Learn Chess Tactics: Discover the Secrets of How to Win Chess Games

162 Pages·2004·8.533 MB·English

by  John Nunn

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Contents
4
Introduction
6
PrerequiasnidtS eysm bols
1 10
Fork
2 25
DiscoverAetdt ack
3 34
Pin
4 43
Skewer
5 46
Deflection
6 56
TrappePdi ece
7 62
Removintgh eG uard
8 65
Openinagn dC losinLgi nes
9 70
Back-Rank Mate
10 75
PawnP romotion
1 I 80
InB-etweeMno ves
I2 83
DefensiTvaec tics
13 89
Combinations
14 99
MiscellaneEoxuesr cises
Ill
Solutions
158
Indeoxf P layers
Itnorduction
Thsib ooaki mtsop roivdaeb ascioucr isecn h etscast iWcesw .id lelfi ant ea cttiobc e s ohar t­
teromp etria,ou nsifnogir ncmgo vewsh,i acihmf soa rni mmedaitceo nectgrea i(nsc uha sw in­
ninmga tiaelor rm aet)M.o scth egsasm aersde e iceddb yt acstA.it hc gihelree vllso,nt ge-rm
startiecgt hiniksia nlgsi omo prt,ab nutt eavmeonn ggsratn dmatcsattiepcrerssd oimante.
Thowsheo e jnyor aipd bolri tzw icalhlelera sdsby ea watrheta htfe sa ttehrte i -mleiittm.he
mortehb ea lasnhctitesfo wast rcadtsiA.ct l owleerv tecaltsia,cr eses e cpiaplrlelyve aanntd the
quiecswkta yf omro sptal yetroas hc iveeb etrtseeurl ttsoi miopsvrt eh ietrca tiacbialyli. t
Lerna CheTsasc tiicesss selnlptyri taaicciann la teuw,r itlhi tittnl hweea oyf t heeotridciasl­
cussTihofenri .sf ti cvhae ptdeerawsli tthhm eo stp oirmtaannfdtun damegnatmaeln- nwgii n
taicctfso:r dki,os vceedra ttapci,kns ,k ewaenrdd elfetci.oT nhef lolwoinsge vcehanp ters
covesrl ighteal dyv amnotcroiepcdCs ha.p t1e3dre sas lepicficawlilttyhhw ea yi nw hitchhe
basticact ieclaelm ecnabtne sl iendtk ogettofh oerrmm o ere loarba'tceo imanbitons'
Readsehrosun lodtt eh tahtii nsso atb ooakb oautttk aicnpgl ;at yhbea siiedcap ser steend
arteh otshewa itmn a tiaelrw,h iicsh thteos ckoertyih mneag x imnuumbm eorfp onit.Ts hus
yowui nlolfit n sdt arndad tatkaicncgo mbin(ate,i.t oghbn.eis s hsoapc roinfi coher7 dtohue­
blbesi hopi sfiacicentr)i h bso oTkh.e irisena n cya slteit ploei inncto v enrgai ttkaicncgo mbi­
natiwoitnhsoa ul te ngdtihsyc uosfas titkoaincnp gl aiygn e naelyr;oa ur ueni lekltyoa rriavate
posiitnwi hoinac d ho ubblsieh ospa icfircieps ossuinbllyeeos us haaivmefe odir ft r oamn
erailesrt a.Ig nre aelle is,fo mgea maersde e cibdyae d die rcatt tkoa nct heen emkyi nbguf.ta r
moraer weo nb yg ainmiantigea rl.
Thsetu rcutroefe acha pctihetsrh s ea m;te heei rasd icsussoifto hknee iyd ewaiste,hx am­
pleasn,td h etnhe ei rass ete xocefire ssf otrh ree atdoes roe lW.vi htiena cchha pttehree.x er­
ciessa roefg radudaitffiecdyu, sl tttairwnigt h sviemrpeylx eal mepasn wdo krinognt o more
compclaesxTe hser.e adesrto rnigasld ysv eitdos a trattC hpatearn wdo rsket daitlhyr ough
1
thbeo o,tk acktlhieenx gce iressa tt heen odf e acchha ptbeerf omroev ionntg o ntehxoetn . e
Threae sofnot rih iss ltahtcaethr a putsecero sn cdeepvtleosp iened a irelorne sm;o reotvheer ,
exceirstehse mseclovnetisamp ionr tiadnetaa nsad r neo tth eej rufsottr e stwihnegtt hheer
readheabsre epnay inagtet nitoTnh.ee ir as lasg oar duaiclner asiend iffilctutyho rughtohuet
booakn dl aitnce hprat esrosmp eo ianrtpesr esurmaetdth heabrne isnpgeo lultd eaitlina si n
theea irelcrhp ate.Tr hsfeni alp ctcheoarn soifass teostfe xceiressi wnh incohh iingsti e vna s
to thoerdm ifiefc lutTyh.e pseres etnhtree adweihrt s ai tusaitlmiaoitrnot hoafta no v-etrhe­
boargda m;te hmea idni effrenwchei,cc ahhn a drlbye a vioeddi,st hiantag amyeo duo 'nt
knowwh etthheerrr aeel ilssyo mentgth oi fbuoen d.
Thpeo sitairaeol fnlrs o rmae gla maensad l elx ceopnater fer ormce en(itscn e plya.
1990)
Thearrege o ods ornfesoatr hs iP.o sitiinbo onooskn s c ttaitcesnt dob eh eaivlryey cclewdi,t h
threse ulta s tlhhitagmltoy r seo phitsertdaei dcemara yw elfilnt dh haeth asse eagn o opdr o­
potrioofnt hpeo sitbieoofr.ne shI o peh atvaoev oitdhebidysd elierbaltyse tenegcr eliaorf
welnlo-wkenx ampalnfedos uc sionnpg o sitwihoiancrshre ce eennto ungothtoh avaep peared
frueeqntinlp iyr nIth .a vael asvoio deedse oirtce xampflaeetsu rtihnegmo eflst i tplreta iccal
INRTODUCTION 5
impocrett;ah nbioso fkou cseosni dewahsi occhc tuirma ent di maeg aainnwd h iacrhbe o und
toa rsiei nr eardsge'a messoo noerlrt a er.
Readmearybs e s ursperbdiyt hfea tchtia nt moaftn hyee x almeposn,pe al yerre siagfntse r
losai nlrgtae ivmeoldye asmto uonfmt a tae.lrT ihiisasr elfectoifto hfnea tchtma ot sotft he
exalmepasrt ea kferno m gbayim tneesrn oantapilly ae;ra stt hliesv leols,ti wnpogwa n(so trh e
equivawlihetonuctto) m pensiasut siuoaanlc layu ser egfsnoiarot nEi.v etnh leo sosfo ne
pawni,if it as c compbaynap i oesidio tndaildsv aantmaagybe ee, n ougahp lyfaeotrrot hrionw
thtewo e.Ol fc ou,ra stle owleerv tehlgesa mweo unlodr amlcloyn taifntuteehr e olfmo astse ­
ri,ba ulbtei nagp awonrt wuop i bs ountodg ivyeo auh easdt !aT rthilse aodnts o a nother
ponitI.wt o uhladv bee eena styoi c nuldoen ltcyat ilcesa dtioanl grag gea ionfm aetrailb,u t
thwiosu clrde aad teec epitmpiervses iMoanng.ya mearsde e cibdye cdtt aitchswa itan m ere
paw(noi rte sq uievn.atH l)avisneugcr eamd a etriaadlv agnett,ha pely aerre solsuwtaeapllsyl
thpei eocfepfsor, m otape sa wn fiannaddl ellyeir mvsa twei tthhe ext rqau een o(pipfo ntehnet
done'srte sfiirgtsn)I h. a vteh ereifnuocdrleesd o meex ampilnwe hsi tchhge a ionfm ataelir si
queim toedst.
Somec heksnso wlieadssg seu mbeuIdth , a vpeor vdieadq uircveksi iocnoru sient hfelo ­
lwoincgha ptReera.d mearylsk i et oh avaqe uick lotoosk e ieatf th eitrashen i uysn a fmirl ia
matebreifaoplrr eeo ecndgit ot hmea ipna ortf t hbeo oTkh.o wsheoh avree amdye arbloioekr
LeaCrnh ewssi blela blteos kitphp iersl imriycn hpaater.
Prerequiisetsa nd Symbols
Therlu eosft hgea maer aes usmeadn wdi ll
a b c de h
nobtec overientd h sbi oo.Tk heo thmeari n
8
preeqruieit issa k nolwedogfec hess nota­
tioInnt. hsb i oowkeu sael gebnroatiact ,i on 7
whicish wtohrel d-swatnidrddaef ocrh ess
6
notation.
5
Notation
3
2
a b c de g h
Thvee tricaanhdlo zroinltianloef ss q uares
ont hceh eosasrbadr gei vsepne cniaamle s.
Thev ecrtacilo luomfns sq rueaasr cea dl le
fileasn,d htohrei zroonswat racelal lerda nks.
In atbhoedv aieg raomnre a nakn d fiolnee
havbee emnar ekdI.f cyoouma prteh diisa ­
grawmi tthhp er ieovounsey ,owu i slelte h at
thseq rueaosn t hmea rkefidl heva en ames
rnunifnorgm ' ct o' c-8i'no thweorr ds
I'
theayls lat rwtih t 'a' Fotrh riesa stohne
c
markefidel i sc adlt lhe'e-c fileT'h es ame
Eacohft h6e4 s qrueaosn t hceh sebsroda pirnciapplpelt iote hsoe t hseerv teline Isn.
isg ivae unn qiuen amea,ss howinnt het hsea mwea tyh eei gshqtru seao nt hmear ked
abodvaieg r.aT mhen ameasrb ea soenda ranhka vnea mernusn ifnorgm ' a't4 o' 4h'
ssytme ofc oonrtadeisw,i tthhl eet tf or ighTth easele ln idn a ' 4s'o t hiiss lceadl the
direcbteiironengp s rneetebdyt hlee tt'ear'fs o urratknh.P a lyeorftser ne fteorr a nfkorsm
to' ha'n d btohtett ootm o dpi recbteiionntg h eoiwrnp erstpievsceof, oW rh itthese e c­
repsreeendbt yt hneu mebr'sIt 'o' 8' ondr anrknu sf orm' a'2t o' 2h'w heif lor
Thensaem erse miant hsea mneom atteBr lcakt hsee cornadnr ku nforsm ' a't7 o' h'7
whicshi doeft hbeo rady oua rleo okinTgh pe ieacrerese psreenitnet dhb ioso k by
frmo,s oi yfo aur Weh iett he'na' wl iblel figurnieass,f ol lwos:
neray ooun t hleet fw.h iilyfeo aur Bel acKki ng = 'it>
the'na' w] iblels t iauteodnt hfea sri de Qoufe en
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thbeoa r.d Rook = l:i.
PREREQIUSITAENSD S YMBOLS 7
Bsihop moveg.e enIrn,ai lonr deirne trtpoar m eotv e
Knight writteinnc h ensosto ants,iu cahs'4J e5'y,o u
=
Pawn havteofn id' e'o5 nt hbeo radt,h elonok f or a
=
Fgiuirneasroe f tuesne idnp irntcehde sksn igwhhtic cahmn o vteh ee.r Iafr neyo otu
nottiaoanst, h earyie dn epenodflen angtu agfema,i lrwi iatchh ensost attihisoc na nta ke
buftor re cdoirngga mients o urnampelnatyss­ omgee ntgtui setdob ,u wtih tp rcatiicbtee ­
eruss ulayul saes yesmto flt etewrhsi vcahr ­comesse connadt ure.
iefsr olmna guatgole a nguIanEg nge.l ishI,tf w poi eocfet shs ea mtey pceam no vteo
foerx maplteh,le et etrresep srentthiaenb go vet hsea mseq rueaf,oe rx amipfl er oonoa kls
sequeanrKce,e Q ,R ,B ,N ,P w hiilnGe e r­anfd lc abno tmho vteo d1 ,th etnh tew o
mant heayrK e,D ,T ,L ,S ,B . movaersde si tisnhgebudyia ddintghse t anrgt i
Whewn ritianm go vien c hensostt oian,fi laeft etrhp ei encmaee ( theuihste 'rl:f.a 1d'
firtsht e piigsei cvaeen ntd h etnhd ee stionra' ­.l:ldf aIc c'do irntgow hircoho k moved to
tisoqnru eaT.h e exciefspo ptrai womnno vse, d1.I) tfh sfi ialtsod istitnhgteuw iaosm hb ig­
whennop iencaem iesu s eTdh.u ask nighuto umso evst,h erna nakrsue s eidnt se:at dhus
movteof 3i sw ritte'n4J f3'w,h ialp ea wni rfo ookncs a1n cd7c abno tmho vteoc 5w,e
movteoe 4i wsr itstiemnp' le.y4I a'fm ovies writeei t'hl:I:!.e5rco' r ' .l:!7'ca 5sa popprarti.e
ac apttuhreean n ' xi'sw ritattfeentr h eP awpnr omoontasir weri tetnf,o erx ample,
piencaem. Pe awcnpa turfoersam n e xcep'­8aWi'm,e naintghW ahtie at dvanapc aewdn
ti,os ninicnte h ist hcoeair sgeil fin laoeft het oa 8a npdr omoittteoa dq ueen.
pawinws r ietnFt.o r exaap mapwlcnepa u,tr e Thfelo olwnigt abslmuema rzietsh aed ­di
forme 3t od 4i wsr it'teexnd 4' tiolsn yambuoesldsi n cthheens ost aitni on
Fnial,i lafym ovieas c hetchke' n+i 'asp ­thsbi ook:
pendteotd h meo vew,h ibllecak m oves Cihne ck +
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istoilaoarnpe r ecebdy'e d Doubclhee ck ++
Thfeo llowinaggr asdmhi oswosm ceh esMsa te #
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movaensh do wt heyw raiertnet. Castkliensg side0- 0
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Castqlueessei end 0-0-0
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Goomdo ve
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a b c de h Badm ove ?
8 Brilnltmi oave !!
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Seroiumsis take ??
7 =
Movewsh iacrhpe ra otf ag amaer gee ner­
6 alwlryi twtihetm no vneu mb.eF roserx am­
ple,i ashv eerrseyoh rgta mweh iaclhus soe s
5
somet hosefy mbgoilvsae bnvo e:e 4e 52
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.ltc44J c63Wi h54J f6??4Wi xf7#.t hNaao tt e
3 wheim tovaen idt fsol lowibnlcgakm ovaer e
givtehnse a mmeo vneu mebrI.nt hbioso k,
2
weu suajloligyna messo emwehrien t he
middslote h,fie r msotv gei vmeanyh avael ­
mosatn myo vneum be.Tr hrese uolfatg ame
mayb ei ndtiecadasf lolows:
Thefi vme arkemdo veasrw er ietn.t:b. 5., 1 -0 The geanmdiesna w ifno Wrh ite
�xb4.Wi,.e .7 .,�. x.d 4a+n .Udc 5.Y osu houl1/zd-1/z Thgea meen disna d raw
woroku wth ich caorrrrseopwo ntdows h ic0h- 1 Thgea meen disna w in Bflcoakr
8 LEARNC HESST ACTICS
evennatm esi nfoul ualtn uds oen loyna eb ­
Conventiso n breavtoiinn,a me'lC'yhf o'rC haomnpisihp'
Theear raef ewo thceorvn entioofnc sh ess
writiwnhgia crhwe o trhm eniton.iT nhgdei ­Material
agonlailno efs srqeousnta hceh esrsdb oaare
calsliemdp dliayg onaanlds thdeig aot­wCoh egsasm aersoe f tdeenc ibdyae dm aterial
nalfsro aml t oh 8a nhd lt oa 8a rcea llaeddv ant-awgheeo vehrat sh lera egra rmiys
londgi agonWaelr se.ft eoarp eicoen a p ra­liekltyow inIi.ts etaocs oym rpeap oas ition
tilcraus qrueaa sf,o erx almep',t phaew onn inw hiWchhi htaeas k nigahb tio,sp ha nad
e4'o r' teh4e- wpna'T hep lyaerasrc ela ledpa wann Bd lcakh ask ngaih atn d a pawn -
Whitaen Bdl acakn adr cea tpaiielzdT.h usc lreylaW hiet ibsi sahu opBp.u wth o has a
weh av'eW ihet'sb ishoorp' 'Bc lk'ase 5-matiaelar dvanwthaegWneh ihtaes q uae ,e n
pwan'H owee,vrw heia tnbdal c(kw hiotuta b ishaondpp aaw ann Bdl cakh as rtowook s
capsic)ta aanll bseou seads jcaetdeisrv,e fear­ntdw pow ansT?o answeqru essutciho ns,
rnigt ot hceo olusro ft hpei ecaesis n, 'tchhee syse-hrpsal vaweo rkoeudatt abolfme a ­
wheib tiosp'ho r' the bwlceaka kew -np'Oan tearlvi alfuoetrsh vea oruipsi eces:
thceh sebsrodat heea rr3e21 igshqtu araensd Pawn l
=
32d arskq uarIefss o.m cepa turrseeusil nt Knight 3
=
threme ovaolfe quaamlo unotfw sh iatned Bsihop 3
=
blamcakti ea,rwl es peoafk eaxnc hantghee;R ook 5
=
simpclaesset iosn wewh heiep tni ece Qaunede n 9
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onbel cakp ieocfet hsea mtey paer cea p­ Thista ballel oownteso w ork ouits who
tuerdR.a thceorun sfnig,lt yhceo mmomna ­aheaodnm atiea.rIl nt he exgaimvpelne
tearlai dvanotfar ogoefk o krn gihotrr ooka boWvhe ieth a9s+ 3+1 13w hiBlleca k
=
fors hboiipsr efetrora estd h ee xchanghea;1s 0 +21 2s,o W hieit osn peo i(nwhti ch
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thuwses peoafk' winntiheenx gc nhgaeI't iesq uivtaool neenw tnp u)ap T.h kei ndgo es
shobuelc dlr ef arotmhc eo ntwehxitc h mneoaftne ­atiuntr hseti balbee caluososefs t he
inogf' xecnhagei'is n etnded. kinegn dtshg ea mseo,i trslet aivvael iuase
In tbhoiowske a doapf te wa ddiitonamle naingcloenscsIe mtpu ts.bt ee mphiazsed
covnentiwohnisac rhfe a frr oumn eirvsianl t htaihtst a bolfme a tearlvi aluisearu sl oef
chewsrist iFnigr.,sm tolvyegsi vienbn o ldt humrba tthhearan s trilcwat.A patricru la
arteh oascueta lplalyy eidnt hgea mSee.c ­posimtaiyo nf avouro fpo ineeoc vete yrp e
ond,sl oymoef dtaihger acmosn taaroirwns anotahneidrnt , h ciasst ehv eau lense etdob e
idnicaptoiinngot fis mp ortaSnocleai.rd ­ modifiAesad g .e naelpri rnciapm latee,r ial
rowrse psreemnotv eascu talplalyy e,wd hilaed vantoafgt ew op oinitsss ufficietnot
dottaerodrw sr eepsrepnott enmtoivaeolsr wins,u jbcett oc ertapirvnoi s.Fo isrosfat l l,
threAa stmsa.'l Wlo' r ' B'b yt hsei odfet het hees rhobueln do compefnotsrha eetxt iroan
daigraimn dtiecwsah o tioms o vient hdei a­matiael-ri tfh eei rsam atiantgtk a,fco erx ­
grapmo si.t ion amplteh,me a tiaelrs ituaitsii reorlvnea nt.
Wheang amieqs u otweegd i,vt hene a mesC ompetnisocana tna kmea nfyro mss,o me
oft hpeal yearnsdt heev einntw hicthh eq ueis tubet,bl ucto mpseantfioomrna taelr i
gamteo opklc a.eO ftiennc hebsoso ykosu losnsom ralalrysi ewsh etnh mea taelri is
wilsleae v aertioyf a bebvriatuisdoe tnos s aicfircedde bleirla.ytI efi it sl oasctic den­
shotwht ey poefe veinnwt h itchhge a mwea s tal,lyt hecno mpensiasmt uicolhne l sieskl y
playIentd h.sib oowke w iluls uawlrliyt teoa rsiea,l thoupglyhae wrth hoie as b otuot
PREREQSUIITEASN DS YMBOLS 9
gaimna tesrhioauall ldw acyhse tcoks eief Wec asne heo wi mporwtianinnntmg a te­
hei sda mgainhgip so siioitnn t hpeor cessr.iia sbl,u g ta inmiatnegr iiesaa ilse sra tihda n
Secontdhlseyi ,dw ei tthh eex rta miaatled ronIefy. o aut taance kn empyie ey,co uorp ­
shosuitllhdla vseo mpea wnTsh.me a inw in­ponemnatyo verltohtoehk ar tbe,uo tn cyeo u
ninmge thwohde mna tearhieaials dt oe x­gebte yotnhbdee ginlneevtreh lii ss very un­
chanpgiee caensde veunatlplryo moat eu sual. Mhoewr eir loelfs tpteooann n dnd u l­
paw;in yfo duon 'hta vaen pya wnlfsett ,h isl iyfoyu trhe raHto.w t,h ecna,yn o auc hieve
ins'ptos sibFlieln.lat yh,ti wso -proluieans t­ thmea tiearl wghaiiicnsnh e cersyfs ovari c­
sumaecsc uprlayatO!e fc oursreia sttehhsie st o?rT yhaitst hseu jbceto ft hbioso .Tk heer
quesatsti oo nw haeo tnheei-rnpa tod vantaargseet daanrtda ctdieccvaeiwlsh iwcihmn a te­
ise noutgoh wUinnft.ou rnealtiyt,a ldle ­riianlt housoafgn admsee sv edrayyB .ei ng
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