Learn sure-fire tactics and combinations from one of the worlds top
chess players. Attack? Defend? Swap pieces? Tactics are the watchdogs of
strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or
ambush your opponent and quite possiblychange the course of a game in a
single move. Why play in a fog, only hoping that your opponent will
blunder when International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan can show you how
to put the tactics of the worlds chess legends to work for you. Choose
from the double attack, the pin, the skewer, deflection, the cor,
x-rays, windmills and many more time-tested tactics.Using classic board
situations arranged in chapters by tactical themes, Seirawan teaches you
how to: Plan your entire game from the very first move.Think ahead,
step-by-step, anticipating every obstacle your opponent can throw your
way. Position yourself for the smashing combination and endgame you've
always dreamed of. Board positions from actual games played by historys
great chess tacticians are provided throughout. Review tests for each
topic let you track your improvement. In no time you'll be playing
better, with more confidence than you ever thought possible.