Chess Tactics for Champions A step-by-step guide to using tactics and combinations the Polgar way

by Polgar, Susan; Truong, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780812936711
• ISBN10: 081293671X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-11
• Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games

Summary

Susan Polgar became the first female Grandmaster at age 15and it wasn't luck that got her there. Her use of tactics, combinations, and strategy during her games gave her the critical advantage she needed against her opponents. InChess Tactics for Champions, Polgar gives insight into the kind of thinking that chess champions rely on while playing the game, specifically the ability to recognize patterns and combinations. With coauthor Paul Truong, Susan Polgar teaches the tactics she learned from her father, Laszlo Polgar, one of the world's best chess coaches. Teaches players how to calculate the effect of a move in order to gain an edge over an opponent For intermediate to advanced chess players of all ages

Author Biography

Susan Polgar was a gold medalist at the 2004 Chess Olympiad. She is the current World Champion in Women's Chess and the top ranked female chess player in the United States.

Paul Truong is an eleven-time National Champion and was the captain and business manager of the 2004 U.S. Women's Olympiad Team.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Anatoly Karpov	vii
Preface: What Are Tactics in Chess?	ix
TACTICAL ELEMENTS TO WIN MATERIAL OR CHECKMATE
1. Forks and Double Attacks	3	(24)
2. Pins	27	(24)
3. Deflection/Removing the Guard	51	(24)
4. Discoveries	75	(14)
5. Double Check	89	(14)
6. Skewers	103	(14)
7. Trapping Pieces	117	(14)
8. Decoys	131	(14)
9. Intermediate Moves	145	(18)
10. Pawn Promotion	163	(14)
11. The Back-Rank Problem	177	(14)
12. Destroying the Castled King's Defenses	191	(15)
13. King Chase	206	(16)
14. Mixed Checkmates in Two Moves	222	(10)
15. Mixed Checkmates in Three Moves	232	(10)
16. Mixed Checkmates in Four Moves	242	(13)
TACTICS TO SAVE THE GAME
17. Game-Saving Combinations	255	(13)
18. Perpetual Check	268	(15)
19. Stalemate	283	(16)
OTHER IDEAS
20. Traps and Counter-Traps	299	(19)
21. Sibling Positions	318	(11)
22. Twenty-five Famous Combinations	329