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 "Unknown482"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/7p/6p1/1p3p2/2p1kP2/PRK1P3/5P1P/8 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... cxb3 2. Kxb3 Kf3 3. Kb4 Kxf2 4. Kxb5 Kxe3 5. a4 g5 6. fxg5 f4 7. a5 f3 8. a6 f2 9. a7 f1=Q+ { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1