Chess tactics guides
The method behind the motifs: how to look for a tactic on every move, the geometry of the patterns that decide club games, and what your puzzle rating actually measures. Every guide ends with real puzzles you can play right here, no account.
How to find tactics in chess
A checklist for spotting tactics over the board: checks, captures and threats, loose pieces, the king on an open line, overloaded defenders.
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Knight fork patterns
The geometry of the knight fork: which squares it hits, the royal fork and the family fork, and how to set one up with a check or a decoy.
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Chess puzzle rating explained
What a puzzle rating measures, how Lichess, Chess.com and chesstactics compute it, why it differs from your game rating, and how to raise it.
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Looking for a specific motif? Every one is defined and playable on the tactics index.