A good technique...which many of you will know

A good rule of thumb is: when you are ahead in material, trade down.

Near the beginning of the game, if you are ahead a Bishop, you might have a total point count of 39, to your opponent's 36. But, if you trade most of your pieces evenly for your opponent's, you could end up with, say, 5 points to your opponent's 2.

Imagine a basketball game... you could have 39 players to your opponent's 36, or 5 to his 2. What an advantage! Although the numerical difference is the same, your extra players would determine the outcome of the game. The same principles apply to chess. After the trades, your extra Bishop could capture the remaining enemy Pawns, then you could promote one of yours to a Queen, and finally, execute the enemy King.

Yes this is what I try to do if I'm ahead in a game. Trade off the pieces evenly and the advantage gains strength near the end of the game.

Of course the reverse is true; if I'm down near the start I generally try not to trade pieces if my opponent offers.

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What does that mean????

This is called LIQUIDATION. Bobby Fischer was one of the best players in the world to recognize a small advantage then reduce the game to a situation where only that advantage exists. This is my main objective. A problem associated with this idea is that you must maintain enough material to support the advantage. For example, if you are a piece up, say a bishop, and you reduce the game to only that advantage then you have insufficient material to win.

If you have a material advantage then exchange pieces, but not pawns.

If you have a material disadvantage then exchange pawns, but not pieces.


These are very general rules, but there are specific positional techniques that are required for competitive play. More than have of all tournament games end with rook endings. If you want to win you must learn the Lucena Position; if you want to draw you must learn the Philidor Posiitoin.

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IS GOLDEN RULLE when u are up in material exchange tyhe pawns ,when material down

do not exchange pawns.

do not miss check, it might be mate - Unknown chess master