Tactics

Your tactical skill is your ability to spot tactical opportunities in your games.

The best way to improve your tactical skill is to study clear, commented, high-quality puzzles where the main tactical idea is easy to understand.

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Tactical skill in chess is the ability to observe and exploit targets in the opponent’s position for material gain or checkmate, while staying aware of the opponent’s counterplay.

From this page, you can learn about tactical targets, patterns, and common checkmates, and work your way up to solving complex tactical puzzles.

Understanding Tactical Targets

56 Tactics That All Chess Players Should Know

36 Checkmate Patterns That All Chess Players Should Know

Tactical Exericses

Now that you are familiar with the important tactical targets and patterns—the building blocks of tactics—improving your tactical skill becomes a matter of practice.