What to do when there are no clear moves?
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I'm not really a beginner, but I figured my question will get more replies here.
Often when playing chess, I reach a position where all my pieces have been developed and I have castled and my opponent is in the same sort of position. I sometimes struggle with what to do next, especially if my opponent has castled the same side as I have. I've heard some people say that you should try and improve your worst placed piece, but how can I find the best square for it.
Any advice?
Any tips?
May 21, 2023
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#2
Look for weaknesses, hanging pieces, or start breaking down his defense.
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May 21, 2023
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knewyawker wrote:
Look for weaknesses, hanging pieces, or start breaking down his defense.
I agree with this.
I agree with what knewyawker said, tr and look for weaknesses e.g. hanging pieces and break down their defence
May 21, 2023
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DejarikDreams wrote:
knewyawker wrote:
Look for weaknesses, hanging pieces, or start breaking down his defense.
I agree with this.
Even though it amounts to saying "to play good moves, you play moves that are good"
It doesn't explain anything.
When you can't defend, create an attack. You don't need to wait for the other player to blunder for you.
I have this same problem, I can find a lot of tactics, but I often times simply don't know how to play most positions.
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May 21, 2023
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jmcguinnesschess wrote:
Any advice? Any tips?
Read my posts in this thread:
GM Larry Evans' method of static analysis - Chess Forums - Chess.com
It's about how to assess a position and form a plan.
May 22, 2023
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paper_llama wrote:
DejarikDreams wrote:
knewyawker wrote:
Look for weaknesses, hanging pieces, or start breaking down his defense.
I agree with this.
Even though it amounts to saying "to play good moves, you play moves that are good"
It doesn't explain anything.
It could, then again, there are some people that really don’t know.
make passive moves that dont break your position until your opponent makes a mistake
Cry
May 22, 2023
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jmcguinnesschess wrote:
I'm not really a beginner, but I figured my question will get more replies here. Often when playing chess, I reach a position where all my pieces have been developed and I have castled and my opponent is in the same sort of position. I sometimes struggle with what to do next, especially if my opponent has castled the same side as I have. I've heard some people say that you should try and improve your worst placed piece, but how can I find the best square for it. Any advice? Any tips?
When in doubt, sac the rook:
https://www.chess.com/game/live/73849348431
May 23, 2023
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#15
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May 26, 2023
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#16
I would say try to make a plan and think about what you need to do to achieve your goal. Could be setting up an attack, or as you say improving the position of your worst placed piece. Knowing how to improve the pieces position requires you to understand the strengths/weaknesses of the piece. This would lead to moving a knight to an outpost/advanced square once other pieces are developed, or moving a bishop to an open diagonal/making an open diagonal for the bishop to occupy.
These are the sorts of things you should think about when you do not know what to do next.
May 26, 2023
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#17
True, try to find weaknesses in your opponents pieces or try to find vulnerable squares; another suggestion, and one of the guiding principles of positional chess is to simply find a better squares for your pieces or one of your pieces. Simply, improve your position. Move your bishop where it can have more mobility, move your knight where it can commence an attack or defend a piece, place your rook on an open file or a file that will soon be open, and best of all, try putting your pieces where you can eventually overload against a well fortified position. It's not easy, and patience is the key.
May 26, 2023
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let me give you a positon where it seems very unclear
here you can take a couple minutes to come up with a plan as white, take as much time as needed in a game of chess to find a plan, a plan here is that you could could expand on the queenside, or you could target the weak doubled pawn, or try to play f3-e4 to break everything