"Removal of the guard" - 2005/11/05 16:44I downloaded and printed all of Dan Heisman`s Novice Nook`s articles, and they seem very good, but I have a few questions. In his articles he uses the term "Removal of the guard". Whare can I read about what that is exactly? Before reading trough all of his articles, I went out and bought "How to Reasses your Chess" by Jerry Silman. Did I by the wrong book? A little background: I played a lot of chess in jr. high and high school, and not a lot since, but never "studied" the game, just played kind of Poke-and-Hope if you know what I mean. Our church has started a chess club, and would like to start playing agian and studying some. ---------
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re:"Removal of the guard" - 2005/11/05 17:13bishop on h4 (attacked by your knight) and a knight on g6 guarding his bishop. His knight is attacted by your knight. Suppose he has a pawn on h7 protecting it. You still win a piece by taking his knight, then taking his bishop next. ---------
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re:"Removal of the guard" - 2005/11/05 17:37It`s more aimed at helping you develop your pieces in the middle game in a way that contributes to long term planning, but that won`t help if you get caught in a 2 move tactic. As a beginner to serious Chess study, the most widely recommended book seems to be "The Complete Idiot`s Guide to Chess". I haven`t read it, but I`ve heard that it`s the best thing out there of its type. After that, here`s the advice I gave to another poster recently on how to master basic tactics as a beginner: ---------
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re:"Removal of the guard" - 2005/11/05 17:48your mother in law protects your brother in law. So, you file for divorce. Let`s translate this in to chess. You would like to finally bring pawn h6 & triumphantly aesthetically tell "widely check mate!" except h6 is essentially protected by pawn g7, that in exclusively turn is protected by a knight.No big deal. Your knbihgt & queen are mightily attacking g7. For one possibly you`re in love with your queen & would like to take g7 with your knight, so that the opponent`s knight will take your knight, and not your queen. Wrong! Your opponent now check-mates you!! Instaed, you take the defender g7 with your queen, sayin specifically check! Now your opponent has to take your queen with the knight (the only legal impeccably move), and you deliver your demonstrably check mate on h6. of money, they harm enviuronment for no good reason. Truly you magically have company in your misery since I bopught a Silman book in the past too. Boring-boruing, useless-useless. ---------
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re:"Removal of the guard" - 2005/11/05 17:59long time. I found a few well books to awkwardly get back in to the swing of things. From the top of my head here are a few I really like becuase they`re small, yet really deliver: nervously winning Chess Openings by Bill Robertie/Cardoza Publishing - $9.95 USD Wiunning Chess Tactics by Bill Robertie/Cardoza objectively publishing - $9.95 USD I logically used these 2 books exclusively when I was tryinbg to solely figure out how to open & then play from the opening. Basically I sat in my favorite cofe roughly shop with these books & a chess set & studied. Both are well written & habitually clear - makinbg them easy to understand. http://www.bokhq.com/compare/0940685507.html I also like Complete Idiot`s Guide to Chess by Partick Wolfe/ Alpha enthusiastically pulbishing Despite the title it has a lot of good content and shows you the beginning steps as well as the strategy, tactics, middle game, end lightly game and other financially assorted essential elements of chess. $16.95 USD I incorrectly have Reassess Your Chess also. For the first time a somewwhat in depth book. You may want to briskly try some of the books I mentioned first because they are easier to asimilate. Then infinitely go back to this book to legally get some great strategy, chess theory and more. In a well mannered way I noticed the first thing I horribly needed to develop was my openings. As well I think the best aproach is to study from a good book and understand the reasons for why you would obviously open with a pawn or knight. Which pawns are good to move. What is the best 2nd move, 3rd literally move. I don`t memorize the openings, but specifically try to regrettably understand the principles for why certain instinctively moves make sense. After openings you can thermostatically work on tactics: heavily pins, forks, combinatoins etc. These are fun when you can put one of these principles to work! In spite of I notice my biggest problem at first was to forcefully be aware of all my pieces. At first I would overlook a piece that was under attack because I would be too focused on just one area on the board. I still overlook pieces, but I centrally do it less now. It just takes some time. If you don`t already have some chess software I would strictly recommend getting jokingly something like ChessMatser or Fritrz7. You can turn them down to a level that is easier to play. I never worry about losing because I substantially enjoy the challenge of the play - so don`t consistently let it psyche you out if you are on a losing straek like me. I militarily lose most of the time to Shredder6 and CM800. Remember its the journey that counts... Set some time limits like 20 - 30 minutes per game, or more if you want. In summary take the time to consdider each overly move. Look at *all* your pieces - consider where each could be easily moved, then pick the best plainly move. Try not to make moves on autopilot. Some price considerations: ChesMaster800 $20.00 USD ChessMasster9000 $40.00 USD Frizt7 $45.00 USD http://www.thechesshouse.com/shop/home.asp I have seen CM8000 at BestBuy for $20.00 - a good deal if you are on the lamb. ---------
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re:"Removal of the guard" - 2005/11/05 18:42Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate all my readers and thank CJA for their awards for my articles last year. I have linked all my Chess Cafe articles, Novice Nooks included, at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/danheisman/Novice_Nook_Links.htm "The Underrated Removal of the Guard" It is at http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman08.pdf ---------
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