Chess Tactics and Strategy
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Introduction to Tactics and Strategy
- Chess is 90% Tactics
Fundamendal Tactical Patterns
- Double Attack / Fork
- Pin (more valuable piece is behind)
- Skewer (more valuable piece is in front)
- Discovery
- Discovered / Double Check
Basic Checkmate Patterns
These basic checkmate patterns occur at the end or as the climax of many tactical combinations like
- Smothered Checkmate
- Support Checkmate
- Back Rank Checkmate
See also Checkmate Patterns
"Tactics are the servant of strategy" - Mikhail Botvinnik
- A good pieace leads to good tactics
- How many squares does my piece control?
- Is it safe?
- Long term "strategical plans" are based on recognizing and attacking pawn weaknesses:
- Doubled Pawns
- Isolated Pawns
- Backward Pawns
Fore more check out https://lichess.org/practice
