Jun. 16th, 2016

monk111: (Bonobo Thinking)
Looking over the Blackburne - Blanchard game (1891), Irving Chernev applaudes Blackburne’s rook-move to the open file in the opening phase of the game. He says, “The master makes this move in a flash, while the run-of-the-mill player never even looks at it.” Why is it a great move? He says, “Develop your pieces so that they enjoy maximum mobility, and control most of the territory. Direct your efforts to weakening the enemy position, cramping the movements of his pieces … When the time is ripe, the attack will play itself. The decisive combination will stare you in the face.”

[Source: Irving Chernev, “Logical Chess: Move by Move”]
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