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Summary: its kinda good
Review: this book is good but there are some better books in that field like Kotovs Books and sierawans as well anyway this book may be a good deal
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Summary: Please Read
Review: This book is good.
It presents many tactical motifs and defines them clearly, so that you can instantly recognize them, and put them into practice in your very own games. Of course this is all excellent, however, i have to say, that there are many others books, which offer the same instruction at a lower price, and dont mislead you. There is no secret to this book, apart from teh very well organised method of chess study. This book is good for begginers, who want to improve fast, and those of you who are intermediate players or above, will surely benifit from reviewing the material presented in this book, however i beleive players above begginer strength should buy (Test you chess IQ: First challenge) - these are a set of tactics books, which present tests, which are to be carried out as if it were you playing in a tournament. Its much better for a stronger player.
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Summary: Confusing with crowded pages
Review: This book is not really a good book for kids. It's way to complicated, and I get sick of having to set up so many positions! I also think Alburt should have cut down on the amout of side variations that are just plain confusing. There is also way to much stuff on the pages. I have thought that I will work on these with my coach! I am a child with a rating of roughly 1000, and I've been around that rating for a year! And when I read the book, I didn't improve much. But all you people thinking about getting it, remember, It might not have worked so well for me, but it could for you!
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Summary: Very good.
Review: This book is one of the best books out there for chess tactics. The examples they present are clear and of moderate difficlty. He focuses on all tactics and even has some which other books ignore, like destructive combinations. Alburt's best commentary is in the 'How to Calculate Variations' chapter. He tells of common psychological blocks and how to actually calculate which many other tactic books ignore. I recommend this highly. Strong tactical ability is the best asset a chess player can have.
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Summary: Chess 101: This Book Delivers Exactly What It Promises
Review: This book is part of a 7-part comprehensive Chess Course which is designed to take an absolute beginner from a basic knowledge of the moves to a solid grounding in the essentials of chess. As a part of that course, this book is right on target.Every chess player should know the terminology of this book-- skewer, x-ray attack, double attack, etc.--in order to think more clearly and quickly at the board and develop tactical ability. Each tactical motif is defined in a crystal-clear way and illustrated with some excellent, classical examples. Time and again you will see the solution to an exercise and say, "Aha! Everyone should know that one!" As part of an introduction to the fundamentals of chess, this book is especially pleasant to read. There are so many diagrams that you don't really need a board--and you would benefit from calculating in your head without the board anyway. The production value is extremely high. It is easy to read through, easy to review, easy to enjoy. It has a nice selection of exercises. It has quality. Ditto for the rest of this fine 7-part series. Remember, however, that this book is part of Chess 101: It is not for more advanced players. If you have already worked your way through Lein and Archangelsky, or Reinfeld, or Hays, or any other large exercise book on tactics, then you are unlikely to need this book. As far as I can see, other reviewers who had complaints about this book were mostly more advanced players who failed to realize that they are not the intended audience of the author. If you want a fine Chess 101 course, buy this book along with the rest of the series. You cannot go wrong. Slightly more advanced players--and here I mean people at least up to USCF Class B, and probably higher--may occasionally think to themselves, "I wonder if I am missing some chess fundamentals that might be holding back my progress?" After going through Alburt's course, you can be sure that you have been exposed to the chess fundamentals you should know. That is quite an accomplishment by Alburt, and one for which I am extremely grateful to him. My children--all gradeschoolers--learned the fundamentals of chess from Alburt's 7 books, and their results have been superb. You can trust your kids--and yourself--to Alburt's Chess 101 course.
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Summary: Great book on tactics
Review: This book will take you step by step on learning the various themes of tactics. Plenty of explainations and quizes to test what you learned in the chapters. Geared to the beginner through the intermediate players.
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Summary: good
Review: This is a good book on chess tactics. After reading this book i felt my tactical play improved by at least thirty percent and that i was as good at finding combinations as a master. Altough i can't promise you such an increase in your tactical ability (unless your a genius like me [hey, im only joking]), i do believe that reading this book would significantly improve your tactical play. P.S I am not a lev alburt fan. In fact i greatly despise him and think that the rest of the books in his comprehensive chess course (ccc) series are nothing but hyped up nonsense.
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Summary: Nice book to work through
Review: This is a great book on tactics. It may surprise you that there is so much blank space on the pages,etc. But Alburt wants you to get through the book, so he teaches with in your face examples, where you do the work, rather than let you off the hook by packing the book with text and analysis. This style isn't for everyone, but I think it works very well.
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Summary: Probably the only tactics book you will ever need
Review: This is a textbook, not a workbook of puzzles, although it does contain nearly 100 test positions in addition to the instructional examples. If I only owned a half dozen chess books this would be one of my choices along with Kostyev's 40 lessons for club Player, Capablanca's Fundamentals, Lev Alburt's Attacking the king, Averbakh's Chess endings- essential knowledge, Kopec's Mastering chess course in 21 lessons, and John Nunn's Chess Puzzle book. Most of the tactical devices known to mankind are classfied in lev Alburt's book making it a classic reference source. This work is probably designed for players rated 1600-2100.
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Summary: A Great Book in a Great Series
Review: This is a very clear and concise survey of tactics. The puzzles/tests are well-checked and fairly numerous for a small book (there are about 60 test positions on top of the 50 or so explanatory positions). All in all, a nice book. In fact, the whole course of four volumes: tactics, endgame facts, strategy, and attacking the king are a solid, comprehensive guide to expert level knowledge. Well done! A straightforward road to chess success!
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