The Importance of Development – Part 2
Posted on February 24,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in Strategy & Game Review, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. A lead in development can be incredibly beneficial in the opening if we know how to use it well. Just because we have more pieces developed than our opponent, and are castled before they are, does not mean that an attack will fall out of the sky. We need to understand when and how to use this lead in development in order to build a quick attack against the unsuspecting opponent. The main reason that a lead in opening development can lead to a qui[…]
Live from the Las Vegas National Open – GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
Posted on February 23,2015 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. A full scale battle out of the opening! In the video “Live from Las Vegas National Open” by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, he begins by talking about a universal opening for White. This means that the opening set-up can be played no matter what Black does. The reason that White has this universal opening option is because he goes first in chess, something that Black doesn’t have the luxury of doing. The universal opening that Roman describes is the K[…]
The Importance of Development – Part 1
Posted on February 20,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. For lower rated players, a focus on developing your pieces quickly and effectively is of utmost importance for playing a well-rounded game. Many amateur games are decided very early in the game, because one player neglected their piece development or did not castle soon enough. This can result in the opponent launching a quick attack and winning the game in miniature fashion. We can also use development to our advantage though! When we are the pl[…]
Unique Kingside Attack Using Hedgehog Formation
Posted on February 17,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, General Chess Articles. The “Hedgehog Formation” is a pawn structure used by Black that arises out of certain lines of different openings such as the Sicilian Defense and English Opening. This pawn structure is characterized by Black’s farthest pawn moves only having reached the third rank of the board. Typically Black will have pawns on a6, b6, d6 and e6 and his pieces will be lurking behind the pawns. This pawn structure is seemingly passive, usually giving White a lo[…]
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