One of the charms of the game of chess is the interplay between tactics and strategy. Tactics refers to "traps", "tricks" or "combinations" that achieve checkmate or material advantage within a few moves (more or less) while strategy refers to achieving long-term goals through the proper development or arrangement of the pieces on the board in the absence of any short-term opportunities.
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One of the charms of the game of chess is the interplay between tactics and strategy. Tactics refers to "traps", "tricks" or "combinations" that achieve checkmate or material advantage within a few moves (more or less) while strategy refers to achieving long-term goals through the proper development or arrangement of the pieces on the board in the absence of any short-term opportunities.
Further reading
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John Nunn: Understanding Chess move by move, Gambit 2001. A top player explains the thinking behind every single move of several master class games.
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Jeremy Silman: The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery, Siles Press 1999. A chess teacher analyzes and corrects the thinking of advanced beginners.
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James Eade: Chess for Dummies. As comprehensive as one can get for beginners, this book in the familiar yellow format has the added advantage of being generally available in bookstores that know nothing about chess.
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