Tactics for beginners

Back Rank: A back rank checkmate in chess is

when a king gets checkmate behind his pawns by a
rook or by a queen.
Clearance sacrifice: A clearance sacrifice is when
one player sacrifices a piece to clear a file or
square for another piece to create a threat.
Sometimes, the sacrifice can threaten to
checkmate the opponents king.
en passant: It is a special maneuver for the
pawns. It takes place when a pawn moves two
squares from its starting square adjacent to an
opposing pawn. The opposing pawn can then
capture the other pawn by stepping behind it.
Discovered attack: A discovered attack in chess
is very powerful. A piece will often create two
threats by creating an individual threat as well as
revealing a piece behind it that will make another
threat.
Fork: A fork is when a piece is attacking more
than one piece. Usually the attacking piece is
threatening to capture a piece.
Pin: A pin is a situation where if a piece moves, it
will expose a more valuable piece to an attacking
piece.