Fundamentals of Positional Play and Strategy

Speed & Restriction

Contents
Contents

 

1
Introduction
2
Pieces & Characteristics
3
Geometry of the board
4
Openings
5
The Main Goal in Chess: Checkmate
6
Two Main Strategies: Speed & Restriction
7
The Role of Material
8
Piece Play - Rules for Opening, Middlegame and Endgame
9
Pawns
10
Multiplicity in Chess
11
Tactics in Chess
12
Improving pieces
13
Internal time
14
The Power of Restriction
15
The Strategic Value of Dynamic Restriction
16
Chess as a Game of Balances and Imbalances
17
Strategy as the Method for Mastering Positional Play
18
The Rules of Attack
19
The Rules of Defence
20
The Power of Piece Coordination
21
The Power of Absence on the Chessboard
22
Evaluation
23
Practical Approach
Two Main Strategies: Speed & Restriction
Exercises
1
Introduction
2
Pieces & Characteristics
3
Geometry of the board
4
Openings
5
The Main Goal in Chess: Checkmate
6
Two Main Strategies: Speed & Restriction
7
The Role of Material
8
Piece Play - Rules for Opening, Middlegame and Endgame
9
Pawns
10
Multiplicity in Chess
11
Tactics in Chess
12
Improving pieces
13
Internal time
14
The Power of Restriction
15
The Strategic Value of Dynamic Restriction
16
Chess as a Game of Balances and Imbalances
17
Strategy as the Method for Mastering Positional Play
18
The Rules of Attack
19
The Rules of Defence
20
The Power of Piece Coordination
21
The Power of Absence on the Chessboard
22
Evaluation
23
Practical Approach