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Computer analysis shows that both players missed a tactic for Black which would have won me a game against Lucky52, graded 200 points above me.
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Another list of concepts in positional chess - Mobility, Flexibility, Vulnerability, Center Control, Piece Coordination, Time, Speed, Material, Space, King Safety and Development. There seems some repetition in this. For example, what's the di... | Read More
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Silman's list of imbalances: Superior minor piece, Pawn structure, Space, Material, Control of a key file, Control of a hole/weak square, Lead in development, Initiative, King safety, and Statics vs. Dynamics. | Read More
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play the most aggressive move you can | Read More
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My scheme for Tactics Trainer is as follows: to take as much time as necessary to solve the problem even if that means getting the minimum score of 20% and a reduction in my grading; to play each problem through twice, so I can absorb its lesson. ... | Read More
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Look for weaknesses and tactical indicators such as weak, undefended or hanging pieces; checks; the strengths of competing pieces such as squares commanded; forks and pins; batteries;passed pawns, unsafe king, weak squares, files and diagonals; pi... | Read More
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There's a good article elsewhere on chess.com about the importance of efficient, forcing moves: checks, captures (which can gain tempi) and threats. The author illustrates his point from a famous win by Morphy. However, my forcing moves are only... | Read More
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There's been an exchange of notes on the Team England site about cheating and how highly graded players get detected and their accounts closed. Perhaps there is a need for lateral thinking about the question of cheating. There could be event... | Read More
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I enjoy 960 but it's not really a variant of standard chess, only a way of deterring over-reliance on book knowledge of openings. Capablanca thought chess was played out but it's still going strong. It may be that standard chess is in principl... | Read More