Tactics by phase and endgame
Tactics look different in the opening, the middlegame and each type of endgame. Train the phase you are weakest in — for most players, that is the endgame.
Opening tactics
Punish careless development in the first phase of the game.
Read more →Middlegame tactics
Where plans turn into combinations.
Read more →Endgame tactics
Few pieces, huge stakes — precision wins.
Read more →Pawn endgame
Kings and pawns only — the purest test of calculation.
Read more →Rook endgame
The most common endgame of all — and the most misplayed.
Read more →Queen endgame
Queens and pawns — perpetual check is always lurking.
Read more →Knight endgame
Knights and pawns — close cousins of pure pawn endings.
Read more →Bishop endgame
Bishops and pawns — colour is everything.
Read more →Queen & rook endgame
Heavy pieces still on — king safety decides.
Read more →Put these into practice on thousands of adaptive puzzles.