Mastering tactical ideas

For over fifty years, International Master, Dr. Nikolay Minev has been playing, researching, writing, lecturing and teaching chess. In this the first in a two volume series, Mastering Tactical Ideas, we have a compilation of his best, award winning, articles written over a twelve year span. We are presented with all the joy end emotion that Nikolay brings to his exploration of chess tactics. By carefully exploring the wealth of tactical patterns presented in these works, the student will become familiar with these recurring themes which can be used in their own games.