Have you ever played a game where your opponent had you completely on the defensive until finally your position crumbles and checkmate is emanate?
As the saying goes, "The best defense is a good offense". This saying represents an important concept in chess; always develop your pieces in a way that presents your opponent with a threat to contend with. The idea here is to keep your opponent making reactive moves rather than letting them set their plan into play. Another important thing to remember during chess games is that players tend to play less accurately when they believe they have the game won. "In a won game there are a thousand ways to lose!"
The following game is a great example of counter-play and counterattacks. In this game I had a position that was completely lost and my only hope was for quick counter-play. Defensive or passive moves would lead to fairly quick death for my King.
It is interesting to note that there were eight blunders in this game found by the computer. Four were mine; grasping for a counterattack lifeline--thus there was a reason--I had no choice. However Four blunders were made by my opponent, (proof of the truisms in the aforementioned saying) which I was counting on if the counter-play was to succeed.
For your learning benefit, make sure that you click on the "MOVE LIST" button on the bottom right corner of the diagram and go through the alternate positions that the computer gave during the analysis. It is fun to see if you can figure out why they were better moves.
Have you ever played a game where your opponent had you completely on the defensive until finally your position crumbles and checkmate is emanate?
As the saying goes, "The best defense is a good offense". This saying represents an important concept in chess; always develop your pieces in a way that presents your opponent with a threat to contend with. The idea here is to keep your opponent making reactive moves rather than letting them set their plan into play. Another important thing to remember during chess games is that players tend to play less accurately when they believe they have the game won. "In a won game there are a thousand ways to lose!"
The following game is a great example of counter-play and counterattacks. In this game I had a position that was completely lost and my only hope was for quick counter-play. Defensive or passive moves would lead to fairly quick death for my King.
It is interesting to note that there were eight blunders in this game found by the computer. Four were mine; grasping for a counterattack lifeline--thus there was a reason--I had no choice. However Four blunders were made by my opponent, (proof of the truisms in the aforementioned saying) which I was counting on if the counter-play was to succeed.
For your learning benefit, make sure that you click on the "MOVE LIST" button on the bottom right corner of the diagram and go through the alternate positions that the computer gave during the analysis. It is fun to see if you can figure out why they were better moves.
Enjoy, knightLite