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On the surface, the game of Chess appears to be so simple, it should be easy to make a list and rank a few good strategies from good to best, right?

Afterall, it's just a game of 64 squares and two players, each with just 16 pieces.

But, if you've played long enough to learn just ONE of the many chess strategies - even if it's just an Opening, you'll soon realize it's not so simple to nail down a single, perfect strategy, as each new opponent has his/her own ideas of how to set up to counter your advance...

• One player may studiously mimic your moves - either because it's their game strategy, or because they haven't got a clue of what they're up to and are just trying to learn by taking your lead, then seeing what may develop.


• Your next opponent may decide to launch a sudden, blistering attack, knowing that they'll lose a piece or two, but in their minds worth it to disrupt your
  deployment strategy ... and now YOU must change your original plan to
  compensate for the sudden loss in personnel.

It's likely dawned on you already that trying to rely on a single chess strategy is a flawed game plan and that the best strategy is to be able to call upon multiple strategies as the situations present themselves. Therefore...

Just like any other sport or battle, if you're to prolong your victories, it's vital that you become skillful at being able to change your plan at any given point throughout the game.

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Beginner's Guide View contents: [+]Show Section 1: Fundamentals Basic Chess Rules The Chess Pieces Chess Board Setup Annotated Chess Guide Chess Board Zones Ranks And Files Section 2: Development Basic Chess Moves Development Pawn Structure Pawn Promotion Chess Exchanges Chess Game Types The Principle of Space The Principle of Time Basic Chess Strategy Section 3: Miscellaneous Advantage Detection Error Management Additional Terminology

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Strategies Guide View contents: [+]Show Section 1: Strategies Basic Chess Strategy Point Count Chess Seirawan Opening Strategy Material Advantages Stopping Enemy Counterplay Pawn Promotion To Win Weak Pawns As Targets Section 2: Studying the Pawns Advanced Pawns Passed Pawns Center Pawns Flank Pawns Pawn Majorities Weak Pawns Section 3: Studying the Pieces Minor Pieces (Knights & Bishops) Major Pieces (Rooks & Queens) The Kings

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Endgame Guide View contents: [+]Show Section 1: Checkmate Check to Checkmate Basic Checkmates Checkmate in the Opening Famous Checkmates Shepherding Strategy Section 2: Stalemate Stalemate Rules Perpetual Stalemates Other Stalemate Situations

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