

Masetti and Messa have created a great first tactics book. Chess masters and trainers Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa have done both: they explain the basic tactical ideas AND provide an enormous amount of exercises for each different theme. There are two types of books on tactics, those that introduce the concepts followed by some examples, and workbooks that contain numerous exercises. If this celebrated observation is true for the master, how much more so for beginners and casual players! If you want to win more games, nothing works better than training combinations. "A wonderful mix of various tactical motifs and a great assembly of exercises that really should be in every chess book collection.1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners Authorĭownload or Read Online 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners in PDF, Epub and KindleĬhess is 99% tactics. "It is impossible not to warm to this primer." "I would classify it more as an excellent practice tool for 'advanced' beginners, and a fun, convenient tactics review for intermediate players." "A nice puzzle book for beginners and players with some experience, nothing more, nothing less." Beginners will become stronger without being put under too much stress." "I recommend this work, exactly for what it wants to be: a workbook. Uwe Bekemann, German Correspondence Chess Federation: identify weak spots in the position of your opponentġ001 Chess Exercises for Beginners can also be used as a course text book, because only the most didactically productive exercises have been used.There are two types of books on tactics, those that introduce the concepts followed by some examples, and workbooks that contain numerous exercises.Ĭhess masters and trainers Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa have done both: they explain the basic tactical ideas AND provide an enormous amount of exercises for each different theme.

