Chess is 99% tactics. This celebrated observation is not only true for beginners but also for
club players (Elo 1500 - 2000). If you want to win more games nothing works better than
training your combination skills. There are two types of books on tactics: those that introduce
the concepts followed by some examples and workbooks that contain lots of exercises. FIDE
Master Frank Erwich has done both: he explains all the key tactical ideas AND provides an
enormous amount of exercises for each different theme. Erwich has created a complete tactics
book for ambitious club and tournament players. He takes you to the next level of identifying
weak spots in the position of your opponent recognizing patterns of combinations visualizing
tricks and calculating effectively. Erwich has also included a new and important element: tests
that will improve your defensive skills. 1001 Chess Exercises for Club Players is not a
freewheeling collection of puzzles. It serves as a course text book because only the most
didactically productive exercises are featured. Every chapter starts with easy examples but
don't worry: the level of difficulty will steadily increase.
