- By attacking too soon, you might fail to understand the true nature of the evolving position and that could be a costly mistake, whether realized immediately, or later on in the game.
Seirawan Strategy Example (p196)
Diagram 111: White to play
Game: Cardoso-Benko, Potoroz, 1958
[Event "?"]
[Site "Potoroz"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cardoso"]
[Black "Benko"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/ppq1bppp/2nppn2/8/2B1PP2/1NN1B3/PPP3PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "14"]
1. g4 d5 2. Bd3 dxe4 3. Nxe4 Nd5 4. Bd2 a5 5. c3 Rd8 6. g5 a4 7. Nc1 Qb6+ *
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- The polar opposite of not developing at all, is to spend too much time developing and simply not noticing opportunities that suddenly appear, in a given situation or position.
Seirawan Strategy Example (p197)
Diagram 112: White to play
Game: Granda Zuniga-Seirawan, Buenos Aires, 1993
[Event "?"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Granda Zuniga"]
[Black "Seirawan"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "33"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7. e4 e5 8. d3 g6
9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. f4 Nc6 11. e5 Ng8 12. f5 Nh6 13. Ne4 Nxf5 14. Nf6+ Ke7 15.
Nd5+ Ke8 16. Nf6+ Ke7 17. g4 *
Notes:
The position shown in Diagram 112 (p198), is reached after Move 8 (8. d3 g6), of the above PGN, which can also be found at the bottom of page 197.
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- As your experience of Chess increases, you begin to play to certain patterns, or you see patterns of play that repeat themselves in the majority of your games.
The danger, here, is that you go on "autopilot" - your mind can become less aware of the actual happenings of a game ...
You continue to make moves out of habit, but suddenly find yourself in trouble because your failed to notice a slight difference about the position.
- Always play with your brain switched ON and never underestimate the level of concentration that playing Chess demands.
Seirawan Strategy Example (p199)
Diagram 113: White to play
Game: Seirawan-Karpov, Haninge, 1990
[Event "?"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "31"]
1. c4 e5 2. g3 g6 3. d4 d6 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nc3 c6 7. f4 Be6 8.
Nf3 Bxc4 9. Bh3 f5 10. b3 Bb4 11. Bb2 Bd5 12. e4 fxe4 13. O-O-O Bxc3 14. Bxc3
exf3 15. Bxe5 Nd7 16. Bxh8 *
Notes:
The position shown in Diagram 113 (p200), is reached after Move 6 (6. Nc3 c6), of the above PGN, which can also be found on page 199.
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- A by-product of failing to properly concentrate during your game is a failure to spot the patterns that allow your army to fall victim to your opponent's Tactics.
- Be aware of the patterns that make Tactics work and then stay alert to them, during your games.
Seirawan Strategy Example (p202)
Diagram 114: Black to play
Game: Seirawan-Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee, 1992
[Event "?"]
[Site "Wikj aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan"]
[Black "Van Wely"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/2pq1rbk/ppnpb1pn/3NppBp/1PP1P2P/P2P1PP1/3QN1B1/2R2RK1 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "14"]
1... a5 2. b5 Nd8 3. exf5 Bxf5 4. g4 hxg4 5. fxg4 Nxg4 6. Nxb6 cxb6 7. Bxa8 Qc8
8. Bf3 *
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- Chess is an analytical game - there's no room for emotions, so keep a lid on them.
- If you allow emotions - such as anger, frustration, etc. - to run riot, you're not in control of yourself ... If you're not in control of yourself, you won't be in control of your game ... If you don't snap out of it, you will lose.
Seirawan Strategy Example (p204)
Diagram 115: Black to play
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "New game"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/1p5b/pP1p1k1p/P1pP4/2P1PK1N/8/8 b - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "0"]
*
Notes:
The board setup, for Diagram 115 (p204), is all ready for you to make the moves, in Fritz 12, as given and explained by Yasser Seirawan, on page 115.
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Seirawan Strategy Example (p205)
Diagram 116: White to play
Game: Tartakower-Em. Lasker, New York, 1924
[Event "?"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower"]
[Black "Em. Lasker"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1q1rbk1/pppb1ppp/3p1nn1/3Pp3/2P1P3/P1N4P/1PQ1BPPN/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "24"]
1. f4 exf4 2. Bxf4 Nxf4 3. Rxf4 Be7 4. Raf1 Rf8 5. Qd3 Be8 6. Qg3 Qd8 7. Nd1
Nd7 8. Ne3 Bg5 9. Rg4 f6 10. Qf2 h5 11. Rg3 h4 12. Rg4 Bh5 *
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