Tactimania, Find the Winning Combination

Tacticmania is a puzzle book with a difference. Grandmaster Glenn Flear makes sure the puzzles are unfamiliar to the reader by selecting them only from games played by himself or his wife Christine. The puzzles start at a moderate level then get steadily more difficult. The reader will be challenged by the puzzles and entertained by the manga-style illustrations that feature throughout.

Glenn Flear is a respected grandmaster, author and coach. Early in his career, Glenn achieved one of the greatest-ever chess surprises when, as a last minute substitute, he won the London 1986 tournament ahead of a host of famous players. Glenn and Christine married during this event! Christine is a five-time French Women's Champion and their son James, a computer artist, created the illustrations.

Content:
005 Introduction

006 The Characters

010 Chapter 1 Mate is in the Air!

026 Chapter 2 Tactics for Tyros

051 Chapter 3 Deviate to Dominate

065 Chapter 4 On the Attack!

099 Chapter 5 Pinching Pieces and Pawns

122 Chapter 6 Punishing Precariously Placed Pieces

139 Chapter 7 Blunder-bashing

157 Chapter 8 Decisive Defence

175 Chapter 9 Excel in the Endgame!

197 Chapter 10 Until the Bitter End!

209 Chapter 11 Tricky Decisions

222 Chapter 12 Chess is not an Easy Game

241 Chapter 13 The Tactimania Test