Puzzle Books

Any thoughts on good chess tactics puzzle book. Lots of good stuff on line but I want something for when I am not connected

A variety of tactical puzzles that gradually increase in difficulty and cover a wide range of tactical themes

nimzovich wrote:

What features are you seeking in tactical puzzle books?

For your level, buy the PC CD by Convekta, Chess Combinations Encyclopedia. Put it on Test Mode and do at least 20 problems a day.

That CD looks good but I think he's looking for a book. Although I guess he could just print a couple pages whenever he's going somewhere.

Chess School 1a and Chess School 1b, by Sergey Ivaschenko.

CHESS: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games. By Laszlo Polgar. 306 mate in ones, 3,412 mate in twos, 744 mate in threes, 600 miniature games, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations, plus solutions, etc. It should last you more than a weekend.  C :

For calculation, I would recommend your try perhaps the chess tempo website or maybe ct art. If you want to work away at pattern recognition, then the chess tactics server might suit your needs better. Or if you're in between, you can always take a look at some chess books on http://www.squidoo.com/chess-reference.

I have The Chess Tactics Workbook

http://www.amazon.com/The-Chess-Tactics-Workbook-Woolum/dp/0965906701/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1344575819&sr=8-17&keywords=Chess+tactics

And Pandolfini's Chess Challenges 111 Winning Engames (very small book)

http://www.amazon.com/Pandolfinis-Chess-Challenges-Winning-Endgames/dp/0375722068/ref=sr_1_16?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344576041&sr=1-16&keywords=pandolfini

I like them both. Check them out.

Instead of buying book, Use CT-Art Tactics.! OR if you really want a puzzlebook, i encourage you to buy Junn Nunn's book. 

How about subscribe to Chess.com premium membership to have access to unlimited tactics on database of chess.com, it also has Chess Mentor, and Video Lesson.

Just a suggestion. :)

Back to the topic:

How about the Ultimate Chess Puzzle book (Gambit) I don't remember the author. John Nunn's 365 Chess puzzles is also interesting.

The book I mentioned has far more.

totally agreed!

I think OP wanted something when he's not "connected". But all the other suggestion are great ideas too!