1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners by Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa is a tactics workbook tailored for new and casual players:
- Structured around 18 thematic chapters—such as “mate in one,” pins, skewers, discovered attacks, deflection, decoy, mixed motifs, up to “mate in four” and oddities—with 1,001 diagram puzzles (
- Each exercise comes with a hint pointing to the tactical idea (“look for a pin,” “mate in 3,” etc.), and all positions are illustrated on board diagrams.
- Chapters start with brief explanations of the motif; at the end, all solutions are clearly listed and page-referenced for easy navigation .
- Ideal for beginners (approx. 1500 Elo) to learn pattern recognition, spotting weak points, and visualizing combinations, and also valuable as a structured tactics trainer for more experienced players under timed conditions
- Published by New In Chess in 2012 (144 pp); a second expanded edition (~224 pp) is slated for 2025
In short, it’s a highly practical, no-frills tactics workbook: perfect for daily practice at any level from beginner to intermediate.
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