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 "Unknown304"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5rk1/1R4pp/1p3q2/3p4/1P2n3/2P1P2P/4Q1PB/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Nxc3 2. Qe1 Ne2+ 3. Qxe2 ( { White can try: } 3. Kh1 Qf1+ 4. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 5. Bg1 Rxg1+ 6. Kh2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3... Qa1+ 4. Qf1 Qxf1# 0-1