The TIMES WINNING MOVES derives its name from the weekly puzzle that GM Keene offers London Times readers each week. This book offers 500 positions to solve with hints before each diagram and solutions in the back. The positions are not grouped by theme, which can be either a plus or a minus. If you are trying to work on a tactical theme like the skewer it may be helpful to have many examples to do in a row. On the other hand in a real game no one will tell you to look for a pin – of course they won't even tell you there is something to look for in the position but this is another  matter.

The examples from this book are not drawn from any particular time period and most of them are likely to be new for the solver. They tend to be one to three movers, which is understandable considering the average reader of the Times chess column is probably a mid-level club player. I would say this book works best for players from 1600-2000. Note there is no index of players.