22530 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a middlegame tactics?
The core of practical chess: full boards where combinations grow out of piece activity, weak squares and king exposure.
How to spot it
Tactics follow strategy — badly placed pieces, weak back ranks and loose pawns are the precursors. Scan for them and calculate the forcing moves they invite.
What this set trains
The broadest training diet available: every motif, in its natural habitat.
Foundation: 5550Developing: 4168Challenging: 4518Advanced: 8294
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attractioncrushinglong
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advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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advantagediscoveredAttackfork
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advantagedeflectionlong
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advantagemastermiddlegame
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advantagediscoveredAttacklong
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advantagelongmiddlegame
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capturingDefendercrushingmiddlegame
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advantagelongmiddlegame
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kingsideAttackmatemateIn4
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advantageforklong
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advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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crushingmiddlegameshort
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crushingdiscoveredAttackfork
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kingsideAttacklongmate
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kingsideAttacklongmate
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advantagemiddlegameshort
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advantagemiddlegameshort
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crushingmiddlegameshort
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exposedKinglongmate
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advantageinterferencemaster
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