Tactics Time 2

This Tactics Time 2 is a chess tactics book built around real amateur games, so the exercises feel close to the positions you actually meet at the board. Tim Brennan and Anthea Carson use genuine game fragments rather than artificial puzzles, which makes the training practical and easy to relate to.

What this book focuses on

The idea behind Tactics Time 2 is simple: regular tactical practice is one of the most effective ways to improve your chess. Here, the examples come from thousands of games played by ordinary players, so the motifs, mistakes and tactical chances are drawn from real play rather than from composed studies.

That also means you are not working through a collection of abstract problems. There are no invented positions or endgame studies here, just training material based on authentic amateur games, with all their imperfections and all their value for learning.

Who it suits

This book is a strong choice for beginners and less experienced players who want to sharpen their tactical awareness without spending hours on opening theory or deep variation work. It is also well suited to children, junior players, coaches and club players at an early stage of development.

Publication details

• Product type: chess tactics book
• Authors: Tim Brennan and Anthea Carson
• Publisher: New in Chess
• Year of publication: 2014
• Binding: paperback
• Pages: 140
• Content: tactical exercises based on real amateur games

Key details

• Product type: chess tactics book
• Authors: Tim Brennan and Anthea Carson
• Publisher: New in Chess
• Year of publication: 2014
• Binding: paperback
• Pages: 140
• Focus: tactical exercises based on real amateur games
• Use: tactical training, home study, travel reading, coaching and classroom use