Tactics Chess Handouts

An ABC of Chess Tactics {D}: - actually, it's a KLM, but who's counting?
Solving Tactical Problems {all}: Some advice on spotting tactics (juniors)
Practical Tactics {all}: Some more advice on spotting tactics (adults)
Practical Tactics 2 {all}: The natural history of tactics (adults) - quite an early handout, which overlaps with the two above.
Strategy and Tactics {D/C}: Which should you study first or foremost?
Preparing for combinations {A/B}: Peter Lane's study rewarded with results!
Upon the Pin {D} {C}: As Fred Reinfeld once remarked, "The pin is mightier than the sword" (groan...).
Lessons in Philidor's Defence {C/D}: Some tactical ideas in a tricky opening
Problems and studies: An introduction with links to specialist sites.
Tactical test {D}: 100 positions from the canon. I note with both pleasure and humility that the standards in this section have been substantially exceeded by WT Harvey, John Coffey and David Hayes.
The Art of Analysis: Chess is the art of analysis, how artful are you?
Tactics quotes {all}: - Keep 'em coming! I also have stashed away a longer piece by Gene Thompson, and there are some related quotes elsewhere on The Art of Analysis .
Blunders at East Devon: Look and learn, but don't laugh, it could happen to you. We have Notes on the blunders, Counting the blunders, which also serves as a helpful index to the huge doument which includes All the blunderful games.

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