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25 Middlegame Concepts Every Chess Player Must Know

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
08.14.2015
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25 Middlegame Concepts Every Chess Player Must Know
Yury Markushin
08.14.2015

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 […]

Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: Sacrifice on e6

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
08.10.2015
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Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: Sacrifice on e6
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
08.10.2015

In today’s article, we continue talking about basic ideas and sacrifices any chess player should be aware of. We have covered so far the very well-known f7 (f2) and h7 (h2) sacrifices, the double bishop sacrifice, and the sacrifice on b5 that occurs mostly in the Sicilian Defense.

Dynamic Structures: Hanging Pawns + Bishop Pair

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
08.03.2015
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Dynamic Structures: Hanging Pawns + Bishop Pair
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
08.03.2015

Many openings, like the Alapin variation against the Sicilian, the Rubinstein (4.e3) versus the Nimzo Indian, the Panov Attack against the Caro Kan, have in common that, very often, white gets an isolated queen’s pawn in the middlegame and eventually, after exchanges, hanging pawns arise.  

Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: The Achilles Heel

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.24.2015
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Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: The Achilles Heel
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.24.2015

In chess, the f7 (f2) square is well known as the “Achilles Heel” of the position. The name has been given from the fact that this is the weakest point in each player’s camp. If you take a look at every initial pawn square, you will notice that this one is the only one that’s […]

Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: The Double Bishop Sacrifice

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.23.2015
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Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: The Double Bishop Sacrifice
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.23.2015

Continuing our series of typical sacrifices in the middlegame, we are going to present you in this article the double bishop sacrifice. It starts out as a classical bishop sacrifice on h7 (h2), but giving up the other bishop too on g7 (g2) can prove devastating for the king’s security.

Positional Elements of Chess: Giving Up The Fianchetto Bishop

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.08.2015
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Positional Elements of Chess: Giving Up The Fianchetto Bishop
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.08.2015

In chess, the positional struggle is based on the accumulation of small advantages. There are several elements that a chess player must take into consideration in order to unbalance the game in his favor. These elements are well known: pawn structure, bishop pair, weak squares, piece coordination, and king safety, just to name a few […]

Zugzwang - How to Use it in The Middle Game

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
06.01.2015
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Zugzwang - How to Use it in The Middle Game
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
06.01.2015

In this article, we are going to talk about a concept that is very well known to any player, no matter their rating or strength – the zugzwang. The term refers to a situation where one of the players finds himself wanting not to move and rather pass the move to his opponent. The fact […]

Weak Squares: How to Convert Positional Advantage

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
05.23.2015
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Weak Squares: How to Convert Positional Advantage
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
05.23.2015

By pushing the pawns, weak squares are inevitably created in our position. It is very important to know how to correctly use and even create them in your opponent’s camp in order to win the game. Before moving further, we will first define what a weak square is – it is a square that can […]

Isolated Queen's Pawn: 4 Things to Know

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.13.2015
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Isolated Queen's Pawn: 4 Things to Know
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.13.2015

Positions in which an isolated central pawn appears are a common element in chess. In this article, we will look deeper into the advantages of this pawn structure and how to exploit them. First of all, to know how to play these positions (no matter what side you’re on) we must understand certain concepts about […]

Fundamental Pawn Structures: Hanging Pawns

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.10.2015
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Fundamental Pawn Structures: Hanging Pawns
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.10.2015

Continuing our series of strategy and middlegame articles we are going to dedicate this issue to the pawn formation known as ”hanging pawns”. *** See the next diagram. **

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