Combination Tactics: Best 500 Ways to Win Material from Sawyer Chess Tactics

Combination Tactics gives you 500 positions to win material from actual games. If you win a pawn, a piece, a rook or a queen, you’ll probably win the game! If it happens in the opening, you may win quickly. Learn 'em and love 'em! What is meant by “Best”? Tim Sawyer chose his favorite 500 ways to win material from 5000 total games in the 10 books of his Sawyer Chess Tactics series. The 500 positions in this Combination Tactics book come from actual games. If you’re good at tactics, you’re good at chess. Opening theory may help you start well. Endgame knowledge may help you finish well. Tactical checkmate skill helps you win faster. The goal is to present pins, forks and double attacks by opening. Combination Tactics gives you a sample of 50 positions from the 500 total positions found in these ten books: Ruy Lopez Tactics, Open Game Tactics, Sicilian Tactics, French Tactics, Caro-Kann Tactics, Semi-Open Tactics, Blackmar-Diemer Tactics, Queens Gambit Tactics, Indian Tactics, and English Tactics. The purpose of this book is to illustrate and teach combinations in the opening. It is assumed that you already know how to play chess and that you can read English algebraic chess notation. The White pieces are positioned at the bottom of each diagram. Above each diagram note who can move and win. It’s either White to play a tactical move or Black to play a tactical move. Some moves are simple and easy. Others are subtle and tricky. That’s chess – lots of obvious moves and lots of sneaky moves. Look at each diagram. It’s a key position ready for a tactical win. The final moves are in bold with a brief analysis or comment. Chess engines were used to ensure the accuracy of analysis. Improve your chess. Go for the win! Buy Combination Tactics now. Read more