

The opposite situation is applicable for Black.

If White takes Black’s queen on e5 Black will activate his knight and put it on a good central square. Kh2 and now you can see this idea clearly. So what to do instead? If you have studied my previous lessons you will know already that to take is a mistake and that in such positions it is far better that you maintain the tension and let your opponent be the one who releases this tension.Īccordingly, White played 30.

However, in this position it is not the best move because if White takes Black’s queen on e5, he will only have succeeded in helping Black to activate his knight and bring it to a good central square. Generally, when you have a material advantage it is good to exchange pieces. I’m pretty sure that most players would just take Black’s queen on e5. Perhaps Black wanted to block White’s e-pawn while at the same time attack White’s queen and also keep an eye on the d6-rook. Rxd6 (winning a pawn) and then Black played 29…Qe5. In order to demonstrate the difference in the way of thinking between strong and not-so-strong players, let’s consider the following example: Nevertheless, I will give you a couple of practical and powerful recommendations that you’ll be able to implement and improve your results with right after this lesson. Naturally I cannot cover everything in just one lesson. Today we will be discussing powerful techniques for finding strong moves! Today, however, you are in luck as this is exactly the topic of this lesson. However, they do not reveal the most important thing: How do these players find such strong moves and how can you do the same? Similarly, there are a lot of lessons out there prepared by strong Grandmasters that will show you some opening moves or some strong moves played in the games of strong Grandmasters. Perhaps you have found that many of these strong players are unwilling to share these ‘insider secrets’ with you. If you have pondered such questions before, you may have discovered that finding the answer is not that easy. Obviously there is a difference in the way of thinking between strong and not-so-strong players, but what is it about their way of thinking that makes these players stronger and helps them to gain more victories? Today we have a very interesting topic: the secrets of strong players.ĭuring a game of chess you demonstrate your way of thinking.
