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Part One: Material VS Position

asukashlilih
| 8 | For Beginners

When most of us learned chess, we were first taught to grab material and have a material advantage. This is not that bad, but playing positonally is usually better. Take a look at the starting position of the example below. You'll quickly notice that black has a material advantage,  but is in a terrible position. Go ahead and solve the puzzle, and then check the move list.

 

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