Chess Strategy Handouts

Strategy

Thinking schematically {B} {A}: Classic examples
A disaster in the Stonewall {D}: Some hard lessons about planning in chess.
The principle of Two weaknesses {C} {B}: One weak pawn can lose you the game, but you need two points of attack to win.
Knight outposts {D}: Why knights need outposts, and how to find, keep and use them.
Bishops and things {D} {C}: How to play with bishops: good & bad bishops, the two bishops and so on.
The Fianchetto {D}: A basic introduction to the formation.
Rooks on ranks and files {D}: - the care and exercise of that difficult creature, the Rook
Kings and Queens {D}: A general look at the handling of the most important pieces.
Opposite-coloured Bishops {C/B}: Experienced coach Phil Adams explains how OCBs work in the endgame and middle-game.
Weak Pawns {C} {B}: The basic types of weak pawn: how to win against them (and with them!)
Pawn formations 90k {C}: An A-Z guide
Pawn mobility (70k) {C}.: A series of games illustrating pawn mobility (pawn majority, pawn rollers, doubled pawns, and minority attack)
The minority attack 90k {A}

Planning 53k {B}: Forming plans in the middle game.
On manoeuvres: {A} The Art of Winning Slowly: Examples from your own games would be very welcome.
Weak Squares {B} {A}: Colourful advice from Chris Bellers, featuring his favourite player, Tigran Petrosian.
The Isolated Queen's Pawn in the Queen's Gambit Accepted {B}: Some thematic notes by Peter Lane
Doubled c-pawns: Are they worth a Bishop? {A}: Sometimes, says Peter Lane

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