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Written by John Knightly
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Tuesday, 19 September 2006 |
This article is a summery of the most important issues about the game of chess.
Take this opportunity and sail forth to learn about the strategy required to master your board. 10 tips about how to best manage your game.
How safe should you play? How active? What is the difference between time and timing? Defence or ofence, is that the question? Tactics from experienced players await you in the following pages.
1. One of the most important things to know as a guideline for playing chess is safety. It is critical that you will keep all of your pieces safe. That being said you should always try and take your opponents pieces if you see that they are not safe. When trying to scout unsafe pieces of your opponent you should always keep in mind the values of each piece: A Queen is worth about 9 ½ pawns, Bishops and Knights are worth about 3 ¼ pawns and Rooks are worth about 5 pawns. If you take a Rook for a Bishop or a Knight then this is called “The Exchange” and is worth about half a piece (Bishop or Knight). When you have two Bishops and your opponent does not then you have something called “the Bishop Pair” and this is worth an extra ½ pawn.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 September 2006 )
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