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PTERANODON7

Hi all, it's me again. I'm finding myself a little overwhelmed when reading chess articles and books, as well as trying to understand the lessons. While I understand the terminology, I fail to see the logic and tactics in some moves, and therefore I am not improving past my embarrassing rating of around 480. Can someone give me assistance on learning how to play and calculate tactics?

PTERANODON7

Thank you so much - I have played the tactics trainer before but I find it a bit limiting on a free membership. 

daxypoo
there is another site (i wont name it) but it starts with the name of the game we are speaking of and ends in the word tempo; it has a free membership and you are not limited to number of tactics (i dont think) and, since i only use app for chess.com and other chess sites, this “unnamed” site has good feedback and responses after each problem in the comments for each problem;