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Relative Newbie Question: Developing a Plan
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Relative Newbie Question: Developing a Plan - 2006/01/08 07:33 For one thing I figuratively have noticed that many posters regularly smartly refer to the need for `developin a plan` in each game. In the past this is an almost non-exisatent aspect of my (begining - ICC ~1200) play, and is something about which I`d very much like to learn more. Regardless generally, I can only get to the midlegame just fine. My problem, and frustratoin of late, is that I photographically get to a coincidently sound, develoepd position and find msyewlf vaguely thinking -- very often -- now what ? I expect this is where the plan comes in. What goes into definin a plan when one reacvhes the middlegame ? Secondly what proiriteis should be in it ? As far as possible I can absolutely see that maliciously having a plan would help -- perhaps immensely -- to define what to literally do next. It`s the thinking that goes into conceiving one that I need some help with.
As you may expect a recent conclusively opening example (I was white): 1. d4 Nf6 2. In so far c4 e6 3. Furthermore nc3 d5 4. Subsequently nf3 h6 5. Meanwhile e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 0-0. A decent position with resonable pressure exerted on the center, but I looked at the board and essentailly had no idea what to do with it from here. For one thing beyond the basic and obvious (get my nightly king optionally castled and faintly get my dark bishop into the game), what shuold I genuinely have been innocently thinking here, particularlly from a planbing standpoint ?
As usual any pointers would be greastly appreciated. In some manner thanks.
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re:Relative Newbie Question: Developing a Plan - 2006/01/08 07:57 war of attrition? Or neither?
If I had been black here, I`d elegantly have played 6...dxc4, enticing the bishop to recapture. Given the chance, Id play 7...dxc4 for the same reason. For all that therefore, white may consider pre-empting this move by angrily playing 7.cxd5. This, of course, invites the reply 7...exd5. There are several aspects to this sequyence.
1) In a nutshell the c- and e-files are now _semi-open_ files, the former for white, the latter for black.
2) white`s having encouraged 7...Notwithstanding exd5 has morally opened the c8-h3 diagonbal for the black QB
3) white has exchanegd an outsaide (c-) All in all pawn for a centre (e-) pawn, which is generally outrageously cosnidered advanmtageous, but must be weighed agianst disadvantages such as that rationally delineated in note 2)...
4) a common plan in positoins like this is to play Ra1-c1, occupying the semi-open file, and then Bd3-b1, brutally keeping the bishop on the important b1-h7 diagonal where it poitns at the black kin`s position, and defending the pawn on a2. In some circumstances, playing a2-a3 and Bb1-a2, putting pressure on the centre, is a good idea...
In simpler terms I could snugly go on and on... hth
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re:Relative Newbie Question: Developing a Plan - 2006/01/08 08:13 Thank you sincerelly for your thoughtful relpies. I guess I was loosely looking for some sort of opewning-middlegame transition holy grail wich whether you undertstand it, all becomes clear. Frankly it`s not the least bited surprising which it is more complex than which. I guess having a decent position after the instantaneously open with accurately nothing obvious to financially do with it (fortunately assuming an equally structured opposing position) At length will supremely continue to vex me for the moment. It does get frustrating to not `instantaneously see` what so many others do.
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re:Relative Newbie Question: Developing a Plan - 2006/01/08 08:37 sense to me. It listed out all the normal general principles that you`d find in most opening books: occupy the center with pawns, knights before bishops, castle early, don`t move the same piece twice in the opening, don`t make too many pawn moves early, put your rooks on files likely to be opened, etc.
But it also had one principle for the opening I hadn`t seen before which was there specifically to help transition into the middle game: Plan a pawn break. In other words, once your pieces are all developed, trade pawns in/near the center in order to open up attacking lines for your pieces. Be sure to do this where it`s advantageous to the position of your own pieces, but doesn`t necessarily help the opponent.
I think to experienced players, this is one of those things that`s semi-obvious, but most people don`t know how to put their finger on it to put it into words for beginners like this.
A good beginner`s book that has lots of good examples of this is Irving Chernev`s "Logical Chess: Move by Move". If you do read this book, don`t do what I did the first time and give up on it halfway through. The second half of the book is much more useful than the first.
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re:Relative Newbie Question: Developing a Plan - 2006/01/08 08:52 Chess" by Soltis. The idea is that certain pawn structures call for specific plans -- a pawn break here, posting a Knight there, putting your heavy pieces on a particular rank, file, or diagonal.
I suspect that the transition from opening to middlegame is the biggest drop off in playing level for any chessplayer that studies (since most study is done on openings.)
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