Winning chess tactics

250 Pages·2004·13.678 MB·English

by  Seirawan, Yasser, Silman, Jeremy

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Contents
Acknowledgments vn
Introduction IX
PART TactiacnsdC ombinations
1
CHAPTEORN E Definitions 3
CHAPTETRW O TheD oublAet tack 9
CHAPTETRH REE TheP in 35
CHAPTEFRO UR TheS kewer 47
CHAPTEFRI VE KinTga ctiacnsdC ombinations 51
CHAPTESRI X Deflection 73
CHAPTESRE VEN Batteoryn a nO penF iloer D iagonal 79
CHAPTEERI GHT TheP oweorf P awns 89
CHAPTER NINE TheD ecoy 99
CHAPTETRE N ClearanScaec rifice 105
CHAPTEERL EVEN X-Rayasn dW indmills 111
CHAPTETRW ELVE Zwischenzug 117
CHAPTETRH IRTEEN OtheKri ndosf D raws 119
PART2 GreaTta cticiaanndTs h eiGra mes
CHAPTEFRO URTEEN AdolAfn derss(e1n8 -118879) 153
CHAPTEFRI FTEEN PauMlo rph(y8 137-8184) 145
CHAPTESRI XTEEN RudolSfp ielma(n81n8 3-1942) 151
CHAPTESRE VENTEEN FranMka rsha(l81l7 7-9144) 157
CHAPTEERI GHTEEN AlexandAelre khi(n81e9 2-9146) 163
CHAPTENRI NETEEN MikhaTiall( 19369-912) 175
CHAPTETRW ENTY GarrKya spar(o91v6 3-) 158
WINNINCGH ESTSA CTICS
PART3 MoreT ests Saonldu tions
CHAPTETRW ENTY- ONE BasiTca ctics 199
CHAPTETRW ENTYT-WO AdvanceCdo mbinations 201
CHAPTETRW ENTY-THREEP rofessiCoonmabli nations 203
CHAPTERT WENTY- FOUR SolutitoonT se stfsr omP ar1t 205
CHAPTETRW ENTY-FIVE SolutitoonT se stfsr omP ar3t 223
Glossary 235
Index 249
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Acknowmleendts
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Introduction
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WINNICNHGE STSA CTICS
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