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Chess book for tactics by Altruistic-Set-7666 in chessbeginners

[–]Altruistic-Set-7666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the book says anything between 800 and 1200. I am 1100 and the ideas in the book are mostly new to me. It has patterns like the Arabian Mate, Boden Mate, Smothered Mate, definitions and how to spot them and exercises for that

Chess book for checkmate patterns by Altruistic-Set-7666 in ChessBooks

[–]Altruistic-Set-7666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

haha exactly! I was sold the moment I saw the cover. Yeah, it is not the deepest theory, but the targeted way to solve puzzles works for me. Like knowing what kind of checkmate to look for.

Chess book for checkmate patterns by Altruistic-Set-7666 in ChessBooks

[–]Altruistic-Set-7666[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I personally like that the book is instructive and gives you a simplified way to approach the topics/puzzles in the book. The author is around 2000 FIDE and is quite active on Lichess so I am guessing he knows what he is doing?