Contents

Fundamentals of Positional Play and Strategy

The Main Goal in Chess: Checkmate

Many chess players lose sight of the main goal: checkmating the opponent. We especially see this when players tend to focus on capturing pieces.

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1 Introduction
2 Pieces & Characteristics
3 Geometry of the board
4 Openings
5 The Main Goal in Chess: Checkmate
6 Two Main Strategies: Speed & Restriction
7 The Role of Material
8 Piece Play - Rules for Opening, Middlegame and Endgame
9 Pawns
10 Multiplicity in Chess
11 Tactics in Chess
12 Improving pieces
13 Internal time
14 The Power of Restriction
15 The Strategic Value of Dynamic Restriction
16 Chess as a Game of Balances and Imbalances
17 Strategy as the Method for Mastering Positional Play
18 The Rules of Attack
19 The Rules of Defence
20 The Power of Piece Coordination
21 The Power of Absence on the Chessboard
22 Evaluation
23 Practical Approach