Lisitsin: Key Elements of Chess Tactics (paperback) Kids Systematically solving mating problems according

Systematically solving mating problems according to given topics is the best preparation for the real thing at the board

Whether you're a beginner

It was first mentioned in chess literature in the late 15th century

his column in the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT - the first article appeared in 1982 - has long been considered the classic among German chess columns

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Lisitsin: Key Elements of Chess Tactics (paperback) Kids Systematically solving mating problems accordingThe first ever complete English translations of this legendary manual Georgy Lisitsin (1909 72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess , which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian . Lisitsin broke down Strategy and