Posted on March 17,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in Strategy & Game Review, Classic Games (Pre 2010), General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. Knights can be one of the trickiest pieces to use well in chess. Many low-rated players find them difficult to use because their movement is not like any other piece. They move in an “L” shape and can jump over pieces, two things that no other piece on the board can do! However, knights can also be one of the most powerful pieces when you learn to use them well. Knights like closed positions in general, because of their ability to hop over pawns[…]
Mastering the Endgame Series – Part 2 – GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
Posted on March 16,2015 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos. Win endgames with pieces on the board! In the video “Mastering the Endgame Series – Part 2” by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, we begin to take a look at minor piece endgames. Depending on which pieces are on the board for both White and Black, there are different rules to be followed in these endgames. One general rule that should always be followed, though, is to have an active king. These rules help us to create plans based on the position and what[…]
Posted on March 13,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in Strategy & Game Review, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. There is an important concept you must understand when attacking your opponent’s king: Focal Points. A focal point is a square near the opponent’s king position that we want to focus on with our pieces. We want all of our pieces to pick a specific square and target it as much as possible. The goal is that the square will eventually be unable to be defended any more and we can enter our opponent’s position there and blow open his king position in[…]
Mastering the Endgame Series – Part 1
Posted on March 12,2015 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos. Control the endgame with passed pawns! In the video “Mastering the Endgame Series – Part 1” by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, we learn about how to create passed pawns in the endgame. We also see how we can attempt to stop our opponent from doing the same thing. If we can create our own passed pawn while preventing our opponent from getting a passed pawn, then we will have a significant advantage in every part of the endgame. As long as this is the c[…]
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