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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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How to solve mate-in-N problems
I start off by looking at the king positions. White's King is well protected; Black's is not. Notice all the spots the Black K cannot go. Aim to take away all the safe spots.
If we chase the Black K …
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Simultaneously managing attack and defense
(Of course at some point "tactics" and "retaining the initiative" blur. Some fine attacking moves also defend, and some defensive moves free other pieces to attack. …
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The end of anti-computer chess
Advances in the tactical acuity of the computer programs coupled with hardware improvements to CPU, memory, and disk storage, plus the availability of robust opening book and endgame tables has made …
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How do I mate here?
I don't see a mate. The way forward is to remove his Rook by 1. Re5. Since this pins his Rook against his King he can't move it away. The Rook is coming off the board.
Once his rook is off the boar …
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Must a player play tactical openings to learn tactics?
My chess instructor told me:
Tactics
Tactics
Tactics
I think you can win a lot of games at the sub-2000 level with raw tactical skill. …
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What are the differences between tactical and positional chess?
Fischer himself said that tactics flow from a superior position.
Edit: I'd like to add that any of the top players can find the best move in a given situation. …
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Specialized tactics books to improve position analysis?
Larry Evans authored "What's the Best Move" in Chess Life for years. It is what you describe - a position with multiple guess answers. You're supposed to choose the right one, and say why.
He publi …
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Help with discovered checks
Here are some tactics exercises. Play through them, then search for others. …
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Purpose behind the move
When I play a move and the engine says some other move is better (which is to say, all the time), I play my move to see what the punishment is going to be. Once I understand why my move isn't good, I …
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Significance / Plan behind the move
He's clearing the Rook off the a1-h8 diagonal. White signals that he intends to remove the pawn on d4 or fears Black will do the same. The point is to remove Black's ability to fabricate a double-att …
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Why are these sacrifices good moves? What are the winning follow-ups?
Position #1 - Black has a strong attack starting with Rxb3+, except the White Queen spoils the fun with Qxb3. However 1... Rh2! decoys the White Q to h2, leaving b3 insufficiently defended. ex: 2... R …
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An unnecessary threat?
Stockfish thinks 1. Rc1 leads to a even game or maybe a draw. It's undone immediately by 1. ... Ba3.
Stockfish preferred 1. Nh4 with a 60 centi-pawn advantage to White.
[FEN "2kr1b1r/pp3p1p/1q2pp2/3 …
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Do sacrifices work mostly for masters?
There are three types of sacrifices:
The move leads to a clear win such as checkmate.
The move gains a more abstract advantage such as space or
initiative.
The move 'feels' right though the player c …
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Most effective way to achieve a 2000+ rating in one year, starting as a 1600?
The maximum return will likely be on tactics. You'll need to be decent at two openings as white and two as black. Know the philosophy behind the openings - don't just memorize the moves. …
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