How to spot tactic patterns in game?

I know the importance of tactics as I’ve consistently found more back rank mate ideas however I feel there are many tactics I could be doing in game. Any tips or tactical patterns I need to know?

I like to treat a position like a tactic itself. 

Do the Checks captures threats solution

What is that?

To solve a puzzle, do the following 

 

STEP 1 

look for checks, scan the board, if you can’t find any good ones, skip to captures. Every move must have a purpose, or the move should be avoided

STEP 2 

look for captures, look at a series of them and see if you gain an advantage 

STEP 3 

look for threats

 

Hopefully  this helps

How do you decipher good checks from bad ones, and how do you differentiate real threats from one movers. And are you suggesting I treat games like puzzles?

Maybe try learning how to calculate properly. There has to be some lessons on that somewhere

puzzles

Analyse your lost games. Study all the tactics you missed.
Tactics puzzles are good, but in a real game nobody tells you there is a tactic for you or for your opponent.
By analysing your lost games you can grow a tactical awareness.

treat every position like a puzzle & you'll eventually start seeing most tactics.

You might want to get the book "Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna" by Emmanuel Neiman. It's not puzzles--it teaches you how to read a position so as to spot opportunities to use tactics and gain an advantage.

Play some daily games, then every move is a puzzle

I'm finding John Nunn's book 'Learn Chess Tactics' very useful, in that he teaches you all the major tactical themes with annotated examples from real games, followed by puzzles on these themes.  The real bonus is that reading it (and going through some of it on a real board) has helped me look for and recognize potential tactical opportunities that I would not have previously imagined existed, as they sometimes involve moving pieces, captures or sacrifices in preparation for the tactic in question, so they aren't  immediately 'visible' on the board.  Puzzles are very useful, but sometimes you don't know what to look for.  Sometimes a bit of study opens your mind to new ideas...

Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a respected  chess coach and chess YouTuber who helps beginners out : 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q

 

Consider all checks and captures before every move.  Be familiar with the fork, skewer, pin, double attack tactics.  Be aware of what pieces are on the same line as your king and queen.  And also your opponent's king and queen.  

    Always ask, if I move here, where is my opponent going to move.  Try to find a forcing winning line.  

    I hope that his helps.   

With practice and repetition you'll get better at spotting tactical motifs - forks, skewers, pins, discovery attacks, double checks, desperados, deflection, interference, removing the defender and others, etc...  some are easier and more intuitive than others...

 

• Your opponents undefended pieces can be a tactical opportunity
• A piece of your opponent that is defending two of his pieces might be a tactical opportunity
• Pieces of minor value x-raying a piece of greater value from your opponent can be a tactical opportunity
• A pinned piece of opponent can be a tactical opportunity
• etc etc

 slowly you'll develop your intuition, depending on the position, sort of a "spider sense" that tickles when you see one or some or similar of the feats above and be like "there might be a tactic here" and then you'll look for it.. sometimes there is, sometimes there isn't... sometimes there is but we miss it....  eventually you'll see yourself spotting some tactics with more ease than you do now.. and you just keep building on that.

It's important, however, that not only you practice the puzzles, but that you also take your time when playing before making a move (without getting into time trouble, hence the importance of playing longer time controls). Good luck and remember that "tactics flow from superior positions"

 

Take it from me, I’m horrid with missing tactics and blunders but slowly improving.

What I’ve been told to do is play slower games, analyze all your games and keep up with your daily tactical puzzles. Continue playing to get the exposure, experience and have fun.

I am not sure if you are there yet, but I have been working on coming out of the opening equalized with a playable middle game.  Its more fun when tactics flow from superior positions and if not, consolidating and converting a winning position is another skill to learn.

#10 brings up a good book on tactics mindset (“tune your chess antennae”)

there was a good youtube series by im daniel tapia on this book (but i looked and dont know if he still has a youtube channel)

the book emphasizes several tactical signals

king position
unprotected pieces
alignment
knight fork distance
trapped pieces
crucial/overloaded defender
impotent defense/defense too far away

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when two or more of these “signals” are present in a position then it is time to really mull the position over for tactics

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a technique the author demonstrates is to imagine pieces in their dream positions- coordinating to give mate, win a queen, etc.

and, then, sort of backtracking to position to reveal possibilities of making the dream position happen

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a very practical tactical tidbit tapia keeps referring to in the video series of “chess tactics antennae” is:

exposed king + undefended piece = fork

and, most often with one’s queen, giving a check to pick off the loose piece

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the point of drilling all those puzzles is to build up a bunch of tactical patterns that can help, when combined with a position with multiple tactical “signals,” find a tactical solution when warranted

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCnaS2zfP3KOVUaWKlxWDEGQ


found it! daniel tapia’s channel- he goes over the book-

you guys can figure out how to work the address (site doesnt do a lot via the app)

In order to substantially improve in solving chess tactics you need to go through several thousand chess tactics puzzles (approx. 14 k within 1-2 years). At the start it is better to quickly solve many simple puzzles than fewer difficult ones. You need to solve at least 50 puzzles a day if you want to have a good tactical eye and intuition.

This is a good website to improve your chess tactics: https://www.chesstempo.com

Tysm!

Unfortunately, recognizing patterns is directly tied to playing experience. It is hard to know when (or if) a tactic will occur unless you have experienced a similar situation before. The more you are exposed to one, the more adept you are at recognizing, using, or countering it.

Study tactics to your heart's content. A tip is to try and solve the puzzle before moving any pieces, forcing you to think about what your opponent will do as well as what you would do.