Beginner to Master #21 - Tactics Recognition Part 1 - Chess Series
Welcome to tactics recognition and training Part 1!
In Part 1 of this mini-series, we will discuss the conditions that need to be met to trigger the alarm in your head for you to treat the current position as a puzzle so you know when to start looking for tactics in your games. In the 2nd half of this video, I will walk you through a series of training drills so you can apply what you've learned in the video to simulate an actual experience, so make sure you are ready to pause the video many times to allow yourself to be an active participant in your own learning. Let's do it!
0:00 - Intro (please watch)
2:56 - Condition #1 - Location of your opponent's pieces
6:43 - Tactics involving knights
18:11 - Condition #2 - Unprotected pieces
24:06 - Training drills begin - 0 vs. 0
50:07 - Training drills - 1 vs. 1
57:19 - Training drill - 2 vs. 2
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