Chess for Beginners: Know the Rules, Choose Your Strategy, and Start Winning by Yelizaveta Orlova

Author:Yelizaveta Orlova [Orlova, Yelizaveta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Published: 2018-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

White moved the Knight. Is it attacking anything? No. The Pawn on c6 is protected by the Pawn and Queen. Was the Knight defending anything? Yes. It used to protect the other Knight.

1. Nd4?? 2. Bxd2

Black moved the Knight. Is it attacking anything? No. Was it protecting anything? Yes. It used to protect the e8 square, so now White is able to checkmate: 1. . .Nd5; 2. Re8#. (See DIAGRAM 6.16.)

DIAGRAM 6.16

Quiz 4 What’s the best move for Black?

Answer can be found here.

4. Look at the Whole Board

In my opinion, this strategy is critical, and many beginner players fail to consider it. If you scan the whole board before and after your move, you will make fewer mistakes. I have failed to remember this advice myself on certain occasions. During those games, I was so focused on one side of the board, I didn’t notice my opponent’s attack on the other.

Scanning the board before and after your move gives you a much better chance of noticing:

•unexpected attacks on your pieces

•potential attacks you can make on your opponent’s pieces

•pieces and threats that are no longer protected by your opponent

Yelizaveta Orlova – N.N.

1. b3 g6 White Pawn to b3, Black Pawn to g6

2. Bb2 Nf6? White Bishop to b2, Black Knight to f6 (bad move)

3. f4 d5 White Pawn to f4, Black Pawn to d5

4. Nf3 c5 White Knight to f3, Black Pawn to c5

5. e3 Ne4?? White Pawn to e3, Black Knight to e4 (terrible move) (See DIAGRAM 6.18.)

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