Steve Learns Chess

If you’ve taken lessons from Dan Heisman, or if you’ve followed his book recommendations, then you may have studied The Chess Tactics Workbook by Woolum. When I went through the whole book a couple of years ago, I compiled an errata list.

I thought others might find the list useful, so here it is. (I didn’t triple-check everything, but hey, it’s not my book. Let me know if you see any problems.)

• p17, diagram 4, 1 Bf4 Rxa2+ 2 Kmoves Nc6. Suggest instead 1 a4 followed by 2 Bf4
• p43, diagram 6, alternate solution 1 Ne6+ fxe6 2 Qxg7#
• p48, diagram 4, alternate solution 1 Bxa6 threatening either 2 Qc7# or 2 Qd8#
• p55, diagram 5, alternate solution 1 Rxc6+ Kd7 Qe6#
• p56, diagram 1, alternate solution 1 Qg6+ Kh8 Qxg7#
• p64, diagram 2, mate in 1 : 1 Bxd7#
• p64, diagram 2, mate in 1 : 1 Qe7#
• p65, diagram 2, alternate solution 1 Rge1 any Re8#
• p65, diagram 3, alternate solution 1 Rf5+ any Nf4#
• p69, diagram 3, no mate in 2. 1 Nxe6 Qf8
• p74, diagram 1, Given solution doesn’t match diagram. Solution: 1 Qe6 Qe8 2 Rh8#
• p79, diagram 5, White has two dark-squared bishops.
• p82, diagram 2, after 1 Nf6 Black has several moves that prevent mate on second move: Nf3+, Be4, Rh4
• p85, diagram 4, printed solution doesn’t make sense; one solution is 1 Ng6+ Kh7 2 Bg8#
• p89, diagram 3, mate in 1 is available: Qb5#. White has 3 knights on the board.
• p104, diagram 1, alternate solution with different idea: 1 Ba3 any 2 Kf8 any 3 Bb3#
• p108, diagram 2, 1st move in printed solution is impossible in the given position
• p111, diagram 1, printed solution doesn’t make sense; White has no Knight that can move 19 Nxg6.
• p115, diagram 4, illegal position; 2 White kings, no Black king
• p115, diagram 5, printed solution doesn’t make sense; White has no Knight for 1 Ng8+
• p116, diagram 3, alternate solution - 1 Bxg6 Re8 2 Qxh7+ Kf8 3 Qxf7# or 1 Bxg6 fxg6 2 Rxg6+ Kf7 Rg7# or 1 Bxg6 hxg6 2 Qh8#
• p123, diagram 4, 1 Re7+ isn’t mate Bxe7