Beginning chess players should study tactics more than any other aspect of chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown96"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/1p4R1/1k2p1Q1/3r4/p2Pqp2/P1B5/1P5K/8 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Qe2+ 2. Kg1 Rh5 3. Qf7 ( { White can try: } 3. Qg4 Qe3+ 4. Kg2 Qe4+ 5. Kf2 Rh2+ 6. Kf1 Qh1+ 7. Qg1 Qf3+ 8. Ke1 Qe2# ) ( { White can also try: } 3. Qg2 Qe3+ 4. Qf2 Rh1+ 5. Kg2 Qh3# ) 3... Qe3+ 4. Kg2 Qe4+ 5. Kf1 Rh1+ 6. Kf2 Rh2+ 7. Kf1 Qe2+ 8. Kg1 Qf2# 1-0