UNDERSTANDING CHESS MIDDLEGAMES

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CONTENTS

Contents

Symbols Introduction

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Myths of the Middlegame Interconnectedness

9 16

Material Imbalances

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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

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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

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The Curse of Passivity The Initiative Open Files The Seventh Rank Outposts


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