![]() ![]() Then calculate as many lines as is necessary until you can confirm that the move is either definitely correct, or definitely wrong. These moves should be the ones that jump out at you like THIS. What I suggest you do with each position, and from my own experience I have found I have a higher success rate with, is to naturally come up with about 3 candidate moves. When you first see the position, you will instantaneously make many subconscious judgements about the tactical elements of the position, for example you will notice far advanced pawns, knight forks and loose pieces (among other elements) and you will then probably look for checks, captures and threats. This is the order of priority when it comes to tactics, because they are forcing moves, which limit your opponent`s options, and so calculating concrete variations is easier with these types of moves. If you go with an obvious or instinctual move, then sometimes it will be right, but more often the case is that you were deceived by the position, and there was a defence that you overlooked. I think that to improve at tactics, it is important to be slow and thorough in your approach. Here is a quick post with some puzzles from tactics trainer that I found interesting.
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