Beginning chess players should study tactics more than any other aspect of chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1941.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hammacher"] [Black "Sulle"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "5rk1/4Rn1p/1p1rQPp1/2p2p2/5P1q/1PP2R1P/8/5BK1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Qxf7+ Rxf7 2. Re8+ Rf8 3. Bc4+ Re6 4. Bxe6+ Kh8 5. Rxf8# 1-0