USEFUL INFORMATION FOR OUR DEAR READERS:
This book is the continuation of the successful puzzle-book series that started in 2012 and — due to the numerous positive feedback that we receive from our readers — has already reached the 11th edition. The new book contains 515 puzzles divided into three chapters. You will find a huge range of tactical ideas that you can use in your own games! All the puzzles have been collected from over the board and online games through- out the year 2021. In each section, the puzzles are sorted according to the date of the game. Th e book consists of three chapters: 1. Easy (270 Puzzles) 2. Medium (195 Puzzles) 3. Hard (50 Puzzles) All in all 515 puzzles created by the greatest masters of our time, such as Carls- en, Nepomniachtchi, Caruana, Ding Liren and many more. I advise you to try to solve all the combinations in each chapter one-by-one, because a less diffi cult solution from the “Easy” section might be even more brilliant from the beauty point of view than a “nutcracker” from the “Hard” ones. Even if a puzzle can be easily solved, it sharpens your tactical skills and makes it so much easier to fi nd solutions in a practical game, even under dif- fi cult circumstances. To be tactically sharp is one of the basic requirements for a successful chess player!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key to symbols 5
Preface 7
Introduction 9
Easy 11
Solutions to Easy 81
Medium 117
Solutions to Medium 167
Hard 203
Solutions to Hard 217
Index of players 229