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The Complete Chess Tactics Bootcamp

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Introduction to the Course

  • Introduction
  • Getting Started (What You Need to Do the Course)

The Key to Finding Tactical Ideas

  • The Key to Finding Tactical Ideas
  • Solution
  • Outro

What are Chess Tactics?

  • Intro
  • What are Chess Tactics?
  • Quiz

Forks

  • Intro
  • Knight Forks
  • Queen Forks
  • Other Forks
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Pins and Skewers

  • Intro
  • Pins
  • Skewers
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Discovered Attacks and Checks

  • Intro
  • Discovered Attacks
  • Discovered Checks
  • Windmill
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Checkmates

  • Intro
  • Common Checkmate Patterns
  • Solution
  • Back Rank Checkmates
  • Smothered Checkmate
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Tactical Sacrifices

  • Intro
  • Clearance
  • Deflection
  • Decoy
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Saving Bad Positions
  • Combinations
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

More Chess Tactics

  • Intro
  • Trapping a Piece
  • Interference
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Zugzwang
  • Pawn Breakthrough
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Great Tactical Games

  • Intro
  • Activity - Anderssen vs Kieseritzky
  • The Immortal Game
  • Activity - Carlsen vs Caruana
  • A Flurry of Tactics

Next Steps

  • Next Steps
  • Bonus 1: Chess Tactics Summary
  • Bonus 2: Opening Traps
  • Bonus 3: Games for You to Study