MIDDLEGAME TIPS: tip015
Don’t play a good-looking move in vague hopefulness: consider what your opponent’s reply might be.
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ByDJCA* 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.
MIDDLEGAME TIPS: tip140
ByDJCA* 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.
bad Bishop
ByDrDaveA Bad Bishop is a Bishop hampered by its own pawns. If it’s your only piece, or one of a few pieces remaining, it can lose you the game (Bernstein-Mieses) If your position overall is good, you can tolerate a poor Bishop in the mix. Several defences ask Black to put up with a bad…
MIDDLEGAME TIPS: tip005
ByDJCA* An attack on the wing is best met by play in the centre.
Knights on e5 (or e4)
ByDrDaveAt Paris in 1933, Tartakower once heard a spectator say about one of Bernstein’s games: “Ces grands-maîtres placent leur[s] Cavaliers à é5 et après les mats découlent d’eux-mêmes!” dit en voyant cette catastrophe un spectateur grincheux.” In English: “These Grandmasters place their Knights at e5, and then the mates follow by themselves!”, said a grumpy…
OPENING TIPS: tip045
ByDJCAMove pieces not pawns, and