As I continued to read my book Chess for Dummies I've learned new suggestions for the game such as keeping a written (chess notation) record and aiming for 'forks'. The book states that, "Chess notation has an important role in the world of chess because it preserves the game's history" (Eade 85). Although, Chess notation may not have an effect in a causal game, it's still good to know about. In official chess competitions, you are required to mark down every single move you make in chess notation. The reason is chess notation can help settle disputes and reconstruct the game. Even though I don't plan on playing in any competitions, I still payed more attention to the chess notation.
Here is an example of algebraic chess notation. There are other notations such as Forsythe, but algebraic notation is universally understood. Algebraic notation is often a letter (except the pawn) accompanied by the square (Column letter and row number). Each 'Move' contains a white move (recorded on the left) and black move (recorded on the right). Overall, learning about chess notation has helped me understand moves better.
The definition of tactic in chess is a single move or a series of moves that gives you an advantage (Eade 100). An example of a tactic is the fork. A fork is when you use one chess piece to threaten two enemy pieces. As you can see in the example my knight threatens both enemy pawns, which is a knight fork. Although, it's simple strategy it gives you a big advantage since your opponent can't always protect both pieces. So, how important do you think tactic is to chess?
Hi Jay, it seems like there are many strategies in chess. I was wondering what is your favorite strategy or the first one that would pop into your head when you play?
ReplyDeleteHello Andrew, thank you for taking your time to reply to my blog. So far, out of all the strategies I have learned about, my favorite would be pawn duos. The strategy is simple you keep two pawns next to each other. I always use this strategy at the beginning of the game because it's simple, so it would be the first one to pop into my head.
ReplyDeleteNice post Jay. I've been a pretty big fan of forks, and have used them a lot. A fork can double the usefulness of a piece in a sense. However, I'd just like to give a quick tip about them. Generally with forks, you have to put your piece in a more aggressive possession to get them. Because of this, if you get greedy for a fork, you might put yourself in a bad spot.
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