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Hey everyone me and my caoch were talking and he said when I go over a games I should look for key positions I can use at first I thought he meant look for the type of endgames that apper he said do that to but looking at the endgame and key positions are to totally different things. I want to know is how basicly What are key positions and what do they consist of when looking over a game? Also what are other things I should do and that you do when looking over games.Smile

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lev Alburt has two books, about 300 essential positions - and the second edition of some different positions.   excellent guides to 'key positions' to recognize readily.

 

you should get a couple copies of each - and have one with you all the time.

when you have five minutes time - open it and look at one or more of the diagrams as you learn them.

review never hurts either.

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RetGuvvie98 wrote:

lev Alburt has two books, about 300 essential positions - and the second edition of some different positions.   excellent guides to 'key positions' to recognize readily.

 

you should get a couple copies of each - and have one with you all the time.

when you have five minutes time - open it and look at one or more of the diagrams as you learn them.

review never hurts either.


my coach says there are always key positions in a game just use the ones you need in your games from the peoples game you look over. I Mean what are key positions the ones you are describing just sound like puzzles from others games(not saying it in a bad way) unless those are what key positions are tactics in a game.Smile

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In every game that does not end in a draw, there is a moment when one side gains the advantage.

 

Alburt's book will give you an idea of several types of key positions.

 

A game that I'm learning with a kid that I coach (he selected the game), the first key position occurs after move 11. On move 12, Captain Smith castled kingside. Why? Was it wise?

 

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Ziryab wrote:

In every game that does not end in a draw, there is a moment when one side gains the advantage.

 

Alburt's book will give you an idea of several types of key positions.

 

A game that I'm learning with a kid that I coach (he selected the game), the first key position occurs after move 11. On move 12, Captain Smith castled kingside. Why? Was it wise?

 


 I learned that  whenlooking for a key position when looking over a game is basiclythe turning point in the game where one side gets an advantage so is did black attain theadvantage here and if so how  I think it's by his pawn stucture am  I correct.