Familiarise yourself with these terms, remember them over the board, and watch your game improve!
Tactical terms
Decoy A decoy is a distraction. A decoy forces the opponent to think about something else while he is focusing his pieces on a different target.
Deflection distracts…
The Right Way to Play Chess by D Brine Pritchard; Elliott Right Way Books General guidance and principles for the complete beginner or novice player.
The World’s Greatest Chess Games by Graham Burgess, John Nunn and John Emms; Robinson The companion volume. 125 pyrotechnic games…