First Course In Chess Tactics

Learn all the fundamental chess tactics.
Win material by making forks, exploiting pins, creating skewers and discovered attacks.
Learn about other types of double attacks.
Trap the opponent pieces.
Learn to use deflection, remove the defender, interference and zwischenzug tactics.
Learn to checkmate the opponent using themed patterns such as Boden's mate, Greco’s mate and Epaulette mate.
Use multiple tactical themes in a combination.
Learn about mating nets to force the checkmate.
Learn and practice tactics that occur in endgames.
Learn the useful skill of defence.
Detailed solutions with text and diagrams for all the exercises.
Randomised exercises at the end of each chapter.