AProudLefty (07-04-2022)
I haven’t played regularly in years so I’m probably back to a 500 level myself.
Another method I suggest learning is how to take a positional advantage and sacrifice material for a game winning positional advantage.
This was one of the flaws I discovered playing computer Chess that many Chess programs had back then. They would literally hand you the win if you sacrificed your Queen.
To do that you would move your queen to a position on the board where it would be bare ass to the wind but by taking the Queen your opponent would inadvertently give you the checkmate one or two plays later.
To execute this I would trap the opponents King in a corner usually with my knights. If the opponent was using their Queen as a multidirectional block that would prevent me from attacking the back row.
I would then move my Queen to a position where my opponent could easily take my Queen without losing theirs. Beginners and lower level intermediate players would very often jump on taking my Queen but in the process leave themselves in an untenable defensive position where by attacking their back rank with a rook and checkmate them or make a check mate impossible to avoid in one or two more moves.
Lesson learned is beginner players or ones who are impatient or haven’t figured out the importance of position over material will sacrifice position to gain material and lose the game by doing so. The move does have a risk in that if your opponent sees the positional disadvantage of taking your Queen they will counter defensively and you will have lost a move as you will the need to secure your Queens position by moving her out of harms way.
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AProudLefty (07-04-2022)
Polish is off center opening. you can fianchetto bishops on the night 2 squares
( move the bishop diagonally 1 square so it cuts thru the center of the board along the rooks diagonal)
or try to control the center with your pawns, knights and rooks afetr you castle.
Center squares are usually more valuable territory to control
dont be playing odd openings-
stick to queens gambit, Sicilian, 4 knights opening, Guico Piano until you master the variations
Polish is slow development. You generally want to develop ASAP
If you really want to improve read this -and quit the speed chess!
https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Fundame.../dp/1627554637
Jose Raul Capablanca was one of the greatest World Chess Champions of all time! While his playing style was straightforward he played with a blazing speed and strength that had never been seen before or since. In Chess Fundamentals Capablanca gives the reader a glimpse into his thinking patterns and strategy. Perfect for any playing level. The advice and exercises herein will make anyone and everyone a stronger player.
AProudLefty (07-08-2022)
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