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Lesson: Middle Game Tactics Intro

Chess Game can be divided into 3 Parts: Opening, Middle Game and Endgame. Today we will be

focusing more on Middle Game.

The Opening: The players try to place their pieces where they will be most effective, on

square they exercise control over the centre and where they will have the greatest mobility.

Development of pieces, moving the bishops in long diagonals, moving night towards the

centre and castling occurs in this stage

Middle Game: Is a period of attack and defense. Strong players have strategic objectives in

view, and to carry out their plan, they use tactical weapons of chess. The beginner on the

other hand, has no definite plan. He is inclined to move pieces wildly hoping to find some

brilliant “combination” which will win a piece or checkmate his opponent. But he is not very

successful and is not likely to improve until he learns the tactics and the fundamental ideas

which go into planning and execution of an attack.

What is this Tactical Weapons, You may ask?

To become a strong player you will need to be familiar and carry out tactics such as:

Pins

Forks

Sacrifices

Double attacks

Discovered attacks

Exploit overworked pieces

Exploit pawn weaknesses

Learn Check Mate plans and how to attack!

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Intro to Pins:

Observe the pieces in the following diagram and identify what piece is under the pin and what happens if

they try to move away:

Next Class

More Advanced Topics on Pin and some Exercises!