<What is a counter-attack <?>>

A counter-attack could refer to 2 different situations:

< You can counter an immediate threat against your position by making a threat which is even stronger than the threat against you.

Launching a full scale attack to counter the attacking plan of your opponent.>

This collection deals specifically with the first situation – countering a threat against you with an immediate stronger threat.

The <counter-attacking move> is a very powerful weapon which you should naturally consider when you are under threat. It is possible to be so taken up with finding a good defense that you forget about the possibility of a counter-attacking move. Searching for a counter-attacking move should in fact be your first response reaction to a threat made against your position. ... Turn your knowledge of counter-attacking moves into a permanent skill:

Searching for counter-attacking moves should be your automatic response to a threat against you. It is just natural to be afraid of a threat against you and immediately look for a suitable or good defense – however this thinking habit can be the reason why you miss a great chance to make a counter-attacking move which throws your opponent on the back foot. To develop this habit of automatically thinking about a counter-attacking move can be achieved by doing high quality exercises in which you train your mind to actively seek for the counter-attacking move first. You can find exercises to train your thinking process in this collection.

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Game Collection: Great Counterattacks