MIDDLEGAME TIPS: tip115
Rules are meant to be broken (or, at least, checked to see if they apply in the actual position in front of you!)
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U9/U11 Skills and links
ByDrDaveTopic page video OPENING How to start like a Grandmaster https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/openings-advicehttps://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/opening-dos-and-donts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UAHjZsrVw0 Opening traps http://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/opening-traps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx7TmtMkg_U Next steps for U11s https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/how-play-opening-2 TACTICS Tactics advice https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-adviceKnow all the basic tactics https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-advice#6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83oae4kRfnMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvr94Dinfr4 https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-advice (U11) A course in chess tactics http://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/course-chess-tactics Practice spotting tactics https://lichess.org/training Check after…
bind
ByDrDaveA bind is a limit on what a player can do, because the opponent controls some important bit of the position. White’s control of the d-file in Short-Timman left Black powerless. The most famous bind in chess is that of Maroczy in the Sicilian Defence. Black’s counterplay in the Sicilian often depends on White’s backward…
ENDGAME TIPS: tip058
ByDJCA12. The knight is superior to the bishop in blocked positions or when the bishop is hemmed in by pawns on the same colour squares as the bishop.
Weakness
ByDrDaveA weakness is typically a pawn that can be attacked (Chekhover-Rudakowsky) or a square that can be used (a hole or outpost) (Smyslov-Rudakowsky) [Sorry, Master Rudakowsky!] The King’s position can be weak, when an attack is more likely to succeed (Tarrasch-Mieses) The principle of two weaknesses in the endgame says that one weakness may not…
MIDDLEGAME TIPS: tip038
ByDJCA* BISHOP: like the Rook, also needs open lines. The long diagonals a1-h8 and h1-a8 are useful, but often it is more important to point them at your opponent’s King’s-side , for example, by putting them on c4 and e3. Two bishops side by side can be very powerful in attacking from a distance, for example on b2 and c2.
MIDDLEGAME TIPS: tip082
ByDJCA* How do you react to pressure? Mental toughness and willpower are important in chess. The top boards often look calmer and more composed because they are; they are concentrating on the game and are not distracted by unexpected events on the board. [I have more than once played strong opponents who said afterwards they thought I was winning at one point, but I would never have guessed that from their expression during the game – they looked totally assured and confident!]