Dan Heisman 
Back to Basics: Tactics 

Chess Tactics Can Be Fun!
This book is an introduction to the various kinds of basic chess tactics. With instructional material, examples, and problems of all types, the subject of chess tactics is covered comprehensively. There are approximately 500 examples ranging from too easy to very difficult!
Tactics are usually why most people find chess fun! This book will greatly enhance your enjoyment learning about – and benefiting from – the recurring patterns of tactics.
It is well established that the study of basic tactics is probably the single most important thing any beginner can do to improve at chess. This book will help you do that!
About the Author
National Master Dan Heisman is a chess writer and professional chess instructor in the Philadelphia arear. His best-selling chess book Looking for Trouble was one of the first chess books to highlight the importance of identifying possible tactical threats.
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