Beginning chess players should study tactics more than any other aspect of chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Kasan"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Samsomow"]
[Black "Neshmetdinow"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "Qn1qk2r/p4ppp/2p5/3p4/4n3/2P5/P1PPP1bP/R1B1K1R1 b Qk - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Black has a winning material advantage.|How can black defeat white quickly? } 1... Qh4+ 2. Kd1 Nf2+ 3. Ke1 Nd3+ 4. Kd1 Qe1+ 5. Rxe1 Nf2# 1-0