A sample game:
Keeping up the pressure
Putting together key concepts and attacking strategies to give yourself the upper hand.
The game:
We’ve described introductory chess strategy and attacking goals elsewhere on our site (you can read more here); on this page, however, we’ll now dive into putting those aspects together into a final product: an actual game.
Below, I narrate introductory strategies in a sample game I had in which I played with over 98% accuracy (according to Chess.com’s analysis engine). Over the course of the game, I highlight the key moments and lines of reasoning that enabled a victory, and also show how useful foundational basic chess techniques are in giving you the best game possible. So, without further delay, here is the aforementioned video:
In particular, as a summary, keep in mind the effectiveness of keeping up the pressure on your opponent. By following seemingly-simple strategies such as going for the center, developing your pieces, and lining up rooks, you can create a powerful game for yourself. Additionally, following these tactics can allow you to continually force your opponent to respond. In this way, as you improve your position and enhance your potential for victory, your opponent is always left to deal with an impending threat, and therefore unable to mount an attack of their own. The result is improved play for yourself that consistently keeps your opponent on edge, and which hopefully thereby yields the better game for you.