The 12 tactical motifs you need to know !!

if you want to become stronger in chess, win more games and increase your puzzle rush/ puzzle rating on chess.com, you need to know the classics.

I will introduce 12 key tactical motifs you need to know

I double attack: Black to win

II Deflection: White to win

III Decoy White to win

IV Passed Pawn (+ Back Rank), White to play and win

V: Skewer:Black to win

VI the King attack motifs, white to win

There are many more examples for category VI, but you get the drift.

for motifs 7 to 12, please go to top10chess blog and for specific motifs here  ZwischenZug, drawing motifs, X-Ray Motif