middlegame

What is the middlegame?

Is that like the tactics?

The first 5-10 moves of a chess game is called the opening. The part of the game in which most of the pieces are already off the board is called the endgame. The part of the game in between is called the middlegame.

ok thanks. What chess books do you suggest for the middlegame

There are lots out there. My favourite is The Middlegame in Chess, by Rueben Fine.

thanks i will maybe buy that

wow luke ... ur really into the studying now ... thats good :)

i need 2 startdoing some aswell ...!!!

although your rating is like 1700 and you haven't studied!

yeah i know but see my average opponent their rating ... :S its low... and when i play high people i keep losing ... so i gotta work on that 1

yeep like middlegame and stuff

The middlegame is a huge subject and not easily categorized. It's not easy to study. Here's some of my favorites.

The Art of the Middlegame - Keres and Kotov

Art of Attack in Chess - Vukovic

Pawn Structure Chess  - Soltis

Positional Ideas in Chess  - John Love (good luck finding it)

Successful understanding of the major principals of these three will get you to at least a class B level. It will hurt though. I remember making lots of goofy moves as I learned this stuff. Keep up on your tactics and endgame study at the same time.

than you very much i will try and find these

thnx for suggestions of books :)

i have ordered art attack in chess