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TacticsTower

How high can you climb?

Five hundred real-game puzzles. Nine levels. Each one is a little harder than the last. Start at the beginning and see how far you can get before the positions become too difficult. Record your highest level on the scorecard, practise, then come back and see if you can beat it. The goal is simple: keep solving and keep moving up.

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Tactics Tower, standing
Tactics Tower, open
The scorecard facing the start of Level 1.

Inside

  1. 500 puzzles, all from real games
  2. Nine levels, with each one harder than the last
  3. A scorecard to record your highest level
  4. Clear diagrams with room to write your line
  5. Answers only a short flip away

Every position is from a real game in the Lichess puzzle database, and every line is checked by Stockfish, the opponent’s replies included.

Who it is for

Anyone from improving beginner to strong club player. The levels find your limit for you.

Challenge yourself and improve.

The book

Puzzles500
LayoutFour to a page, answers every 20
LevelPuzzles rated 800–2600 on Lichess
Pages166
Trim6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm), paperback
AuthorCharles Davison
PublisherSixty-Four Press
ISBN978-87-977462-5-7

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Tactics Workbook

500 puzzles, mixed

Puzzles by Piece

480 puzzles, six chapters

Puzzles by Pattern

500 puzzles, eleven patterns