CT-Art 4.0 Chess Tactic Art

540 Pages·2015·1.38 MB·English

by  Blokh Maxim

Maxim Blokh Chess Tactics Art TOPICS
1. Annihilation of defence
1.1. Annihilation of the pieces defending other pieces
1.2. Annihilation of the pieces defending the back rank
1.3. Annihilation of the pieces defending the king, the most important squares and (cid:12)les
1.4. Annihilation of the pawns defending the most important squares and (cid:12)les
1.5. Annihilation of the pinning pieces
2. Distraction
2.1. Distraction of the pieces defending other pieces
2.2. Distraction of the pieces defending the back rank
2.3. Distraction of the pieces defending the most important (cid:12)les
2.4. Distraction of the pieces defending the most important squares
2.5. Distraction of the pawns
2.6. Unblocking the pawns with the help of distraction
2.7. Distraction of the pinning pieces
2.8. Distraction of the pieces carrying out the dangerous threats
3. Decoy
3.1. Decoy of a king to a mating net
3.2. Decoy to a knight fork
3.3. Decoy to a queen double attack
3.4. Decoy to a (cid:12)le blow
3.5. Exploiting an open attack
3.6. Decoy for a pin
3.7. Other cases of decoy
4. Open attack
4.1. Execution of an open attack
4.2. Removal of obstacles
4.3. Decoy to an attacked (cid:12)le
4.4. Decoy to a blow dealt by the piece moved away
4.5. Placement of the attacking piece to the (cid:12)le for attack
4.6. "Mill"
4.7. Exploiting an open attack in the attack on a king
5. Opening of a (cid:12)le
Maxim Blokh Chess Tactics Art TOPICS
5.1. The h- (a-) (cid:12)le
5.2. The g- (b-) (cid:12)le
5.3. The f- (c-) (cid:12)le
5.4. The d- and e-(cid:12)les
5.5. Ranks
5.6. The a1-h8 (h1-a8) diagonal
5.7. The a2-g8 (h7-b1) diagonal
5.8. Other diagonals
5.9. Conjunction of (cid:12)les, ranks and diagonals
6. Space clearance
6.1. File clearance
6.2. Rank clearance
6.3. Diagonal clearance
6.4. Clearance of several (cid:12)les
6.5. Square clearance
7. X-ray attack
8. Interception
8.1. Execution of interception
8.2. Interception of potentially important (cid:12)les
8.3. Double interception
8.4. Interception with distraction
8.5. Interception with decoy
8.6. Interception with open attack
8.7. Interception with space clearance
9. Blocking, encirclement
9.1. Smothered mate
9.2. Other methods of blocking a king
9.3. Blocking of the pieces and pawns protecting a king
9.4. Encirclement
10. Destruction of the pawn shelter
10.1. The king is defended by (cid:12)anchetto
Maxim Blokh Chess Tactics Art TOPICS
10.1.1. The bishop is absent
10.1.2. The (cid:12)anchettoed bishop defends a king
10.1.3. "Sieve" structure. A bishop is outside the "(cid:12)anchetto"
10.2. One pawn protects the king
10.3. Two pawns protect the king
10.4. Three pawns protect the king
10.4.1. The pawns are on f7, g7 and h6
10.4.2. The pawns are on f6, g7 and h7
10.4.3. The pawns are on f6, g7 and h6
10.4.4. The pawns are on f7, g7 and h7
10.4.5. Other pawn con(cid:12)gurations
10.5. A king is protected by the pawns placed on the sixth and (cid:12)fth ranks
10.6. Peculiarities of the attack in a Q-side castling position
10.7. Attack on an uncastled king
11. Pawn promotion
11.1. Pawn breakthrough
11.2. Distraction from a passed pawn
11.3. Interception or blocking
11.4. A pawn is promoted to a knight
11.5. Forcing necessary exchanges
11.6. Both opponents have dangerous passed pawns
11.7. Passed pawn supports the piece invasion of the back rank
11.8. Passed pawn takes part in the attack on a king
11.9. Conjunction of methods
12. Intermediate move. winning of a tempo
12.1. Intermediate move
12.2. Winning of a tempo
12.3. "Ignoring" the threat
13.Play for a stalemate
14.Restricting of material
15.Pursuit
Maxim Blokh Chess Tactics Art TOPICS
15.1. Pursuit of a king
15.2. Pursuit of a queen
16.Conjunction of tactical methods
16.1. Exploiting a passed pawn
16.2. Exploiting a double attack
16.2.1. Knight double attack
16.2.2. Bishop double attack
16.2.3. Rook double attack
16.2.4. Queen double attack
16.2.5. Conjunction of double attacks
16.3. Exploiting an open attack
16.4. Exploiting a pin
16.5. Counterblow by a "pinned" piece
16.6. Attack on a king
16.6.1. Threats along the back rank
16.6.2. Threats along the h-(cid:12)le
16.6.3. Attack on a king unprotected by the pawns
16.6.4. Attack on an uncastled king
16.6.5. "Dragging the king out"
16.6.6. A king is protected by (cid:12)anchetto
16.6.7. One pawn protects the king
16.6.8. Two pawns protect the king
16.6.9. Three pawns protect the king
16.7. Combinations to win material
16.8. Conjunction of threats to attack the king and to win material
16.8.1. Conjunction of threats to attack the king and the queen
16.8.2. Conjunction of threats to attack the king and to attack the other pieces

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