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maestro0810 05-Mar-11, 08:02 |
 Monthly Chess TipsPart of the lesson given was to try not to move the same piece twice in the opening phase. This is a general rule of thumb as taught to improve play. However, what happens when your opponent does move a piece twice in the opening, what do you do ? The only book I've read on chess was "Logical Chess Move by Move" by Irvin Chernev which gave the following tip which should be considered. If your opponent does move a piece twice then it could "possibly justify" a loss of tempo by you to also move a piece twice. A classic example of this is Bird's Defence of The Ruy Lopez. The oipening sequence is as follows :- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 As you can see black has just lost a tempo and moved a piece twice in the opening. What do you do ? Probably the best move for white is to "justify a loss of tempo" by 4. Nxd4 I was wondering what the forum thinks about this point and if any of the club can give examples which support the idea of "justify a loss of tempo" when faced with this situation. Take care, from David, aka, thecoremonster. |
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caalan 19-Apr-11, 15:03 |
 game aside from the obvious |
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(1) Don't move the pawns in front of the king unnecessarily. You weaken the defenses. 3...f6 accomplishes nothing and opens several diagonals for White to penetrate. (2) Don't move a piece multiple times in the opening without good purpose. Black moved his light-colored bishop three times in the opening (4...Bf5; 6...Be4; 8...Bxf3). Nothing was gained by the latter two moves; instead Black wasted two tempi while White keeps developing his pieces. And nothing would have helped after that. 11...Qc8 still leaves a lost position. White's plan is to open up the center, keep Black from castling, and enjoy the attack! |
