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The Tactics Ladder, Vol. II, Blue Series: 1000 Opening and Middlegame Puzzles, A Chess Tactics Book for Intermediate Players 1400 FIDE Level Copertina flessibile – 2 febbraio 2022

Edizione Inglese di Martin B. Justesen (Autore)
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Do you want to try out a new systematic chess training method? If yes, then read here:

The Tactics Ladder

Many improving players are told to use either the Yusupov's 9-book series or the Woodpecker-book to improve their tactical skills. These books are however quite hard for most intermediate players. The idea behind the woodpecker method is quite interesting, which is to repeat the puzzles 7 times in cycles. The book however only has 222 easy puzzles, before the level gets harder.

The goal with this book training series is to create a training material that makes it possible to use spaced repetition on a large number of puzzles on an even level.

This book includes:
  • 1000 of the highest user-appreciated puzzles out of a database of 2,1 million puzzles.
  • A methodical approach to tactics training to gain flow
  • A tracking table to follow your progress
  • For chess players rated between 1200 to 1600 FIDE

To do this I have used the Lichess puzzle database. It contains 2,132,989 chess puzzles that are rated and tagged. This has given me the opportunity to select puzzles of the same difficulty throughout this book. In this way, you should not experience that you run your head against the wall, but that you reach a good flow while solving. The Lichess data suggest that there is a good correlation between puzzle-solving abilities by puzzle rating) and chess-playing ability.

This is not science but can be used as a guide. I plan to make two books (one book on the opening/middlegame and one on the endgame) for each step with 1000 puzzles in each. If I succeed, the Tactical Ladder series will be 16 books and contain 16.000 puzzles. I have decided to make the intermediate books (1400-1600 FIDE rating) first and then we will see how it goes. This will, to my knowledge, be the largest chess puzzle collection ever published in print (if I succeed). It will also give the reader a chance to find a book that fits perfectly, not too hard, not too easy.

Puzzle selection

The book contains 10 chapters with 100 puzzles in each. Each chapter has a specific theme, while the last chapter is a test with mixed puzzles. The Endgame books will focus on the motifs that occur in the relationship between the pieces, e.g. tactical patterns that occur in Rook endgames. The middlegame and opening books will focus more on specific motifs like forks, pins, skewers, attacking the castled king, and so on. In order to sort out bad puzzles, I have used the Lichess data.

To sort out bad puzzles I have used the Lichess data. The user upvotes and downvotes each puzzle after each try. The puzzle is then given a popularity rating and only the best-rated puzzles have been used for this book.

The Solutions

The solutions given to the puzzles are without any explanations, variations, and annotations. The solutions are “only moves”, which means that you need to find them in order to solve the puzzles correctly. You might find other solutions, but one of your variations should match the solution given in the book.
If you are searching for a book with explanations and guidance, this series is not for you.

The Proposed Method

It is suggested that you solve each chapter 3 times. The best method is to write down the solution on paper and check the solutions afterward

The book includes a tracking table where you can fill out your results. Aim for scoring 90/100 puzzles or 90 % in each chapter. I suggest that you give 1 point for having found the full solution, and ½ point if you write the correct move but do not write down the full solution.

Donation to Lichess

To support Lichess stay a free chess platform and as a sign of gratitude for providing the foundation for this series 10 % of the royalties will be donated to Lichess.
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  1. Lunghezza stampa
    209 pagine
  2. Lingua
    Inglese
  3. Data di pubblicazione
    2 febbraio 2022
  4. Dimensioni
    21.59 x 1.22 x 27.94 cm
  5. ISBN-13
    979-8407903321
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09RM5HQK9
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Independently published (2 febbraio 2022)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina flessibile ‏ : ‎ 209 pagine
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8407903321
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 549 g
  • Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 1.22 x 27.94 cm
  • Posizione nella classifica Bestseller di Amazon: n. 330,976 in Libri in inglese
  • Recensioni dei clienti:
    4,5 4,5 su 5 stelle 11 voti

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Sholom Simon
5,0 su 5 stelle Excellent mid-level puzzle book
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 5 marzo 2023
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I'm around 1100 USCF. I find the puzzles challenging and a bit time consuming -- but 90% are doable for me. I'd say anyone from 1050 thru 1600 would benefit. (Bonus:10% of royalties go to lichess). The difference between a 1000 and 1400 player is mostly tactics, and so a book like this is just the ticket we need. At $9.99, this is a no-brainer; a wise investment.
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5,0 su 5 stelle Excellent middle game tactics book.
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I prefer tactics books over online trainers (although I use the trainers too!) and this is an excellent book for that purpose. As described by the author, this book contains 1000 tactics puzzles gleaned from the database of Lichess of actual online games, separated into ten theme-based chapters. I'm working my way through this book and Volume I at the same time. I'm only partway through the first chapter now (Forks) but I plan to spend many hours on both of the books. So far, I've found this middle game / opening book to be easier than the similarly rated endgame book; but most likely it's because I'm horrible at endgames (thus the need for the tactics work!!); and I am able to visualize middlegame positions much better.
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