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Day 4 · 12 min · Free forever

Checks, captures, hangs

  • Add hangs to the CCT habit
  • Order the scan under pressure

You may already know CCT: Checks, Captures, Threats.

Add a fourth beat for this course: Hangs — yours and theirs.

Order: opponent checks → your captures → threats → your hanging pieces. That order survives time trouble better than random staring.

Habit rule · CCTH: Checks, Captures, Threats, Hangs.

Knowledge check

Where do hangs fit in the scan?

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