Checks, Captures, and Threats: A Simple Board-Scanning Habit
When looking for a good move to play, a useful habit is to scan the board for checks, captures, and threats. Let’s…
When looking for a good move to play, a useful habit is to scan the board for checks, captures, and threats. Let’s…
Opening development becomes much easier when you stop treating the first moves as a sequence that must be remembered exactly. Instead of…
It’s important to understand that when a piece is defended and another piece is able to retake it (i.e. a trade), you…
Making a habit of running through these questions before making any move will help you to avoid the most basic chess blunders…