SHARPEN YOUR CHESS TACTICS IN 7 DAYS by Gary Lane is an attractively priced guide to tactics for club level players (1200 to 2000) looking to sharpen their game. The English/Australian IM’s easy to read work is centered around a specific theme each day with key points illustrated by well chosen games.
One example Lane examines in detail to encourage creativity is the Thornton castling trap where White or Black picks up a Rook on b2 or b7 by a double attack with 0-0-0 or ...0-0-0. One of several games given on the theme is De Gleria - Hausrath, Essen 2000, 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 Qa5+ 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3? Nf6 7.Qd2?! cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nxe4! 9.Nxc6 Qxc3! 10.bxc3 Nxd2 11.Kxd2 dxc6 12.Rb1 Bf5! (13.Rxb7 0-0-0+).
SHARPEN YOUR CHESS TACTICS IN 7 DAYS will not replace standard puzzle books as part of every chess player’s training, but for club players looking for a fun way to get them interested in tactics it can be recommended.
