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 "Unknown425"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4r1k1/1Q5p/p2p1q2/3Pn1p1/2P5/5p1P/P5P1/R4R1K b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... fxg2+ 2. Kxg2 Nf3 3. Rxf3 ( { White can try: } 3. Kh1 Qf5 4. Kg2 Re2+ 5. Rf2 Nh4+ 6. Kh1 Qxh3+ 7. Kg1 Nf3+ 8. Rxf3 Qg2# ) 3... Re2+ 4. Kg3 Qe5+ 5. Kg4 Re4+ 6. Kh5 Rh4# 0-1