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Here is an very instructive moment from the game @Deranged - @FelixRC. In the following position after Re7, black's plan is to play Kc7 and d6 to develop his bishop on c8, white wants to keep control of the b6- and the d6- squares to keep black's position blockaded. @Deranged played Rd6 with the idea of Rhd1 next, and it looks absolutely correct: White secures the b6- and the d6- squares and double the rooks on the d-files at the same time. images.chesscomfiles.com/chess-themes/boards/green/150.png") no-repeat 0% 0%;height:360px;width:360px;"> 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h However, the while all of this looks nice, after 17...Kc7 18.Rhd1 black has the move 18...Ne8! Taking advantage that the d6-rooks is exposed to black's king, 19.Nd5 is not possible and as white is forced to retreat with his rook, and as his b6-knight is under attack, forced to trade the knight for black's bishop. After 19.Nxc8 Rxc8 20.Rd5 d6, black's position has vastly improved. (In the game black played 17...Nh5? and quickly lost the knight and the game in a few moves) images.chesscomfiles.com/chess-themes/boards/green/150.png") no-repeat 0% 0%;height:360px;width:360px;"> 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h The correct move for white after 16...Re7 is 17.a4!, intending to defend the white knight on b6 is a4-a5, black has two choices: 1) Prevent a4-a5. This, however, results in a new weakness on a5 and costs time, which white can exploit by 18. Ba2! Kc7 19.Nc4! (heading for d6) Ne8 20.Ne3! (the threat of Nd5+ and Nf5 forces the win of material; 20.Nxa5?! Ra8 is weaker) Nf6 21.Nf5 Re8 22.Nd6! (final destination, 22.Ng7?! gives black counterplay after ...Rg8) Rf8 23.Bxf7+- white wins a pawn while still retaining the blockade. images.chesscomfiles.com/chess-themes/boards/green/150.png") no-repeat 0% 0%;height:360px;width:360px;"> 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 2) Allow a4-a5 and play Kc7 followed by d7-d6. Black tries to develop his pieces as quickly as possible, but white's b6-knight also prove to be very strong: 17...Kc7 18.a5 d6 19.Rd3! Be6 20.Rhd1 Ne8 (20...Rbd8 [Our daily puzzle #8!] 21.Bb3! Bxb3 22.Rc3+ Kb8 23.Rxd6!, winning a pawn since 23...Rxd6?? leads to mate: 24.Rc8+ Ka7 25.Ra8#) 21.b4 Rd8 22.Kb2 and although black prevented the immediate loss of material, white's blockade has only strengthened and white will eventually breakthrough either by c2-c4-c5, opening the d-file, or at a specific time, c4 and b5 and bxa6 to penetrate on the b-file (most likely after moving the knight away from b6). images.chesscomfiles.com/chess-themes/boards/green/150.png") no-repeat 0% 0%;height:360px;width:360px;"> 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h These variations are very complex but they illustrate 2 important concepts: It's best to control holes with pawns and pieces and it can be useful to give up a hole in exchange of another.

this was actually designed by Paul Morphy over 150 years ago!

this was actually designed by Paul Morphy over 150 years ago!

How to combat both Qc8+ and Qxd3?

What is your favorite chess book? Mine is how to reassess your chess 4th edition by Jeremy Silman.

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This position looks pretty normal, but there is a nice tactic involved (I didn't see it in-game)

If you do not know tactics you cannot exploit all your potential on chess, so improving tactics is improving on chess. We use tactics to attack, defend or get a better position that is why it is so important on the develop of our chess. I am not going to post the meaning of all tactics or what they do, because this club has a theme about it you can read it here: https://www.chess.com/news/view/tip-3-practice-tactics-3269 I am going to tell you what to do and how tactics trainings works, please read all the articles on this club they are good to understand vital things. Daily Training Tactics are part of chess and daily training is mandatory but of course, if you do not want to improve don't to them! The fact is that you need to solve tactics daily to get better and you may not see the results on the first day, but after a month of daily tactics you will see the results. Those things must be followed: Do daily tactics: They must be 20 to 30 daily or just use time, 30 minutes a day. Do an analysis: Ask yourself why it worked and what is the theme. Identifying the theme: Skewer for example is a theme when a theme is identified you will be able to complete it with more ease. If you do not understand a theme, study it: If that is the case the theme is a great weakness, studying and practicing the selected theme will give notable results on the first days just because you are studying one theme and not various. Identify your game tactics: Every game has tactics, identify them on one of your games and see where you failed or had errors and fix it, eventually you will get better. Calculation: Start to get comfortable with calculation and start to see 4 moves ahead, that will give more chances to win, calculation error is another theme. Search GM tactics: Grandmaster games has almost perfect tactics, when you see them you are absorbing partners like a sponge! It works, one 5 minutes video of a GM game daily is enough!. Remember, i have done that and it helped a lot so far and it helps in higher levels, so get your daily basis and get better. Recommended: https://www.chess.com/news/view/tip-3-practice-tactics-3269 https://www.chess.com/news/view/tip-2-know-your-checkmates-4656 https://www.chess.com/news/view/daily-puzzle-mating-a-king-in-the-endgame-2425 One of the best chess software: https://lucaschess.pythonanywhere.com/

I suggest you guys go watch agadmator's Chess Channel. He analyzes games from famous chess players, computers, and sometimes his own. You can friend him as well. Hope you enjoy his vids!

For those of you who don't watch him already, I suggest you to check out a YouTube channel called agadmator's Chess Channel where he talks about games and tactics from famous players. Hope you enjoy!

agadmator's Chess Channel is a YouTube channel and he talks about games and tactics from famous chess players. I recommend you guys to check it out!

agadmator's Chess Channel is a YouTube channel and he talks about games and tactics from famous chess players. I recommend you guys to check it out!

This is one of the most famous games in chess played by Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieteritsky

If you fail in your openings it is hard to recover on the rest of the game, early attacks or no sense pawn pushing can bring those mistakes. Moving too much pawns without a plan is a death sentence there are hypermodern openings with slow development but they has a deep plan behind we need to feel comfortable with those plans in order to progress, chess is tactics but it is strategy too. Pawn pushing leads to death sentences like the first game, and not only he moved multiple pawns, he left undefended his kingside. On the game 2 you offer material for positional advantage, you must play very well to keep the advantage, you can lose it with one blunder. Those examples are of my experience, they may not be accurate but gives you the idea of an opening, search one that suits for you and the theory is not all, knowing the plans of an opening is a big part of it,

Heyo, Just wondering, what is everyone's favourite openings and why? For example, I love queens gambit for white (with a centralized version) because it opens up control of the middle fairly nicely. Black is obviously dependent on white but I tend to like sicilian.

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