Csaba Balogh: Greatest 501 Puzzles

Chess Evolution, paperback, Englisch, ISBN: 978-83-934656-8-2, 241 Seiten, 2013.

From Practical Games of 2012, Part 2

The book contains 501 puzzles of different level with a huge range of tactical ideas. All the puzzles have been collected from practical games from May to December of the year 2012. The book consists of five chapters:

1. Easy (201 Puzzles)
2. Medium (167 Puzzles)
3. Hard (73 Puzzles)
4. Tests (50 Puzzles)
5. Top 10 (10 Puzzles)
All in all 501 puzzles.

In the "Easy", "Medium" and "Hard" sections, the puzzles are sorted according to the date of the game. The "Top 10" is based on the level of beauty of the puzzles.
I advice you to finish the first three chapters of the book before going to the "Tests" section. The "Easy" section is a good warm-up, but even here you might find some examples that could be a hard nut to crack. In the "Medium" section, you will need to find a silent place to concentrate better, some of the puzzles are already as hard as a walnut. For the "Hard" section you must be... hard! Some positions are very tough. Here, you should definitely pay more attention to the
"smiley" helpers, which might lead you in the right path.

Csaba Balogh was born on 19th March 1987. His current rating is 2672 and has been a Grandmaster since 2004. Balogh was the European individual U16 Champion in 2003, member of the Hungarian national team since 2005 and winner of the Fischer memorial Super Tournament in 2008, Heviz.

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