Chess Target Practice: Battle Tactics for Every Square on the Board

By Bruce Pandolfini

Book Overview

From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes a comprehensive guide to battle tactics for every square on the board--for players of any level.

No matter where your opponent lands his piece on the board, Chess Target Practice teaches you how to successfully attack his position. By analyzing each and every square, Bruce Pandolfini helps players learn the appropriate tactics to zero in on the target and move in for the kill. Because different positions necessitate different attack plans, this one-of-a-kind strategy book offers tactics for each of the squares on the board, as well as outlines of:

The Enemy Move--your opponent's last move, which sets up the offensive opportunity
The Primary Target--the object of your attack
The Battle Tactic--the stratagem that achieves the winning position
The Response--the main winning line, no more than three moves deep
The Result--the anticipated outcome
The Attack Profile--an overview, in words, of the battle

Whether it's used as a study guide before a match, or as a reference during the rigors of competition, this guide offers a unique perspective and a decided advantage against opponents.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671795007
• ISBN13: 9780671795009
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

great for 1000-1500, good for 1500-1700, not for 1700+

I would like give this book 4.5 stars. It has 200+ puzzles, basically. Majority of them are good for 1000-1500. 1500-1700 rated people will benefit b/c of the practice, b/c there are definitely some tough ones. negative point: this idea of "target" really does not work evry well in real life. These should have been presented in different context. e.g. What is white's best move? Then, each could have been explained in terms what should have tipped off the reader to the break through tactics. It still deserves 4.5 stars b/c they are so many to practice with and they are all good ones (some are easy, sure, but not all). If you are over 1700, most likely you will not benefit from this.

Must-buy

I thought this was a neat book. This book explains how to handle hand to hand combat for each and every square. I would reccomend this book to all beginers.

An excellent exercise for honing and beginning chess skills

Bruce Pandolfini shows his true abilities as a chess coach and player by writing this introductory/continuation of the ancient game chess. The book covers every square of the board, going over such battle tactics as the more obvious skewer, fork, basic trapping, to the subtler pin and Zugswang. He shows and teaches the player how to recognize the piece to be exploited, and how to do it quickly and visciously, leaving your opponent floundering in your mighty wake. I highly recommend it as a starting point for anyone wanting to beat their opponent.