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Chess Tactics from Scratch
Understanding Chess Tactics
2nd edition
By
Martin Weteschnik
Quality Chess

First edition 2012 by Quality Chess UK Ltd
Copyright © 2012 Martin Weteschnik
CHESS TACTICS FROM SCRATCH
Understanding Chess Tactics 2nd edition
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Contents
Key to symbols used 4
Foreword by Tibor Karolyi 5
Foreword by the Publisher 5
What is this book about? 7
Introduction 13
ing Familiar with the Pieces! 17
2 The Pin 23
3 The Discovered Attack 51
4 The Reloader 75
5 The Double Attack 83
6 Overloading 101
7 Mate 107
8 Gain ofTempo/Intermediate Move 143
9 The X-ray Attack 161
10 Opening and Closing Lines munication 165
11 Status Examination 177
12 Candidate Moves 217
300 Test Positions 233
Name Index 335
Key to symbols used
White is slightly better
Black is slightly better
± White is better
+ Black is better
+- White has a decisive advantage
-+ Black has a decisive advantage
equality
co pensation
f! with counterplay
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