Author(s): John Nunn
No. of Pages: 160 pages
Date Published: 08 Jan 2004
Publisher: Gambit Publications Ltd
Format: Paperback | 160 pages
Dimensions: 167.6 x 243.8 x 17.8mm | 272.16g
Language: English
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
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This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. A basic knowledge of simple tactics will enable a novice to start winning games, by giving checkmate or capturing material. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden, and he will start to play sacrifices and combinations, and develop a deeper understanding of the game. Players who fail to study tactics systematically tend to suffer from tactical blind-spots that plague them throughout their playing career, and thus they fail to realize their full potential.