The puzzles start at a moderate level, and then gradually get more difficult. One hundred training exercises are offered, in which the strongest female chess player in the world blows her opponents off the board with sparkling tactics. This workbook give you 120 pages to write your game tactics from the first move until the checkmate. The /r/chess wiki has a list of the best websites and the best books for solving tactical puzzles. Judit Polgar is known for her aggressive chess style, which makes her a perfect role model for this tactics training series.
If you blunder and lose a piece, and then happen to win the game anyway, that doesn't count as a sacrifice! Normally, a sacrifice occurs as part of a sequence of moves that include other tactics - sacrificing is a great way to decoy or deflect an enemy piece. Chess is 99 tactics, and tactics are built and exercised.
Of course, you should never give away your pieces for no reason. Working at these two programs will give an opportunity to practice more that 2500 exercises and reach the master level in tactics. Some grandmasters, such as former world champions Alexander Alekhine and Mikhail Tal, are especially popular with chess fans because their games contain many spectacular sacrifices. The offered didactic material is excellently systemized, it covers the main aspects of chess tactics and is proved in the work at training strong players many times. Play white first in each board (unless, of course, it is otherwise stated), and force material gains for white with the right tactics. In each board white can win material by force, if he chooses his moves wisely and utilizes the tactics described in the Chess/Tactics entry. For many players, when a sacrifice works it is one of the most exciting and appealing parts of the game, and many tournament brilliancy prizes have been awarded to players of beautiful sacrifices. Good chess players, then, must practice tactics. Because it is normally important to keep your pieces safe and avoid having them captured, sacrifices can have great surprise value. Puzzle Academy is now in public beta test. Suitable for players rated 800 (beginner) up to 2000 (expert). Introduction to Chess Tactics: SacrificesĪ sacrifice is when one player gives up a piece, either for nothing or in exchange for one of lesser value, in return for some other advantage. Learn and practice chess tactics systematically with Puzzle Academy Puzzle Academy now has more than 100,000 puzzles in 290 levels for learning 107 skills, making it the most comprehensive chess tactics course in the world.