user3149: How do I practice counter play when I'm down material? 

user4362: Counter play, especially when down material, is often about creating dynamic chances. So you should probably work in that area:

Study the games of some attacking geniuses like Tal, Shirov, Morphy, Anderssen.
Work through some good books on attacking chess.
Play some gambits in training games. 
Train tactics, but thats a given anyway. 


3149: <p>How do I practice counter play when I'm down material? </p>
 4362: <p>Counter play, especially when down material, is often about creating dynamic chances. So you should probably work in that area:</p>

<ul>
<li>Study the games of some attacking geniuses like <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1139582" rel="nofollow">Tal</a>, <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1085871" rel="nofollow">Shirov</a>, <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1238130" rel="nofollow">Morphy</a>, <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1019162" rel="nofollow">Anderssen</a>.</li>
<li>Work through some <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0486284492" rel="nofollow">good</a> <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1857444000" rel="nofollow">books</a> on <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/9197600407" rel="nofollow">attacking</a> <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1901983250" rel="nofollow">chess</a>.</li>
<li>Play some gambits in training games. </li>
<li>Train tactics, but thats a given anyway. </li>
</ul>
