Piece Activity

Submitted by Creg on Fri, 08/10/2007 at 5:40pm.

One of the many ways to study chess is to learn from the masters. Lets begin with a classic from 1858 where a lead in development allows white to bring the house down on black well before he ever gets all his pieces into play.

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by figrock - 2 days ago
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Fantastic lesson..! What tactics!

by Yazamitaz - 5 months ago
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Craig,

Very impressive analysis. I realize I have a LONG way to go :)

by Creg - 6 months ago
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I purposely wrote the comment that way (6.Bc4) as I felt the mate threat was rather obvious.

by halfasian86 - 6 months ago
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6. Bc4 => Your comment "putting pressure on f7" is a bit of an understatement: Morphy is threatening CHECKMATE!

by ggeetg - 7 months ago
Bhilai India

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Amazing!!!

by Creg - 8 months ago
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He was clearly ahead of his time. Understanding active piece development, and spacial concepts well before anyone wrote about them.

by whimpewGuMzzzgl - 8 months ago
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paul was too advanced for his competition!

by kokokai - 10 months ago
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perfect game!

by fad2191 - 13 months ago
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What a powerful game!

by tongo - 13 months ago
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WAIT TILL YOU SEE ANDERSSEN'S IMMORTAL GAME

by Creg - 13 months ago
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<sk8erkid> This is why it is always good to study tactics as often as possible. This is a Rook + Bishop mate that one should know from study. If you have never seen it before then consider this one to remember.

by Creg - 13 months ago
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<ollie> thus a good lesson to learn. Always look for ways to get your pieces into the game.

by sk8erkid - 13 months ago
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unusaul mate...

by ollie - 14 months ago
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Really loved that game, interesting to see how well his opponent just seems to be going for pieces without considering the end game. Also I like the way that he gets all of his pieces out and enabled himself to make use of the rooks which I find often get stuck when I play.

by batgirl - 14 months ago
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That Paul Morphy sure plays good for an amateur.

by Phobetor - 14 months ago
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That's a nice classic. It also matches the title well: sometimes piece activity is worth alot more than just a pawn. With way more active pieces than your opponent, he'll soon lose more material than one pawn.

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