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Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess Players
Warning: This book could help you improve your chess game significantly.
"Imagine having a personal chess mentor, who teaches you thorough problem solving skills for playing chess that drastically improves your game..." Wouldn't that be fantastic? It would also be extremely expensive!
Learning the basic rules of playing chess is only the beginning. Although it is great to play games for entertainment, many chess players want to take their game to the next level. But that is not that easy. Just playing might improve your chess proficiency, but it does not improve your problem solving skills, as that requires different thinking processes. To develop those processes, you need strategies developed by chess experts.
Here is your Chance!
Meet Tim and Anthea.
They know what it takes to bring chess to the next level, as they have done that for themselves. How? Through the use of chess tactics. And NOW... it is your turn!
Let Tim and Anthea assist you in improving your chess game by using their specially developed Chess Tactics ebook. This is not just another tactics books, as Tim and Anthea have perfected their ebook by learning from the mistakes other chess authors made. The great part of Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess Players is that:
it is error FREE and double checked!
it contains original tactics 100% new;
it consists of tactics from real chess players.
Many chess books have cool problems and patterns that really are rare and unrealistic, and not needed. Although these are fun to play, they are not really the best way to improve your chess game. That is why this book is different as Tim and Anthea want you to focus on getting good at playing patterns that happen all the time.
But that is not all. Tim and Anthea have chosen to make their ebook very easy to read, leaving out unnecessary information or page fillers. You will see one chess problem per page, with the solution presented to you on the next page. No more need to skip back and forth through the whole book to find that brain wrecking solution.
If the following applies to you...
You want to improve your game to win;
You want to enjoy chess tactics from real games;
You are frustrated with other chess tactics books;
You have a busy life and are looking for a quick and proven way to improve;
You enjoy chess and want to teach chess tactics to others,
...then Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics is definitely the right chess book for you.
Buy Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess Players today to improve your chess game one tactic at a time.
"Imagine having a personal chess mentor, who teaches you thorough problem solving skills for playing chess that drastically improves your game..." Wouldn't that be fantastic? It would also be extremely expensive!
Learning the basic rules of playing chess is only the beginning. Although it is great to play games for entertainment, many chess players want to take their game to the next level. But that is not that easy. Just playing might improve your chess proficiency, but it does not improve your problem solving skills, as that requires different thinking processes. To develop those processes, you need strategies developed by chess experts.
Here is your Chance!
Meet Tim and Anthea.
They know what it takes to bring chess to the next level, as they have done that for themselves. How? Through the use of chess tactics. And NOW... it is your turn!
Let Tim and Anthea assist you in improving your chess game by using their specially developed Chess Tactics ebook. This is not just another tactics books, as Tim and Anthea have perfected their ebook by learning from the mistakes other chess authors made. The great part of Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess Players is that:
it is error FREE and double checked!
it contains original tactics 100% new;
it consists of tactics from real chess players.
Many chess books have cool problems and patterns that really are rare and unrealistic, and not needed. Although these are fun to play, they are not really the best way to improve your chess game. That is why this book is different as Tim and Anthea want you to focus on getting good at playing patterns that happen all the time.
But that is not all. Tim and Anthea have chosen to make their ebook very easy to read, leaving out unnecessary information or page fillers. You will see one chess problem per page, with the solution presented to you on the next page. No more need to skip back and forth through the whole book to find that brain wrecking solution.
If the following applies to you...
You want to improve your game to win;
You want to enjoy chess tactics from real games;
You are frustrated with other chess tactics books;
You have a busy life and are looking for a quick and proven way to improve;
You enjoy chess and want to teach chess tactics to others,
...then Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics is definitely the right chess book for you.
Buy Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess Players today to improve your chess game one tactic at a time.
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First published October 18, 2012
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December 4, 2012
Excellent resource for chess improvement, this book contains 1001 tactics puzzles from real games by tournament players. Because these puzzles are from authentic chess games, they have an organic nature about them that is important. Real puzzles come out of real chess positions, many of which are encountered all the time from certain common chess openings. Real puzzles have a messy quality to them, unlike those puzzles designed to illustrate a particular pattern. Real puzzles from real chess games of ordinary players, those usually encountered at chess tournaments result from the kinds of mistakes made at the level of average playing ability, rather than the perfection only seen at grandmaster levels.
The diagrams are crisp and clear, and appear large and easy to view on your kindle or iphone, or computer. The answers are conveniently located on the next page.
My co-author Tim Brennan spent years collecting these chess games and chess tactics. He was the editor of the Colorado Chess Informant for several years, and the creator of Tactics Time, the puzzle section of the Colorado Chess Informant even longer. He is an active and very strong Colorado tournament chess player.
The diagrams are crisp and clear, and appear large and easy to view on your kindle or iphone, or computer. The answers are conveniently located on the next page.
My co-author Tim Brennan spent years collecting these chess games and chess tactics. He was the editor of the Colorado Chess Informant for several years, and the creator of Tactics Time, the puzzle section of the Colorado Chess Informant even longer. He is an active and very strong Colorado tournament chess player.
August 18, 2020
The Kindle version is actually formatted so that it works well on the Kindle, which is not often the case for chess books on Kindle. These puzzles are pretty easy, even for an amateur like me (1500+ rating); however, you will miss a few if you simply race through the puzzles. Mostly 1-2 moves, win a piece or mate. You can easily bookmark the puzzles you don't solve and try again. Many common combination themes covered--pin, skewer, removal of the guard, loose piece, etc.Nothing I remember more than 3 move combination. Examples all come from real internet games played by players of various ratings.
August 24, 2013
Plenty of easy tactics, takes a long time to try them all.
Professionally formatted, nice to look at, often bestseller in the Chess section of Amazon.com
A good idea the external links to all games.
I would add a smaller diagram in the page of the solution, visualization is only a few plies at the level of the target audience.
Professionally formatted, nice to look at, often bestseller in the Chess section of Amazon.com
A good idea the external links to all games.
I would add a smaller diagram in the page of the solution, visualization is only a few plies at the level of the target audience.
February 5, 2021
The purpose of such books is to Solve the Tactical satiation by only looking Because of the new nature of Chess Games like " Bullet " or " Blitz " the time is so important there and if you Know something Quickly then you can avoid them Quickly too ,All the puzzles here is come from authentic chess games for Different Ratings with small Comment after Each one .
December 3, 2024
Enjoyed the exercises
I enjoyed the exercises. The amount of exercises was enjoyable. The difficulty of most of the exercises was good. A few of the exercises are too easy.
I enjoyed the exercises. The amount of exercises was enjoyable. The difficulty of most of the exercises was good. A few of the exercises are too easy.
June 30, 2013
Okay, I have not read this cover to cover. Hey; it is over two thousand pages long and its' general purpose is to teach you thorough problem solving skills for playing chess. After stating the obvious, I will now proceed with the reality of my wishful thinking. A few facts will be pertinent here; 1) I have not played chess in over twenty years, 2) Even when I did, I was not very good, 3) I'm just a wanna be good player at heart. This book will (hopefully) help me to achieve my goal. So far; as reference reading it does tend to make the subject matter less intimidating then similar books I have attempted to peruse. Wish I really had the time to invest in playing a more skillful game of chess but alas I'm doomed to stomping the hell out of my computer programed chess games; again, I wish. (LOL). From what I've seen and read so far I believe this to be a worth-while book but I am not qualified to recommend it to those who really know the game. Someday I hope to be.
March 29, 2021
This is a neat tactics book. The tactics are not grouped by themes and range from easy to medium. The novelty of the book is that the tactics are taken from lower rated tournament games so you can see tactics that are missed by regular club players. It feels somehow similar to online tactics trainers where the games are taken from online games. The selection here is better in my opinion.
I would say it is easier than books such as "1001 chess exercises for beginners". Here we have a bunch of tactics that are mates in 1 or win the queen with a simple fork. I believe that seeing multiple tactics in the same theme helps your brain remember the tactics better so I'm not sure if the approach followed by the book is the best. Overall I liked it and I will probably read the next one in the series.
I would say it is easier than books such as "1001 chess exercises for beginners". Here we have a bunch of tactics that are mates in 1 or win the queen with a simple fork. I believe that seeing multiple tactics in the same theme helps your brain remember the tactics better so I'm not sure if the approach followed by the book is the best. Overall I liked it and I will probably read the next one in the series.
June 10, 2019
While a good tactics book for beginners (1200 and under), the majority of the tactics are trivial for serious chess players. I went through the book on the kindle app while walking my dog, and could solve most of the instantly even while distracted.
My biggest complaint is that some of the positions were a good deal more complicated than the solution would suggest and needed more variations to count as a full solution. There were some positions I had to manually check with an engine to figure out why certain lines didn’t lines didn’t refute the given solution.
My biggest complaint is that some of the positions were a good deal more complicated than the solution would suggest and needed more variations to count as a full solution. There were some positions I had to manually check with an engine to figure out why certain lines didn’t lines didn’t refute the given solution.
August 19, 2018
Sharpen recognition of winning combinations. Enjoyable challenges which seem to become pleasantly addictive . I became a better player.
The book built confidence. Seeing quickly the possibilities and opportunities is an acquired skill which comes with study, examples, demonstration, and time spent hyper focused.
The book built confidence. Seeing quickly the possibilities and opportunities is an acquired skill which comes with study, examples, demonstration, and time spent hyper focused.
May 6, 2024
It is what it is advertised to be. They're not bad tactics. But maybe 1 out of 10 or 20 will give a club player very much pause. A lot are hanging pieces or one/two move combos. Still important to practice, but not necessarily an avenue for growth. Low intensity repetition. And they're not organized thematically, which makes reinforcement learning more difficult.
February 23, 2021
This book is just what it says it is, a collection of good chess puzzles from real amateur games. These are not bizarrely complex puzzles, nor are these situations that can only come up in the middle of a well-played master game, but normal problems, not particularly difficult, but instructive.
September 5, 2017
Tactics Time! 1001
Great book with real world games and situations. The games are from local players and clubs which adds to the uniqueness. Thank you Tim Brennan.
Great book with real world games and situations. The games are from local players and clubs which adds to the uniqueness. Thank you Tim Brennan.
December 14, 2018
Excellent Chess Tactics book
December 4, 2019
Wonderful book
I loved the tactics and immediate solutions on the following page being of great help instead of looking at the end of the book as others are.
I loved the tactics and immediate solutions on the following page being of great help instead of looking at the end of the book as others are.
December 30, 2019
Great collection of chess tactics from actual games. Very practical.
January 1, 2022
Good for the intermediate player ~1400
February 7, 2020
seven word review =Crazy, Amateur hour leads to tactical power!
March 2, 2020
Better chess playing
This book helps increase the speed and accuracy of your thinking. Highly recommended for any chess player looking to improve their game.
This book helps increase the speed and accuracy of your thinking. Highly recommended for any chess player looking to improve their game.
January 14, 2014
Chess puzzles or tactics problems or 'what's the next best move?' collections abound in chess. This is the best one I've yet seen for someone who is just getting started. While I love looking at grandmaster games, they think on a much deeper level than I do. These are taken from games by average players, and they help make the game a bit less intimidating.
Later note: do you ever really 'read' a chess book? You study them. This one is one of the better ones. I'm still looking at problems in it, but I don't think I'll 'finish' it the way you finish other books, because the problems can be solved repeatedly. Knowing the answer doesn't take away from the benefit of studying the problem. Most skilled activities are like this. Music certainly is.
Later note: do you ever really 'read' a chess book? You study them. This one is one of the better ones. I'm still looking at problems in it, but I don't think I'll 'finish' it the way you finish other books, because the problems can be solved repeatedly. Knowing the answer doesn't take away from the benefit of studying the problem. Most skilled activities are like this. Music certainly is.
January 31, 2014
It is often said, and I suspect that it is true, that the best way to improve one's chess is to study tactics, tactics, tactics. I would add basic endgame practice, and playing lots of games to this sound advice. My problem has been that many of the tactics oriented books and programs are geared to the much stronger player. They feature brilliant queen sacrifices in perfect positions. The strength of this collection is that it is derived from the games of ordinary players in messy positions. Sometimes the solution is clever, often it is quite obvious (the obvious tends to hide itself) and simple. So, I found the problems very helpful, much more so than other books of the same kind.
December 22, 2013
Great book as it really helps tactics study. I am only a 1200 or so player but think I am starting to see 1600+ tactics after completing this. I only get about 10 a day on the second book so takes a while but things are more clear. I still have a long way go go but am now on the second book.
You should investigate his Chessbase version with 10000 tactics which you actually try moves on your PC. Also very good but unfortunately no app for a tablet. You could and I do use free version of logmein to use that from a remote session on my iPad to my Windows PC though.
You should investigate his Chessbase version with 10000 tactics which you actually try moves on your PC. Also very good but unfortunately no app for a tablet. You could and I do use free version of logmein to use that from a remote session on my iPad to my Windows PC though.
February 8, 2017
Nice collection of ordinary (read: useful) tactics from club-level games, not the exotic and spectacular (read: aesthetic but not terribly helpful) stuff you often find in puzzle collections.
December 7, 2016
Fairly easy (not always) chess puzzles taken from real life games. A great book for working on recognizing patterns and basic tactics. I also enjoyed the comments which told the reader if the solution had been missed, if it was taken from analysis, who the players were, and links to the entire game. I'm looking forward to working through the second volume.
January 9, 2017
Most of the exercises are simplistic. This book is suitable only for absolute beginners.
As a frame of reference, I am a USCF C class player and solved the first 100 positions in under an hour and made only one mistake.
As a frame of reference, I am a USCF C class player and solved the first 100 positions in under an hour and made only one mistake.
December 13, 2014
It is always good to do things to keep my eyes sharp, and see problem-solving in new ways.
September 24, 2014
Great way to build pattern recognition.
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