Beginning chess players should study tactics more than any other aspect of chess.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1962.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bagirov"]
[Black "Holmov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/p5p1/1p3q2/2ppr2p/4r3/1PQ4P/P1P2PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Rxe1+ 2. Rxe1 Re2 { Black threatens a mating attack beginning with
Qxf2+. } 3. Qxf6 Rxe1+ 4. Kh2 gxf6 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } 0-1