Hertan Charles. Forcing Chess Moves: The Key to Better Calculation

New and Extended 4th Edition. — Chessable, Courses, Chess Tactics, Aug 28, 2018; New In Chess, 2019. — 520 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-856-9.💪 The Key To Better Calculation: UPGRADED to the new and extended 4th EditionWhy is it that your brain so often refuses to consider winning chess tactics?Every chess fan marvels at the wonderful combinations with which famous masters win games. How do they find those fantastic moves? Do they have a special vision? And why do computers outwit us tactically?Human bias and 'computer eyes'The new 2019 edition of Forcing Chess Moves proposes a revolutionary method for finding winning continuations. Charles Hertan has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key moves is often due to human bias.Your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural, he argues.This New and Extended Fourth Edition of Hertan’s award-winning modern classic includes 100 extra exercises with new and instructive combinations. There is a foreword by three-time US chess champion Joel Benjamin, and a special foreword to this new edition by Swedish Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson.We can no longer deny it, computers outdo us humans when it comes to tactical vision and brute force calculation. So why not learn from them? Charles Hertan’s radically different approach is: use COMPUTER EYES and always look for the most forcing move first!By studying forcing sequences according to Hertan's method you will:
💪 Develop analytical precision;
💪 Improve your tactical vision;
💪 Overcome human bias and staleness;
💪 Enjoy calculating difficult positions.In short: by recognizing moves that matter, you will win more games!Charles Hertan is a FIDE master from Massachusetts with several decades of experience as a chess coach. Instead of rehashing the usual classic examples he has unearthed hundreds of instructive combinations that appear here for the first time in print.WINNER: ChessCafe 2008 Book of the Year!SHORTLISTED: The Guardian Chess Book of the Year 2008Former US Champion Joel Benjamin:
"By organizing and explaining the nature of great chess moves Hertan has brought us all closer to being able to find them"Marsh Towers Chess Reviews:
"Hertan develops the reader's skills methodically, thus enabling each tactical lesson to be learned and absorbed properly"Erik Bouwmans, Schaaknieuws:
"Entertaining and instructive (..) you simply cannot stop looking"Dr Erik Rausch, Rochade Europa:
"An intensive training course for advanced players to improve their tactical vision and calculation (..) You will increase your tactical striking powers a lot"British Chess Magazine:
"This weighty tome is all about improving your tactical play"GM Danny King & Ronan Bennet, The Guardian:
"We're big fans of this book"Steve Goldberg, ChessCafe:
"When the clock is ticking away, and you have too many viable candidate moves to choose from, remember Hertan's advice"Carl Portman, FOCUS Magazine:
"A super book"Elisabeth Vicary, US Chess Federation Online:
"I love this book"