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Great book for intermediate players, but there are only 300 problems, so it must be supplemented.

Great collection of problems unfortunately they are arranged by theme, instead of difficulty.

Personally, I find the First Challenge too easy and the Master Challenge too difficult so combining the tactics in both books, something that is necessary in any case to collect 1000 problems, may be the best strategy for the typical class player.

Ct Art 3.0 Full Version series#

A worthwhile series but make sure that the problems are suitable for you. Test Your Chess IQ: First Challenge, Test Your Chess IQ: Master Challenge, Test Your Chess IQ: Grandmaster Challenge by August Livshitz. The book's best feature is that it has over 1000 problems. Many exercises have errors in their solutions, however, so having access to a computer program is very helpful. You will have to do considerable homework before you start Seven Circles and then you will need to jump from book to book during the actual Seven Circles exercises.Ĭombination Challenge by Hays and Hall. The main shortcoming of this approach is that ordering the problems by difficulty is not easy. They tend to have only a few hundred tactical problems each so you will need a handful to collect 1000 problems. If you are 1200 or below, you might want to consider starting with a collection of Pandolfini books. He is most often associated with scholastic players, particularly Josh Waitzkin of Searching for Bobby Fischer fame, but the adult player can also benefit from reading his books. Pandolfini is one of the best (if not the best) chess author for beginners. Good introductory book with over 1,300 positions.Ĭhessercizes, More Chesseroizes: Checkmate!, Chess Target Practice, and Beginning Chess, all books by Bruce Pandolfini.

Ct Art 3.0 Full Version manual#

The Manual of Chess Combinations by Sergey Ivashchenko. Solve this problem by photocopying the book and then cutting out the tactical puzzles and rearranging them by difficulty. Unfortunately, it is arranged by theme so you will have to jump around the book to order the puzzles by difficulty. This book is difficult to find but it is often available at. Here are some books that I know to be adequate for this purpose:Ĭombinational Motifs by Blokh.

Please be advised that this option is far inferior to using CT-ART 3.0. If, for whatever reason, you absolutely cannot get access to a computer, you can, as a last resort, solve problems directly from a book. This will help you understand and analyse tactical positions.

Ct Art 3.0 Full Version install#

Once you have a computer, install ChessBase Light (from or one of the many other free chess programs that lets you enter a position and analyse it with a powerful computer chess engine. Since Seven Circles takes at least 200 hours you are valuing your time at less than two dollars an hour if you don't pony up the money to buy a computer. Not having a computer may double the amount of time that it takes to get through Seven Circles. The money you spend will be immediately returned to you when you start winning prizes at tournaments. New computers can be purchased with a monitor for under $400 and used computers can be purchased with a monitor for under $200. If you do not have access to a computer you should make every effort to get one.