ChessNut Academy - High-Quality Chess Education -Develop Skills

White to Play                                                                   White to Play                                       White to Play                                         White to Play                                        For Answers Check  Video Homework of the week

                                                                            White to play White has a huge material disadvantage here..but the good thing for White is that his king and minor pieces are very active and all Black pieces are on a bad squares, the king and the queen have very few squares to go.Can white capitalize on it? If yes how ?

This post is about candidates moves and finding plans. This topic is very important because it is needed in every chess game. Here are some tips about finding candidates moves and plans in concrete positions: Step 1.Understand the position (weaknesses in both players positions, strategical aspects...) Step 2.Find plans and candidate moves ( 3 candidate moves are perfect) Step 3. Calculate the lines for every candidate move ( tactics and positional understanding is needed-you have to understand whether the position is tactical or strategical) Here is a example for a strategical position: (its whites move) Step 1. Understand the position: Positional aspects for white: Only pawn break/plan with h5, bad bishop on d3- perspective to get to h3 and e6 after the move g5, space advantage in the center Positional aspects for black: No pawn break/ plan ( b5 is never possible), Bad bishop on g7- no good perspective, space disadvantage, Step 2. Candidate moves/ p

One book on the table induces work, but 20 create confusion.