In this book International Grandmaster and senior FIDE trainer Thomas Luther offers something
for all chess fans at amateur level. The ambitious tournament player can use it to improve his
playing strength. However not all chess fans have enough time for an extensive study of their
game in general and tactics in particular. In this case it is sufficient if the reader solves
a few exercises every day because even then he will learn a lot about this topic in the long
term. Meanwhile the pure chess gourmet is offered many interesting and entertaining examples
and comments to enjoy the diversity of his favorite game. The author takes the reader on a
journey from the beginnings of chess many centuries ago to the present day. Throughout history
smart players have found clever moves and techniques that are still used today. In detailed
texts the author explains the developments in the respective epochs and shows corresponding
interesting examples. In addition the book contains chapters on tactics in the endgame and on
all the subtleties related to the topic of stalemate. But don't worry all this is not boring
but extremely instructive and entertaining on top of that! In two longer series of tests the
reader can show how strong a tactician he already is - and what progress he has made after
working with this book. A large number of diagrams in the text ensure that the reader is always
able to find his or her way around and can largely get by without using a chessboard.
