Learning Chess - Workbook Step 2 (Chess-Steps- Stappenmethode- The Steps Method- Workbook Volume 2)
Learning chess
Rob Brunia, Cor van Wijgerden Workbook Step 2
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Learned chess from: | 1% step completed: Activity of the pieces
A queen can do much more than other pieces. The value of pieces is of course of great importance, but
also the place of the pieces on the board play an important role. The pieces gain importance by putting
them on the right squares.
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The knight on g1 can move The knight on e4 can move The bishop on d4 has 13
to 3 squares. The bishop on to 8 squares, squares to which it ean
el can move to 7 squares. The knight has more pos: move.
The squares g5 and h6 are on bilities than in the first di This bishop has more possi-
the opponent's half of the gram. The knight has more ities than the one in the
board. oF at ees first diagram, The bishop has
It is good to control squares mobility more freedom to move, more
of the opponent. He cannot The knight controls 4 squares mobility. The bishop controls
casily put his own pieces on the opponent’s half of the 4 squares on the opponent's
there. board. half of the board.
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In the middle of the board On the left White can corner In your games you must take
most of the pieces control the black knight with 1. care that all the pieces are
most of the squares. So you Bed-bS. On the right White active.
must try to play your pieces plays 1. Re2-e6, After which The white bishop and the
into this part of the board. the knight on g& cannot be black knight control few
The middle of the board is played any longer. squares and are not attacking
called the centre, the squares A piece is active when: anything. White can solve
44, d5, e4, and eS. The © itis covering as many this problem by playing the
squares around the centre are squares as possible. bishop via el to £4 or even
also important. © it controls squares on the better by advancing the
A piece in the centre can opponent's half of the c-pawn
quickly support other pieces board. Black has more problems
anywhere around the board. «# it comers a piece of the getting the knight into play
enn Via aS there is no future. On-
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opponent. can become active.
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