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Questions relating to maneuvers that take advantage of short-term opportunities, such as forks, discovered attacks, skewers, etc.
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How come it's actually Black with the advantage here?
White's actually quite close to busted in that position after 16...Qd5. Of the two points you bring up, note that White doesn't actually control the e-file because Black is ready to play a rook to e8 …
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Is Bobby Fischer hanging a knight?
There're some notes on this game on Wikipedia.
I think the key point is this: if Bryne takes the knight, he's going into a cheerless endgame after 18...Qxc5!. He'd be down material and have positiona …
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How to convert better positions and not to get swindled OTB?
There's an entire chapter in GM Yasser Seirawan's book Winning Chess Strategies dealing with this question. The chapter name is "Stopping Enemy Counterplay". You might want to take a look. Here's a br …
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Explanation of Hard Puzzle #34
This is actually a complicated position (no wonder it's a "hard puzzle"?).
First, we note that White has a substantial material advantage and unstoppable queenside passed pawns. Black has an advanced …
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A question on psychology / strategy in Chess opening
Absolutely! This is an important component of opening preparation. If you know your opponent is very booked up in e.g. the Sicilian Najdorf, entering the Sicilian Najdorf is suicide unless you also ha …
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What is the terminology for a move which allows the opponent to attack two pieces without ma...
If you move a piece into a position where it can be captured "for free", you are leaving the piece en prise. White's Rf4 in this game, therefore, leaves two pieces en prise.
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how to judge this position and find the beautiful best move?
I think this is one of those attacking patterns that you learn to recognize. The point is that White has four pieces lined up on the enemy king, and after 1. Rxh6 gxh6 2. Bxh6, the threat of Queen-to- …
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The difference between Rad1 and Rfd1
It comes down to what squares you want your rooks to be on, which in turn is driven by strategical considerations for where your rooks are going to be most active. In general you want your rooks to be …
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