Article Number
LMAFEECT
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Extreme Chess Tactics
144 pages, paperback, 1. edition 2017
Tactical ability requires knowledge and skills: knowledge of patterns and tactical methods, and the skill to recognize them, combine them, and calculate accurately.
This book features both composed studies and real-game positions. Composed positions distil tactics into their purest form: nothing irrelevant is present on the board. We can focus purely on the key ideas, which makes them an ideal learning tool. As one of the world’s greatest experts on chess composition, Yochanan Afek is the perfect man to select the best studies for this purpose. In over-the-board chess (in which Afek is also highly accomplished), the tactical ideas tend to be less complex, but they may prove harder to identify unless they are already familiar to you. Afek provides a perfect example in his introduction, where the stunning final move of the 2016 world championship could not possibly have been missed by those familiar with an earlier game. All the real-game positions in this book are taken from games by world champions (male or female).
Following the structure of John Nunn’s best-selling Learn Chess Tactics, in each chapter a theme is introduced and a number of examples are explained. Then the reader immediately gets to use this knowledge in a series of carefully selected exercises.
Yochanan Afek is both a Grandmaster of Composition and an over-the-board International Master. This unique combination of talents makes him a highly insightful writer, noted for his work on the factors that make moves hard to see. He grew up in Tel-Aviv and now lives in Amsterdam. His greatest over-the-board success was winning the Paris Championship in 2002.
This book features both composed studies and real-game positions. Composed positions distil tactics into their purest form: nothing irrelevant is present on the board. We can focus purely on the key ideas, which makes them an ideal learning tool. As one of the world’s greatest experts on chess composition, Yochanan Afek is the perfect man to select the best studies for this purpose. In over-the-board chess (in which Afek is also highly accomplished), the tactical ideas tend to be less complex, but they may prove harder to identify unless they are already familiar to you. Afek provides a perfect example in his introduction, where the stunning final move of the 2016 world championship could not possibly have been missed by those familiar with an earlier game. All the real-game positions in this book are taken from games by world champions (male or female).
Following the structure of John Nunn’s best-selling Learn Chess Tactics, in each chapter a theme is introduced and a number of examples are explained. Then the reader immediately gets to use this knowledge in a series of carefully selected exercises.
Yochanan Afek is both a Grandmaster of Composition and an over-the-board International Master. This unique combination of talents makes him a highly insightful writer, noted for his work on the factors that make moves hard to see. He grew up in Tel-Aviv and now lives in Amsterdam. His greatest over-the-board success was winning the Paris Championship in 2002.
| EAN | 9781911465126 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 280 g |
| Width | 17.2 cm |
| Height | 24.8 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Author | Yochanan Afek |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1911465126 |
| Pages | 144 |
| Binding | paperback |
004 Symbols
005 Introduction
007 1 Fork
014 2 Battery Play
022 3 Pinning and Unpinning
031 4 The Skewer
040 5 Deflection and Decoy
050 6 Trapping a Piece
061 7 Removing a Guard
068 8 Line-Opening and Line-Closing
077 9 Back-Rank Weakness
087 10 Pawn Promotion
097 11 Zwischenzug
104 12 Devious Draws: Perpetual Check
110 13 Devious Draws: Stalemate
119 14 The Ultimate Goal: Mate!
126 15 Combined Motifs
131 16 It's Your Move!
142 Index of Names
005 Introduction
007 1 Fork
014 2 Battery Play
022 3 Pinning and Unpinning
031 4 The Skewer
040 5 Deflection and Decoy
050 6 Trapping a Piece
061 7 Removing a Guard
068 8 Line-Opening and Line-Closing
077 9 Back-Rank Weakness
087 10 Pawn Promotion
097 11 Zwischenzug
104 12 Devious Draws: Perpetual Check
110 13 Devious Draws: Stalemate
119 14 The Ultimate Goal: Mate!
126 15 Combined Motifs
131 16 It's Your Move!
142 Index of Names