num_pages: 96
description: Tactical play is the nitty-gritty of chess. Its the stuff that players are trying to work out when they say to themselves If I go there and he goes there ... and then I check him with the knight ... now what can he do ... etc. At a social or weak club level virtually 100% of games are decided for tactical reasons. If you want to play good chess you have to understand tactics. Its that simple! Checkmate Tactics written by the greatest chess player of all time will help you achieve this goal.
language: English
title: Checkmate Tactics
publisher: Everyman Chess