Chess Tactic Puzzles: Tips, Tricks and Strategies.

Tips:

• Always start by looking for checks, captures, and threats.
• Focus on tactics like pins, forks, skewers, and discovered attacks.
• Consider the safety of your own king while planning tactics.
• Calculate variations in your head before making a move.
• Develop your pieces to active squares to create tactical opportunities.

Tricks:

• Use your pawns to control the center early in the game.
• Double the opponent's pawns to create weaknesses.
• Exploit weak squares and backward pawns.
• Coordinate your pieces for stronger attacks.
• Don't rush - sometimes the best move is a quiet one.

Strategies:

• Follow opening principles: control the center, develop pieces, king safety.
• Choose openings that suit your style and lead to positions you're comfortable with.
• Transition to the middlegame with a plan in mind, such as attacking or controlling key squares.
• Assess pawn structures to determine long-term weaknesses and plans.
• Endgames are crucial - practice essential checkmating patterns and basic endgame principles.

Remember, practice is key to improving your chess tactics. Regularly solve puzzles, analyze your games, and learn from your mistakes.

Enjoy your chess journey!