Lev Psakhis-Advanced Chess Tactics

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pdve

I just procured this book and it would be great if someone who has had a look at it can review it and suggest the best way to go about it.

alec85

It's an advanced tactics book through the analysis of games written for strong players rated around 2150-2360, This book can take at least 2 1/2 years for the player he intended it for to work through slowly and is not an easy read.

I think you'll find the book too hard and end up putting it on the shelf where it'll gather dust someone at your rating level is better off studying a book like The Basis of Combination in Chess by Julius Dumont:

http://www.amazon.com/Basis-Combination-Chess-Julius-Dumont/dp/0486236447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367780951&sr=1-1&keywords=the+basis+of+combination+in+chess

And a book like Learn Chess Tactics by John Nunn.....

http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Chess-Tactics-John-Nunn/dp/1901983986/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367781118&sr=1-3&keywords=chess+tactics

ThrillerFan

I got this book a little less than a year ago, went thru the first game, and determined I was better off going thru "Chess Lessons" by Popov first, and reading "The Grandmaster Battle Manual" now, and will read the book mentioned in this post sometime after that, and I speak as someone that was about 2030 in the middle of last year, so if you aren't at least an expert, and I would say a high expert (I intend to read this when I'm maybe 2150), you'll be lost!  Trust me!

pdve

i am still enjoying the book since i like tactics. also, because of the first chapter i am thinking of converting to the benoni defense from the king's indian.

pdve

isn't nunn's book a little too basic.