Generally speaking, when deciding on the next move, we need to improve our pieces or trade our opponent’s good pieces. For example, if my opponent’s queen is more active than mine, then I need to either activate my queen or force an exchange of queens. Continue reading “Understanding prophylaxis”
The Karpov – Kasparov World Chess Championship battles of the 1980’s left a deep impression on me during my teenage years. I was utterly captivated by this mysterious and intriguing duel between the Soviet Union’s greatest ever players.