Capturing Pieces
Keep your eyes open and capture more pieces.
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Understand the value of each chess piece so you can evaluate trades and captures.
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Punish your opponent for giving you free pieces.
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Train yourself to evaluate each and every capture on the chessboard.
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Win more pieces by attacking more than one at a time.
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Discover how to "pin" your opponent's pieces and freeze them in place.
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Once you have pinned a piece, keep on adding attackers.
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Nothing hurts worse than having your chess pieces skewered.
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Don't make the mistake of giving up your good pieces for less valuable ones.