tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49127043784512296462024-03-12T19:39:17.668-07:00ChessTalkRexCoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15210910927990857140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912704378451229646.post-11726325967089794772011-04-03T02:21:00.001-07:002011-04-03T02:21:59.835-07:00The Sacrificial Trap<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP';"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP';">Napoleon I - Madame de Remusat (</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;">Malmaison</span><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;"></span><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;">Castle</span><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;"> (1804)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Napoleon opened with the Dunst Opening<span class="apple-style-span"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></strong></span>1.Nc3 (The opening move 1.Nc3 develops the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_%28chess%29" title="Knight (chess)"><span style="text-decoration: none;">knight</span></a> to a good square where it attacks the central e4 and d5 squares.)</div><div class="MsoNormal">Remosat replied with 1...e5 (This natural move is playable, but dangerous if Black does not know what he is doing).<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;"></span>I would wood have played 1...d5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">witch is one of Black's best replies, occupying the center and underscoring the unsettled position of White's knight.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Napoleon continued 2.Nf3 and Black replied d6 (Philidor Defense)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">after(<span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;">1.Nc3 e5 2.Nf3 d6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img alt="" border="0" height="276" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20Sacrifsial%20trap%201.jpg" width="276" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Napoleon moved e2-e4 (securing Black's E-Pawn and placing more pressure on the d5 square). Black responds with f7-f5 (Kings Gambit). Now Napoleon shows his intentions with 4.h4 (preventing a possible pin on his Knight from the Black Queens Bishop). Black takes the E-Pawn ( 4...fxe4) Napoleon retakes with Knight (Nxe4)<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">after(<span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;">3.e4 f5 4.h3 fxe4 5.Nxe4)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img alt="" border="0" height="284" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20Sacrifsial%20trap%202.jpg" width="284" /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong>Black feels confident Nc6 (Supporting her E-Pawn in order to move the D-Pawn) Napoleon plays 6.Nfg5,<span> </span>Black moves d6-d5 (removing the defender E-Knight defends the G-Knight). Napoleon attacks with Queen to h5 check, Black removes check with g7-g6.White retreats to queen to f3</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;">after(5...Nc6 6.Nfg5 d5 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qf3)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><img alt="" border="0" height="276" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20Sacrifsial%20trap%204.jpg" width="276" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Up to now Black had the advantage. As you can see black needs to remove the threat (Queen to f7#). Remosat tried to accomplish this by moving her Knight h6 (protecting the f7 square). According to me this was her first major mistake , She should have moved her Bishop to f5 (removing the threat and strengthening her line while also increasing the pressure on Napoleons Knights). Her mistake changed the course of the game : Napoleon moved with <strong>tempo</strong> Nf6 check, black responded by moving her King to e7. Napoleon moved again with tempo Knight takes d5 check. Black moves King to d6.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;">after(8....Nh6 9.Nf6+ Ke7 10.Nxd5+ Kd6)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><img alt="" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20Sacrifsial%20trap%205.jpg" style="margin: 8px;" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;">Now this is where Napoleon's brilliance came into play, he played Knight to e4 check (cutting off he's D-Knight from any protection) The bait was set. She being taunted by the Knights for so long couldn't resist and made the huge blunder of taking the bait (Kxd5).The trap was sprung.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span>after(11.Ne4 Kxd5)<span> </span>12.Bc4</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><img alt="" border="0" height="228" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20Sacrifsial%20trap%206.jpg" width="228" /><img alt="" border="0" height="228" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20Sacrifsial%20trap%207.jpg" width="228" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'FigurineCB AriesSP'; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span>12.....Kxc4 13.Qb3+ <span> </span>13.....Kd4 14.Qd3#</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img alt="" border="0" height="228" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20Sacrifsial%20trap%208.jpg" width="228" /><img alt="" border="0" height="228" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20Sacrifsial%20trap%209.jpg" width="228" /></div>RexCoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15210910927990857140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912704378451229646.post-36819697070554811332011-04-02T23:41:00.000-07:002011-04-02T23:41:12.525-07:00Kings Gambit<div class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">“I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves”<br />
<span> </span>(Bobby Fischer)</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Steinitz’s Four Rules of Strategy</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;">1. The right to attack belongs to the side that has a positional advantage, and that side not only has the right to attack but also the obligation to do so, or else his advantage may evaporate. The attack should be concentrated on the weakest square in the opponent’s position.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;">2. If in an inferior position, the defender should be ready to defend and make compromises, or take other measures, such as a desperate counterattack.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;">3. In an equal position, the opponents should manoeuvre, trying to achieve a position in which they have an advantage. If both sides play correctly, an equal position will remain equal.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;">4. The advantage may be a big, indivisible one (for example, a rook on the seventh rank), or it may be a whole series of small advantages. The goal of the stronger side is to store up the advantages, and to convert temporary advantages into permanent ones.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I whould like to teach you one opening each week , this week I will start with <strong>open game's </strong>and the veriation is called the <strong>Kings Gambit</strong>. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><strong><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">King's Gambit</span></span></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> (after 1.e4 e5 2.f4)</span><br />
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<div style="margin: 8px 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="308" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20KIng%27s%20Gambit.jpg" style="margin: 8px;" width="308" /></div><div class="MsoNormal">White starts by playing 1.e4 (moving his King's pawn two spaces). This is the most popular opening move and it has many strengths — it immediately works on controlling the center, and it frees two pieces (the queen and a bishop). The oldest openings in chess follow 1.e4. <span style="text-decoration: none;">Bobby Fischer</span> rated 1.e4 as "best by test". On the downside, 1.e4 places a pawn on an undefended square and weakens d4 and f4; the Hungarian master <span style="text-decoration: none;">Gyula Breyer</span> melodramatically declared that "After 1.e4 White's game is in its last throes". If Black mirrors White's move and replies with 1...e5, the result is an open game.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The most popular second move for White is 2.Nf3 attacking Black's king pawn, preparing for a kingside castle, and anticipating the advance of the queen pawn to d4. Black's most common reply is 2...Nc6, which usually leads to the <span style="text-decoration: none;">Ruy Lopez</span> (3.Bb5), <span style="text-decoration: none;">Scotch Game</span> (3.d4), or <span style="text-decoration: none;">Italian Game</span> (3.Bc4). If Black instead maintains symmetry and counterattacks White's center with 2...Nf6 then the <span style="text-decoration: none;">Petroff Defense</span> results. The <span style="text-decoration: none;">Philidor Defense</span> (2...d6) is not popular in modern chess because it allows White an easy space advantage while Black's position remains cramped and passive, although solid. Other responses to 2.Nf3 are not seen in master play.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The most popular alternatives to 2.Nf3 are the <span style="text-decoration: none;">Vienna Game</span> (2.Nc3), the <span style="text-decoration: none;">Bishop's Opening</span> (2.Bc4), and the <span style="text-decoration: none;">King's Gambit</span> (2.f4). These openings have some similarities with each other, in particular the Bishop's Opening frequently transposes to variations of the Vienna Game. The King's Gambit was extremely popular in the 19th century. White sacrifices a pawn for quick development and to pull a black pawn out of the center. The Vienna Game also frequently features attacks on the Black center by means of a f2-f4 pawn advance.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In the <span style="text-decoration: none;">Center Game</span> (2.d4) White immediately opens the center but if the pawn is to be recovered after 2...exd4, White must contend with a slightly premature queen development after 3.Qxd4. An alternative is to sacrifice one or two pawns, for example in the <span style="text-decoration: none;">Danish Gambit</span><em>.</em></div><div class="MsoNormal">Here is an example of the King's Gambit being played by me :</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">(Francois van der Walt - Erik Holm) (Op die Berg 2009)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">after (1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 c6 4.d4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.Be2 Ne4 8.Bxf4 Bf5 9.Nd2 Qb6 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Bf3 Bg6 12.Ne2)</div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I know it seems like I left b2 unprotected , but as u will see in the next image, it was a calculated sacrifice (pawn for open file "Mobility") <span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> after (12....Qxb2 13.Rb1 Qxa2 14.Rxb7)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><img alt="" height="318" src="http://files.chesscomfiles.com/images_users/tiny_mce/ChessGuruFrancois/The%20KIng%27s%20Gambit1.jpg%20my%20example%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="318" /></span></div>RexCoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15210910927990857140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912704378451229646.post-80151992625664333252011-04-02T11:40:00.000-07:002011-04-02T11:40:52.430-07:00Predicting the outcome of all that is in your control !!<span style="color: blue;">"To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence."</span><br style="color: blue;" /><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Friedrich Nietzsche</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">White Francois - Black Ivan Madzharov</span><br style="color: black;" /><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> ater (1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4)</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HjCVjx2wrLI/TZdgRnT_S-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/eTpXQRwIN54/s1600/ngfjhfgj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HjCVjx2wrLI/TZdgRnT_S-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/eTpXQRwIN54/s320/ngfjhfgj.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> At this stage I felt secure in my center control , he had my Knight pinned to my Queen. I assume that you all have basic knowledge of chess principles. <span style="color: windowtext;">So first of all I make an educated prediction , as u know a knight is best used in the center (my friend (Josh Waitzkin) use to say "a Knight on the rim is grim) , and adding to the fact that he already had tension on my Knight it was natural to assume if a threaten his C-Knight with d4-d5 that he would move it to e5 (solidifying he's Knight's position while increasing pressure on my pinned Knight) <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><br />
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</a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">after (7. d5 Ne5)</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9id8ZWg83TY/TZdmjlh9jaI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/lepD5p08jiU/s1600/342525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9id8ZWg83TY/TZdmjlh9jaI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/lepD5p08jiU/s320/342525.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;">Now I want u to look at this position (try to see what the best move would be). Remember you must always try to predict your opponent in life and chess.....(If you know how your opponent will react to a move or situation before you make it, you can start planning for that reaction before hand and just repeat the process....)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt;">This is what I did : </div><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal">If you are surprised , you didn't think hard enough , my opponent wasn't thinking either (witch we predicted). <span> </span></div>This is what followed ......<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span> after (9. Bb5+ c6 10. dxc6 Qc7 11. cxb7+ Kd8 12. Nxf7#)<br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>I would like to give one lesson every weak - </b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1 Opening Principles</span> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal">As I use to tell my friends ; It does not matter how u choose to open your game as long as u follow the following principles :</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 1</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>A </span>game <span>may </span><span>be </span><span>termed well-commenced </span><span>set </span><span>openings </span><span>apart </span>when <span>the pieces are </span><span>brought </span><span>out </span><span>so that </span><span>no </span><span>piece obstructs </span><span>the </span><span>action of</span> <span>another, </span><span>and </span><span>that </span><span>each </span><span>piece </span><span>be </span><span>so well </span><span>planted </span><span>that </span><span>it </span><span>cannot </span><span>be attacked</span> <span>with impunity. -</span><span>Walker</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 2</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>An </span><span>opening </span><span>to </span><span>be </span><span>well </span><span>constructed should </span><span>be </span>made <span>quickly </span><span>-</span><span>Walker</span><span> , consequently </span><span>the </span><span>same </span><span>piece </span><span>should not </span><span>be </span>moved <span>twice </span><span>until </span><span>the other </span><span>pieces are </span><span>in play.</span><span>-</span><span>Steinitz</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The <span>exceptions </span><span>to </span><span>this </span><span>rule are </span>when <span>a </span><span>greater or </span><span>at least </span><span>an </span><span>equal </span><span>loss </span><span>of </span><span>time </span><span>can be </span><span>inflicted </span><span>upon </span><span>your </span><span>adversary, also </span>when <span>an improper</span><span> </span>move <span>on </span><span>his part </span><span>brings </span><span>an </span><span>important advantage </span><span>within </span><span>measurable</span><span> </span><span>distance.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span></span><span></span></span><b><span>Principle 3</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>There </span><span>are </span><span>two </span><span>styles </span><span>of </span><span>development </span><span>; </span><span>the attacking </span><span>and </span><span>the </span><span>defensive. </span><span>In one </span><span>the </span><span>pieces are </span><span>spread about </span><span>to </span><span>secure </span><span>the </span><span>greatest possible </span><span>command</span><span> of the board. </span><span>In </span><span>the other they </span><span>are </span><span>kept together </span><span>mutually </span><span>supporting</span><span> </span><span>or defending each </span><span>other.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>Whichever method </span><span>is </span><span>adopted the player should </span><span>be </span><span>prepared </span><span>to </span><span>change from one </span><span>to </span><span>the other </span><span>at </span><span>short </span><span>notice, </span><span>that </span><span>is </span><span>unless </span><span>he </span><span>sees </span><span>a</span><span> certain </span><span>win </span><span>before </span><span>the </span><span>first </span><span>course.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 4</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>A piece </span><span>in </span><span>play </span><span>should not be </span><span>exchanged </span><span>for </span><span>a </span><span>piece </span><span>out </span><span>of play. </span><span>The </span><span>exception </span><span>is </span>- <span>to retreat </span><span>would </span><span>entail </span><span>the </span><span>loss </span><span>of </span><span>the </span><span>attack.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 5</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">To <span>gain a </span><span>Pawn </span><span>in </span><span>the </span><span>opening </span><span>it is </span><span>worth </span><span>while </span><span>to </span><span>lose </span><span>one move.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>To </span><span>gain a </span><span>Pawn </span><span>it </span><span>is </span><span>seldom worth </span><span>while </span><span>to </span><span>lose </span><span>one </span>move <span>and </span><span>the attack, </span><span>against a </span><span>good </span><span>player. </span>To <span>expend </span><span>two </span><span>moves </span><span>with </span><span>a Knight </span><span>in </span><span>order </span><span>to</span><span> </span><span>win </span><span>the </span><span>exchange </span><span>is </span><span>rarely advisable.</span><i></i><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 6 </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>A </span><span>Pawn may </span><span>generally </span><span>be </span><span>sacrificed </span><span>in </span><span>the </span><span>opening with advantage </span>when <span>it </span><span>accomplishes </span><span>two </span><span>objects </span><span>i.e., </span>when <span>it </span><span>brings </span><span>an </span><span>undeveloped </span><span>piece into play, </span><span>and </span><span>at </span><span>the </span><span>same </span><span>time keeps </span><span>an </span><span>opponent's </span><span>piece </span><span>out of</span><span> </span><span>play.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>This </span><span>applies especially </span><span>to </span><span>Gambit </span><span>attacks. </span><span>There </span><span>are </span><span>other </span><span>ends </span><span>which </span><span>may </span><span>be </span><span>substituted </span><span>for </span><span>that of </span><span>keeping</span><span> </span><span>an </span><span>opponent's </span><span>piece </span><span>out </span><span>of play, </span><span>such </span><span>as </span><span>to </span><span>facilitate </span><span>access </span><span>to </span><span>his </span><span>King,</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 7</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>Weigh </span><span>your </span><span>advantages </span><span>and </span><span>disadvantages. </span><span>When </span><span>you have </span><span>an </span><span>opportunity </span><span>of </span><span>making </span><span>a </span><span>good move, and you </span><span>see before </span><span>you </span><span>another </span>move<span> which </span><span>permits </span><span>several </span><span>good </span><span>continuations, </span><span>select </span><span>the </span><span>latter. </span><span>Your </span><span>adversary</span><span> </span><span>will </span><span>most </span><span>probably hasten </span><span>to </span><span>stop </span><span>your good </span>move <span>at </span><span>the </span><span>risk </span><span>of </span><span>a</span><span> </span><span>bad game.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>This </span><span>is </span><span>the principle </span><span>upon which </span><span>the </span><span>finest </span><span>Gambit </span><span>attacks </span><span>such </span><span>as the </span><span>Muzio and </span><span>the </span><span>Allgaier, </span><span>are </span><span>founded, </span><span>and </span><span>it </span><span>may </span><span>be </span><span>summed </span><span>up </span><span>in </span><span>the</span><span> </span><span>maxim </span><span>" </span><span>retain as </span><span>much </span><span>freedom </span><span>of action as possible."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 8</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>When </span><span>you cannot </span><span>see </span><span>your </span>way <span>to </span><span>an </span><span>attacking </span><span>move, </span><span>play a </span><span>develop</span>ment <span>move. </span><span>When </span><span>you cannot </span>make <span>a </span><span>development move, </span><span>play, </span><span>if </span><span>possible, </span><span>a </span><span>restraining </span>move <span>that </span><span>will </span><span>check your </span><span>opponent's development.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 9 </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>When </span><span>your opponent shows </span><span>a </span><span>disposition </span><span>to </span><span>play a </span><span>backward </span><span>or </span><span>defensive </span><span>game, do </span><span>not play a forward </span><span>game. </span><span>Keep </span><span>your </span><span>pieces together,</span><span> play </span><span>steadily </span><span>and </span><span>look </span><span>out </span><span>for </span><span>weak </span><span>spots. If </span><span>he pushes forward </span><span>rapidly </span><span>in </span><span>the centre, try </span><span>to </span><span>get </span><span>round </span><span>him. </span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>If</span><span> </span><span>he </span><span>advances </span>Pawns <span>on </span><span>both </span><span>sides </span><span>try </span><span>to </span><span>cut </span><span>his </span>game <span>in </span><span>two. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>If </span><span>he</span><span> </span><span>advances </span><span>rapidly </span><span>on </span><span>one </span><span>flank, </span><span>wait </span><span>till </span><span>he has </span><span>fairly </span><span>committed </span><span>himself </span><span>in </span><span>that </span><span>direction, </span><span>and </span><span>then </span><span>attack </span>him <span>on </span><span>the </span><span>other </span><span>side. </span><span>This </span><span>assumes </span><span>that </span><span>your </span>game <span>is </span><span>not </span><span>so </span><span>far </span><span>committed </span><span>as </span><span>to </span><span>leave </span><span>you </span><span>no </span><span>option.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>These </span>maxims <span>may </span><span>appear </span><span>obvious. </span>The <span>difficulty </span><span>is, </span><span>however </span><span>to </span><span>recognise </span><span>their applicability in </span><span>the </span><span>position </span><span>under your </span><span>eyes </span>when <span>playing.</span><span> </span><span>This </span><span>is </span><span>the </span><span>point </span><span>which </span><span>requires careful attention.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span></span><b><span>Principle 10</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>Advanced </span>Pawns <span>should be supported </span><span>from </span><span>the </span><span>side </span><span>of </span><span>the </span><span>board </span><span>and </span><span>not </span><span>from </span><span>the </span><span>centre. </span><span>A </span><span>Queen's </span><span>Pawn </span><span>used </span><span>as a </span><span>supporting </span><span>Pawn </span><span>is</span><span> </span><span>especially </span><span>weak, </span><span>being </span><span>open </span><span>to </span><span>attack </span><span>on </span><span>all </span><span>sides.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 11</span></b><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>On </span><span>the </span><span>same </span><span>principle, </span><span>a supporting </span><span>piece </span><span>should </span><span>always </span><span>be </span><span>placed </span><span>where </span><span>he </span><span>is </span><span>least liable to attack, </span><span>or </span><span>where, </span><span>if </span><span>attacked, </span><span>he </span><span>can </span><span>support while</span><span> retreating. </span><span>For </span><span>this </span><span>reason </span><span>a Knight </span><span>is </span><span>inferior </span><span>as a </span><span>supporting </span><span>piece.</span><span> </span><span>A </span><span>good </span><span>player </span><span>will </span><span>aim </span><span>at </span><span>the supports </span><span>rather </span><span>than </span><span>at </span><span>the front rank.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 12</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>A </span><span>Rook on </span><span>the </span>same <span>file </span><span>as </span><span>your </span><span>opponent's </span><span>King </span><span>or </span><span>Queen </span><span>is </span><span>always </span><span>well placed, </span><span>intervening </span><span>men </span><span>notwithstanding. In </span><span>the </span><span>former </span><span>position,</span><span> </span><span>with </span><span>Queen and </span><span>the other </span>Book <span>on </span><span>adjoining </span><span>files, </span><span>you </span><span>may </span><span>generally force</span><span> </span><span>the </span><span>game. </span><span>This </span><span>is </span><span>easier </span><span>if </span><span>the intervening </span>Pawns <span>are disarranged.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>This </span><span>principle </span><span>may </span><span>be </span><span>extended </span><span>to </span><span>the </span><span>Queen and two </span><span>Bishops </span><span>on </span><span>three </span><span>adjoining diagonals bearing </span><span>upon </span><span>the adverse </span><span>King's quarters, </span><span>but the</span><span> rule </span><span>is </span><span>not </span><span>so certain in </span><span>this case, </span><span>unless there are </span><span>advanced </span>Pawns <span>to </span><span>assist in </span><span>the </span><span>attack.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 13</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>In exchanging, </span><span>aim </span><span>at </span><span>securing </span><span>a </span><span>majority of </span>Pawns <span>on </span><span>your Queen's</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>side. </span><span>That </span><span>is if </span><span>your </span><span>King </span><span>is </span><span>castled </span><span>on </span><span>the other </span><span>side.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span></span><b><span>Principle 14</span></b><b><span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">To <span>be avoided </span><span>or carefully </span><span>guarded </span><span>against </span><span>are :</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>1 </span><span>. </span><span>A </span><span>sacrifice </span><span>or </span><span>capture </span><span>which </span><span>brings </span><span>your </span><span>King </span><span>into position </span><span>for </span><span>a diverging </span><span>.attack </span><span>by Queen, Rook, </span><span>Bishop, </span><span>or </span><span>Knight.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>A </span><span>double check </span><span>is </span><span>equally </span><span>to </span><span>be </span><span>shunned.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>2. </span><span>A </span><span>sacrifice </span><span>or </span><span>capture </span><span>which </span><span>drives </span><span>your </span><span>King away </span><span>from the </span><span>defence </span><span>of </span><span>a </span><span>piece </span><span>by </span><span>proximity.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>This </span><span>maxim </span><span>applies </span><span>to </span><span>any </span><span>piece, </span><span>but </span><span>in </span><span>the openings </span><span>it is </span><span>generally the </span><span>King </span><span>that </span><span>is </span><span>aimed </span><span>at </span><span>through </span><span>the </span><span>f2 </span><span>Pawn </span><span>which he </span><span>alone </span><span>defends.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span></span><b><span>Principle 15</span></b><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>An </span><span>attack </span><span>on </span><span>the Castled </span><span>King </span><span>with </span><span>four pieces </span><span>will </span><span>usually force </span><span>the </span>game <span>and </span><span>permit </span><span>one </span><span>piece </span><span>to </span><span>be </span><span>sacrificed in </span><span>order </span><span>to </span><span>clear </span><span>the </span><span>way.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Principle 16</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>Castling </span><span>on </span><span>the </span><span>Queen's </span><span>side </span><span>is </span><span>not </span><span>so </span><span>safe </span><span>as castling </span><span>on </span><span>the King's</span><span> </span><span>side, </span><span>especially for </span><span>the second </span><span>player, </span><span>because </span><span>it </span><span>leaves </span><span>the </span><span>a2</span><span> </span><span>Pawn</span><span> </span><span>undefended. </span><span>There </span><span>are, </span><span>however, </span><span>some </span><span>notable exceptions </span><span>to this rule,</span><span> </span><span><span> </span></span>when <span>the </span><span>Queen's </span><span>file </span><span>is </span><span>open </span><span>for </span><span>the player </span><span>so </span><span>castling, </span><span>and </span><span>not </span><span>for</span><span> </span><span>his </span><span>adversary </span><span>; </span><span>or </span>when <span>the </span>Pawns <span>on </span><span>King's </span><span>side </span><span>can </span><span>be </span><span>advanced </span><span>for </span><span>a</span><span> </span><span>strong </span><span>attack </span><span>on </span><span>his adversary's </span><span>King </span><span>already </span><span>castled </span><span>on </span><span>that </span><span>side.</span><span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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