Openings, Strategy & Tactics

Chess Strategy

5 guides, starting with Chess Strategy Guide: Plans, Principles and Piece Play.

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Chess Strategy Guide: Plans, Principles and Piece Play

Learn chess strategy: core ideas like king safety, space, piece activity and pawn structure, plus opening, middlegame and endgame principles and how to pick a plan.

4 min read

Basic Chess Strategy for Beginners: Simple Plans to Follow

A simple chess strategy for beginners: control the center, develop your pieces, castle, avoid blunders, and know what to do in the middlegame and endgame.

3 min read

Chess Visualization Training: Exercises to See Moves Ahead

Chess visualization training made simple: coordinate drills, knight tours, notation exercises, puzzles without moving pieces and a short daily routine.

3 min read

How to Think in Chess

Learn how to think in chess with a repeatable routine: read your opponent's move, check forcing moves, compare candidates, evaluate and blunder-check each move.

3 min read

Strategy vs Tactics in Chess

Strategy vs tactics in chess: strategy is your long-term plan, tactics are short forcing sequences. See the differences, how they connect and which to study first.

3 min read

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