Talk:Chess tactics

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[edit] Merger?

Shouldn't this article be merged with Chess strategy and tactics? --jacobolus (t) 11:39, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I agree it should be merged. --Validusername
I agree. Bubba73 (talk) 02:49, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Now they should be two seperate articles. Bubba73 (talk), 05:21, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Awesome?

In the external sites, it currently reads: "www.chesstactics.org - Awesome site"

The word 'awesome' strikes me as inappropriate, some how. Also, the site is nothing special anyhow. Tommy-Chivs 16:33, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion Review

The Deletion Review (DRV) for this article is Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007 July 16#Chess tactics. Bubba73 (talk), 03:01, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blog Links

There are at least two links to blog content in the links section. The content of the blogs is related to the topic, but are blog links likely to have any staying power? Isn't it also an invitation to a bunch of blog spam?

[edit] Morphy vs Consult Team 1858 (Opera Game)

Unfortunately the diagram is wrong -- Morphy's queen is on b3, not c3. Technically, one could just change the caption ("a position similar to Morphy vs Consult..."), but then the text "In the left diagram, black can't move the knight without losing the queen" remains problematic, since ...Nd5 or ...Nxe4 require further explanation. Ideal would be to correct the error in the diagram, but I'm not sure how to upload a corrected chessboard image. Thanks! --98.194.83.52 06:02, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

That is an old-style diagram - it must have been created by someone with some software. We have a diagram template, but there is no way to do the arrows on it. We should probably replace the old diagrams with new ones, sans the arrows, and describe the moves that the arrows are illustrating. Bubba73 (talk), 06:13, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
I agree with Bubba. Would it be okay if I replaced all seven of old diagrams with templates and then described them? Artichoker 20:22, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Finished Artichoker 21:19, 6 November 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Artichoker (talk • contribs)
I was just going to say that it was OK with me, and you did it in the mean time! Bubba73 (talk), 23:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External Links

many of the external links were blatant spam links to paid chess websites, i deleted these and some other minor links that linked to examples of tactics and were repetitive Rubico (talk) 09:35, 12 March 2008 (UTC)