Contents

Fundamentals of Positional Play and Strategy

The Role of Material

It is difficult to assign the correct value to our material. Two problems must be addressed: How much are passive or trapped pieces worth? And how do we...

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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