Winning Chess. How - To Perfect Your Attacking Play

: Identify the one piece holding the opponent’s defense together—often a fianchettoed bishop or a knight on f3/f6—and trade it off to weaken the king's protection. 3. Mastering the Initiative

The "initiative" is the ability to make threats that your opponent cannot ignore, forcing them to spend time defending rather than developing their own plans. Winning Chess. How to Perfect Your Attacking Play

: A lone queen cannot deliver checkmate. A successful attack usually requires at least three coordinating pieces, such as a Queen-Bishop battery or rooks doubled on an open file. : Identify the one piece holding the opponent’s

An attack without a target is just "plan-less piece shuffling". Winning Chess. How to Perfect Your Attacking Play

: Every move should ideally pose a new problem for your opponent, making it harder for them to regroup.