Chess: 900 to 1800

Ahead in material: trade pieces, not pawns

Each piece trade makes an extra pawn or piece count for more. Keep the pawns: they are your winning chances.

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  • Lesson 88 of 132

Four steps: an explanation, a find-the-move exercise, a demonstration, and a position to play out against the engine. Becomes essential around 1300.

Ahead in material: trade pieces, not pawns The square arrow button opens this screen in the full trainer, with its menu and settings. Credit: Chess Trainer

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