The 3 Reasons You Miss Tactics! (And My 1 Simple Solution)

Learn why you still miss tactics and how to start fixing this problem! There are three reasons why you miss tactics:

1) You don't know the tactical pattern
2) Your tactical awareness isn't strong enough
3) Your calculation skills aren't strong enough

Luckily, all three of these weaknesses can be improved with the use of Survival Puzzle Rush! With no time limit and progressively more challenging puzzles, you can push yourself to calculate more deeply and expose yourself to new tactical patterns. There are even free resources online if you don't use chess.com!

My method was to set a goal score for myself and hit that score every day. Then, every few weeks, I would increase my goal score. Over time, I saw improvement in my calculation skills, visualization skills, and general tactical awareness, because I constantly pushed myself to see new tactical patterns and challenge the limits of my calculation abilities. Try out this method!

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Video Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Reason 1 (Tactical Pattern Unfamiliarity)
02:10 - Reason 2 (Weak Tactical Awareness)
03:40 - Reason 3 (Weak Calculation Skills)
07:58 - Recap
08:35 - The Solution
09:45 - My Method