Chess Training: Email Course Part 2

Dear Chess Player,

Here is Part Two of your 11 part email course "Openings and End Game Strategies."

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In your last lesson we established that the mobility of your pieces is the first and foremost factor
that you should consider before making any other plan of action on the chessboard. I can't stress
this point enough; if "the mobility factor" is not properly factored into your strategy, all other
efforts will quickly fail.

Now let's consider how this principle is applied to the opening:

The only pieces available on the first move are the Knights. In order to develop other pieces as
well, it is necessary to move pawns first, and such pawn moves will be best as give an outlet to
as many pieces as possible. For quick development is of the utmost importance, and he who
succeeds first in placing all his pieces, from their initial awkward positions, to such places as
give them command of the greatest possible number of squares, has the better chance of
concentrating a superior force on some important point.

It follows that White, having the first move, is, so to speak, always morally justified in attacking,
whilst Black should assume the defensive. It is a step in the right direction, to appreciate the
truth of this proposition. Unfortunately most beginners fail to realise it, and so pave the way,
from the first, to the loss of the game.

There are not many developing pawn moves to choose from. Apparently from the point of view
of quick development only P-K4 and P-Q4 need be considered, since they free both Bishop and
Queen, whilst other pawn moves liberate one piece only. Generally speaking it is only required
to move two or three pawns to allow all pieces to be developed, and it is good, on principle, to
make only such pawn moves in the opening, which are necessary for the development of pieces.
To play other pawns really means the loss of a move. To "lose a move" means to make a move
which is not essential to the attainment of a desired position. Thus the "loss of a move" results
also from playing a piece to a given square in more moves than necessary.

I shall now give a few games showing the far-reaching consequences of losing moves. The first
one is a typical though glaring example, which is very instructive and came to my notice some
time ago:

1. P-K4 P-K4
2. P-Q4 PxP
3. QxP Kt-QB3
4. Q-K3 Kt-B3
5. P-KR3?

I will not discuss the system of development adopted by White in his first four moves. The last
move, however, can at once be recognised as faulty. It is the loss of a move such as occurs in the
vast majority of games played by beginners. It was unnecessary to prevent KKt-Kt5, since the
Knight could not hold that square permanently. In any case B-K2 would have had the same
effect, and developed a piece at the same time.

5. ... B-K2
6. P-QR3??

This, of course, is very bad. The consequences of this loss of a second move are swift and
deadly.

6. ... Castles
7. B-B4

At last a developing move.

7. ... R-K1
8. Q-QKt3

Another Queen's move. The attack on the Bishop's Pawn may be very tempting, but must
necessarily be incorrect--and why? Because White is much behind with his development. It is
useless to analyse any kind of attack in face of this fact.

*****IMPORTANT POINT***** The beginner finds it hard to get used to this way of
thinking. He prefers to try to unravel a long string of variations and combinations, in which he
will mostly lose his bearings. Even stronger players obstruct their own powers by refusing to see
the value of judging a position on general merits. They lose valuable time in thinking out endless
variations, to maintain positions which could be proved valueless by general and logical
deductions.

Click Here to Download the Rest of the Lesson:

http://arborgroup.org/chess/Lesson02.pdf

In the next lesson, we will discuss the principles of pawn play in the context of the opening. Until next time!

To your chess success!

Chad Kimball

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Anand wins Amber title

"Anand wins Amber title"

VISWANATHAN Anand of India won the 14th Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament after he drew with Russian Peter Svidler of Russia in both the formats in the 10th and penultimate round in Monaco.

Taking his tally to an unassailable 14.5 points, Anand maintained his huge three-point lead against Russian Alexander Morozevich and Hungarian Peter Leko, with just one round to spare in this Euros 193250 prize money tournament.

Anand has ensured an unshared blindfold title after the draw, as he enjoys a two-point lead over his nearest rivals Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine and Svidler and Leko, with just one game to go.

Chess Draws are Forbidden

A Chess Event Organizer in Sofia is banning draw offers from the games. Could this become a new standard for chess events?

Here is an excerpt:

When a bunch of world class players get together for a tournament the danger is that there will be a lot of draws. A new organiser who is staging a Super GM event in Sofia, Bulgaria, has come up with a new idea: ban draw offers. The participants have to play on until the arbiter says they can stop.