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De regreso a lo basico: Tactica
La táctica puede ser divertida. Este libro es una introduccia a los temas variados de táctica básica de ajedrez. Contiene material educativo, ejemplos y toda clase de problemas; la táctica del ajedrez está ampliamente cubierta. ¡Hay aproximadamente 500 ejemplos que van de lo sencillo a lo más complejo! ¡La táctica es la raza por la cual las personas encuentran al ajedrez divertido! Este libro hará que aumente grandemente el entusiasmo de aprender sobre los patrones tácticos recurrentes, y beneficiándose a su vez de este aprendizaje. Está bien demostrado que el estudio de la táctica básica es probablemente la cosa más importante que cualquier principiante puede hacer para mejorar en ajedrez. ¡Y este libro te ayudará a lograr eso! Sobre el El Maestro Nacional Dan Heisman es autor ajedrecÃstico e instructor profesional de ajedrez radicado en el área de Filadelfia. Su best-seller de ajedrez “Looking for trouble" ha sido uno de los primeros libros de ajedrez en subrayar la importancia de identificar posibles temas tácticos. Chess Tactics Can Be Fun This book is an introduction to the various kinds of basic chess tactics. With instructional material, examples, and problems of all types, the subject of chess tactics is covered comprehensively. There are approximately 500 examples ranging from easy to challenging! Tactics are usually why most people find chess fun! This book will greatly enhance your enjoyment learning about - and benefiting from - the recurring patterns of tactics. lt is well established that the study of basic tactics is probably the single most important thing any beginner can do to improve at chess. This book will help you do that! About the Author National Master Dan Heisman is a chess writer and professional chess instructor in the Philadelphia area. His best-selling chess book Lookingfor Trouble was one of the first chess books to highlight the importance of identifying possible tactical threats.
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First published June 30, 2007
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February 19, 2016
An awesome, intermediate-level chess tactics book. The chapter on counting alone makes this book worth it. After finishing the counting chapter, I was amazed at how many counting errors I had been making in my games. All other tactics are covered thoroughly as well, and there's even a chapter on defensive tactics, which I've yet to see in any tactics book.
January 4, 2019
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This is more of a reference manual as opposed to the sort of book one would read from cover to cover. At issue is whether or not someone can benefit from the content. It is targeted at novice chess players. Experienced or even intermediate players probably won't get much out of it.
If one wants to learn chess, a good place to start is by figuring out what an optimal opening position looks like. This can be found on the internet. Obviously you're never going to get a perfect position in real life but as long as you know what one looks like you know what you're trying to accomplish.
The next step is to figure out what to do with whatever opening you finish up with. For that you need tactics and this book will provide an excellent overview as to what you should look for, how to exploit your opponent's weakness and cover your own.
Once you understand tactics, you can go back and study various openings, their strengths and weaknesses and decide how you want to proceed, but once the first ten or so moves are complete, this is the material you need to move forward. I think the author has done a good job of organizing his material and I certainly recommend it for the beginning player.
This is more of a reference manual as opposed to the sort of book one would read from cover to cover. At issue is whether or not someone can benefit from the content. It is targeted at novice chess players. Experienced or even intermediate players probably won't get much out of it.
If one wants to learn chess, a good place to start is by figuring out what an optimal opening position looks like. This can be found on the internet. Obviously you're never going to get a perfect position in real life but as long as you know what one looks like you know what you're trying to accomplish.
The next step is to figure out what to do with whatever opening you finish up with. For that you need tactics and this book will provide an excellent overview as to what you should look for, how to exploit your opponent's weakness and cover your own.
Once you understand tactics, you can go back and study various openings, their strengths and weaknesses and decide how you want to proceed, but once the first ten or so moves are complete, this is the material you need to move forward. I think the author has done a good job of organizing his material and I certainly recommend it for the beginning player.
February 16, 2019
I was a beginner and this took my chess game up two or three notches. Understanding tactics is so important. Does a great job explaining the concepts and plenty of great exercises that challenge you and reinforce those concepts. Drill drill drill. Highly recommend for beginners.
December 16, 2025
Great tactics book. I liked the chessable course on this a lot.
August 19, 2008
Thjis is a good intro/refresher of tactical chess. Heisman's material on counting and piece safety is particularly good. Recommended for player below 1600.
April 25, 2023
An excellent guide to tactics in chess. Lots of problems to solve.
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