This is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service. This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. Great tactical puzzles to read and very entertaining and it will improve your tactical abilities.įor more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: Show Details Necessary There are many chess tactics puzzles book out there that can help you better your tactical abilities such as "Tactics Time: 1001 Chess Tactics" and "Improve Your Chess Tactics".
Keep in mind that “an hour of tactics a day keeps the patzer away!” (even half an hour can do miracles sometimes).
HOW TO IMPROVE CHESS TACTICS HOW TO
first review how to take advantage of weak squares (strategic concept) and then solve a few tactical positions exploiting these weaknesses. You may try to study them simultaneously, e.g. Try to understand how they think and why they pick each move.įind the right balance between tactics and strategy. The only drawback is that these are intended for strong, master level players.Īnother idea you should know is pay attention to games annotated by top players. IM Mark Dvoretzky’s books are excellent in terms of studying the middlegame. Just like with strategy, try to find sources with the underlying ideas written out, not just wordless lines of obscure variations. Don’t forget about the classics, such as the games of Alekhine and Tal. You may want to buy both guides (which teach you about different types of tactics) and actual books with chess problems. There are tons of books on tactics for people of any chess level, as well as computer programs. However, the underlying factors in strategy and tactics (pins, destroying the defense, deflection, X-ray, etc.) are different. Tactics don’t appear out of nowhere (unless someone blunders), they are based on strategic principles. By “tactics” we mean chess combinations with sacrifices involved.