20 Important Tactical Motifs is an interactive video-course that helps you make an effective study of the most important chess tactic motifs.
- You get 120+ interactive tactical puzzles that are categorized by their motif to help you study and master them one at a time
- The video-solutions will clearly explain the motifs present in each puzzle
- Recommended rating range: 1000-1600
- Total playtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
- Price: $29
A tactical motif is a known way to create or exploit targets. How many motifs can you recall from memory? If you can’t name at least 6-8 tactical motifs from the top of your head, it’s an indication that you can significantly improve your tactical skill by making a study of the motifs.
Course summary [title; playtime]
The course consists of 20 parts. Each part will focus on a particular tactics motif. The videos will show you how each motif works and will also test your understanding with interactive puzzles ranging from easy to hard.
- Introduction to the course; 1.31
- Part 1 – Pins; 5.33
- Part 2 – Skewers; 3.16
- Part 3 – Discovered attacks; 5.38
- Part 4 – X-ray tactics; 4.48
- Part 5 – Double Attack (Forks); 4.42
- Part 6 – Trapped Pieces; 3.23
- Part 7 – Opening lines and diagonals; 5.28
- Part 8 – Capturing a defender; 3.33
- Part 9 – Attacking the defender; 4.29
- Part 10 – Overloading the defender; 5.21
- Part 11 – Attraction tactics; 3.21
- Part 12 – Interference tactics; 5.37
- Part 13 – Clearing a square; 2.55
- Part 14 – Hit-and-run tactics; 3.32
- Part 15 – Weak back-rank tactics; 4.18
- Part 16 – Zwichenzug tactics; 4.01
- Part 17 – Passed-pawn tactics; 5.50
- Part 18 – Zuchzwang tactics; 5.31
- Part 19 – Drawing tactics; 8.37
- Part 20 – Creative combinations; 5.10
- Total playtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
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- Master 20 important tactical ideas/motifs
- 120+ interactive puzzles to test your understanding
- Recommended rating range: 1000-1600
- Total playtime: 1 hour 36 minutes
- Price: $29
Other specifications
Video format: mp4 (Compatible with all Windows, Mac, smartphones and tablets that support the standard video formats.)