Book Recap #38- Discussing 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know with Kevin Scull 14421r

20/03/2025

The Perpetual Chess Book Review series, Chess Books Recaptured is back, to discuss a new...

The Perpetual Chess Book Review series, Chess Books Recaptured is back, to discuss a new tactics primer that has been getting a lot of buzz, 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know by FM Frank Erwich. My guest co-host is Kevin Scull, the host of the Chess Journeys podcast, and a dedicated student of the game. Kevin wanted to discuss this book because he felt it filled a glaring void in the marketplace and that it helped his game a lot. Nonetheless, Kevin also had a few quibbles with the book, so he ed me to discuss the pros and cons of this book, which overall is quite a worthwhile addition to the libraries of intermediate players and chess trainers alike. Because this book is so visual by nature, we kept this conversation short, and also made a companion video showing a few positions. The link to that, as well as timestamps and topics mentioned are below.

Part 2 of this review, which looks at positions from the book, can be seen on The Perpetual Chess YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/vaQuEx2CBgQ

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0:02- Why did we choose this book?
Mentioned: GM Jacob Aagaard, Elizabeth Spiegel, Brooklyn Castle

0:06- Our quibbles with the book.

0:10- The structure of the book
Mentioned:
IM Kostya Kavutskiy’s review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC-Up1teylU

0:17:00-
Kevin’s Chessable course
https://www.chessable.com/chess-journeys-tactics-workbook-turning-knowledge-into-skill/course/268850/

Thanks to Kevin for helping out! Be sure to check out the Chess Journeys podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1kNbZLQE6JvbAyfOlv7ZNY?si=2c3d57c5c70349aa

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