The tutor shares a chess observation.

The summer hasn’t left me with substantial mental resources for chess playing, but I’ve had some good games. I’ve also been watching kingscrusher and MatoJelic on YouTube. From all three sources, I’ve noticed an idea I want to share. Before that, however, I want to bring up a background idea. I think I heard, from Aron Nimzowitsch (via the coverage on Killegar Chess), the following:

You find the right square for a piece. You manoeuvre it there, then leave it there.

It seems to me, both from experience and from watching kingscrusher’s coverage of Bobby Fischer’s games, that the knights are likely moved more often than the other pieces. I’ve got some potential reasons why:

1. The knights are probably moved out first, before the game has consolidated. As it progresses, their best places likely change.
2. Knights don’t attack at long range, so they often need to be moved close to attack or defend a piece.

I believe I’m getting more comfortable with moving my knights more often than the other pieces, once the middle game has started.

I’ll be sharing more of my chess ideas in future posts:)

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.