Sometimes, it’s useful to being to play moves without thinking, as in the opening. In the opening, it’s pretty much a hand-piece coordination exercise, just make sure that you don’t accidentally touch the wrong piece! And not only in the opening, there’s also being able to instantly find a backrank mate or without any real [...]
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This one took me a bit by surprise. Take a look at this:
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One of the most important aspects of playing good chess is being decisive. You have to know when it is necessary to take immediate action, since as Steinitz once said “When a sufficient advantage has been obtained, a player must attack or the advantage will be dissipated”. Just like the other night, I was invited [...]
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Now you may or may not have heard about it, but candidate moves are the moves you consider when deciding how to continue your side of play. It’s more like the prequel to achieving accurate analysis, but just as crucial in deciding whether or not you’ll end up with a favourable or not so favourable [...]
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Following from the last post, Kasparov said that we need to make sure that we analyse our games critically and not just from one side of the board but from both sides of the board. Because, the odds are, our opponents will be analysing their mistakes and trying to figure out what our mistakes or [...]
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Just some great words from the greatest chess player in history.
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When you’re playing really well in game, you feel like you’re in complete control and that sooner or later, you’ll eventually find the winning combination. In most cases, you’ll probably won’t and in some, you think you’ve found it, only to realise that it’s actually a losing combination. So the question is, “How do I [...]
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Positional Answer
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Hello and welcome back, or if you’re new to this site, then welcome to you too. It’s time to start going through some of the more advanced ideas in chess, including when to attack and when to defend, gaining the initiative and exploiting small advantages.
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Chess is a really complex game so it’s no surprise that after all this time that you’re still considered an amateur. But with study and practice, you can easily become a better player and if you’re really keen on it, you can easily gain a master title.
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