Chess tactics guides

Short guides to the tactics that win games, each with how to spot it, a common mistake and real puzzles to try.

• The chess fork
  What is a fork in chess?
• The chess pin
  What is a pin in chess?
• The chess skewer
  What is a skewer in chess?
• The back rank mate
  What is a back rank mate?
• The discovered attack
  What is a discovered attack in chess?
• The deflection tactic
  What is deflection in chess?
• The attraction tactic
  What is attraction in chess?
• Chess sacrifices
  When should you sacrifice a piece in chess?
• Hanging pieces
  What is a hanging piece?
• Trapping a piece
  How do you trap a piece in chess?
• The quiet move
  What is a quiet move in chess?
• Pawn promotion tactics
  How does pawn promotion win games?