-
middlegame play
varies considerably. Some
middlegame positions feature closed centres featuring maneuvering behind the lines,
while other middlegames...
-
cosmic forces" in
order to "make them more relatable".
Paste called Middlegames "clever and imaginative", with "memorably menacing" antagonists, and...
-
zugzwang to
occur decreases." As such,
zugzwang is very
rarely seen in the
middlegame. Sämisch vs. Nimzowitsch, 1923 The game
Fritz Sämisch–Aron Nimzowitsch...
- The game of
chess is
commonly divided into
three phases: the opening,
middlegame, and endgame.
There is a
large body of
theory regarding how the game should...
- of
plans typical for
resulting middlegames. The
middlegame is also the
phase when most
combinations occur.
Middlegame combinations are
often connected...
-
plans that are
typical of the
resulting middlegames.
Another important strategic question in the
middlegame is
whether and how to
reduce material and...
- It
usually consists of
established theory. The
other phases are the
middlegame and the endgame. Many
opening sequences,
known as openings, have standard...
- overloading, deflection, pins, and interference. The
Encyclopedia of
Chess Middlegames gives the
following tactics categories:
Annihilation of Defense, Blockade...
- game
which occurs after the
middlegame. It
begins when few
pieces are left on the board. The line
between the
middlegame and the
endgame is
often not...
-
minor pieces or two rooks.
Kaufman suggests the
following values in the
middlegame:
Paired bishops are
worth 7.5 pawns – half a pawn more than the values...
