Chess Notes Archives by Edward Winter. Chess Notes Archives Edward Winter ‘A forum for aficionados to discuss all matters relating to the Royal Pastime’ was the description of Chess Notes in its first issue (January-February 1982), and until 1989 the series ran as a bimonthly periodical (C.N. items 1-1933). It resumed publication in 1993 as a syndicated column in many languages around the world (C.N.s 1934-2187). From 1998 to 2001 it was published exclusively in New in Chess (C.N.s 2188-2486) and subsequently appeared at the Chess Café (C.N.s 2487-3414). Since September 2004 Chess Notes has been located at the Chess History Center. Chess Notes Factfinder To the Chess Notes main page. Anthologies of Chess Notes, with illustrations and textual additions: Chess Explorations (1996) Kings, Commoners and Knaves (1999), with a Foreword by Yasser Seirawan A Chess Omnibus (2003), with a Foreword by Jan Timman Chess Facts and Fables (2006) See too Signed Chess Books.
Latest update: 1 April 2014. Chess Notes Factfinder. 50 strategies. Here we are discussing some basic strategies that can give you advantage, however microscopic it may be. Of course there is always exception to the rules, but exceptions occur much less frequently than the normal situations, don’t they? These strategies are described from White’s point of view, so what is good for White is bad for Black and vice versa. Pawn structures Pawns are strong when they are in a chain; try to avoid splitting them into isolated groups.Isolated or hanging pawns tend to be a liability, try to avoid at least till the end game.Pawn chain shapes that look like /\ (an inverted V) from your side tend to be stronger than those that look like a \/.Doubled pawns are weak, try to avoid getting them.If you can maintain center pawns, you get more options to organize attacks.Your own pawn chains may block free movement of your pieces, mainly the bishops if stuck behind the chain.
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