Count the Pieces, the Key to Success

A very short but interesting game of chess. It features the idea of chess mobility and development. When you have many pieces developed than your opponent, it may be wise to look for ways to end the game quickly.

Winning a game hinges on one idea: Counting the Pieces, that is, when your attacking pieces is greater than the defending pieces of your opponent, you have a greater chance of crushing your opponent's defenses, and win.

See this game at Chess.com, or scroll down below for an embedded board.

Positional Squeeze in the French Defence

When all your chess pieces are poised, while your opponents are not, look for the way to break through. Opposite castling almost always suggests pawn storms against each other's King. 

In this game, White is denied his own pawn storms, while black proceeds undeterred.

Toying with the King! Are you Brave Enough?

This game illustrates the point that sometimes, pieces can be shed one after another when there is chances that the King will fight out alone in the open without any artillery support.

In chess, a naked king will surely meet his doom soon. You won't need to calculate great numbers of variations. Just go at it, but be sure of course that you have a preponderance of pieces near your enemy King. Otherwise, please go home packing and crying.

brendankiwi (1578) vs. briskwarlock (1690)
Let's Play! | Chess.com | 17 May 2014 | 0-1

You may want To Jump to the Game Board on Chess.com, or you may scroll down below for the embedded game board.