Most chess players know that it is a good idea to double rooks on an open file or rank (especially the 7th, where there may be pawns waiting to be eaten!), but what if your opponent's defences still hold? Well, if your Queen is still on the bo... Read more »
In the last article I gave an example of what blockading is. Now, I will write about the sister of blockading named restraining. The first step is to restrain a pawn from advancing. If you think about it, this makes sense. It's a lot easi... Read more »
When you blockade a passed or isolated pawn you put one of your pieces in front of the pawn to accomplish two things: Stopping the pawn from advancing and,launching a plan to eliminate the pawn. &nb...; Read more »
Rooks always work best together! In fact, it is often worth it to sacrifice a pawn or more to get two rooks together on the 7th rank. Check out the following example: Read more »
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