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A very important feature of the position and one that we should pay special attention to during every game we play is the pawn structure and the changes that it might suffer throughout the game, as your plans should also change with it. The study of the most important pawn formations will not only help […]
Maroczy Bind is one of the structures every chess player must study and know how to play with both colors. It is a very popular system that players use against the Sicilian. But, it can arise from various move orders, whether you start by 1.e4, 1.c4, 1.Nf3, or even 1.d4. You can easily recognize it […]
A game of chess goes through many phases and changes. Every strategic game must be complemented by the good tactical vision. Every good attacking player needs to have good positional skills. It doesn’t matter how great a positional player one is if tactical opportunities are missed. Just the same, there are many good attacking players […]
The structure we are going to talk about in this lesson is, in fact, a form of hanging pawns. From a strategic point of view, it represents a weakness for the side having it. However, it can be successfully used in combination with a dynamic play. ***
A very important feature of the position and one that we should pay special attention to during every game we play is the pawn structure and the changes that it might suffer throughout the game, as your plans should also change with it. The study of the most important pawn formations will not only help […]
The pawn majority is an important concept in chess and it refers to the side of the board where you have more pawns than your opponent. The main plan in this type of structure is to find the right moment to advance the pawns, gain more space and cramp your opponent’s position. However, as it […]
Getting a good positional understanding is an important step to improving your play and becoming a stronger player. Studying the basic themes, seeing the positional masterpieces played by the great players and solving many exercises can help you in this direction. One of the most important concepts, which appears in probably every single game is […]
Dominate Chess Tournaments: Quite often after a serious amount of time of regular training sessions, some people still struggle to show better results at tournament practice. How is it possible, one may think, after studying so much to still perform poorly and sometimes even worse than before training periodically? It can sound strange but this […]
In our previous article, we have been talking about situations when you should play dynamically and which features of the position can help you decide to go for this type of play. In this article we are going to talk about the static play and when it’s time for you to show your positional skills. […]
One of the most difficult and probably most important moments in a game is finding a right plan that suits your position and helps you improve it. You have to assess the position, identify what you have to play for and what can be improved in your position and find the right move that helps […]
