Kasparov's Winning Chess Tactics: How He Thinks, How He Chooses

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Summary: it's very good
Review: i like it very much

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Summary: Chess Tactics Clearly Explained
Review: One of Pandolfini's better works, Kasparov's Winning Chess Tactics really is instructive and fun to read. I am not a fan of Pandolfini. His books are mainly for the extreme novices, I know, but even so, they all seem so "gimmicky." Oh well, I don't want to be a snob but I will relay this bit of trivia: I've never heard anyone, in any club, tournament, or chat group, speak positvely of his Fireside series. However, this is worth buying if you can get it cheap.

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Summary: Uneven Effort
Review: This book is not a collection of one-move mates, queen sacrifices, or forced tactical sequences. It is a series of positions, actual and possible, from K's games, that Pandolfini analyzes in detail. However, the book is often irritating because Pandolfini's analysis is either wrong (according to Fritz, a GM-rated program) or his "hint" about the tactical trick in a postion("pin," "skewer," etc.) isn't what the diagram is really about. Still, there are plenty of the world champion's tricks in this book, enough to make it worthwhile if purchased cheaply.