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Tactical Patterns

Tactics are pattern recognition. Learn one pattern deeply, spot it forever. New patterns added as the infection progresses.

TACTICAL PATTERN 01

The Fork

One piece, two targets, and your opponent can only save one. The fork is the first tactic worth mastering and the last one that stops working. How to …

TACTICAL PATTERN 02

The Pin

A pin freezes an enemy piece against something more valuable behind it. Move the front piece, lose the back one. How absolute and relative pins work, …