Beginning chess players should study tactics more than any other aspect of chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown270"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5rk1/6p1/b1p1p2p/p1P1P1q1/1pPPQr1b/6P1/P1B4P/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Qh7+ Kf7 2. Rxf4+ Ke7 3. Rxf8 ( { White dare not try: } 3. Rxh4 Qc1+ 4. Kg2 Qf1# ) 3... Kxf8 4. Bg6 Qc1+ 5. Kg2 Ke7 6. Qxg7+ Kd8 7. Qf8+ Kc7 8. Qd6+ Kc8 9. Qxc6+ Kb8 10. Qb6+ Bb7+ 11. c6 Qd2+ 12. Kh3 Qxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Bxg3+ 14. Kxg3 Kc8 15. Qxb7+ Kd8 16. Qd7# 1-0