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Do Not Fret

1.If you find yourself in a game where you are trailing a two or three or even four pawns behind there is no reason to worry too much. The number of pawns that you have as compared to your opponent is not as important as how your pawns are situated.

2. It is important to think ahead a few moves when playing chess and to look at how the various scenarios of the next few moves may play out. Once you have carefully considered your options, try to keep your pawns grouped together.

3.Having one island of pawns, or one connected group of pawns, is much more significant than having the most pawns.

4. Consider a player who has more pawns, but has possibly three different islands of two pawns each. This player is not as strong in his pawn defense as one who is able to keep four or five pawns in one single island. The defensive capabilities of pawns are well known.

5.Take care in your opening strategy and your middle game so that you do not create multiple small islands of pawns for yourself

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Zwischenzug

1.The German word zwischenzug means intermediate move and it is a common tactic that occurs in almost every game of chess.

2. Picture your opponent making a move that directly threatens one of your pieces. After you opponent has done this you are able to follow up with the zwischenzug tactic.

3. When this tactic is used in the game of chess you will make a move that poses an even more devastating threat, instead of countering a direct threat, which the opponent expected you to do.

4. Often the move that you made will be a direct attack against the opponent’s queen or the king. The opponent is forced to counter that threat against his or her queen or king first and this will ideally change the situation to his or her disadvantage.

5.Just as easily as you can use this tactic, so can your opponent’s. Because this is a common, well-known tactic you should always watch out for a zwischenzug. Do not assume that the opponent has to counter your threats immediately, no matter how great they may appear in your eyes.

6. It is good practice to always check whether your opponent has a check or a move that can threaten your queen. Conversely, anticipate your opponent’s threats and plan a surprising. Zwischenzug.

7.Try to use this tactic when it appears to work to your advantage and guard your pieces against it, particularly guard your queen and king against the zwischenzug. This tactic is all about forcing your opponent into making tough decisions.

8.Your opponent has to ask themselves for example “do I take his knight with my bishop, or guard or move my queen?” these types of situations generally will provide you with a tempo advantage as your opponent retreats.

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Chess Bluffing

1. Many opponents will attempt to place pieces in an open space on your side of the board with no real intent of sacrificing the piece.

2. This is particularly true towards the beginning of the game when your opponent is trying to feel you out. An opponent may run a bishop or knight out to your side of the board as an attempt to establish an offensive front.

3.If you ignore this piece and allow it to sit out there while executing your own plan, then you are giving your opponent an advantage.

4. Find out if your opponent is simply bluffing and trying to feel you out. Many times if you challenge this piece, your opponent will retreat quickly instead of standing to fight. They are trying to see if you are an aggressor or a protector of your pieces.