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CHESS TACTICS for Students John A. Bain ProjEedcit t or RobeMirtt che ll LEARNINGP LUSI,N C . PhilomaOtrhe,g o n Copyrig© h2t0 0129,9 b3y J ohAn Bain. Alrilg hrtess erved. Nop arto ft hpiusb licmaatybei roenp roduscetdo,red i na retrievsayls t,oe rmt ransmiittnaed n fyo rmo rb ya nmye ans withtohuept ri orrit tewnpe rmissiooftn h peu bhleirs. PublisbhyedL earniPnlguI sn,c . P.OB.o x3 98P,h ilomOaretgho9,n7 370 Manufactiuntr hedUe n itSetda toefAs me rica. InetrnatiSotnaanld Baorodk Number: 0-9639614-0-3 15 141 3 121 1 Credits EditoriSatla:ceM yci htell Covedre siRgonbe:rt M itchell JohBna ipnh otRo.P:. M. Pleaseq useesntdai nodren cso mmendattioo:n s JohAn B ain LearniPnlguI sn,c . P.OB.o 3x9 8 PhilomOartehg,o9 n73 70 www.chessforsctoumd ents. 11 Dedication ChessT actifcosSr t udenitsds eidactetdoy ous tduetns,p aernts,c ocahevso,l nutese,r tounramenotgr ainzres,d ierctrosa,n ds ponssw ohrom ake chespsly aa ndc hess competiiotang erajto fyor u sa lYlo.u rt imaen de fforta erv erym ucha ppercaietd. Ill Cotnetns Dediaction iii Contents iv Tot hCeh esCso ach vi Tot hSetu dent vii ChesNsot taion viii InteesirtnCgh esFsa cts X InrteesitnCgh esQsu otes xi ChesisnH istory xii TheP owero fT actics 1 Chapte1r Pins 2 Inotdurction Intsrtuicon Problems Chapte2r BackR ankC ombinations 18 Inotdurction Intsrtuicon Problems Chapte3r KnighFto rks 34 Inotdurction Insttriuocn Problems Chapte4r OtherF orks/Double Attacks 50 Inotdurctoin Intsrtuicon Problems Chapte5r DiscoverCehde cks 66 Inotdurction Intsrtuicon Prbolems Chapte6r DoublCeh ecks 82 Inotdurctoin Insttriuocn Prolbems lV Chapte7r DiscoverAettda cks 98 Introduction Instruction Problems Chapte8r Skewers 114 Introduction Instruction Probelms Chapte9r DoublTher eats 130 Introduction Instruction Problems Chapte1r0 PromotiPnagw ns 146 Introduction Instruction Problems Chapte1r1 Removintgh eG uard 162 Introduction Instruction Prboelms Chapte1r2 PerpetuaClh eck 178 Introduction Instruction Proebmls Chapte1r3 Zugzwang/Stalemate 194 Introduction Instruction Prbolesm Chapte1r4 QuizzesI:d entifyTiancgt ics 210 Introduction Instruction Prolbmes PrincipfloerSs t rongCehre ss 226 StudenLto g 228 AnswerK ey 229 v Tot hCeh esCso ach ChessT actifcosSr t udenitsas ni ntsruocntaiwlo rkbocookna tiinn4g34 c areflyuls eelcted problepmress neteidna w orkhseetf ormaCth.e ssT actifcosSr t udenwtass e xetnsviely feiltde stweidte hl emteanrym,i dld-escoho,la nd hihg-cshoostlu ndteosv earf ou-reyar peripordi tooir t psu bilctaioinn1 939.S incet htat imCeh,e ssT actifcosSr t udenhtas s becmoeo neo f tbheess tel lig anndm ospto pluabro oske vrew rtientf orb eignngi cnhess palyres. A vesratidlees igmna kesC hessT actifcosSr t udenitedsa flor i nedpendenstt uyda nd homweoraks w elals f orc hescsl uabn dc laososmri ntsrtuoicnT.h ew orkhsetef ormat enaebsls elcfo ercrtiowni tmhi inmadle pnedenec ond riechte lfprm o ac hescso cah, tecaheorr,p aernt. OrganizatiDoensailg n Eacohf t hfiesr tt hitreenc hatpersc onstisso f31 p roblmes: • ani tnordutcoryp aegp renstenig tchhaep tret atciwci tahs ampplroeb lem • two intsrtuicopnaagle cso natingi4 np roblewmist ehx palntaioonfts h ceo ercrtm ove sequnece(so)fe acphro blem • thirteepnro blepma egs,e accho natingi np2ro blmes,wh eerp robleamers p rensteed from ltehated s ffiicutlt ot hmeo std icffiult TheA nswerK ey TheA nswerK eyf oCrh essT actifcosSr t udenitsns ow bonud-itnh beo okYo.u ,t hceh ess tecahewri,dl elv leoypo uro wnp hiolsophayb ouhtow besttou set hAen wserK eyw ityhou r stuedntsM.a nyc oachfenisdt hastt undtelse abrens wth etnh yec onstut lhAen wserK ey onyla ftetr ehy'vceo mptleeda numebro fa ssigdn perolbmes.We aer altlem ptetdo l ook upa nwserbse fowree' vgevi eno ubre setff orta nde arlayc cetsosa nwsersc ani nertfere witghoo dl ernaign habtsi. Whati st heb estw ayt ou set hibso ok? Ther ecmomendedw ayt ou seC hessT actifcosSr t udenitss faolslw so: • Reviwe theus eo fs hrto algeacbin rottaioonnp agevsi aindi i x. • Assigtnh fier stp ro5b leomfse acchh aptrea sa no vevriwe toa l1l3t atci.cs • Uset heS tudenLto g poaneg 2 28a ndt oc hceke acsht uendt'asbl iilteyev l. • Havee acsht uendtc oercrtth pero bletmehsy 'vdeon ei nt hoev erview. • Aftesrt uendsth avec omplteetd hoev rveiwe,h avet hewmo rtkh oruhgt hbeo ok, chaptreb-yc hatper. • On caha ptre-bhy-aptcerb aissh,av es tudernetcso trhde pirorgr esso nt hSet udnet Lo,gp roiveddo np ag2e2 8. • Enocuarges tundstet oi denatnidfyp ractiec new-llyrenaetda tcicisnb otihsnt rtuiconal andr ecrieoantcahle sgsam es. VI Tot hSet udent WelcomteoC hessT actifcosSr t udentIsnt. h ibso oky,ou w idlsilco vret hsee certosf garndamsterp aly-aggresisvtea cttihctahs e ltpun r begninesri tnoe xpertPsl.ae ysr unfamilwiiattrhh estea ctwiilcblse a ty ourm ercy! Whati sa tactic? A tatciicsa move( osreq uene cofm ovest)ht ag viesy oua ni mmeidtaea dvnaatgeo vre youorp pnoent. Whata dvantadgoee sa tactgiicv e? Dependionngy ouro ppnoen'tsp oisito,n taat ciccan e nabylouet o • wian p eice • witnh eex chane-g thtear deo fa Knihgto rB isphf oor Rao ok • checaktmyeo uro ppnoent • darwa g amei nw hicyhou a er wabyeh idn inp ieecso ri np ostiion • forycoeu ro ppnoenttom ake gaa me-lionsmgo ve Whati sc overeidn t hibso ok? ChessT actifcosSr t udenctosv rest hirtenem ajroc hestsat cisc,o grainzeidtn oc haptres. Begningi cnhatpersp resentth meo stf reuqetnleyn ocuntreeda nde asiulnyd setrood tatcisc.L atrce haptresp resenlte sfsr euqentleyno cuntreeda ndm oer dffiicltuta tccis. A conucdlinchga ptreo fq uizzesg viesy oua chaent cor eveiwy ours kills. Whati st heb estw ayt ou set hibso ok? Tob eginm,ak e suery ouu ndesrtnads horta lgeabircn otatiTohni.n so tant iisdo sicussed ont hnee xttw o paegsS.h orta lgeabirct taniooinsu sedt hrougohuCth essT actifcosr Studenatnsd i st hfeo rimnw hicyho uw irlelc roda nswerst op roblems. For eparocbhl e,rm ecrodt hceo rremcotv es equene casi ncdait.eI difit s' Wh 'itet om ove," prentdey oua erp laytihnWhegi tep eiceasn dw riWhtiet e'csor remcotv esa ndB lcak's resnpsoeso n tbhlea lnikn persvo idde.O n sopmroeb lemyso,uw iwlrlit tweo posisbe llnies ofp laSyo.m em ovesa nds ymbolsa rew ritteonn t hel inefso ry ou.A ls,eo acphro blem hasa na ccompnayiHnign fto rh elwph eyno un eed it. Thefi rsstt eipnl ernaignt atcisci st ow orkt hferi sftvi ep robleimnse acchh aptreS.t awrti th Chaptr1e andc onntuiec haptreb-y-acphtrte hrouhgt hbeo okT.h iwsi glvile y oua n oveirvewof a ltlh mea jotrat cisac nd whiellyplo us talrto okfiornt gh eimn y ourd ay-toa-yd chesgsa meAsft.er c omptlientghf eri sfti vpero bleimns ecahcahp tre,go b acakn d comptleee acchh aptreA.t e acsht e,cp hecykou ra nswersi nt hAen swerK eyt om ake suery oua er wokrincgar eflyul.A StudenLto gi sp rovideodnp aeg 22f8ory out or ecrod yourp rogress. Vll ChesNso tation ChesTsa ctifcosSr t udenutsse ssh orta lgebranioct ation, thneo tateinodno rbsyet dh Uen itSetda tCehse sFse deration andc ommonulsyet dh rougthhoweuo tr tlodd aSyt.u dents shourledc otrhdea inrs weirnts h inso tation. 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