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I wonder if filtering a database of games via ChessBase would help. 

I would guess the database should have a wide rating range and include games played long ago. 

If you filter out games which are won out of the opening this might indicate a tactical blow was made -- wins recorded in 25 moves or less. 

Additional filters could include positions and/or ECO codes and I would guess these would be used in conjunction with the number of moves filter.

If you wanted tactical awareness for White, your output might be enhanced by other filters:
- having several hundred points of rating difference between White and Black
- having Black in a rating range similar to those players you commonly face OTB

This is an interesting post that I hope generates comments from others.

Hello All:

I get the impression that many people here have read a ton of chess books. I just cannot seem to do that.

If one uses the solitaire method, an oft recommended system, I cannot see how one can read so many books. How do you do it? (I am not thinking of chess history books here.)

Thanks,

Gerry