Practice your tactics!
From a database of tactics at MyChess.com, the maker of the Java game viewer used here
Tactics Part 1
Tactics Part 2
Tactics Part 3
Tactics Lessons - Beginner to Master tactics lessons
Three Hundred Tactical Wins - All from real gamesThe following chess problems are by theme, but no answers are given.
Pinning
Knight Forks
Double Attack
Discovered Attack
Discovered Check
Double Check
Overworked Piece
Removing the Guard
Clearance
Interference
Queening Combinations
Weak Back Rank
Queen Sacrifice
Skewer
Surprise Move
Defensive Combinations
Trapped Piece
Zugzwang
Helpless King
Weakened Castled Position