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which kind of tactics are the hardest to spot ?

The ones where you are winning and play on autopilot, overlooking your opponent's resources.
Players like Marshall were famous for their 'swindles' but behind every swindle is a careless opponent.

The ones where you are winning and play on autopilot, overlooking your opponent's resources. Players like Marshall were famous for their 'swindles' but behind every swindle is a careless opponent.

Toscani

The hardest tactics to spot are often the ones that don’t yet look like tactics, or are simply unfamiliar. It’s like assembling a jigsaw puzzle without a picture to guide you. The more chess puzzles you solve, the better you become at recognizing the patterns.

This is also where cheaters can stand out: someone who struggles with simple puzzles yet suddenly plays like a GM at high speed creates a profile that doesn’t add up.

If you search directly for a tactic, you may find the solution without understanding how it was constructed. The themed puzzles are labelled, which makes the answer easy to uncover, like a hint. https://lichess.org/training/themes

Try looking for the conditions from which an advantage can be built. Practice the puzzles that fit your present openings.
https://lichess.org/training/openings

Start with that idea and see what it leads to. Sometimes the hardest moves to spot are the quiet ones because, on their own, they don’t look tactical at all.

The hardest to spot are shown in the dashboard. The ones closest to the center are the lowest rated and the hardest for you to spot or solve. https://lichess.org/training/dashboard/90/dashboard

The hardest tactics to spot are often the ones that don’t yet look like tactics, or are simply unfamiliar. It’s like assembling a jigsaw puzzle without a picture to guide you. The more chess puzzles you solve, the better you become at recognizing the patterns. This is also where cheaters can stand out: someone who struggles with simple puzzles yet suddenly plays like a GM at high speed creates a profile that doesn’t add up. If you search directly for a tactic, you may find the solution without understanding how it was constructed. The themed puzzles are labelled, which makes the answer easy to uncover, like a hint. https://lichess.org/training/themes Try looking for the conditions from which an advantage can be built. Practice the puzzles that fit your present openings. https://lichess.org/training/openings Start with that idea and see what it leads to. Sometimes the hardest moves to spot are the quiet ones because, on their own, they don’t look tactical at all. The hardest to spot are shown in the dashboard. The ones closest to the center are the lowest rated and the hardest for you to spot or solve. https://lichess.org/training/dashboard/90/dashboard

RemRus

I think this:
https://lichess.org/training/quietMove

I think this: https://lichess.org/training/quietMove

ChessPriyome

The hardest to spot are the ones you do not train. You cannot spot a tactic if you are unaware of it.

Is this not common sense?

The hardest to spot are the ones you do not train. You cannot spot a tactic if you are unaware of it. Is this not common sense?

Kaan_Burak

@ChessPriyome said ^

The hardest to spot are the ones you do not train. You cannot spot a tactic if you are unaware of it.

Is this not common sense?

that makes sense

@ChessPriyome said [^](/forum/redirect/post/g45tIUo3) > The hardest to spot are the ones you do not train. You cannot spot a tactic if you are unaware of it. > > Is this not common sense? that makes sense

DrHack

Trapped or restricted pieces are the most difficult in general due to the fact that we amatures don't look at our opponents options enough. The second most difficult seem to be lateral movement or moves that seem to undo progress since it is human nature to always want to move forward.

I suppose higher rank players will have a different answer than lower rank players?

Trapped or restricted pieces are the most difficult in general due to the fact that we amatures don't look at our opponents options enough. The second most difficult seem to be lateral movement or moves that seem to undo progress since it is human nature to always want to move forward. I suppose higher rank players will have a different answer than lower rank players?