'Chess is 99 per cent tactics' is an old saying. This may be an exaggeration, but even the remaining 1 per cent still depends on tactics. When Martin Weteschnik started working as a trainer in his local chess club, he quickly realised that even the stronger club players had great weaknesses in their tactical play. He also discovered that simply asking them to solve a huge number of puzzles did not fix the problem. These players clearly needed a good book, but when Weteschnik looked for it he found nothing suitable, so he decided to write it himself. But Weteschnik was not completely satisfied with the book and decided to restructure and rewrite it completely.
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Martin Weteschnik is a German chess master with years of experience in helping club players improve their play.
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199 of 212 people found the following review helpful:
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A unique approach to teaching chess tactics,
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This review is from: Understanding Chess Tactics (Paperback)
Learning the most important tactics and traps is cerainly one of the best ways to get results during your play. Not only are the examples used to cover tactical situations unique, they are explained in a way that makes them very understandable. If you are used to the usual workbook approach that basically has problems to solve and want a different approach you might consider giving "UNDERSTANDING CHESS TACTICS" a try.
71 of 76 people found the following review helpful:
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Good tactics book for someone who already understands basic tactics,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Understanding Chess Tactics (Paperback)
"UNDERSTANDING CHESS TACTICS" is a book on tactics for the advanced intermediate or advanced player who already has a solid knowledge of basic tactics. This is due to the difficulty of excercises and expectations that the author expects from the reader.
A very strong point of this book is that it is well organized and there is a logical progression in order that the tactics are given. Also, for the stronger player the book is very well worded, making it easy to understand what the author is saying. I highly recommend this as a tactics book after having read some more basic tactics books (i.e. "Learn Tactics" by Nunn, "Winning Chess Traps for Juniors; Tactics in the Opening" by Snyder). If you are 1500-2000 in playing ability you will not be disapointed with "UNDERSTANDING CHESS TACTICS".
54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
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Amazing.,
By William Fox "Que?" (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Understanding Chess Tactics (Paperback)
Understanding Chess Tactics lives up to its title exactly -- if you invest the time to read this book and absorb the material it contains, you will truly understand all of tactical motifs possible in a game of chess. This book probably has something for anyone under master strength in terms of learning more about chess. On the one hand, Weteschnik provides clear explanations of all of the tactical motifs, using simple examples with crisp visual diagrams; these are perfect for the beginner. On the other hand, Weteschnik goes on to challenge the reader with increasingly complex examples, and does not shy away from overlapping themes or involved positions. It is obvious that Weteschnik has put some thought into the mechanics of chess. He isolates the underlying visual patterns and positional elements that make each tactic possible, with a clarity and seeming simplicity that may be truly revolutionary in chess literature. Another of the book's many strong points are its many diagrams -- I was able to read (and re-read!) all of Understanding Chess Tactics without having to set up a single position on the board. Although this may not be true for all players, Weteschnik's diagrams are still very useful for identifying the underlying visual pattern recognition behind tactical themes. After reading through this book several times, I feel more confident than ever before in my understanding of tactical ideas (some of which I had not known existed). Weteschnik's final section on how to analyze the board in search of tactics was particularly eye opening, as was his introduction of the "reloader" as a tactical motif. I really cannot say enough good things about this book, and would recommend it to anyone interested in getting better at chess.
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