Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions

So. Look. This thing came out in like 1997, when a young teenage chess-player wanna be like me would buy the book because it gives off the "bought from the back of a magazine" vibe of "if you read this, women will love you for your macho chess move skills..." (psst. They aren't, a good sense of humor however...)So why 5 stars?Because the content and layout are excellent.Exercises on the left, solutions on the right page. No "flipping to the end of the chapter" nonsense. Just right there to look at if you need them.The diagrams are large and clear to understand. None of the "I can't tell which queen is white or black" problems that come with some other publishers.The puzzles (to me) seem to be progressive in difficulty, so you can see how you improve as you move along.Another thing. It says this is a "pocket book". Which to me means it has to fit in a pocket. And it does. It fits into a cargo-pocket on pants, or into my front pocket just fine.The answers are thorough enough to give you a good explanation, not just a list of moves, and brief enough to fit on one page.Rock solid book in my totally-not-a-grandmaster-opinion. (1049 USCF)

Siempre lo había visto pero no le había hecho mucho caso ya que la portada no es lo más normal en cuanto a libros de ajedrez. Pero no juzgues a un libro por su portada. Siempre he entrenado tácticas en lichess o en chess(punto)com y la verdad siento que las posiciones que vienen en este libro son superiores por muchas razones pero para mí la principal razón, es que te forza a calcular toda la línea, tanto la primera jugada como las respuestas del rival. Definitivamente vale cada centavo.

Now on its 3rd edition, it is one of my favourite tactics primers. Carry it everywhere and it’s great for when you have a few spare minutes.

Very good teaching for general knowledge and tactics paterns

The book has intriguing and challenging positions to assess. A very good learning tool in many respects.