Players who fail to study tactics systematically tend to suffer from tactical blind-spots that plague them throughout their playing career, and thus they fail to realize their full potential. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden, and he will start to play sacrifices and combinations, and develop a deeper understanding of the game. A basic knowledge of simple tactics will enable a novice to start winning games, by giving checkmate or capturing material. This book provides a systematic course in chess tactics and hundreds of exercises to sharpen and measure your skills. And this skill must be constantly practised and improved. This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. For all players, from beginners to champions, tactical skill is the main component of chess ability. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden, and he will start to pla This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. Y.This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. Timm said: Easy to read, will improve your chess skills immediately. Chess Tactics from Scratch: Understanding Chess Tactics (Paperback) Weteschnik, Martin. Chess Tactics from Scratch Understanding Chess Tactics 2nd edition By Martin Weteschnik Quality Chess uk First edition 2012 by Quality. Chess Tactics from Scratch - Understanding Chess Tactics MoveTrainer Tactics course by FM Martin Weteschnik & Quality Chess 29.99 Buy for 23.99 When the first edition of this course was released in print under the original title Understanding Chess Tactics, it was hailed as a modern classic. The problems range from 1600 to 2400 ELO rating strength. One of the best way to study tactics is with a training program like Chess Art Tactics 3.0 by Correspondence Grandmaster Mamxim Blokh, which I highly recommend.
Understanding Chess Tactics has 55 ratings and 5 reviews. Another good book for Advanced Tactics is 'Secrets of Chess Tactics' by Mark Dvoretsky.