Try to prevent the opponent from castling - Deepstash
Try to prevent the opponent from castling

Try to prevent the opponent from castling

If your opponent is waiting too long to castle, try to keep the enemy King even longer in the center.

One of the most common ways to do so is to control one of the squares serving as passage for the King (usually f1 or f8, when Kingside castling).

Most of the times it’s worthwhile to sacrifice a pawn in order to keep the King in the center

5

143 reads

CURATED FROM

IDEAS CURATED BY

kyoie99

Just doin Philosophy

Similar ideas to Try to prevent the opponent from castling

Space

Space is created by the expansion of pawns, the territory behind the most advanced pawn.

Side with less space is passive.

Playing for superior minor piece can be a useful for space gain.

Side with more space should avoid unnecessary exchanges.

To play against opponent'...

The Good In The Bad

Paradoxically, in the times of disaster, when everything is breaking down, one’s mental health shows an improvement. A connection or bonding is formed due to everyone facing the same disaster. Situations requiring trust, co-dependence and sacrifice keep appearing for us to be able to survive, rem...

Lessons from the real Belfort

Lessons from the real Belfort

  • The importance of thinking big. "Belfort thinks very big, he talks in very big numbers."
  • The dangers of instant gratification. "people say ‘well instead of an inch how can I get a mile,’ and often times they’ll sacrifice honesty, integrity, whatever it is with...

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates