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.