The Basic Principles of the Closed Sicilian for White – IM Attila Turzo
Playing With Isolated Pawns in the Game
Posted on November 06,2014 By GM Levan Aroshidze in Strategy & Game Review, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. A pawn is isolated if it does not have friendly pawns on the adjacent files. Strategically, an isolated pawn is a weakness. It can’t be defended by other pawns and always needs high attention. We are forced to protect the isolated pawn with our pieces and they become restricted while the opponent can place his forces comfortably. Another problem of the isolated pawn is the square in front of the pawn, which may become a great place for the oppone[…]
How to Face Unorthodox Openings – GM Eugene Perelshteyn
Posted on November 05,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Trounce the unorthodox players! This game features the unorthodox opening 3.b3 against an attempted KID opening. Eugene looks at why use unorthodox moves and why they are not played by GMs, and explains the reasons for both. When faced with such moves, we need to find the weaknesses that have been created and form our strategy around it. Beginners will derive some benefit from this Chess Lecture, but intermediate and advanced players will find it[…]
Playing Weak Pawns in the Endgame
Posted on November 04,2014 By FM Kevin Trujillo in Strategy & Game Review, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. This discussion applies to weak pawns in the middle game just as much as weak pawns in the endgame. A weak pawn is one that cannot be defended by another pawn. These types of weaknesses must be handled differently depending on the stage of the game we are in. In the middle game, the activity of the pieces is the most important thing, but when pieces start to get traded off, positional factors start to become more important. For example, in positi[…]
The Basic Principles of the Closed Sicilian for White – IM Attila Turzo
Posted on November 03,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Try closing the door on dangerous Sicilian theory. Taken from the ChessLecture series, Attila examines a Closed Sicilian for White and explains to beginners the ideas behind each move. The attacking methods of White such as Be3 and Qd2 intending Bh6 are highlighted and likewise Black’s methods of counter-play such as e6 and d5 or Rb8 and b5. Attila mentions that a knight on f6 is a great defender but if Black places it elsewhere then White will h[…]
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Good lessons.