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The Grandmaster
Nigel Davies

11/01/04
The Forest and Trees in Chess

The weakness of many chess players lies in an imbalance in their 'thinking hierarchy', the weight they assign to various factors in their mind. It's not uncommon to see players who are magnificent at seeing the trees but seem strangely blind to the forest. So it's good to remember that checkmate ends the game and that close to this is a ruinous loss of material. Things like outposts and structure come much further down the scale.

Photos © Larry Fletcher 2004
Nigel Davies takes on fellow Grandmaster Art Bisguier as Victor Niederhoffer looks on. (2/23/4)

Nigel Davies is a trader and an International Chess Grandmaster residing in the United Kingdom. Visit his Web site at www.tigerchess.com.