Volume 2

Tactics: Calculation, Sacrifice and the Forcing Move

Seeing forced continuations and trusting them. Double attack, pin, deflection, clearance and quality sacrifices — plus the discipline of calculating a line to the end instead of stopping at the pretty move.

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What it covers

• Double attack, pin and deflection
• Clearance and quality sacrifices
• Calculating a forcing line to the end
• Recognising when a position is tactical at all
• Anderssen and Lasker games chosen for high density of forcing moves and clean finishes

What you will be able to do

• Spot forcing continuations instead of hoping for them
• Calculate a line to its end and trust the evaluation
• Tell a tactical position from a quiet one before you burn clock time
• Judge whether a sacrifice is sound or merely attractive

Inside this volume

1. 1. What makes a move forcing
2. 2. Double attack and the pin
3. 3. Deflection, clearance and interference
4. 4. Sound sacrifices vs. speculative ones
5. 5. Calculation method: candidate moves and stop rules
6. 6. Annotated games with high forcing density
7. 7. Exercises with solutions

Level: Intermediate (1000–1800) · 250 A4 pages per volume