

Read the Introduction to Tactics Time, with its ‘you don’t have to be the 98lb weakling getting sand kicked in your face’ vibe, for a sense of what I mean.) The basic premise – that tactical study is the royal road to chess improvement, perhaps all the way to master – is sound. (HIs stated interest in self-improvement and Tony Robbins is not surprising given his prose.


Tim Brennan’s website reads like a giant infomercial, full of amazing promises and self-help buzzwords. Now, with the paperback sitting in front of me and the ebook on my Kindle, I’m vastly more skeptical. After a glance at the Amazon preview, I was skeptical. GM Fishbein and NM Wall give it nice plugs. I’ve heard a lot of chatter about Brennan and Carson’s Tactics Time. Also available as self-published Kindle version list price will vary dramatically. Tactics Time: 1001 Chess Tactics from the Real Games of Everyday Chess Players.
