Alburt,.Lev.&.Palatnik,.Sam.-.Chess.Tactics.for.the.Tournament.Player.(electronic.edition).pdf

Alburt,.Lev.&.Palatnik,.Sam.-.Chess.Tactics.for.the.Tournament.Player.(electronic.edition) 1.
Chess Tactics
for the
Tournament Player

by
Grandmasters
Sam Palatnik and Lev Alburt

with
FM Roman Pelts as
Special Editorial Consultant







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© Copyright 1995. Sam Palatnik and Lev Alburt.
All rights reserved.

2nd edition 1996.
eISBN 1-59062-166-2
Ebook edition published by
Originally published by:
Chess Information & Research Center
. Box 534
Gracie Station
New York, NY 10028-0005

Distribution to the book trade in North America by:
. Norton, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Editor: Mark Ishee
Special Editorial Consultant: Roman Pelts
Translator: Eric Schiller
Illustrator: Jami Anson
Cover: Mark Kostabi’s painting, “The Ultimate Sacrifice”

This book is also available in print as ISBN 1-889323-02-0.
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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Lesson One
Tactical Play
Lesson Two
Decoy
Deflection
Obstruction / Blocking
Pin
Skewer
Lesson Three
Clearing a Square
Clearing a Line
Clearing a Diagonal
Interference
Lesson Four
Double Attack
Discovered Attack
Discovered Check
4.
Double Check
X-Ray
In-Between Move
Lesson Five
Exploiting the Vulnerable King
Breaking Down the Defense
Removing the King’s Pawn Cover
Lesson Six The Sacrifice on f7
Sacrificing a Bishop on h7
Lasker’bination
The Sacrifice on g7
Lesson Seven
The Back Rank
The 7th rank
Overloading
Far Advanced Pawn
Lesson Eight
Stalemate
Perpetual Check
Pursuit
5.
Lesson Nine
Learning to Calculate Variations
Avoiding Errors in Calculation
Typical Psychological Errors
Author Biographies
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Foreword
Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player is the third volume in the
“Comprehensive Chess Course” series. This book assumes that the reader
is familiar with the rules of chess and with the basic concepts and tactical
ideas outlined in the previous volumes.
prehensive Chess Course originated in the form