Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player [Paperback]

It's been said that tactics are 99% of chess. This third volume of the Comprehensive Chess Course teaches you the basic tools of winning chess with instructive and memorable examples. Grandmasters Alburt and Palatnik thoroughly explain hundreds of key positions arranged by difficulty and designed to sharpen tactical recognition and vision in your own games. Nothing is left to chance in this work. All materials have already shown their worth in Russian chess instruction.Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player is ideal for both serious study and light entertainment. A highly instructive primer on tactics, the material here will never pall.Nearly all chess games are won by basic tactical methods. This book makes these methods memorable and clear.