CT-ART

Master Tactical Patterns

See the pattern. Find it on the full board. Remember it.

CT-ARTTHE ART OF TACTICS

PATH TO MASTER

1,138 puzzles10 Base Camps

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— CHESS KING

THE PAIRED LEARNING METHOD

Watch the method work

Three real puzzles, three levels. Watch the noise fall away and the pattern appear.

EASY

ELO 1200

Annihilation of Defense

Take out the piece that defends another — the whole defense unravels.

MEDIUM

ELO 1600

File Clearance

Clear your own piece off the file so the rook crashes through.

HARD

ELO 2050

Distraction

Distract the pieces defending the most important squares.

1
Full position
Find the tactical idea in the real 8×8 position.
2
5×5 pattern
Remove the noise and isolate the idea when needed.
3
Learn the pattern
Understand the tactical geometry.
4
Return to the full board
Recognize the same idea in the original position.

THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA

Study the method on the page

Every CT-ART lesson is also available as a beautifully illustrated one-page study sheet — full position, 5×5 pattern, explanation, solution and pattern to remember.

EASY1200 ELOPuzzle #5

MEDIUM1600 ELOPuzzle #183

HARD2050 ELOPuzzle #302

THEME LIBRARY

Build pattern recognition theme by theme

Everyone can browse major themes, subthemes, puzzle counts and difficulty ranges. Training from the library requires Premium.

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Your pattern-training progress

Your solved puzzles, learned patterns, training level, theme strengths and recent activity will appear here after you begin.

Master Tactical Patterns

PATH TO MASTER