Ebook: Coffeehouse Chess Tactics

In 1988, his autobiography?The Grass Arena? catapulted John Healy to worldwide literary fame. That harrowing tale described how Healy by discovering chess, escaped alcoholism, violence and crime. Many fans have wondered how Healy did as a chess player. In this book Healy uses over a hundred of his own games to show how unusual tactics or defensive motifs can turn the tide in any position. Along with the games the author describes in eloquent but brutal language the beautiful, sometimes terrible world of chess. The prologue?Blood Sport? is a fine piece of vintage Healy non-fiction. A must-buy book for chess lovers, tactics buffs and Healy fans.;Copyright Page -- Contents -- Blood Sport -- Check and Checkmate -- The Openings -- Tactical Weapons -- Trapped piece -- Removing the guard -- Overworked piece -- Decoy -- Double Attack -- The mighty queen -- Knight fork -- Power of the pawn -- Discovered attack -- Discovered check -- Pin -- Absolute pin -- Breaking the pin -- When the pin did not win -- Pawn Promotion -- The skewer -- Interception -- Controlling the queening square -- Connected passed pawns -- Attacking the King -- Checkmating the exposed king -- Corridor mate -- Smothered mate -- Queen and pawn mate -- Queen and bishop mate -- Two knights mate -- Demolishing the castled king's fortress -- Defence -- King in the centre -- Endgame Play -- Solutions to Exercises.