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A pin occurs when a piece of lesser value is stuck in front of a piece of greater value and both are on a line (rank, file or diagonal) controlled by an opposition piece. This idea alone should enlighten you as to why forks are so useful. Since your opponent can only move one piece per turn (except when castling), they’re going to lose whichever piece is left behind. With a fork, one piece attacks two or more opposition pieces. A fork can be employed the by pawns and all pieces, including the King. Here’s a brief definition of the tactics you need to study as a beginner. There are additional tactics such deflection, the decoy, overloading pieces, etc, but the beginner should first become familiar with the previously listed tactics and only then, move on to more sophisticated tactical ideas. Tactics are key for the beginner wishing to improve, especially when it comes to younger players! What tactics should the beginner study? Here’s a list of the basics: The actions the General takes, such as bombing the supply line using a specific type of fighter plane, is the tactical play. To win a battle, a General might decide that cutting off the enemy’s supply lines will be the best way to win that particular battle. Tactics are the actions you take when implementing your strategies.
#Chess tactics beginners series#
I say series of plans because in chess, plans that seem plausible in one position, can become obsolete if the position changes in favor of the opposition. To do so, you’d have to have a plan, or series of smaller plans, to reach that goal. If you were a General leading an army, your goal would be to win the war. Strategy is the series of plans you create in order to reach your overall goal, checkmating your opponent. When I’ve asked beginners what their strategy is, they’ll respond by saying “to checkmate my opponent, of course!” While this is the overall goal of the game, it’s not a strategy. Strategy is your plan, the end result you’re aiming for in a given position. Therefore, I’m going to present a few articles on more streamlined methods to studying an aspect of the game, starting with tactics.īeginners often confuse tactics and strategy so we’ll define the difference between these two very different terms. While there is no “one size fits all” way in which to teach or learn, the beginning chess player often ends up taking on material that is above his or her skill set. There are so many training materials available but this vast array of learning tools can make improvement difficult. This is a great age, technologically speaking, in which to learn the game of chess.
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Having spent years teaching and coaching young chess players (and oldsters as well), I’ve had the opportunity to not only see breakthroughs in my students playing but roadblocks as well.