Second book of chess strategy 9780713414257, 0713414251

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coN Introduction Bad Bishops And Square Weakness The Blockade Of A Flank The Pin And Half-Fin In The Strat

A Piece Out Of Play Seizing The Seventh Rank Open Lines

Breakthrough And Undermining The Pawn Chain And Planning

Blockaded Pawns.dnd The Pawn C

Maintaining The Initiative : Defendi Creating Complications : Double-Er Exercises

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CONTENTS Introduction

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Bad Bistrops And fuuare Weaknesses

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The Blockade Of A Flank

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The Pin And Half-Pin In The Strategic Plan

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A Piece Out Of Play

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Seizing The Seventh Rank

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Open Lines

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Breakthrough And Undermining

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The Pawn Chain And Planning

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Blockaded Pawns.And The Pawn Chain

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Maintaining The Initiative : Defending Difficult Positions

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Creating Complications : Double-Edged Positions

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Exercises

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Answers

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INTRODUCTION How does one form a plan? What factors affect this? In the opening the main point is mobilisation of your forces, but other strategic and tactical elements have to be bome in mind, especially if the opponent gives you the chance to play for immediate advantage.

In the middle

game and ending the following are the main factors:Strengthening the position of the pieces and limiting the scope of the opponent's.

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Exchanges.

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Strengthening the position overall and weakening that of the opponent. 4 Limiting the opponent's counterplay. 5 Bearing in mind the tactical opportunities which may arise.

In forming a strategic plan the nature of the position we are concemed with must be the guide. If it is a closed position then the absence of open lines means that breakthroug[rs and undermining attempts must be prepared. If there is a pawn majority on the wing or in the centre then the plan must be to try and exploit this feature. On the other hand when struggling against such an advantage on part of the board the main defensive technique is to play to blockade the pawns. With a firm position in the centre, or if the opponent lacls counter play then a wing attack may be undertaken. Sometimes the main feature is the struggle for the command of an open line. In certain cases it is feasible to direct all one's efforts against a single piece of the enemy with the aim of cutting it off from the main scene of action. All these points will be considered in the appropriate sections. Many strategic and tactical ideas already considered arc applicable in

the ending just as in the middle game. The most important strategic

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at this stage are the strengthening of the position of pieces and udicious advance. to the part of the cal ideas storming

cases

as, based in some on stalemate, apply and the zugzwang weapon is often seen at

this stage.

However this book is mainly concerned with the transition from opening to middle game and the middle game itself, so that few endgame positions will be considered.

From the point of view of theory there is in addition to the classical ending a threefold level positions (b) positions with great aged as the natural

outcome, given correct play.

BAD BISHOPS AND S(

Modem strategical play lays greel openings which are generally adop which many pawns are left on the t thatia player is saddled with a bish its own pawns, and there are weak r is often exploited by a blockade I bishop is a permanent drawback.

The first category covers both sides have not made positions in which one side than the opposition. This is

ing the Initiative, and the Defence of Dfficult positions'. This book

l: White's bishop is bad, the blocli a black square weakness. Black's kiq opponent, or getting carried in every possible variation.

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by beautiful ideas that do not work

througfr to the Qside after arr ex& plan in such a case is to prepare a h what counterplay the inferior side t K-82 P-N5 (Threat 4 ... RxP+ 5 Bri a breakthrough on the KN-file.) 4 I which speeds up Black's win. Horr B-N5 7 BxB RlxB 8 RxP R-R5 Il

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