Dan Heisman

A Guide to Chess Improvement features the very best of Dan Heisman’s multi-award winning chess column Novice Nook, which has run for the past ten years at the popular website ChessCafe.com. This book is full of valuable instruction, insight and practical advice on a wide range of key subjects: general improvement, thought processes, planning and strategy, tactics, endgame play, technique, time management and much more besides. Heisman has thoroughly revised, expanded and updated his work to produce an easy-to-navigate guide. He has also included brand new and exclusive columns. Any player from beginner to expert who is serious about improving their chess should read this book! *An essential guide to chess improvement *Covers in depth all the key areas of chess *Written by a distinguished chess instructor

The Best of Novice Nook

A Guide to Chess Improvement

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 comprehensively covered. Players benefit from recurring patterns of tactics and it 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! Tactics are usually why most people find chess fun! * with approximately 500+ examples ranging from too easy to very difficult!

Tactics

Back to Basics

You've just read a chess beginners' manual and learned the rules of the game, some simple tactics, maybe a few opening moves. What's next for the ambitious player? Everyone's Second Chess Book, of course! Acclaimed chess teacher Dan Heisman equips the not-quite-novice with the practical tools and knowledge needed to get started in competitive play: how to develop board vision; what to do when you're way ahead in material; how to avoid common mistakes in thinking; when to "believe" your opponent; even how to act properly at the chessboard. The author uses examples from inexperienced players to provide a wealth of common-sense advice, topping it off with a collection of illustrative games and practice puzzles. In this new and enhanced edition of a classic work, National Master Heisman adds chapters identifying the most important areas for the novice to focus on to advance to intermediate level; then exploring the dangers of stopping too soon when analyzing a position; and highlighting the value of making chess study fun so that the student will feel motivated to do the work. Read Everyone's Second Chess Book and start climbing up the ladder of chess success!

Everyone's Second Chess Book

In an guide to developing a more effective thinking process for chess, an instructor evaluates how players at all levels approach analytical positions and offers lessons based on his findings to help players avoid typical flaws.

The Improving Chess Thinker

Safety first! Success in chess begins with asking yourself the basic question, "Is the move that I'm considering a safe one?" The question may sound simple, but answering it is not so simple. National Master and award-winning chess instructor Dan Heisman has carefully selected more than 150 theoretical and tournament positions to show how a move may look safe but isn't, or how it can appear risky and still be the safest option on the board. Traditional tactics books tell you that your opponent's position is not safe, suggesting that as the player to move in the puzzle you can win material or deliver checkmate. Is Your Move Safe? concentrates instead on helping you to make sure that your opponent won't have any such tactics to find! Ranging from fairly easy to very difficult, the multiple-choice puzzles in this book will challenge most players from low intermediate to strong master. The answers are not all clear-cut - many of them are extensively analyzed and will have you digging deeply into the position. If you want a practical book to improve your ability to choose your moves, Is Your Move Safe? is just what you've been looking for!

Is Your Move Safe?

Identify and Deal with Threats! This book is written to address and underemphasized area of chess training and study, the identification of and reaction to threats. For beginning and intermediate-level players, the study of tactics is paramount. Almost all tactics books take the approach of providing a position where there is a forced win, checkmate, or draw. However Looking for Trouble – now in a revised and enlarged second edition – takes a different tack. It helps you to recognize threats by providing over 300 problems in which you focus on identifying and meeting threats in the opening, middlegame and endgame. The author’s clear explanations are presented in a manner that should greatly benefit players of all levels.

Recognizing and Meeting Threats in Chess

Looking for Trouble

La táctica puede ser divertida. Este libro es una introducción 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 razón 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 autor: El Maestro Nacional Dan Heisman es autor ajedrecístico 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.

De regreso a lo basico: Tactica

Teaches amateur chess players how to improve their chess skills so they can become better players.

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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 too easy to very difficult! 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. It 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!

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