Have you always imagined yourself as one of those genius characters who can beat everyone they know at chess? Maybe you want to impress someone? Or maybe you want to win a bet? But you don't have months or years or a lifetime to master the game? That's ok Tournament winner and former chess champion James P. Wagner breaks down a few very straightforward and very simple tactics that can have you graduate from someone who knows how to play chess, to a "chess player" in the length of time it takes to finish this book.