She is the author. And in the preface she says that part of the combination she did, and the other part she took from her archive.
I didn’t pretend to criticise her, of course, but to give an example of mistakes from books published before authors could quickly use an engine to check the combinations.
Books on tactics in the pre-computer era
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torrubirubi wrote:
Recently I gave my students 34 puzzles from a book by Zusan Polgar from 1986. I really like some of your recent books (especially from the series “Learning Chess the Right Way” for beginners) and I was sure I didn’t have to check every puzzle for their correctness.
To my surprise, I found already two mistakes. Puzzle 6 is mate in three and not in two, the other one is incorrect because the proposed move is illegal because white’s king is under check. Funny that I “solved” this problem without realising that I was under check - the students showed me the irregularity.
To my surprise, I found already two mistakes. Puzzle 6 is mate in three and not in two, the other one is incorrect because the proposed move is illegal because white’s king is under check. Funny that I “solved” this problem without realising that I was under check - the students showed me the irregularity.
You sure it wasn't Lazlo Polgar's chess tactics book?
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I have a couple of copies of the book in my office, one hardcover and one paperback, and didn't think to look up the published date there or online. Just knew it was older 
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ItsNachoMove wrote:
What is the ISBN number? The title? Why are you not telling us this info? When I look up Polgar at Amazon, the earliest book I see from her is from 2002, not 1986. Sixteen years is a significant difference in age and chess development.
Why would she be writing a book back in 1986, not even male players did this while they were advancing. Nimzowitsch didn't write My System until he was almost 40. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess wasn't written until he was also almost 40. You are saying Susan Polgar wrote a book 8 years before Fischer when she was around 16? There are books and films about Magnus Carlsen, but I have yet to see number one in the world today have a book he wrote. Kasparov waited until near his retirement to write MGP. You can look up the dates on that one. Again, I highly doubt Susan wrote a book in 1986.
From Amazon:
From Wikipedia:
Thais book was published in German, "Schachmatt in 2 Zügen". I don't know if it was translated in English, I think it wasn't. ISBN 3-612-20179-4.
I didn't give this information before because I thought you will trust me.
This was Susan's first book, published at the age of 16. We should not forget that at the age of 14 she had already her own chess column in an Hungarian magazine ( in the Russian language), see p. 29 in her book "Queen of the Kings Game", 1997, and if you need it: ISBN 0-9657059-7).
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Martin_Stahl wrote:
torrubirubi wrote:
Recently I gave my students 34 puzzles from a book by Zusan Polgar from 1986. I really like some of your recent books (especially from the series “Learning Chess the Right Way” for beginners) and I was sure I didn’t have to check every puzzle for their correctness.
To my surprise, I found already two mistakes. Puzzle 6 is mate in three and not in two, the other one is incorrect because the proposed move is illegal because white’s king is under check. Funny that I “solved” this problem without realising that I was under check - the students showed me the irregularity.
To my surprise, I found already two mistakes. Puzzle 6 is mate in three and not in two, the other one is incorrect because the proposed move is illegal because white’s king is under check. Funny that I “solved” this problem without realising that I was under check - the students showed me the irregularity.
You sure it wasn't Lazlo Polgar's chess tactics book?
I am sure. I have also the book by the father, it was actually my first book on tactics.
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There are a lot of great books published in German but not in English, or were only translated to English much . Especially books originally published in Russian were translated to German in the German Democratic Republic.
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ItsNachoMove wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
torrubirubi wrote:
Recently I gave my students 34 puzzles from a book by Zusan Polgar from 1986. I really like some of your recent books (especially from the series “Learning Chess the Right Way” for beginners) and I was sure I didn’t have to check every puzzle for their correctness.
To my surprise, I found already two mistakes. Puzzle 6 is mate in three and not in two, the other one is incorrect because the proposed move is illegal because white’s king is under check. Funny that I “solved” this problem without realising that I was under check - the students showed me the irregularity.
To my surprise, I found already two mistakes. Puzzle 6 is mate in three and not in two, the other one is incorrect because the proposed move is illegal because white’s king is under check. Funny that I “solved” this problem without realising that I was under check - the students showed me the irregularity.
You sure it wasn't Lazlo Polgar's chess tactics book?
The popular one didn't come out until 1994.
https://www.amazon.de/Schach-matt-Zügen-Mattkombinationen-Schachspielerin/dp/3612201794
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SorryImAnon wrote:
torrubirubi wrote:
No. This was relevant until the end of the 1980s afaik.
That's interesting. Do you have a list of all the books that were not translated german to English? I could arrange them in PDF and write a little script to translate them to English and repost, could be interesting
I don't know. It is just that the really relevant books were translated like My System. And several books were recently translated. I guess that most books today published in German are soon published in English too, as for example Hickl's The Power of Pawns.
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"The Art Of Combination" by Maxim Blokh [ISBN-13: 978-1879479180} is the best chess book I have ever read.
Unfortunately it is out of print and very expensive.
Paperback: 170 pages; Publisher: Intl Chess Enterprises (February 1, 1994)
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Combination-Maxim-V-Blokh/dp/1879479184
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BISHOP_e3 wrote:
"The Art Of Combination" by Maxim Blokh [ISBN-13: 978-1879479180} is the best chess book I have ever read.
Unfortunately it is out of print and very expensive.
Paperback: 170 pages; Publisher: Intl Chess Enterprises (February 1, 1994)
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Combination-Maxim-V-Blokh/dp/1879479184
There are other versions of the book with different titles that include most, if not all the same puzzles, and some additional ones, as far as I'm aware.
I have a copy.
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The best book on tactics is the one you use regularly. If I could go back in time I would buy one book and only buy a second one after finishing the first. Books on the shelves are not helpful. I am planing to put almost all my books in the attic and keep only the really relevant books on the apartment. Focus is essential when you are learning something.
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I use John Bain's tactics for students atm which is pre-computer era (1990's counts as this, right?). Not that easy to get hold of a good copy now off Amazon and costs a bit. There are a few printed mistakes in it which the owner before me actually corrected in the book himself. I think it's a very good book.
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SorryImAnon wrote:
Asmo2k wrote:
I use John Bain's tactics for students atm which is pre-computer era (1990's counts as this, right?). Not that easy to get hold of a good copy now off Amazon and costs a bit. There are a few printed mistakes in it which the owner before me actually corrected in the book himself. I think it's a very good book.
Has it helped you?
It's helped loads. Probably biggest thing is that I think much more about my opponents moves now, rather than just my own. Maybe that's a result of playing out hundreds of forcing type moves/lines.
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SorryImAnon wrote:
Asmo2k wrote:
SorryImAnon wrote:
Asmo2k wrote:
I use John Bain's tactics for students atm which is pre-computer era (1990's counts as this, right?). Not that easy to get hold of a good copy now off Amazon and costs a bit. There are a few printed mistakes in it which the owner before me actually corrected in the book himself. I think it's a very good book.
Has it helped you?
It's helped loads. Probably biggest thing is that I think much more about my opponents moves now, rather than just my own. Maybe that's a result of playing out hundreds of forcing type moves/lines.
wanna play a few and strut your stuff ?
Appreciate the offer thanks, but I've literally just recent stopped playing online. Didn't like to keep checking games and was getting addictive.
To my surprise, I found already two mistakes. Puzzle 6 is mate in three and not in two, the other one is incorrect because the proposed move is illegal because white’s king is under check. Funny that I “solved” this problem without realising that I was under check - the students showed me the irregularity.