Howard M
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Howard M posted an update a year ago
When your opponent moves a pawn in front of his king, how do you decide whether to focus on the weak squares or on a pawn that’s been weakened?
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Howard M posted an update a year ago
Late entry for analysis. Missed two simple tactics (moves 17 and 56), which might be instructive, and sent my king on a long migration which worked in the game but was probably not necessary.
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Howard M posted an update a year ago
What’s the best way to attack when you’re in the basic Stonewall setup, but you’ve also got the Black king stuck in the center? Is it basically to push your center pawns in order to open up a file for your major pieces?
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Personally, if my king is castled and my rook is on the f file, I’ll try to set up a battery with my queen. It also depends on where some of your opponent’s pieces are because if you hop your knight in the pocket to offer the trade in the center and they don’t take it, that automatically leaves a spot in front of their king that you can try to…
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Here’s a daily game where I was able to open the f file and the diagonal for my dark squared bishop and mount a decent attack. He managed to get away castling queen side, but I was still able to get a nice rook for bishop trade out of it. https://www.chess.com/game/daily/708555273
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Howard M posted an update a year ago
What’s the strategy when you’re playing the Owen’s Defense and your opponent sets up his pawns on e4, d5 and c4? That is, he gives extra pawn support to that annoying advanced pawn on d5. I know I have to attack it with …e6, but what else should I do to break up this intrusive pawn wedge?
