SCHOOL OF CHESS TACTICS - volume 2 (introduction and explanation written by Fide Master Paul Dobrinetsky) Dear friends! I would like to invite you into the Fairyland of Chess Kingdom! The school of chess tactics will help you to increase your level of chess playing. The more (the more efficient) you work the better results you obtain! If you have solved correctly: 100 puzzles - your tactical chess rating is 1400 (4'* category) 300 puzzles - your tactical chess rating is 1600 (3" category) 500 puzzles - your tactical chess rating is 1800 (2"4 category) 800 puzzles - your tactical chess rating is 2000 (1% category) In the positions 1-30 and 121-360 we have got "swutual combinations" (double tasks). It means that White to move wins and when Black is to move - it also wins. You should solve these specific puzzles as you have the White pieces (and your task is to find a way to win) and next you should solve the same (starting) position with Black to move (your task is the same = also find a way to win, but this time for the opposite player). The author recommends solving systematically at least 6-12 chess puzzles. This way you can improve your tactical vision as much as calculation of variations! These skills should enable you play better and outplay your opponents with the use of tactics! Be careful and try to take advantage every time your opponent will give you the opportunity to do so! If you solve at least 400 chess puzzles correctly - it means you have won (passed) the queen competition! Congratulations! You are really very good at solving simple tactics! The book is directed especially to young players, coaches, trainers, instructors or parents. This chess puzzles book is recommended for players rated 1000-1700. May all your chess dreams come true in chess tournaments! Please notice that these puzzles are extremally useful for developing your chess intuition. Why? Because they contain Just the most necessary pieces for showing the specific tactical motifs (and ideas). It means there are many important ‘and usefid ideas included into every diagram. This way you are going to recognize these specific patterns at many more different (unknown) positions! With some additional excercises - you can try to steer vour game into one of these positions (ideas and motifs and immortall)) and exploit the weaknesses to gain a decisive advantage. The last step is to convert it into the mating final (if it haven't finished this way).FM Paul Dobrinetsky - School of Chess Tactics (all volumes) and other chess puzzle books - explanation to the most often used symbols and their meaning There are some symbols used in the books: you should know their meaning: a. Queen A#l - white to play| LO #1 - white to play . King B. Rook dQ. Bishop @ knight & - pawn — ¥& _ Queen attacks — B- Rook attacks > &. Bishop attacks > B- Knight attacks —> &. Pawn attacks +/- - white wins (white has got/ has gained a decisive advantage) and mates in one move | and mates in one move A#2 - black to play| BH2 - black to play and mates in two moves] and mates in two moves /M or A/A - white/black to move 73 W+8B - Queen and Rook attack > H+ - Rook and Bishop attack Vy, >0-0 [8] - attack on the castled King position Good luck - let the Caissa provide you a joy of chess and a lot of success!< a az < Wl ra ra \ W ra © © \ WY © 7 Sa . ae J So .. 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