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→‎Forking: and one way to avoid this is by making sure the spacings between the rook, queen and king are not vulnerable to a knight fork.

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→‎Minimizing blunders: A common blunder, particularly in blitz chess, is to recognize a minor attack (such as a threat to a pawn) while not seeing a larger simultaneous attack (such as a threat to the queen or even checkmate.

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→‎Blitz chess: if ahead on time in blitz chess, it can be helpful to shift to a more defensive strategy, such as using the queen to defend the king rather than to try to attack.

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→‎Forking: In blitz chess, it is important in particular to be vigilant against knight forks.

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→‎How many moves away from checkmate?: When an opponent's queen has advanced against your king, beware of your king being trapped on the bank rank behind pawns or other pieces such that there is a surprise checkmate.

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In blitz chess be particularly wary of vulnerability to the "back-rank checkmate."

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How many moves away from checkmate?

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→‎20/40/40 Rule: It is helpful to memorize a few standard openings, such as 1.d4 or 1.e4, and a repertoire of surprise openings, such as the Queen's Gambit.

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→‎Potential check: placing one's queen in direct line of attack of one's king will often result in losing the queen, because it cannot be moved to safety if attacked by a bishop or rook

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A fork by an advancing, protect pawn is often overlooked by beginners, and should become part of the repertoire of every player.

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