Need explanation of how tactics work? I suggest Starting Out: Chess Tactics and Checkmates by Ward, Power Chess for Kids by Hertan, & my Novice Nook The Seeds of Tactical DestructionĮmail from a student: "I've worked nearly 7,000 tactics problems on the website and have achieved a rating of 1451 max. However, interactive hints, scoring, timing, etc by software can add effectiveness to any grade content. Online sites with basic tactics explained: Predator at the Chessboard or the interactive Chess Tempo (or the usually less preferred Chess Tactics Server, which times problems). To emulate the Bain level on Chess Tempo, set the level of problems to ~900-1250.Īnother site with MANY basic problems from several books (hopefully all legal) is Improve Your Chess Tactics by Coffey. Obviously, great sets can come in the form of books, CD's, DVD's, flashcards - the form is not important for content. No crazy positions instead lots of problems featuring trapped pieces, removal of the guards, double attacks - normal stuff - not too many queen sacrifices, etc. Most of the problems are from normal looking positions that may occur frequently in games.So a problem set that is 75% or more material wins ("X to play and win") and less than 25% checkmates seems about right. In chess most games are won by attrition, not checkmates with equal material (what percentage of the games has the reader won with checkmate from a position of even material?). Most of the problems are to win material not checkmate.They should be building blocks for more difficult problems. They also have to be basic enough to either be single motif, or very easy double motif. All of the problems have to be easy enough to eventually be solved on recognition, within reason.TACTICS SETS: What makes for a great tactics set to form the basis for all later play? I claim: The following are book sets or lists of books of a certain type, such as I recommend for homework to my students. Questions about this page? Contact me, thanks!
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