Beginning chess players should study tactics more than any other aspect of chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Simultanious"]
[Date "1880.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tschigurin"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r1b1kq1r/1pp3pp/1pn2p2/4p1B1/2B5/3Q4/P4PPP/3RR1K1 w kq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rxe5+ fxe5 ( { Black dare not try: } 1... Nxe5 2. Qd8# ) 2. Qd8+ Nxd8 3. Rxd8# 1-0