Pattern recognition is key, and knowing patterns is what makes a strong player. These are 20 most important attacking patterns in chess.
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0:00 Attacking the castled king – Greek gift
07:04 Attacking the castled king – counting attackers
10:16 Attacking the castled king – hook on h3/h6
13:24 Attacking the uncastled king
16:03 Thorn pawn – dominating the fianchetto structure
19:17 The f7 weakness
21:10 Central passed pawn
24:16 Opening the center
26:25 c-file attack in opposite side castling positions
29:12 Kingside pawn storm in opposite sides castling
31:54 The hook on g6
33:56 f7 and e6 weaknesses in IQP structures
37:25 Breaking through on the kingside with no hooks
40:34 d5 pawn break in IQP structures
42:38 Bxe6 sacrifice
44:30 Bishop and queen battery on the long diagonal
46:26 Nxg7 against the castled king
48:19 h-file attack with both kings on the kingside
50:28 Killing counterplay first
52:52 Switching focal points