In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor.
The three fishes of chess mastery are positional judgment, an eye of combination and the ability to analyse variations.
Concept of middle game theory
1.In chess the attacker usually win the game.
2.The right to attack is enjoyed by that player who has the better position.
3.The side with the advantage has not only the right but also the duty to attack, otherwise he runs the risk of losing the advantage.
4.The defender must prepared to defend and to make concessions.
5.The means of attack in chess are twofold, combinative and strategical.
6. The attack must be directed at the opponent's weakest spot.
Permanent advantage
1. material advantage
2. poor opponent's king position
3. passed pawns
4. weak pawns( of opponent )
5. weak square (of opponent )
6. weak color complexes ( of opponent )
7.fewer pawn islands
8. strong pawn centre
9. the advantage of two bishops (in open file )
10. control of a file
11. control of diagonal
12. control of a rank
Temporary advantage
1. poor position of opponent's piece
2. lack of harmony in opponent's piece placing
3. advantage in development
4. piece pressure in the centre
5. advantage in space
We have enumerated seventeen elements of a chess position, but during actual play a player would not find it too easy to consider each of the 17 at every point, so these are useful in practice.
1. Weak square and pawns.
2. Open lines.
3. The centre and space.
4. Piece position.
the last named consist of king position, development, harmony of position, bad placing of one piece.
In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor.
The three fishes of chess mastery are positional judgment, an eye of combination and the ability to analyse variations.
Concept of middle game theory
1.In chess the attacker usually win the game.
2.The right to attack is enjoyed by that player who has the better position.
3.The side with the advantage has not only the right but also the duty to attack, otherwise he runs the risk of losing the advantage.
4.The defender must prepared to defend and to make concessions.
5.The means of attack in chess are twofold, combinative and strategical.
6. The attack must be directed at the opponent's weakest spot.
Permanent advantage
1. material advantage
2. poor opponent's king position
3. passed pawns
4. weak pawns( of opponent )
5. weak square (of opponent )
6. weak color complexes ( of opponent )
7.fewer pawn islands
8. strong pawn centre
9. the advantage of two bishops (in open file )
10. control of a file
11. control of diagonal
12. control of a rank
Temporary advantage
1. poor position of opponent's piece
2. lack of harmony in opponent's piece placing
3. advantage in development
4. piece pressure in the centre
5. advantage in space
We have enumerated seventeen elements of a chess position, but during actual play a player would not find it too easy to consider each of the 17 at every point, so these are useful in practice.
1. Weak square and pawns.
2. Open lines.
3. The centre and space.
4. Piece position.
the last named consist of king position, development, harmony of position, bad placing of one piece.