CONTENTS
Contents
Symbols Introduction
6 7
Myths of the Middlegame Interconnectedness
9 16
Material Imbalances
21
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46
Advantage of the Exchange Rook vs Two Minor Pieces Piece for Three Pawns Queen vs Rook and Minor Piece Queen vs Two Rooks Queen vs Three Minor Pieces Queen vs Two Minor Pieces Playing with an Extra Pawn Playing with a Pawn Less Bishop vs Knight (1) Bishop vs Knight (2) The Two Bishops
Strategy
48
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68
Creating a Plan When You Can’t Think of a Plan Central Pawns Improving Piece Position Space Advantage Manoeuvring Liquidating to an Endgame Using the Whole Board The Minority Attack Inferior Positions
Activity
70
23 24 25 26 27
72 74 76 78 80
The Curse of Passivity The Initiative Open Files The Seventh Rank Outposts