25 Middlegame Concepts Every Chess Player Must Know

It’s no surprise that the majority of chess players have trouble understanding and correctly interpreting the typical middlegame positions. Most chess players think that positional understanding is something that only the masters can effectively use to win games. This is quite an incorrect assumption. Any chess player can learn and effectively use the typical middlegame positions. This article will give you the resources needed to achieve just that.

Here is the list of the middlegame concepts and corresponding resources that will help you to understand them better:

Fundamental Concepts:

• Most Important Middlegame Principles

• Isolated Queen’s Pawn

• Queen’s Side Pawn Majority

• The Bishop Pair

• Opposite Color Bishops

• The Weak Squares

• Space Advantage

• Doubled Pawns (Part 1 and Part 2)

• Bishop vs. Knight (Part 1 and Part 2)

• Symmetrical Positions

• Zugzwang

Attacking Concepts:

• Most Important Attacking Principles

• Attacking the King in the Center (Part 1 and Part 2)

• Opposite Side Castling

• Fianchetto Bishop

Typical Sacrifices:

• The Exchange Sacrifice (Part 1 and Part 2)

• The Greek Gift Sacrifice

• The Achilles Heel

• The Double Bishop Sacrifice

• The Sacrifice on e6

• The Sacrifice on b5

If you want to improve your chess level, you need to have a clear study plan. If you aim for a dramatic improvement at chess you need to work on all of the elements of the game in a systematic way:

• tactics
• positional play
• attacking skills
• endgame technique
• classical games analysis
• psychological preparation
• and much more

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