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    Chess Tactics for Champions: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Tactics and Combinations the Polgar Way by Susan Polgar, Paul Truong

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    • Pub. Date: April 2006
    • 368pp
    • Sales Rank: 231,065

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      • Pub. Date: April 2006
      • Publisher: Random House Information Group
      • Format: Paperback, 368pp
      • Sales Rank: 231,065

      Synopsis

      Susan Polgar became the first female Grandmaster at age 15—and 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. In Chess 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

      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.

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      Great Bookby Tiruk

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      October 06, 2009: Very easy to read and understand. Grouped according to themes. Recommended for intermediate chess users and to brush up on your tactical skills.

      One of the best books on tactics for just beyond the beginner stageby Anonymous

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      December 27, 2008: There are dozens of fair to good books on tactics in print. So you have a lot of choices! If you have completed an introductory chess book (i.e. Chess for Everyone or Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess) you are ready for a book on tactics. Polgar's book is well-rounded and provides the most important type of tactics that the every day club player needs to know. You can start here (also a good book on chess traps covering typical opening tactics is good i.e. Winning Chess Traps) and then get more complex books on tactics as you get more advanced.

      I Also Recommend: Winning Chess Traps, Chess For Everyone, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess.


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