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Neimann, Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna
Knowing when (and where!) to look for winning combinations
237 S., kart., 2012
If only life was as straightforward as a book of chess exercises! If only someone would tap you on the shoulder every time the moment to show your tactical skills has arrived!
However, the reality is that during a game you are on your own. Nobody will whisper in your ear when you have reached a position that is, in fact, a tactical puzzle and all you have to do is solve it.
Emmanuel Neiman offers help. He has identified a number of signals that tell you that somewhere in the position you are looking at there is a tactical blow just waiting to be found. What you need is a way to read those signals. What you need, and what Neiman helps you to acquire, is a Chess Tactics Antenna .
In this trail-blazing book, Emmanuel Neiman presents the seven main signals that help you to determine the moment you must start looking for a win. He also teaches you, with lots of instructive examples, how to interpret these signals and how to find the killer move.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword
Explanation of Symbols
Introduction
Part I - The Seven Signals
Chapter 1 King positon
Chapter 2 Unprotected Pieces
Chapter 3 Alignment
Chapter 4 Knight Fork Distance
Chapter 5 Trapped Pieces
Chapter 6 Crucial Defender/Overloaded Defender
Chapter 7 Impotent Defence/Defence Too Far Away
Part II - Find the Relevant Theme
Introduction
Chapter 8 King Position
Chaper 9 Unprotected Pieces
Chapter 10 Alignment
Chapter 11 Knight Fork Distance
Chapter 12 Trapped Pieces
Chapter 13 Crucial Defender/Overloaded Defender
Chapter 14 Impotent Defence/Defence Too Far Away
Chapter 15 Solutions
Part III - Looking for the Right Move
Introduction
Chapter 16 Candidate Moves
Chapter 17 Accurate Calculation
Chapter 18 Test: Is There A Combination?
Bibliography
Glossary of Terms
List of Positions
Index of Names
237 S., kart., 2012
If only life was as straightforward as a book of chess exercises! If only someone would tap you on the shoulder every time the moment to show your tactical skills has arrived!
However, the reality is that during a game you are on your own. Nobody will whisper in your ear when you have reached a position that is, in fact, a tactical puzzle and all you have to do is solve it.
Emmanuel Neiman offers help. He has identified a number of signals that tell you that somewhere in the position you are looking at there is a tactical blow just waiting to be found. What you need is a way to read those signals. What you need, and what Neiman helps you to acquire, is a Chess Tactics Antenna .
In this trail-blazing book, Emmanuel Neiman presents the seven main signals that help you to determine the moment you must start looking for a win. He also teaches you, with lots of instructive examples, how to interpret these signals and how to find the killer move.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword
Explanation of Symbols
Introduction
Part I - The Seven Signals
Chapter 1 King positon
Chapter 2 Unprotected Pieces
Chapter 3 Alignment
Chapter 4 Knight Fork Distance
Chapter 5 Trapped Pieces
Chapter 6 Crucial Defender/Overloaded Defender
Chapter 7 Impotent Defence/Defence Too Far Away
Part II - Find the Relevant Theme
Introduction
Chapter 8 King Position
Chaper 9 Unprotected Pieces
Chapter 10 Alignment
Chapter 11 Knight Fork Distance
Chapter 12 Trapped Pieces
Chapter 13 Crucial Defender/Overloaded Defender
Chapter 14 Impotent Defence/Defence Too Far Away
Chapter 15 Solutions
Part III - Looking for the Right Move
Introduction
Chapter 16 Candidate Moves
Chapter 17 Accurate Calculation
Chapter 18 Test: Is There A Combination?
Bibliography
Glossary of Terms
List of Positions
Index of Names