OPENING TIPS: tip160
8. Keep your queen safe
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rank
ByDrDaveThe ranks are the rows of squares, left to right. Three key ranks are: The back rank (1st or 8th) The seventh rank — rooks on the seventh rank are very powerful (Capablanca-Tartakower, Marshall-Capablanca) The third rank — rooks can sometimes switch to a different wing quickly using the third rank [b]rook lift[/b] (Miles-Clarke, Whiteley-Anagnostopoulos)….
ENDGAME TIPS: tip122
ByDJCA3. establishing a clear plan and following it
ENDGAME TIPS: tip078
ByDJCA6. If you are just one pawn ahead, in 99 cases out of 100 the game is drawn if there are pawns on only one side of the board.
CHESS TIPS: tip029
ByDJCAThe most important feature of any chess position — opening, middlegame and *especially* endgame — is the activity of the pieces. — Michael STEAN
ENDGAME TIPS: tip165
ByDJCAo Don’t stop looking for your own opportunities. Many games have been lost that could have been drawn or even won (don’t I know it!). But also, people resign with a saving move available on the board – they were just going through the motions until resigning, instead of planning their comeback.
pawn chain
ByDrDave“Pawns are born free, but everywhere are in chains” — Andrew SOLTIS A pawn chain is a diagonal line of pawns where each pawn is protected by one to the rear. There is a very common example in the main line of the French Defence: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4….