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When one move makes the difference

When one move makes the difference

minashokry
| Sep 18, 2013
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One move can make a difference. It looks obvious, but I have two different meanings of it. The first is that a move in a game can change the winning side, and the second is, when there is a race situation (for example, a race for promotion at end ...

Weak squares and a pretty mate.

Weak squares and a pretty mate.

minashokry
| May 6, 2010
| 1,614
| 1

After I wrote my first blog entry about "Power of pinning" at http://blog.chess.com/minashokry/power-of-pinning, again, I speak about another common mistake that even some experienced players may make which is weak squares. A weak square is defin...

Power of pinning

Power of pinning

minashokry
| Mar 1, 2010
| 1,592
| 1

Pinning is one of the most powerful skills of mid-game. Some players don't realize power of pinning. They can easily leave their pieces to be pinned or don't make use of chances to pin opponent's pieces.To players who undervalue pinning, I present...

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