezhmeditinov, a Russian player not well-known in the west whose style was characterized as "sacrifice a pawn in the opening, sacrifice a pawn in the middlegame, sacrifice a piece to expose the king, checkmate." All-in-all though, a very good book.
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Summary: Great travell-companion
Review: This book not only explains the basics of tactics, it also provides opportunities to test your knowledge. This book has kept me company on many a busride since i don't require a bord to work on the testsection. I reread it once a year, and to sum up. It is a great book for turning travellingtime into (chess)workingtime
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Summary: Improve your chess game here!
Review: If you want to improve, read this 4 book series! Each book takes a fresh approach so you won't get bored with the syle. And most importantly, it WILL increase your rating!!!! Thxz Yaz, these were (and are) needed...
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Summary: Great First Book on Tactics
Review: If you have never read any book on Tactics before,you should read this one.This book will surely help you improve if your USCF rating is below 1400.Read this complete book and you will see the change in your game.It doesn't take more than a week to read it.At the end it has some real good tests to see your level of tactical ability.Another book I seriously reccomend is Winning Chess Strategies.Read both the books to become a strong and complete amateur player.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: This book was well thought out and well written, but I think that 'Chess Tactics For The Tournament Player' by Alburt is better. The latter has an entire chapter devoted to actually calculating variations, something that Seirawan ignores. The chapter includes all the psychological things that can go wrong when calculating. Also there is more emphasis on destruction, destructive combinations and other things not covered in Seirawans book. All in all Seirawan did an excellent job with this book, but adding some text on actually calclating combos would help.
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Summary: Chess tactics can be hard to learn but Yasser made it simple
Review: This book is so great. Yasser can make something as difficult as chess tactics as simple as checkers.
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Summary: Best Introductory Tactics Book!
Review: If you have not had any formal instruction in tactics, this book is very clear and well organized in its presentation. It covers all of the major tactical themes. Highly recommended, along with "Play Winning Chess" by the same authors, as the first 2 books a chess player should read.
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Summary: Great Tactics Book
Review: This book was probably the single most important purchase for my chess game that really taught me the basics when I was a beginner. The Winning Chess Tactics and Play Winning Chess books increased my chess game by more than 100% to my astonishment, and no other books have been easier to read and understand. My success at winning Chess games today started with these books. Every beginning chess player should read these book before all others: Playing Winning Chess, Winning Chess Openings, Winning Chess Tactics, and Winning Chess Strategies.
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