Thank you again for encouraging me to get this book. This book and Predator at the Chessboard are my best books. Ault talks you through each step of each problem. I was able to get a good second hand hardback copy at a decent price, and I would urge anyone needing a good book on tactics (not just the same old stuff with short answers in the back) to find a copy. I'm having to learn descriptive notation, but it really does not get in the way of how clearly this book explains things. The Ault book came and is really wonderful and in very good condition. May I suggest you work through these books before acquiring any more tactics books at present? You have a nice selection already for a great base of beginner's knowledge. You write in your post that you have - Bain's Chess Tactics for Students, Winning Chess Tactics by Seirawan and The Chess Tutor on the way. It is not a book that can be rushed through and it will require tremendous thinking and patience on your part and I think you will enjoy it. In the book the author basically presents diagrams of positions, usually from grandmaster games, and ask the reader to find the best move for black to play and for white to play, and then presents the best move and explanation on the following page.
Since you state you have already purchased the book you will learn this soon enough yourself. I signed up on the forum to say that I have the 1975 hardcover edition of The Chess Tutor by Leslie Ault, and depending on the physical condition of the book you purchased, I think you made a sound purchase. Have any of you read this or know about it? I ask because I just ordered a used copy today from Amazon. In Predator at the Chessboard the author highly recommends (among other books) the Chess Tutor by Ault, p.
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