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Smith/Tikkanen: The Woodpecker Method (paperback) topmaterial Chess is a game ofThe Woodpecker Method is the name given by Axel Smith to a training system developed by his compatriot and co author Hans Tikkanen. After training with his method in 2010, Tikkanen achieved three GM norms within a seven week period. The quick explanation of the Woodpecker Method is that you need to solve a large number of puzzles in a row; then solve the same puzzles again and again, only faster. It's not a lazy shortcut to success hard work is