Tactical Play

In this second book in his School of Chess Excellence series, Mark Dvoretsky looks at combinations and tactical techniques and suggests methods for developing a player's ability to calculate. Using a number of fascinating examples, he also analyzes methods of attack and defense. The book also includes special test positions and questions to engage and instruct the reader.

Foreword

7

(2)

Part four Combinations and the calculation of variations

9

(112)

Combinative vision

10

(10)

Spots on the sun

20

(3)

Twin combinations

23

(4)

A prompt

27

(3)

Candidate moves

30

(9)

Paying attention to the opponent's possibilities

39

(6)

The method of elimination

45

(5)

Double attack

50

(5)

The trapped piece

55

(4)

The strength of a passed pawn

59

(4)

Don't let the king interfere!

63

(3)

Learn from your mistakes!

66

(5)

Beware - a trap!

71

(4)

Logic or intuition?

75

(5)

The checking of exercises

80

(7)

Is there a solution to the problem?

87

(3)

How many roads lead to Rome?

90

(4)

`Difficult in training - easy in battle!'

94

(5)

A combination which is impossible to find

99

(6)

A game played several times

105

(7)

Playing exercises

112

(6)

Exercises for analysis

118

(3)

Part five Attack and defence

121

(112)

Sacrifice or oversight?

122

(4)

`All that glitters is not gold'

126

(4)

Ten years later

130

(3)

Twenty years later

133

(4)

A pawn in return for castling

137

(3)

Was the attack irresistible?

140

(4)

Does the `ideal' style exist?

144

(7)

Fantastic!

151

(7)

Victory in the romantic style

158

(4)

Two attacks by Reiner Knaak

162

(3)

Djin attacks!

165

(3)

A decisive game

168

(6)

The spectators were delighted

174

(10)

Diamond cut diamond

184

(3)

The psychology of defence

187

(6)

Into the storm!

193

(7)

Bluff!

200

(3)

On the edge of the abyss

203

(6)

The positional exchange sacrifice

209

(4)

Two `French' endgames

213

(4)

It really is better to give up a pawn

217

(5)

Form your own opinion

222

(9)

Exercises for analysis

231

(2)

Solutions to exercises

233

(27)

Appendix

Index of exercises by thinking skills and types of problems to be solved

260

(2)

Index of players

262

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