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In opposite-coloured bishop-endings, the defender should generally put his pawns on the same colour complex as that of his bishop. John Emms, Starting Out: Minor Piece Endings

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An attack on a castled position is usually more dangerous along the h file than along the g file, the h file being further away from defending pieces and not as easy to cover. Ján Markoš, The Secret Ingredient To Winning At Chess

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The side with the IQP has the following four plans available: A) kingside attack; B) opening the game by advancing the isolated pawn; C) advancing the isolated pawn in order to fix an enemy pawn on an adjacent file; D) developing activity on the queenside. Boris Zlotnik, Zlotnik's Middlegame Manual

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Centralisation of the king in the endgame is hardly ever incorrect. Mikhail Shereshevsky, Endgame Strategy

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It took me 20 years to realise that the best way to evaluate a position quickly is to look closely at the bishops. Roddy McKay, quoted in Chess For Zebras

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Minor piece or three pawns? The closer a position is to an ending, the more likely it is that the pawns are better than the piece. Edmar Mednis, Practical Opening Tips

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C8 is where the black queen's rook belongs in most Sicilians, on the semi-open file. Daniel King, Chess magazine