title: Tactics in the Chess Opening, COMPLETE: The Complete Series
author: Various Authors
description: "A high quality product that is particularly appropriate to give the average club and tournament player an overall grasp on the dangers and opportunities available in a given opening." -- <i>IM John Watson, TWIC</i><br /><br />"A large number of both subtle and unsubtle man-traps that can be used to gain easy points." -- <i>British Chess Magazine</i><br /><br />"A pleasurable way to master the fundamentals of tactical play." -- <i>IM John Donaldson</i><br /><br />"A plethora of well-annotated, extremely useful reference games." -- <i>Paul Motwani, The Scotsman</i><br /><br />"A very enjoyable book that will teach as well as entertain." -- <i>ChessVille</i><br /><br />"An excellent primer or book to stimulate ideas." -- <i>British Federation for Correspondence Chess</i><br /><br />"An excellent way to study." -- <i>Australian Chess Magazine</i><br /><br />"Lots of opening ideas that can be assimilated by everyone." -- <i>IM Jeremy Silman</i><br /><br />"The entire series would be a nice set to have available for studying, researching, and just having fun." -- <i>Delaware Chess Newsletter</i><br /><br />"There is so much chess value in these books!" -- <i>John Elburg Chess Reviews</i>
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  Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  TITLE PAGE
  
  
  
  
  
  KEY TO SYMBOLS
  
  
  
  
  
  PREFACE
  
  
  
  
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  
  
  
  
  BECOME A TACTICAL WIZARD
  
  
  
  
  
  TACTICS ACCORDING TO SMYSLOV
  
  
  
  
  
  CHECK
  
  
  
  
  
  PIN
  
  
  
  
  
  DOUBLE ATTACK
  
  
  
  
  
  UNPROTECTED PIECE
  
  
  
  
  
  ATTACK ON THE KING
  
  
  
  
  
  TYPICAL MATING MOTIFS AND ATTACKS
  
  
  
  
  
  MATING CONSTRUCTION
  
  
  
  
  
  DEFENSIVE TACTICS
  
  
  
  
  
  TACTICAL COMBINATIONS TO ACHIEVE PERPETUAL CHECK
  
  
  
  
  
  STALEMATE COMBINATIONS
  
  
  
  
  
  SACRIFICES USED TO ACHIEVE THEORETICALLY DRAWN POSITIONS OR FORTRESSES
  
  
  
  
  
  THE QUEEN SACRIFICE
  
  
  
  
  
  SACRIFICING THE QUEEN TO ACHIEVE A MATING CONSTRUCTION
  
  
  
  
  
  QUEEN SACRIFICE TO GAIN MATERIAL
  
  
  
  
  
  SACRIFICING THE QUEEN FOR A DRAW
  
  
  
  
  
  WARM UP
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 1-24
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 25-48
  
  
  
  
  
  TACTICS ACCORDING TO SMYSLOV 3
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 1-22
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 23-44
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 45-68
  
  
  
  
  
  MATING CONSTRUCTION 3
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 1-24
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercises 25-48
  
  
  
  
  
  TYPICAL MATING MOTIFS AND ATTACKS 3
  
  
  
  
  
  Exercis