Encyclopedia of Chess Strategy
This is the master index of every strategic concept in chess. From pawn structures to prophylaxis, each concept links to a detailed guide.
Pawn strategy
- Pawn structures, the skeleton of the position.
- Isolated pawns, weakness or dynamic strength?
- Backward pawns, the biggest positional weakness.
- Doubled pawns, context matters.
- Passed pawns, the most powerful weapon.
Piece strategy
- Piece activity, the most important concept.
- Outposts, permanent advanced posts. Good vs bad bishops.
- Bishop vs knight, which is better? When to trade.
Planning
How GMs plan. Prophylaxis, preventing opponent's plans. Position evaluation. Dynamic vs static. 50 golden rules.