Originally posted by cheshirecatstevensI would just like to add a point about this book that was surprising and valuable to me.
Polgar: Chess
The first part of the book is composed of mate-in-ones. I laughed when I saw this, but when I started on them, some of them actually took me a bit to see the mate. There are ways to mate that I had never imagined- is was like the Kama Sutra of chess books.
It made me realize how many mating patterns I was unfamiliar with, and it made me apply myself to the book with greater gusto.
Paul
Originally posted by gundelI have an older version of his book, and it has twelve "mini-boards" before each section, highlighting the tactical theme for that chapter is it's purest form.
Blokh - Combinational Motifs. A great computer program CTART 3.0 is based on tactical problems from this book.
I review those positions before each OTB tournament, as I think it acts as a quick refresher of what is available at the board.