Mastering Chess Strategy · Training Game

November 9, 2023 NHaselton Uncategorized

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Strategy is what wins chess games. Tactics only occur after you’ve outplayed your opponent strategically and prepared by maneuvering your pieces to good squares, made them active, and managed to create weaknesses in your opponent’s position.

This game was a great example of one side completely strategically outplaying the other.

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 { A09 Réti Opening } c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. b3 e6 6. O-O h6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Bh7 10. a3 Nbd7 11. b4 a5 12. Qb3 b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Rfc1 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Ne8 17. Ra5 Nd6 18. Bd4 Qc8 19. Qb2 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nb3 Nd7 22. Nfd4 Qb7 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. bxc5 Qc7 25. Qb4 e5 26. cxd6 Qc1+ 27. Bf1 exd4 28. d7 Bf5 29. Qxf8+ Kh7 30. Qa3 { Black resigns. } 1-0

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