Domination in chess

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Solmyr1234

It's not exactly "for beginners", but where else would I put it? there's no "For Intermediates" forum. Besides, it doesn't hurt.

 

Horse Force
 

 

This one is self-explanatory I believe. White's aggressive play is a mirage.

Solmyr1234

Another example:

 

In here, the opponent has moves, many moves (- it's not a zugzwang here), but none of them is effective. So he resigned. (I'll double rooks in 3 moves and checkmate, can you see a way to stop it? 'cause I sure can't).

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He erected a pawn-structure that fits a dark bishop, then give up his own dark bishop, and let My dark bishop take over... and his light bishop is junk - again, because of his pawn-structure. blundering a piece can happen, that's not the point, the point is my choking dark bishop.

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I don't know what opening he played, but I know Opening Principles - and from exp. you know that you Can push a pawn to the 5th rank sometimes - cramping his camp, if that pawn is nicely protected. (or if you don't care for it all that much). I also know that he wanted to 0-0-0 - both shocking my queen with his rook, and get his king to safety - that's why I opened the d file - to no allow him that. and Probably, that's why he blundered - restricting your opponent's ideas make them blunder - that's just a fact.

Solmyr1234
How to sit on your opponent
 
 
White Resigned
 

You see how my light-squared bishop sits on his entire army? and his light-squared bishop isn't scary - so.. he has no play at all.

It's always the quality of the pieces that matter, not their quantity.

 

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The opening:

https://www.chess.com/openings/Ruy-Lopez-Opening-Marshall-Attack-Steiner-Variation

Computer-wise, it sucks. Practically, it's winning.

jjupiter6

Why don't you put it in Games Showcase?

Solmyr1234

Because I didn't understand that Game Showcase is for teaching. Maybe I'm wrong.