updates | June 24, 2026

What are the four chess tactics?

Castling is the only time in chess in which you can move two pieces at once.

  • LEARN THE MOVES. Each chess piece can move only a certain way.
  • OPEN WITH A PAWN. Move the pawn in front of either the king or queen two squares forward.
  • GET THE KNIGHTS AND BISHOPS OUT.
  • WATCH YOUR BACK!
  • DON’T WASTE TIME.
  • “CASTLE” EARLY.
  • ATTACK IN THE “MIDDLEGAME”
  • LOSE PIECES WISELY.

    What are the best first 5 moves in chess?

    #1 The Italian Game. The Italian game begins with 1.

  • #2 The Sicilian Defense. The Sicilian Defense is the most popular choice of aggressive players with the black pieces.
  • #3 The French Defense. The French Defense is one of the first strategic openings every chess player should learn.
  • #4 The Ruy-Lopez.
  • #5 The Slav Defense.
  • When do you discover an attack in chess?

    A discovered attack occurs when moving a piece reveals a strong threat from a piece hiding behind it. The power of a discovered attack often lies in the fact that you can use it to set up a double attack. Diagram above: Black can “discover an attack” on white’s queen by moving the bishop. By playing 1… Bxh2! black checks the white king.

    What do you need to know about intermediate tactics in chess?

    In general, the attacker needs a pawn on e5 (to keep Black defenders off of f6), a bishop on d3 (to sacrifice against h7), a knight on f3 (which will check on g5 after the bishop sacrifices itself) and a queen that can jump into h5 where it will work with the g5-knight in penetrating the Black position via h7.

    Which is the most destructive tactic in chess?

    A windmill tactic can also be described as a series of forced discovered attacks. This tactic is also known as a see-saw, based on how the front piece keeps returning to its previous position. Follow the variation below to see the destructive power of a windmill tactic. Note that on every move black is forced to move their king:

    What do you call an attack on a king in chess?

    You do not have to announce “check”. Checkmate: An attack on the King where there is no way for your opponent to finish his turn and no longer have the King attacked. To be checkmated. Desperado: A piece that is going to be captured anyway so it can “sacrifice” itself at the highest cost.