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@Senpai-Noticed If you do not see simple tactics, then no strategy will help.

@Senpai-Noticed If you do not see simple tactics, then no strategy will help.

@Senpai-Noticed play knight g5 and eat on f7 its very bad mistake

@Senpai-Noticed play knight g5 and eat on f7 its very bad mistake

@timatima #12 So he played black. Got a won position. But the most difficult thing in chess is to win, having a won position.

@timatima #12 So he played black. Got a won position. But the most difficult thing in chess is to win, having a won position.

You did pretty well in the middle game getting all of your pieces quite active. When your pieces are active and your opponents are not, you have to start looking for tactical shots. On move 25 you could have skewered the queen and the rook with the bishop, leaving you up a piece (since the opponent had sacrificed two minors for a rook earlier on). A thing that helps when looking for skewers or forks is examining the color squares your opponents king and major pieces are on. Minor pieces (knights and bishops) can only attack one color square at the time. I noticed on move 25 that both rooks and the queen are on dark squares, hinting that I should look at potential skewers or forks. The main thing that alerted me to start looking for aggressive play though is the fact that every single one of white's pieces except the queen is on the back rank. When you have vastly superior activity you should change your mindset from one of gaining tempi or a positional advantage to one that aims to play aggressive, sacrificing if necessary, to fully utilize you large lead in activity. There are many other ways you can train your tactical senses (I recommend this video to get you started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzGKPxJ5NYI). Your general goal in games should be to maximize your activity and then start cashing in with tactics that.

You did pretty well in the middle game getting all of your pieces quite active. When your pieces are active and your opponents are not, you have to start looking for tactical shots. On move 25 you could have skewered the queen and the rook with the bishop, leaving you up a piece (since the opponent had sacrificed two minors for a rook earlier on). A thing that helps when looking for skewers or forks is examining the color squares your opponents king and major pieces are on. Minor pieces (knights and bishops) can only attack one color square at the time. I noticed on move 25 that both rooks and the queen are on dark squares, hinting that I should look at potential skewers or forks. The main thing that alerted me to start looking for aggressive play though is the fact that every single one of white's pieces except the queen is on the back rank. When you have vastly superior activity you should change your mindset from one of gaining tempi or a positional advantage to one that aims to play aggressive, sacrificing if necessary, to fully utilize you large lead in activity. There are many other ways you can train your tactical senses (I recommend this video to get you started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzGKPxJ5NYI). Your general goal in games should be to maximize your activity and then start cashing in with tactics that.

@Senpai-Noticed You don't need strategy at this level. Strategy is only useful at 1800 and above.

@Senpai-Noticed You don't need strategy at this level. Strategy is only useful at 1800 and above.

#11 #15 not true at all in my experience. I mean obviously getting better at tactics is important but it shouldn't be the exclusive focus.

#11 #15 not true at all in my experience. I mean obviously getting better at tactics is important but it shouldn't be the exclusive focus.

@Politics_Matter Thanks a lot !! I'll get around that video too,
Thanks to everyone who answered too ! It's good to be able to look back on a loss and learn from it !

@Politics_Matter Thanks a lot !! I'll get around that video too, Thanks to everyone who answered too ! It's good to be able to look back on a loss and learn from it !

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