Beginning chess players should study tactics more than any other aspect of chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Levitina"]
[Black "Ljubarskaja"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/5ppp/p1q1p3/1p2n3/3RNR2/6QP/PPP3P1/7K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Nf6+ Kh8 2. Rh4 h6 ( { Black can try: } 2... gxf6 3. Rxh7+ Kxh7 4. Rh4# ) 3. Qg5 { This is the most decisive move. } 3... Ng6 4. Rxh6+ gxh6 5. Qxh6# 1-0