Chess Games. Online Chess - TimeForChess.com. ChessProblems. ChessCafe.com. Chess Tactics. Undefined Chyss Chess (Home) Some Common Chess Tactics Chess tactics can be learnt. Studying tactics will undoubtedly help you to improve your game. Here are some commonly occurring tactical motifs which can be applied in many different situations. Problems on the e-file 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4?? Checks on b4 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 (This is really a move order trick in that if white plays the best move here - 5. e3 - black can simply play 5. ...
Queen Checks on a4 and a5 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nxe4 5.Qa4+ winning the knight on e4. 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 4.Nxe5 Qa5+ winning the knight on e5. 1.c4 d5 2.cxd5 Nf6 3.e4 Nxe4 4.Qa4+ winning the knight on e4. 1. e4 c5 2. Checks on h5 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 f6 5.Nxg5 fxg5 6.Qh5+ Ke7 7.Qxg5+ Ke8 (Black is already lost. The unexpected h4! The inconvenient Qg5/Qg4 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 and white cannot protect both the bishop on b5 and the knight on e5.
Unprotected Queens on the d-file. Exeter Chess Club: Bernard's Index. The Chess Cafe Archives. Chess Tactics.