Chess Tactics for Students - John A. Bain

10th Anniversary Edition

Paperback, 250 pages

Chess Tactics for Students is a one-of-a-kind instructional workbook designed to help beginners acquire the skills of strong intermediate players. This workbook introduces thirteen basic chess tactics in a variety of frequently encountered positional patterns. With hints to guide them, students solve tactical problems and use algebraic notation to record their moves on large easy-to-correct worksheets

Chess Tactics for Students is based on sound educational principles and was field-tested extensively before publication during a four-year period with elementary, middle-school, and high-school students. Ten years after publication, Chess Tactics for Students has risen to the top of chess coaches' and parents' recommendation lists. This new edition is ideal for both classroom instruction and chess clubs.

Key Features of Chess Tactics for Students

• 224 pages of worksheets
• 434 carefully selected problems
• instruction sequenced in order of increasing difficulty
• chapters arranged in order of most frequently encountered tactics
• versatile format, enabling both independent study and group instruction

John Bain, M.S., a certified USCF tournament director and a specialist in curriculum design, teaches high school in Independence, Oregon.