Chess

In chess winning depends upon how well a strategy is implemented during the phases of the game. There are basically three phases in the game of chess. They are the opening game where the pieces in the back row are brought into the thick of action which usually takes up first 10 to 25 moves. Then there is middle game which is the battling part of back row pieces of both the players. Finally the end game where most pieces are lost and the king is left fighting for himself.

In chess middle game strategy shows the true mastery of a player. In this phase most of the pieces are developed and players have to execute positive sensible strategies to take control of key positions and hand out critical hits to the opponent. Some players open up the game very quickly so that he can start the middle game in 2 or 3 moves .this kind of move may result in the player taking control of the game quickly or leaving his valuable pieces vulnerable to the opponent’s attack.

There can be several kinds of plans in middle game strategy .one of them is using pawn structures .as pawns are most expendable unit It can be as protective shield to key pieces or can be used to attack as a group where one pawns defends the other diagonally. These moves if properly executed can claim one of opponent’s valuable pieces. In this phase a player has to know when to sacrifice a piece of his which may result in opponent losing his more valuable piece and has to make sure that he has read the situation accurately as he is sacrificing one of his pieces.

Some of the middle game plans involves specific combinations which have a name of their own like Boden’s Mate or the Lasker—Bauer combination.