
So, roll up your sleeves and prepare to ride herd on tactical fireworks and sharpen your tactical skills. The Magic of Chess Tactics helps you develop. Although basic tactics are explained in a number good books, complicated tactics the kind that separate tournament winners from the pack require intuition, imagination and precision. Dozens of exercises help reinforce the reader’s understanding of this complex subject matter. So to be a good chess player, you have to spend a lot of your training time on tactics. The reader will find the analysis comprehensive and challenging. Attacking with Bishops of Opposite Colors.The focus in this book is on attacking techniques and transformations. Like the first book, intended for advanced (Elo 1800+) players, this second volume puts special tactical motifs and themes under the analytical microscope.Ĭomplicated tactics – the kind that separate tournament winners from the pack – require intuition, imagination and precision. It was one of the first books to deal with tactics on high level. When released in 2002, the first volume of The Magic of Chess Tactics by FIDE Master Claus Dieter Meyer and German Grandmaster Karsten Müller was extremely popular. Welcome to the magical world of tactics!" –From the Foreword by Alexei Shirov.


"It's not easy to develop these qualities but I believe that the present book, full of examples and high quality analyses, will help you achieve that objective. It's hard to see and calculate perfectly on the board one needs intuition, imagination and precision. This book is about *complicated* chess tactics, the kind you sometimes need hours of analysis just to discover the truth of the position. For those simple tactics, old Koblentz books are more than enough. Things that computers see in a half-second. I still believe they are the basis of everything. First, simple kinds of combinations you need to know when you start to play chess. Karsten Müller is an International Grandmaster and co-author, along with Frank Lamprecht, of the highly acclaimed “Secrets of Pawn Endings” and “Fundamental Chess Endings.” "I have come to realise that there are basically two types of chess tactics. Claus Dieter Meyer, chess author and FIDE Master, is a well-known analyst and professional chess trainer. Aimed primarily at aspiring chess players from club to master level who seriously want to improve their chess understanding, The Magic of Chess Tactics provides examples selected for both their entertainment and instructional value – as well as detailed explanations and exercises. The Magic of Chess Tactics helps you develop these qualities. Although basic tactics are explained in a number good books, complicated tactics – the kind that separate tournament winners from the pack – require intuition, imagination and precision. So to be a good chess player, you have to spend a lot of your training time on tactics.

