![]() The middle game is less well served in study that the opening or endgame, or at least that is the view in terms of comparing the three, but for me, this is because the middle game is not referred to as such, and rather is made up from tactics, positional play and strategy, three elements of chess that have plenty of study and words written about them in theory. ![]() Once all book moves are complete, you are moving into the middle game theories. The earlier you can get control of the center, and create a more favorable pawn structure for yourself then the better chance you have of dominating your opponent. Playing white you begin with the advantage of the first move and it is, therefore, a good idea to learn how to maintain it, whilst when playing black and starting second, trying to switch the advantage as quickly as possible can put your opponent on the back foot. It is important to learn to open for when you play both black or white pieces. Whilst giving an early advantage to an opponent from a weak opening is not the desired outcome of your first few moves and studying of openings is important, it is very easy to become obsessed with openings, to a point where learning more is almost impossible and provides very little value for the time dedicated to it. As such, it is up to the opening theory to guide and inform players so that their chances of success are maximized in comparison with those who have not studied openings at all. Opening theory is possibly the largest body of their in chess, given the incredible combination of possible moves available to the player. The game of chess will begin with a series of moves, combinations, and responses which number in the virtually uncountable, all of which have been played before and many analyzed, so that most moves are considered ‘book moves’ – The first move not considered a book move can often be the first to concede the advantage to the opponent. Opening Theory, Strategies, and Grabbing Early Control Tactics, positional awareness including identification of strong squares, and an overall long-range strategy.įinally, we have the end game, mating techniques and patterns, and for those on the back foot, forcing draws or stalemates. The middle game is divided into three distinct parts. Opening knowledge of book moves including gambits to try to gain an early advantage. Whilst it is often considered to be a 3 part series of chess theory, I rather contest it to be five. What is a chess theoristĪ chess theorist is someone who studies chess, and collects historical game moves and various phases of the game, analyzing each move or series of moves within the game, and hypotosizes over tactic and strategies and on occasions provides them with a name, often that of the player whose particular moves were deemed worthy of mention.įor example, the earliest chess book published based on theory goes back as far as 1497 and includes 11 chess openings including the Ruy Lopez, which at the time was not named. Still interested? I’ll look a little deeper and cite some of the best known sources for chess theory. Theory can be set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based or an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action. There are hundreds of theories around chess and the phases of the game. So what is chess theory?Ĭhess theory is a set of principles around the opening, middle and endgame, encompassing tactics, positional analysis and play as part of the overall strategy, on which the practice and play of chess is based. Often confused with strategy or tactics, it is rather more complex and involves various aspects of the game from the opening gambits to the closing scenes and the quest for victory with checkmate or resignation. One aspect of learning and becoming better at chess is understanding chess theory. ![]() ⭐⭐⭐ Take 7 minutes to read and improve your chess game ➡️ : This article was first published on, and is Copyright of ![]()
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