Author: DJCA

5. never being in a hurry

* Preserve your options. Do what is required – whether a retreat or an attack – but don’t burn your bridges unnecessarily. Squeeze your opponent’s options – this is hard for them to sit still for, and they may lash out without heed for the dangers.

(Hort) 3. Do not make pawn moves without careful planning.

* Don’t ever coast along. Keep coming up with ideas. Put your opponent under pressure. Force your will on your opponent – get them to react to you. If you think you see a win, go for it.

2. holding on to material advantage

* Hanging Pawns are a typical example of an unbalanced dynamic situation, requiring vigorous action from both players.

* (and … winning the game!)

* Always look to the centre, even if it is closed or has been quiet.

* Pawn structures usually have positive and negative features, e.g. every doubled Pawn yields a (half)-open file.

6. avoiding complications