Extreme Chess Tactics
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073NMVDMK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 531 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His greatest over-the-board success was winning the Paris Championship in 2002.. He grew up in Tel-Aviv and now lives in Amsterdam. This unique combination of talents makes him a highly insightful writer, noted for his work on the factors that make moves hard to see. Yochanan Afek is both a Grandmaster of Composition and an over-the-board International Master
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 a previous game. We can focus purely on the key ideas, which makes them an ideal learning tool. He grew up in Tel-Aviv and now lives in Amsterdam. . This unique combination of talents makes him a highly insightful writer, noted for his work on the factors that make moves hard to see. All the real-game positions in this book are taken from games by world champions (mal
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. We can focus purely on the key ideas, which makes them an ideal learning tool. Composed positions distil tactics into their purest form: nothing irrelevant is present on the board. 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 ea