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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bitcoinisawesome 12 Dec 2023 \ on: What to do when you don't know what to do? chess
Hey there, 1500 FIDE blitz player here so not much of an expert but I do study. If you're willing to do a bit of study yourself, study the various basic end games. King and pawn vs king, rook end games, king opposition (utmost importance), etc. this book here helped me a lot:
https://www.amazon.com/100-Endgames-You-Must-Know/dp/9056916173
the thing is, once you start to get a better grasp concepts of more and more end games you it will become much easier for to develop a precise plan in the middle game to execute. If you don't know what end game you're trying to create how can you create in the middle game? Use end game knowledge to steer into or away from an advantageous or disadvantageous end game, respectively.
I also must shill another chess book favorite of mine:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Reassess-Your-Chess-Imbalances/dp/1890085138
You'll find additional clarity about the middle game in this book. IM Silman does a really nice job at teaching you how to discover the imbalances on the board and how they dictate your decisions.
thanks so much for the ideas and info. I will look into this! I really appreciate it and am happy you found this territory. I hope to get to 1500 one day!
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