Beginning chess players should study tactics more than any other aspect of chess.
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[Event "A Catalonian Poem"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1490.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Castellvi, Francisco"]
[Black "Vinoles, Narcisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "B01"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
{ This early game (1490) is not well played by modern standards. However, it
does reflect the early understanding of the Center Counter Game opening. } 1. e4 { B01: Scandinavian Defence } 1... d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 $2 { Allows the trick 6. Bxf7+! Kxf7 7. Ne5+ followed by 8. Nxg4. Black
should have played 5... Bf5 preparing e6 and King side castling. } 6. h3 { White misses 6. Bxf7+! } 6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 $2 { Why did black miss the obvious
attack on b7? One can only guess. 7... Nc6 or 7... c6 both give black a
better game. } 8. Qxb7 Nbd7 9. Nb5 Rc8 10. Nxa7 Nb6 $2 { An unforced error by
black. Better is 10... Rb8 11. Qf3 Ne5. } 11. Nxc8 Nxc8 12. d4 Nd6 13. Bb5+ Nxb5 14. Qxb5+ Nd7 15. d5 exd5 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Rd1 Qf6 18. Rxd5 { A bit
greedy, but still winning. } 18... Qg6 $2 { Better for black is the trick 18... c6!?
when 19. Qxc6 is refuted by 19... Bb4+ and 20... Qxc6, but after 19. Rxd6!
Qxd6 20. Qe2 there is no doubt about white's superiority. } 19. Bf4 { 19. Rg5
keeps an even firmer grip on the game. 19... Qe6 20. Rxg7. } 19... Bxf4 $2 { A
blunder in a bad position. 19... Qe4+ is a little better. } 20. Qxd7+ Kf8 21. Qd8# 1-0