Many beginners spend time attacking pieces instead of focusing on the real goal of chess — checkmating the king.

In this lesson from the Targeting the King series, students learn why chasing pieces often slows down an attack and how strong players keep their attention on the enemy king.

Using the ChessHeroes training method, the opponent’s pieces are frozen and do not move or defend.
This removes distractions and helps students concentrate on the most important task: building a mating net around the king.

In this lesson, students learn how to:

• understand why chasing pieces often wastes time
• keep their attention on the enemy king during an attack
• recognize moves that limit the king’s escape squares
• coordinate pieces to complete the checkmate

This focused training helps beginners develop better attacking priorities and learn how to direct their pieces toward the final goal — checkmate.

Targeting the King is part of the ChessHeroes training system, where players improve by solving structured chess challenges instead of relying only on traditional gameplay.