Tactics
TacticsFork and Double Attack: how to win material in one moveA fork hits two targets at once. Learn the geometry of the knight fork, the signals that give a double attack away, and the habit that finds them all.TacticsPin and Skewer: the tactics that punish two pieces on one lineA pin nails a piece to the square it stands on. A skewer forces the valuable piece to step aside. How each one works, how to exploit it, how to escape.TacticsDiscovered Attacks and Discovered Check: the piece that leaves strikesDiscovered attack, discovered check and double check: how to build the line, why the king is forced to move, and three verified positions to train the pattern.TacticsCheckmate Patterns: the five shapes every player should knowBack-rank, smothered, Anastasia, Arabian and the two-rook ladder: five mating pictures that decide games, with diagrams and the habit that stops each one.TacticsSacrifice, Deflection and Decoy: giving up material to win the gameReal and sham sacrifices, deflection, decoy, clearance and the Greek gift Bxh7+: when giving up material wins the game, with verified positions and a checklist.