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I am writing this answer in order to explain my thoughts about the second position I provided. I have come to the conclusion after playing similar positions that h4 is played in order to weaken my ri …

Is not bishop to e2 better? Why does the kingside has to be weakened like this? Thanks everyone for your answers. You all argue that the knight must remain on f4 so h4 prevents kicking it out. Howe …

I just played a chess ga,e whose link is: https://lichess.org/mn8mcGT7/white#15 And I reached this position after the seventh move of Black. I want to know why it is wrong to defend the piece with t …

I have not been able to tell why my computer sometimes tell me that advancing a pawn from its original square in order to kick an opponent piece is right and other times wrong. Take for instance, this …

Given my lead in development in this game, the presence of an advanced pawn on the 5th rank and the arrangement of the pieces toward Black king, I think that an immediate kingside attack is justified. …

I am having trouble understanding a move studied in an opening book. The move is Bg4 in the Pirc defence in this position. What is the point of aiming to exchange the bishop on f3? The point d4 does …

I know that in the middlegame, I should probably do some analysis of variants but in games I am not sure how deep these analysis should be. …

In the position below: I was Black and I was not sure how to proceed. Finally, I decided to play aggressively with g5. I know it was too risky and weakening, but I did not see what else to do. After …

I have just played a game in which there was a thematic sacrifice of the b pawn. I cannot understand why this is useful. The opening of the file cannot be attacked by White as apart from Black bishop, …

I would like to get some explanations on the mistakes and blunders of my game posted below. My Lichess rating is around 1770, so I do not know if the mistakes of the game are hard to spot for my level …

I recently played a chess game whose link is: https://lichess.org/pCFw1h2w/black#5 After running a computer analysis, I found that in this position: I know that even though Stockfish does not tell me …

I am having trouble deciding whether a move such like g5 (g4 in case it is White) is worth it or not. I am looking for advice on my particular position and if possible, a general explanation for any o …

I have two questions about a recent game that I played on Lichess. Question 1: Why is it necessary for White to push d5 now in the game, in this position, and why is Be3 a blunder? I did play d5 …

I would like to know the reason behind the very weakening move g4 recommended by Stockfish in this position:

I would like to know what is the reason why g5 is a necessary move for Black. I now see that what I played Bd7 is horrible as it hangs a pawn on d6 after Qb4. I cannot see why I should weaken the f5 …