Chess Strategy Made Simple

To win a chess game one must do two things:

1)Determine what piece or pieces are most critical to your opponent's defense, and

2)Destroy it.

This is the heart of the game. In order to do this it is necessary to have an acute sense of what is happening on the board, and what functions the different pieces deployed by the opposing player have in the peculiar game you are playing. If you do not understand why your opponent has made the moves he or she has made, you will not be able to understand their plan, and if you do not understand their plan, you will not be able to resist them when they strike.

There are three questions you must ask yourself before making a move:

1)Why did my opponent make the last move?

2)What is the weak point in my opponent's defense and how can I destroy it?

3)What is my opponent planning to do on the next move, and how can I ruin his or her plan?

If you ask and can answer these three questions, chances are you will be successful at chess more often then not. These are not easy questions to answer, but answering them is key to good chess play.

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