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Tactic Ninja - Sharpen Your Chess Tactics with a Grandmaster

Name: Tactic Ninja - Sharpen Your Chess Tactics with a Grandmaster
Rating: 4.8 (449 reviews)

The Most Comprehensive Course Ever Created on Chess Tactics

Bestseller

Highest Rated

Created byGM Avetik Grigoryan

Last updated 10/2023

English

What you'll learn

13 basic tactical patterns such as pins, skewers, forks…
7 intermediate tactical patterns, including interference, clearance…
The secret to spotting tactics in a real game
The "3 Questions Method" for noticing hidden tactics
How a Grandmaster calculates tactics
Grandmaster thinking process in sharp positions
An effective method of noticing all the resources of the position
When to sacrifice and when not to
How Grandmasters train to maintain sharp tactical vision
And much more…

Course content

29 sections • 381 lectures • 19h 27m total length

Introduction1:21
1. Instructions1:32
2. The steps we'll go through1:16

1. Introduction0:35
2. What's Pinning and Pinned Piece3:16
3. Killer Pin2:52
4. Rook Also Pins3:03
5. The Queen? Why not?!4:09
6. Who Can Pin?1:39
7. Smothered Mate and Pin4:47
8. Double Pin1:39
Learn the double pin tactic by exploiting two simultaneous pins, win material with knight f5, and unleash bishop c5 to force queen b7 mate.
9. Cross Pin2:54
Explore the cross pin, a double pin from two directions that traps rooks and wins material, with practical examples like rook d7, rook c2, and bishop threats.
10. Situational Pin4:23
Explore the situational pin, where a pinned piece can move legally but leads to a large loss, illustrated by rook b8 tactics and removing defenders.
11. Do you mind if I test you?4:36
Test your tactical eye with position puzzles that teach pins, forks, decoys, and cross pins, using rook and bishop ideas to win material.
12. Summary1:58
Learn to recognize pins, including killer, double, cross, and situational pins, where a pinned piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece. Exploit these pins to win material.

1. Introduction0:19
2. What is Skewer1:32
Explore how pins and skewers in chess pressure valuable pieces, illustrated by bishop c3 luring the rook and exposing the queen, and learn the two types of skewers.
3. Absolute and Relative Skewers0:59
4. Examples with Skewer3:33
5. Pin + Skewer2:28
6. Tactics with Skewer5:29
Master tactics with skewers and decoys to win material through rook and bishop maneuvers. Explore bishop c3 checks, rook h8 sacrifices, and decoy setups that lead to queen wins.
7. A Challenging Puzzle5:01
8. Test7:58
9. Summary1:04

1. Introduction0:32
Learn how forks work in chess, explore fork types and the pieces that can fork, and apply these tactics in practice with a testing video.
2. Types of Forks2:19
3. Absolute Fork vs Relative Fork3:25
Learn why absolute checks are more dangerous than relative forks by forcing the king to move, then winning the rook and the exchange; compare knight f5 and knight d5 forks.
4. Triple Fork1:05
5. Unstoppable Fork2:28
Master unstoppable fork tactics, using knight maneuvers to fork queen and rooks, trigger triple forks, and win material.
6. Fork Delivery1:58
Learn fork delivery with tempo to fork key targets, using knight maneuvers like g5 to e6 and f5 to d6, winning material and the exchange.
7. Before going to other pieces0:30
8. Unbelievable Move2:43
9. Pawn Fork2:58
Explains how pawn forks occur, distinguishing absolute and relative forks, and shows how d5 or f5 can force wins by forking rooks and knights in white-to-move positions.
10. Pin + Fork2:10
11. Fork with a Tempo1:39
Learn how pawn forks with tempo work, including c4 attacking knight d5 and preparing c5 to fork rooks, with Sicilian examples and cautions about bishop e3 and castling.
12. Absolute Fork with Queen2:00
13. Relative Fork with Queen1:53
14. Rook Fork2:23
15. Bishop Fork3:15
16. King Fork2:06
17. Ready?1:00
18. Tactics with Fork10:32
19. I hope you don't mind0:29
20. Test6:10
21. Conclusion1:16

1. Introduction1:53
2. Removing the Mate Defender7:27
3. Removing the Piece Defender5:36
4. Removing the Square Defender4:06
learn to remove the defender of an important square to unleash tactical ideas, such as forks, exchanges, and rook or queen wins, demonstrated through concrete white to move examples.
5. Before we continue0:35
6. The Upcoming Defender7:36
7. Removing the Important Piece6:37
Learn to remove the opponent's important pieces to defuse threats and gain material, using pins, rook takes on g7, and queen and bishop ideas to avoid mate.
8. What we've learned so far0:35
9. Before we Continue6:08
10. Are you ready?0:56
Test your chess tactics in a final annihilation-focused position by removing a defender or piece, without knowing what is targeted.
11. Test6:40
12. Conclusion0:34

1. What is Deflection2:25
2. What you'll learn0:43
3. Deflecting the Mate Defender6:13
Learn deflecting the mate defender to force mating sequences, using bishop d6 to deflect the bishop on f8 and set up queen g7 mate with knight e5 support.
4. Deflecting the Piece Defender4:04
5. Deflecting the Square Defender3:39
6. Deflecting the Important Piece7:07
7. Deflection in the Endgames6:47
8. Are you ready?0:50
9. Tactics with Deflection10:46
10. Test8:35
11. Summary0:45

1. Introduction0:25
Learn an effective way to handle opponent's pieces by mastering distraction and exploiting overloaded pieces in chess.
2. What is Distraction1:21
3. Distracting the Piece Defender2:39
4. Distracting the Mate Defender3:41
5. What is Overloading1:38
Explore the overloading tactic in chess, where the queen on d2 defends the rook on d8 and the knight on g5, and exploit it with bishop b4 to win material.
6. How to notice such tactics2:20
Recognize overloaded pieces where the queen defends a knight and the back rank, and execute the correct knight move to win material or deliver backrank mate.
7. The 3rd Motive1:59
8. How to Exploit the Overloaded Piece0:29
9. Tactic 11:09
10. Tactic 21:56
11. Tactic 32:04
12. Tactic 41:51
13. Tactic 52:36
14. Test Time0:21
15. Test4:58
16. Conclusion0:28

1. Introduction2:06
2. Winning Material5:19
3. Mate is Coming!6:17
4. Delivery7:35
5. Setting up a Discovered Check4:01
6. Removing the Obstacles4:15
Learn to remove obstacles to unleash discovered checks, win material through deflections and forks, and create queen wins and mating threats from precise piece play.
7. Types of Discovered Checks2:09
8. Tactics with Discovered Check6:13
9. Let's go!0:25
Test your understanding of the section as the grandmaster coach challenges you to solve all offered positions and apply the tactic across different chess scenarios.
10. Test7:16
11. This is not the end0:45
12. Discovered Checks in the Opening2:46

1. Introduction2:17
Explore the power of double checks and discovered checks in chess, using bishop moves to unveil rook and queen pressures, leading to mate or material gain.
2. Reti R. - Tartakower S. "The Immortal Game by Reti"1:53
In the immortal game, Reti sacrifices the queen with Qd8 to unleash a discovered check via bishop g5, ending in mate after rook d8 or bishop d8.
3. Anderssen A. - Dufresne J. "Anderssen's Immortal Queen Sacrifice"2:14
4. Falling in Love0:43
5. Double Check + Mate7:33
6. Winning Material4:45
Master winning material by executing double and discovered checks, as shown through knight and rook sequences that force king moves and win the opponent's queen or a rook.
7. Cold or Hot?0:23
8. Tactics with Double Check14:52
Master double checks and discovered checks through practical examples, including deflecting the queen, forking the opponent, and queen sacrifices to force mate and win material.
9. Testing you, Testing me...0:45
10. Test10:15
11. Checkmate in the Opening3:19
12. Congratulations1:12

1. Introduction0:40
Learn what a windmill is in chess and which pieces participate, and see how this tactic systematically wipes out the opponent's army.
2. What is Windmill3:45
3. Torre R. - Lasker E. "The First Windmill"2:50
4. The Rook Supports the Bishop1:02
5. Bishop + Knight0:53
6. Windmill + Mate3:59
Explore windmill tactics that force mate without winning the whole army, using rook g7, discovered and double checks on the g-file, bishop and rook maneuvers, and precise sequences.
7. Windmill + Draw3:27
8. Tactics7:45
9. Test3:34
10. It was cool, wasn't it?0:37

Requirements

Knowing chess rules
Enthusiasm and love for this beautiful game

Description

ACTUAL STUDENT REVIEWS

“I haven't finished this course yet, but I've gained 200 on chess com already.“ - Mary Lea

“This is what I was looking for already a loooooong time!!! Best ever seen.” - Francis Joly

“The best chess instructive course that I have ever seen in my entire life” - Ali ElSaid

These are just a few of the hundreds of reviews I’ve received since publishing this course on my website.
And now, I’m very excited to share it with you on Udemy.

WHY DO MOST FAIL TO IMPROVE THEIR TACTICS AND THEIR RATING?

It’s not a secret that in chess, especially at beginner and intermediate levels, tactics often decide the outcome.

Improving your chess tactics is one of the quickest routes to raise your rating.

Many chess lovers understand this, but unfortunately, most of them fail.
They try different books and different platforms for solving puzzles…

But there’s little to no improvement in their tactical ability because of two main mistakes they make.

Mistake No. 1:
They try to solve puzzles before learning the tactical motifs.
How can one pick mushrooms in the forest without knowing what the mushrooms look like?

Mistake No. 2:
They study tactical motifs and believe they know it! But studying and learning are very different. To truly internalize acquired knowledge, you must practice.

WHAT WE'LL DO INSTEAD

So, the most effective approach is to study and practice simultaneously, and that's precisely what we'll do in this course.

“One of the clearest and most comprehensive instructional courses you will ever find on understanding and sharpening your tactics in chess.”

Shawn Chua

But before I tell you more, let me share with you something amusing.

Lily, who assisted me with editing the course and provided initial feedback, raised her rating by 100 points in just two weeks!

Now, imagine how much you can raise your rating when you train with this course with full focus, without the need to edit or write down feedback? :)

Please note that I said “train with this course,” and not “watch” it.
This course is designed to be highly interactive, offering an active learning experience.

(If you're seeking a course where you can simply relax with popcorn and watch it like a Netflix movie, this is not the right fit for you.)

A GRANDMASTER’S GUIDANCE OVER YOUR SHOULDER

There are 20 tactical motifs in chess that I’ll help to master them.
I won’t just introduce them by stating, “This is a pin, and this is a fork.”
Instead, we’ll solve puzzles together on each topic, ensuring you deeply ingrain this knowledge.

“I found the course to be outstanding! The puzzles were well-selected and super instructional.” - Zebedee Fortman

Then I’ll reveal how Grandmasters spot tactics during a game, sharing insight into their thought processes.

Then I’ll teach you my “3 Question Method” for noticing hidden tactics.

Towards the end of the course, we'll tackle puzzles again, but this time, you won't be aware of the exact topic. However, you will possess the skills to identify any tactics.

“A fantastic way to improve tactical awareness. You gotta love GM Avetik Grigoryan's style of presentation!” - Joe Adickes

MY GUARANTEE

Finally, if you don't experience a tenfold improvement by the course's conclusion, feel free to request a refund.
I'm genuinely confident in this course's effectiveness, supported by the data of students, who significantly raised their ratings in a brief timeframe.

SEE YOU ON THE INSIDE THE COURSE?

With best wishes and love,
GM Avetik Grigoryan
Or just Avo, as my friends call me

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for beginners and intermediate chess players looking to sharpen their tactical skills and achieve a rating of 2,000 or higher.
This course is NOT intended for titled players with a rating exceeding 2,000.

Tactic Ninja - Sharpen Your Chess Tactics with a Grandmaster

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 4min

Pin12 lectures • 36min

Skewer9 lectures • 28min

Fork21 lectures • 53min

Annihilation12 lectures • 49min

Deflection11 lectures • 52min

Distraction16 lectures • 30min

Discovered Check12 lectures • 49min

Double Check12 lectures • 50min

Windmill10 lectures • 29min

Requirements

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Who this course is for: