MIDDLEGAME TIPS: tip031
Good players drop games to lesser lights every year – make sure it’s you that they drop them to.
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ByDJCAYou must think for both sides. I would guess that the vast majority of decisive mistakes in club play are not misjudgements (like, “I thought my attack would be faster than yours”) but oversights (“Oops – missed that one.”). If you never try to work out what your opponent might be doing, you will never find out until it is too late.
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ByDrDave“Some part of a mistake is always correct” Xsawery (Saveilly) Tartakower
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OPENING TIPS: tip094
ByDJCA(Hort) 5. Develop flexibly!