How to Learn Tactical Patterns: Practical Advice and Resources for any Rating

Learning tactical patterns is a key skill every chess player must develop. In this video I explain how to do that efficiently and at 0 cost.
Practice tactical patterns against a sparring partner: https://app.noctie.ai/themes/54e8c90b-6cc7-45cc-88af-4303fa004849?aff=q9yKD

Books for learning tactical patterns:
100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know, Frank Erwich: https://amzn.to/3Lq2EQ9
Improve Your Chess Tactics, Yakov Neishtadt: https://amzn.to/3WHLnV1
Turbo Charge Your Tactics 1, Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko, Vladimir Grabinsky: https://amzn.to/4nNWpTA
How to Study Chess on Your Own, Davorin Kuljašević: https://amzn.to/49DQAof
Chess Tactics for Advanced Players, Yuri Averbakh: https://amzn.to/3LuHC2L

0:00 Introduction to learning tactical patterns
01:26 Pattern example 1: Velimirovic vs Jovan Sofrevski 1966
06:44 Pattern example 2:Velimirovic vs Julius Fridjonsson 1974
11:31 Pattern example 3:Velimirovic vs Vladimir Bukal Sr 1971
16:45 A sparring partner for learning patterns
19:44 Advice from Grandmasters 1: Frank Erwich
21:56 Advice from Grandmasters 2: Iakov Neishtadt
24:26 Advice from Grandmasters 3: Grabinsky, Oleksiyenko
25:25 Advice from Grandmasters 4: Davorin Kuljašević
28:17 Advice from Grandmasters 5: Yuri Averbakh
29:50 Practical advice on how to study patterns yourself

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