Combinative Motifs

All other tactics books are small d*** energy compared to this one!

As a 1400 rated player who has never really devoted serious study time to tactics, I have found this book to be extremely helpful.I've only worked through the first 10p problems, but setting them up on a physical board and devoting whatever amount of time, sometimes it is upwards of 15-20 minutes to solve the tactic.Highly recommend this book to anyone looking to improve.

This is an old classic that’s still very relevant today. Apparently GM Grischuk used this book as a young student. Excellent

Maxim Blokh's excellent tactics training manual. I use this for any of my students who break the 1000 rating mark. I haven't found any puzzles which are violable (i.e. the puzzles and solutions are perfect). I use this book personally to edify me as a player (I need lots of edifying in chess :-D ). The layout by motif is very helpful, and factor in the gradient from elementary/easy to master level; it's difficult to imagine a more optimal arrangement, except digitally. A player can probably use just this book to take them beyond 1800 or more.

A good puzzle book is hard to find. For mid-to-strong players, practice tactical exercises are a must. The best puzzle books have (1)a variety of material, from simple warm up tactics to more complex positions suitable for 15 to 20 minute timed exercises, (2)clear diagrams, (3)sturdy bindings to hold up to alot of wear, and (4) at-a-glance solutions.Blokh's book meets all these criteria. The fact that both White and Black solutions are ingeniously combined in many of the puzzles is fascinating, and more than doubles the value of the puzzle -- practice calculating a winning solution when your opponent can him or herself kill you on the next move! That's real chess.Blokh's other, legendary, works -- his older, classic, set of puzzles, and the very popular CD/computer version of this product are unfamiliar to me. But this is a wonderful set of exercises, well presented. It is among the best puzzle books I have ever had.

The author of this book has a number of classic chess books and I was happy to get this faster that I thought possible. The material is well organized and is good to improve ones game.

Product met expectations.

Thank you so much. Very please with the timely delivered. I appreciate it.Laura

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