Chess Middlegame Planning [2 Key Ideas]

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Really helpful, thanks Igor. It would be really helpful to learn how to improve this position without losing control of it.

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► Chapters 00:00 How to find the right middlegame plan or strategy? 00:19 Example-1: Nepomniachtchi vs Giri 00:48 2 ideas to evaluate a chess position 02:06 How to determine the ACTIVITY of pieces 03:48 2 more factors for in-depth evaluation 05:24 Finding the right PLAN

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And there I was thinking that pawn C4 was a good and principled move (you control more squares and remove 3 from the opponent).

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[@twentyrothmans7308]

It seems to me that we cannot get the Knight to f6 for a Royal Fork. Nd5 probably justifies taking with the Bishop Bxd5, because exd5 allows Qxd5, and the Black Queen gets out in the open to help support Black's a and b pawns begin their march. Therefore, lifting the Rook up looks like the best option, though White has to untangle his doubled pawns at some point.

[@grahamf695]

I think white has to play carefully here. Rf6 is a natural move, but what do you do next? Doubling the rooks looks impressive, but it allows black to open up the queen side with a5. If black finds a way to open up the position, then the queen could create havoc. I wondered about c4 to give the knight a protected square on d5. Or maybe try for d4 and d5 to squeeze the bishop onto c2. If e5xd4, that undoubled the pawns, but e4 might be weak. All quite tricky!

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@@grahamf695 You are right - perhaps it's better to tidy up White's pawns first, to see what Black does. The Black Bishop's a pain because it stifles the Knight so much.

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White has 2 doubled pawns? 5:53

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Has anyone put this position into an engine 🏅

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