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Hello again. Because I am not qualified to give intermediate lessons being an intermediate myself, I am forced to quote from a most terrific book, "How to Reasess Your Chess" by Jeremy Silman.
I'm still trying to think of the proper layout for this section, which may end up being very very big. For now I will try cramming it all on one page, but I'll change it to be more logical if I see fit to do so.
I'm still trying to think of the proper layout for this section, which may end up being very very big. For now I will try cramming it all on one page, but I'll change it to be more logical if I see fit to do so.
Alright, let's see now. I am going to, shall we say, "steal"?, some very useful information from Jeremy Silman's book. While it was the only chess book I read, many chess players would also recommend it, claiming it to be their favorite chess book. Why am I advertising this book? I'll tell you why. If I didn't, I would be plagerizing. Now, I am mearly advertising his book. Do I mind advertising his book? No, it's a great book. I read it, and it helped me greatly. If you find anything on this page useful, go buy How to Reassess Your Chess. My information is about 1/50th of what you could find if you bought his book.
Alright now, I'll try to start.
No, I can't start. It's just too long, and I'm too bloody lazy.
No. Here I go. I can do it. I can start the section now.
THE KING
As said in the wonderful book, "How to Reassess Your Chess", by Jeremy Silman.....By the way, if you are Jeremy Silman, please don't punch me in the face. I wanted to make a website about something, and by taking your concepts and thinking method, I got enough information about a topic to make the page. I am recommending that people buy your book, so in a way I am advertising for you......now please, don't sue me.
Anyway, since a king can not move across an enemy piece's path, it's movement is very heavily restricted. If there is a king 2 tiles away from your king, your king can not move any more. This is called "opposition". If you count the number of tiles there are between the two kings, and the number is even, and it is your move, you have the opposition strength. Say there are two spaces between your king and the opponents, and you move one close, the other king has to move away. You have gained control. If you are 6 squares away, it works the same way. If you keep moving forward, you will gain control. If you are 7 squares away, and it is your move, he will gain control, because the number is odd. This concept may be a little hard to grasp, but if you understand that a king can not move to a point where, if the opponent were to move next, he could take your king, you can begin to understand "opposition". Opposition becomes important in late games, when you are in a king vs king and pawn situation, or situations of the like.
Basic endgames
Alright, ok. This section will be long. Damnit, this section is going to end up being 3 megabytes. I will have a diagram soon, but for now I'll go with a simple explanation. king and pawn vs king endgames end up in a draw in certain positions, and these positions have to be learned. In the position seen here, (I'll work on this another day)
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