Training Problems

Hint: double check.

I liked this one. The level is around intermediate, I'd say:

There's an interesting move here that leads to a rook sac

White to move and win !

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A tactic I unfortunately missed in the game. Black to move.

Simple but nice.

Hello everyone. I just encountered an interesting position in the game. My analysis showed that White's 34. e6 was a serious mistake, but I couldn't find the best moves to continue the attack. How can I learn to find the best moves in positions like this? The pawn on e6 was really getting on my nerves in this position, and I forgot about organizing a checkmate attack.

It is mostly by learning checkmate patterns. After that you can hopefully spot them in your own games. Maybe you can realize the King is trapped so if we get a rook on h4 he cannot take with the king due to checkmate so is forced to take with the pawn, but then his escape square is gone so there is another checkmate on the board the Epaulette Mate. You can find most patterns you need to know here https://chessfox.com/checkmate-patterns/

Thank you very much!

Just look for checks, captures and attacks. You will never miss those sorts of tactics if you integrate this skill into your subconscious. try playing an afternoon of blitz games and say to yourself - every move i will actively look for checks, captures, and attacks

I’ve been studying discovered attacks and discovered checks lately, and put together a lesson using a few classic game positions. It helped me see the pattern more clearly in practical games.

Sharing it here in case others are working on tactics too. Would love your thoughts or additional examples from your own games.

A very interesting problem that I solved after about 10 minutes of calculation and finally realizing the piece I was missing. From Forcing Chess Moves by Charles Hertan.

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Find the best move for black (advanced/master). Position from today's game https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/165356925522/analysis?move=90

Find the best move for black (advanced/master). Position from today's game https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/165661796236/analysis?move=80

Nice one!

Quite interesting, I enjoyed it. As an exercise it's easy, it's tougher in the game

As a practical tip, it's acceptable to start looking for a perpetual check in a situation like that, and walk away with a draw. The position is quite complex with a lot of heavy pieces, passed pawns and open kings; it's not that easy to make an accurate assessment when the clock is ticking down.