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Chess strategy

Basic definition: A long-term plan in chess, such as exploitation of weak pawns and weak pawn structures, king-side attack, creation of a pawn majority, creation of knight outpost, Bishop vs Knight Supremacy, trading into a winning endgame, etc. that allows one side to gain an advantage over the other opponent if played correctly.

Defined best by Harry Golombek, chess strategy, or planning, is "the process by which a player utilizes the advantages and minimizes the drawbacks of his position. In order to promise success, planning is thus always based on a diagnosis of the existing characteristics of a position; it is therefore most difficult when the position is evenly balanced, and easiest when there is only one plan to satisfy the demands of the position."

According to International Master Jeremey Silman, the existing characteristics, also called imbalances, preferably assessed by experienced chess players to create an ideal plan are:

1. Superiority of Minor Pieces
2. Pawn Structure
3. Space
4. Material Advantage
5. Control of a key file or square
6. Lead in development
7. Initiative

"Figure out the side of the board you wish to play on. You can only play where a favorable imbalance or the possibility of creating a favorable imbalance exists. Only now do you look at the moves you wish to calculate." --- IM Jeremy Silman.
Dude, listen to this chess strategy I used against Mr. Limbian: I traded my c-pawn for his d-pawn to make his e-pawn an isolated, weak d-pawn, then I piled up my big pieces against that pawn and finally won it. I wanted use the principle of two weaknesses on him, but he barely had any understanding of chess so it didn't matter. The rest of the game was easy; trade all pieces and win the end game. It ended up in a king and pawns vs king and pawns ending, but he understood absolutely nothing about opposition or trianglulation. I basically killed him after that. What an amateur! Want to see the game?
by Melvin172091 September 23, 2009
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chess simulator

by MAXKELLYMADETHESE!!! January 31, 2019
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Chess master

a. A person who can beat well over 99% of other chess players. This excludes non-chess players.

b. A person who has a chess rating of 2200 or higher, awarded by the United States Chess Federation, or a chess rating of 2300 or higher awarded by the World Chess Federation. Or awarded by his or her country by demonstrating outstanding tournament performances over a period of time.

NOTE: Having a 2200+ chess rating in any type of chess software does not give one a master status. S/he must earn the master title by competing in real life, over-the-board tournaments.

A chess master is also someone who is very knowledgeable of the game of chess and has true talent.
So he walked into a tournament filled with 5,000 players and he won 1st place. Wanna bet he's a chess master?
by Melvin7209191 October 3, 2009
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Chess Sweat

A chess sweat is someone who sweats and chess and hasent been outside in days but doing london, english and rewatching the queens gambit over and over again.
Adem is a chess sweatce
by fishyam April 7, 2022
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chess.com

chess.com is a popular online chess website that lets you play with friends and bots.
i played chess.com with my friends today!
by Jayden is cool I guess June 11, 2022
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chess-boxing

A new sport in Germany where people test their brawn and their brains by competing in chess games, and then 3-minute rounds of boxing. The game continues until someone is knocked out. People compete for the title of chess-boxing champion.
Lucy: "Chess-boxing is so sexy. I'd love to have a guy that chess-boxes."
by feeltherawk August 1, 2008
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Chess King

A popular store in the Crystal & Rhode Island Mall back in the 1980's. In Warwick, the girls would do *anything* for a sale and I once got more than an outfit with my purchase!
Tracy wanted to buy me some clothes at Chess King and then eat at Greggs and then go to the Sheraton Tara. Sounds like a nite of fun to me!
by East Side Mario November 27, 2003
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