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Questions relating to maneuvers that take advantage of short-term opportunities, such as forks, discovered attacks, skewers, etc.
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What are some helpful chess tactics training websites? [closed]
I like Chesstempo and chess.emrald.net[1].
Are there any others?
Edit (25.12.2020): Since at least 2018, chess.emrald.net has often not been responsive.
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What length of time should one spend looking for a combination, and what factors should one ...
Taking time control into account, how long should one take when looking for a combination? Also, what factors should one consider when looking for a combination?
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Are there statistics on the frequency of tactical motifs?
I was taking a look at the tactical motifs on chess tempo and I was curious to know which motifs are encountered most often and which motifs are encountered the least? Are their statistics for this?
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Understanding the x-ray tactical motif?
Can someone explain the x-ray tactical motif? I have looked at this example, but I still don't understand it fully. If you can provide other examples, that would be great too.
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What are the differences between tactical and positional chess?
Does one style of play have an advantage/disadvantage over the other?
Are today's GMs mostly tactical players or positional players?
What GMs should I follow if I want to be more of a tactical playe …
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Difference between tactic and combination?
For reference, here is a game I played as white and I think I had a nice combination from move 16, but I am not sure if it is classified as a combination or tactics. …
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