Tactics and Combinations
Tactics and Combinations
A combination in chess is an expected series of moves where one side maintains the initiative.Tactics are the interaction of the pieces based on their value. As an example, a Bishop traded for a Knight is considered an even trade in most cases. On the other hand, in most cases, you will not want to trade your Queen for a Rook. The expected outcomes of a series of moves based on tactics are what make chess combinations work.
The best way to get a feel for the interaction of the pieces and a feel for chess tactics is to simply replay combinations. This is the best way to improve chess play and improve your over the board results. Our ChessCalisthenics exercises will give you the opportunity to review hundreds of positions. In time, thousands of positions will be available for review on our website.
Training exercises, without resistance, that strengthen your chess playing skills.
FIDE Top 10
- Featured Players
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Magnus Carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik
Anatoly Karpov
Paul Morphy - Openings
- ECO classified lists of annotated games
- 0-1, 20-25 moves
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Short Wins
with the Black Pieces - Miniatures
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A good way to improve your opening play is to review annotated miniatures.