“One of the objectives of opening play is to try to surprise your opponent.” TryingPlayPsychologySurpriseObjectivesOpeningOpponents Author:Edmar Mednis
“Only play into a variation in which your opponent is strong if you have your own personal novelty ready!” IfsPlayStrongReadyStrategyChessOpponentsNoveltyVariation Author:Edmar Mednis
“Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had more time available later on. The major reason why he never had serious time pressure was that his rapid opening play simply left sufficient time for the middlegame.” ReasonPlayUsedTimeGamesLeftSeriousMajorsAdvantagePressureAvailableChessOpeningReason WhyOpponentsSufficientMore TimeRapidsFischer Author:Edmar Mednis
