Chess Tip Of The Day

To be a strong positional player it is necessary to have a freer relationship with material matters than is the case with most average players. Material is merely another positional factor. It is as simple as that. Jacob Aagaard, Excelling At Positional Chess

A rook sometimes equals two knights. Such cases are rare when at least one of the minor pieces is a bishop. Esben Lund, Rook vs Two Minor Pieces

The golden rule of good technique is 'do not hurry'! In endings, the tempo is usually slower, and one should seize every little advantage, even if it is not obvious that the factor concerned will actually matter. Steve Giddins, 50 Essential Chess Lessons

Do not trust anyone, and check everything for yourself. Try to understand the ideas behind each move. Andreas Tzermiadianos, How To Beat The French Defence

Looking for stalemate opportunities is one of the major tools that the defender should employ in trying to save inferior endgames. Edmar Mednis, Practical Endgame Tips

One of the key ideas in chess is that for an attack to have much chance of succeeding, the attacker must have more pieces in the vicinity of the enemy king than there are pieces defending. In practice many doomed attacks are launched due to players ignoring this principle. Graham Burgess, The Mammoth Book Of Chess