In the World of Tactics [Paperback]

Anatoly Lein (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1886846111 | ISBN-13: 978-1886846111 | Publication Date: November 1998 | Edition: 1

In the World of Tactics, Volume 1, by Grandmaster Anatoly Lein

In the World of Tactics is the only collection of each year's finest chess combinations. See today's top-rated Grandmasters (including the World Champion!) conjure their tactical wizardry at "crunch time," in the toughest elite tournaments of 1997. Each diagram shows the decisive moment, when either careful precision is required, or else all the subtlety of a hammer-blow! Best of all, Grandmaster Anatoly Lein's renowned analytical spotlight illuminates the hidden variations, revealing why tempting alternatives were never played. The year's sharpest encounters, explained by a veteran professional Grandmaster.

In the World of Tactics is the perfect substitute for those endless magazine subscriptions, newspapers, bulletins and databases. Grandmaster Lein has selected the most instructive combinations of the year, gathering the very best of 1997 into one convenient and inexpensive volume. Want an overview of the year's top tournaments? Collecting tactical positions? Just looking to get better? Forget that dreary sifting and searching through reams of information, and let Grandmaster Lein cut through the clutter - you can't lose!

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Pickard & Son Pub; 1 edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886846111
• ISBN-13: 978-1886846111
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,515,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Please Do Not Buy This Book!!!, March 24, 2001

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Joshua J. Franz (Prior Lake, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the World of Tactics (Paperback)

It's dificult to describe just how worthless this "book" is. It really is that bad. I thought it looked like an interesting puzzle book. Boy was I wrong. All this guy did was to choose some so called key positions in some big tournaments and print diagrams of them stating white or black to move. Then at the end of each chapter he gives the game continuation as played by the players and some times includes what looks to be some computer analysis of cetain moves. That's it. Any body could have wrote this book. There was no original thought put into it at all. To bad (only in this case.) Chess games aren't copy righted. Also many of the games he chose weren't even that important, the only criterion for chosing them that he seemed to use was Geographic location. This book is deciving because it has a beautiful cover and great print quality. The publisher obviously cared a lot more about producing a good book than did the author.(If you can call him that). Please do not spend a penny on this book, if you do you'll be sorry.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Boy, do I agree with the above review..., March 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: In the World of Tactics (Paperback)

I read the above review and I bought the book anyway, mainly because Anatoly Lein did a great job with Sharpen Your Tactics. But this book really is worthless. What Lein does is stop at a point in the game where he thinks it is interesting and you guess the continuation. But then you look at the solution and there is no solution, only how the game continued (or how it should have continued). Apparently this book was the first of a series, but sales were probably so bad the publisher had no reason to continue it. A truly worthless chess puzzle book. Don't buy it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and instructive book - not for beginners, May 16, 2005

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HPaul - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the World of Tactics (Paperback)

In this fine book, Lein shows 200 complex positions from GM play in 1997, and the reader is invited to analyze the position and choose a continuation, as in the typical puzzle book. What is atypical, and seems to have bothered some reviewers, is that the continuations, though tactical, often don't lead to an immediate win. In other words, it's more like real chess. In many cases the result is a small advantage that must then be further exploited, and in other cases the tactic serves to avoid a loss. But Lein always gives the continuation to the end of the game or to a clearly winning position. If you're looking for an ordinary puzzle book for the bus ride to work, this may not be the one for you. Some of the positions may also be too subtle and complex for some readers. But if you're looking for something deeper and highly instructive, you'll find this book valuable, as I have.