Extreme Chess Tactics
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073NMVDMK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From the Back Cover 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. He grew up in Tel-Aviv and now lives in Amsterdam. We can focus purely on the key ideas, which makes them an ideal learning tool. This unique combination of talents makes him a highly insightful writer, noted for his work on the factors that make moves hard to see. 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. Composed positions distil tactics into their purest form: nothing irrelevant is present on the board. Afek provides a c
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. 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. He grew up in Tel-Aviv and now lives in Amsterdam. We can focus purely on the key ideas, which makes them an ideal learning tool. 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. His greatest over-the-board success was winning the Paris Championship in 2002.. Afek provides a case in point 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. This unique combination of talents makes him a highly insightful writer, noted for his work on the factors that make moves hard to see. Composed positions distil tactics into their purest form: nothing irrelevant is present on the board. T
This unique combination of talents makes him a highly insightful writer, noted for his work on the factors that make moves hard to see. His greatest over-the-board success was winning the Paris Championship in 2002.. Yochanan Afek is both a Grandmaster of Composition and an over-the-board International Master. He grew up in Tel-Aviv and now lives in Amsterdam