The strategy of tactics

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BaronVonWinkle

Hi,

What is the general strategy behind the tactics?

What should I be looking at?

I play them almost everyday, but always seem to miss the most obvious moves. What is the thoughts to keep in mind when deciding to make a move? I can never seem increase above 510.

Thanks

kindaspongey

Here are some reading possibilities that I often mention:
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1948)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/https://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/https://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-back-to-basics-tactics
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5856bd64ff7c50433c3803db/t/5895fc0ca5790af7895297e4/1486224396755/btbtactics2excerpt.pdf