what are good chess tactics puzzle books

[George Zhou]

what do you usually use to improve tactics? book or software? what are they,
what website do you play chess?
any suggestions are appreciated.
thanks

[James Williamson]

Re: what are good chess tactics puzzle books

what do you usually use to improve tactics? book or software? what are they,
what website do you play chess?
any suggestions are appreciated.
thanks

If you click on Strategy Games and Accessories at
the top of Chesstalk,it will take you to their online
store icon.Click on their online ,Click to visit our
online store.Click on chess books.Click on middle
games.There you find lots of books about tactics.;)

[Walter De Jong]

Re: what are good chess tactics puzzle books

My favorite is a program, CT ART:

http://www.strategygames.ca/boutique...=EN&code=O-916

A good book: Practical Chess Exercises

http://www.strategygames.ca/boutique...=EN&code=IA173

[Matthew Nicholson]

Re: what are good chess tactics puzzle books

I use chesstempo.com almost exclusively and I love it.

[Vlad Drkulec]

Re: what are good chess tactics puzzle books

what do you usually use to improve tactics? book or software? what are they,
what website do you play chess?
any suggestions are appreciated.
thanks

CT-Art is probably the best software for tactics training. It was popularized greatly by de la Maza's "Rapid Chess Improvement" though I think ultimately that he is on a slightly wrong track with his tactics only approach to chess.

Some decent recent tactics books are, " A Course in Chess Tactics" by Dejan Bojkov & Vladimir Georgiev.

http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/coursetactics.html

"Chess Tactics from Scratch 2nd Edition" by Martin Weteschnik

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/produc...in_weteschnik/

Also worthy of consideration are the two books "The Attacking Manual 1 and 2" by Jacob Aagaard.

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/produc...jacob_aagaard/

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/produc...jacob_aagaard/

A classic book on attacking chess is "Art of Attack" by Vladimir Vukovich

http://books.google.ca/books/about/A...AJ&redir_esc=y

A very recent english reprint of a classic Russian book is 1000 Checkmate Combinations by Victor Henkin.

http://books.google.ca/books/about/1...AJ&redir_esc=y

Actually you won't go too wrong with any of the books sold by Strategy and Games in this category:

http://strategygames.ca/boutique/sto...G&souscode=PRB

I have seen or purchased all of the books and software mentioned at Strategy and Games in Toronto. There are also many books that are out of print or slightly harder to get that are excellent for tactics training.

[James Williamson]

Re: what are good chess tactics puzzle books

I use chesstempo.com almost exclusively and I love it.

Like WOW!!!That is a great site.
Thx for sharing.

[George Zhou]

Re: what are good chess tactics puzzle books

CT-Art is probably the best software for tactics training. It was popularized greatly by de la Maza's "Rapid Chess Improvement" though I think ultimately that he is on a slightly wrong track with his tactics only approach to chess.

Some decent recent tactics books are, " A Course in Chess Tactics" by Dejan Bojkov & Vladimir Georgiev.

http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/coursetactics.html

"Chess Tactics from Scratch 2nd Edition" by Martin Weteschnik

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/produc...in_weteschnik/

Also worthy of consideration are the two books "The Attacking Manual 1 and 2" by Jacob Aagaard.

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/produc...jacob_aagaard/

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/produc...jacob_aagaard/

A classic book on attacking chess is "Art of Attack" by Vladimir Vukovich

http://books.google.ca/books/about/A...AJ&redir_esc=y

A very recent english reprint of a classic Russian book is 1000 Checkmate Combinations by Victor Henkin.

http://books.google.ca/books/about/1...AJ&redir_esc=y

Actually you won't go too wrong with any of the books sold by Strategy and Games in this category:

http://strategygames.ca/boutique/sto...G&souscode=PRB

I have seen or purchased all of the books and software mentioned at Strategy and Games in Toronto. There are also many books that are out of print or slightly harder to get that are excellent for tactics training.

Thanks very much Vlad and all other replies. I will try some of them.

[George Zhou]

Re: what are good chess tactics puzzle books

My favorite is a program, CT ART:

http://www.strategygames.ca/boutique...=EN&code=O-916

A good book: Practical Chess Exercises

http://www.strategygames.ca/boutique...=EN&code=IA173

thanks I bought the CT ART from Strategy store before.