Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess Players (Tactics Time Chess Tactics Books Book 1)

Great book of puzzles, the book starts of with only a page of two of text, followed by well-formatted puzzle-solution combinations. The Kindle version conveniently offers just the board on one page, with a board plus solution on the next for easy reference, making it unnecessary to go back and forth for cross-checking the solution.Very interestingly, "Black to Play" puzzles have the board turned around so that black pieces are at the bottom; while this is very unusual in chess literature, it also makes it very easy to think as black!

1001 tactics for a casual player enough to reach FIDE ELO 1100 to FIDE ELO 1200. It is the same level as step 2 in step chess method. It is important to master these simple problems before moving on to more difficult problem.

Firstly this book is a dream to read on kindle for iPad. I have mine set to scroll continuously and it works great for this format.I like that the aim of the puzzle isn’t stated and that the situations are all from real games. Most of the puzzles are reasonably easy to resolve but there are some tricky ones in there. I like that a lot are simply grabbing hanging pieces which occurs so often in real games, especially short ones.Looking forward to vol2 and I hope Tim brings out more. We need these more straightforward tactic puzzles rather than those that take ages to work out. Thank you Tim and Anthea.

Do you read tons of books with detailed analysis but still lose games by missing relatively simple tactics? If so, you are one of the 99 percent who will never make master level but still want to improve. This book is for you and will help you recognise patterns which come up in everyday games - those situations where you just know that there has to be a good move but you can't quite work it out. The book is well laid out with puzzle/solution format rather than solutions at the back and black-to-move puzzles are shown from black's perspective (why do some show them from white's perspective?). A minor criticism is that some of the positions are so clearly won that there is more than one winning move but only one is given. Works excellently in kindle format and an absolute bargain. I intend to reread in the near future.

I have been a fan of Tim's 'Tactics Time' newsletter for years now, and always enjoy receiving it and digesting the contents. I've only just bought a Kindle though, and it was a while before I realised 'Hey all of Tim's tactics can go on here'. Slow brain you see, my rating only hovers around 1450-1500. No exaggeration though, I did the first seventeen exercises and then wiped the floor with a 1675 on Chessbase. Might not be the book, but you never know. I give four stars because although it's billed as error free I found in mistake in tactic #17 (should read Ne3). Statistically this means there are probably quite a few other errors too. But it's amazing to have all these tactics in your pocket and try one when you have a spare thirty seconds. Also, can't believe that at the time of writing there are only 14 reviews!

A great set of puzzles ranging from very easy to pretty difficult to solve but all exhibiting valuable chess tactics, some too readily missed. A worthwhile addition to any collection. The links to replay the games and try out new ideas are also invaluable.

I like this book. It has been well planned to take maximum advantage of the Kindle format. I have played through it myself and learned from it. Many of the problems are easy but they are from real game situations and needed to be seen and sometimes weren't. I run a junior chess club and I have seen these sorts of mistakes ie missing simple opportunities for gaining advantage, numerous times. I am also a member of a league club and these same omissions crop up from time to time in mine and other members games. I think they wil be less frequent in mine now because I have learned to recognise the conditions for the tactical opportunities to occur. No doubt the book will get described as being too easy but I know alot of players who would benefit from reading it. Very good value for money.