{"product_id":"extreme-chess-tactics-yochanan-afek-9781911465126","title":"Extreme Chess Tactics","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTactical ability requires knowledge and skills: knowledge of patterns and tactical methods, and the skill to recognize them, combine them, and calculate accurately.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book features both composed studies and real-game positions. Composed positions distil tactics into their purest form: nothing irrelevant is present on the board. We can focus purely on the key ideas, which makes them an ideal learning tool. As one of the world's greatest experts on chess composition, Yochanan Afek is the perfect man to select the best studies for this purpose. In over-the-board chess (in which Afek is also highly accomplished), the tactical ideas tend to be less complex, but they may prove harder to identify - unless they are already familiar to you. Afek provides a case in point in his introduction, where the stunning final move of the 2016 world championship could not possibly have been missed by those familiar with a previous game. All the real-game positions in this book are taken from games by world champions (male or female).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Following the structure of John Nunn's best-selling \u003ci\u003eLearn Chess Tactics\u003c\/i\u003e, in each chapter a theme is introduced and a number of examples are explained. Then the reader immediately gets to use this knowledge in a series of carefully selected exercises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yochanan Afek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911465120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911465126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gambit Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.70w x 0.70d","brand":"Yochanan Afek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989529854207,"sku":"9781911465126","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6eed05f4-3dfc-40fd-8110-066fe8644fbe.jpg?v=1683300027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/extreme-chess-tactics-yochanan-afek-9781911465126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}