Mastering Opening Strategy

Page 1

Contents

1

2

Bibliography

5

Introduction

7

The Nature of Development

9

Introduction

9

The king and other weak points

10

Pawn advances

16

Causes of a delayed development

22

The development factor after mutual castling

36

A defender’s perspective

41

Exercises

47

Solutions

70

Crime and Punishment

90

Introduction

90

Early pawn-grabbing

91

Early queen raids

96

Multiple moves with the same piece

100

Exposure of the king

105

Premature attacks

110

Extravagance

113

Ignorance and indifference

119

Exercises

129

Solutions

149


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