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    Critical Points and Constructions 20151003

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    The document discusses the importance of reducing critical points and critical constructions in chess. It defines critical points as pieces or pawns with equal numbers of attacks and defenses, or pieces/pawns without attacks or defenses. The king is always a critical point. Critical constructions involve pieces or pawns that can be attacked simultaneously, like forks. The document advises focusing on protecting your own critical points and reducing your opponent's when looking for the best move, especially when in time trouble or tactical puzzles.

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    The document discusses the importance of reducing critical points and critical constructions in chess. It defines critical points as pieces or pawns with equal numbers of attacks and defenses, or pieces/pawns without attacks or defenses. The king is always a critical point. Critical constructions involve pieces or pawns that can be attacked simultaneously, like forks. The document advises focusing on protecting your own critical points and reducing your opponent's when looking for the best move, especially when in time trouble or tactical puzzles.

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    The document discusses the importance of reducing critical points and critical constructions in chess. It defines critical points as pieces or pawns with equal numbers of attacks and defenses, or pieces/pawns without attacks or defenses. The king is always a critical point. Critical constructions involve pieces or pawns that can be attacked simultaneously, like forks. The document advises focusing on protecting your own critical points and reducing your opponent's when looking for the best move, especially when in time trouble or tactical puzzles.

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    Critical Points and Constructions 20151003

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    The document discusses the importance of reducing critical points and critical constructions in chess. It defines critical points as pieces or pawns with equal numbers of attacks and defenses, or pieces/pawns without attacks or defenses. The king is always a critical point. Critical constructions involve pieces or pawns that can be attacked simultaneously, like forks. The document advises focusing on protecting your own critical points and reducing your opponent's when looking for the best move, especially when in time trouble or tactical puzzles.

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    In my opinion, the main

    Critical Points rule in chess is to reduce


    and Critical by the first possibility, the
    number of critical points
    Constructions and to eliminate possible
    By Viktor Gavrikov critical constructions in our
    camp, because every
    If a piece or a pawn has position has a limit of
    the same number of critical points and if we
    attacks and defences he increase the number of
    can be classified as a critical points in our
    critical point (also a piece position then that usually
    or a pawn without attack leads to tactical problems.
    and defence). – GM Victor Gavrikov

    It is important not to
    create, not to increase the
    number of critical points,
    The king in view of his
    constructions and defects
    special role in chess can be
    in your position. You need
    classified as a permanent
    to simply create a habit so
    critical point.
    that when you see some
    move creates a critical
    As a critical construction point, you choose an
    we can name the pieces or alternative which does not
    pawns which can be create a critical point or
    simultaneously attacked. such defects in your
    position. It is not
    Especially important is to necessary to see the
    take into consideration refutation if you simply do
    possible forks. not create the defect which
    invites the combination.
    - Viktor Gavrikov
    2015-02-13
    So how do we use the idea to find the key to solving
    of critical points in a the puzzle.
    game?
    Protect your own critical
    In general most strong points when you are
    chess players are already having a difficult time
    instinctively aware of identifying what move you
    insufficiently protected should play next especially
    pieces and pawns. If you when your king or your
    find yourself in a position position is under great
    where you are very short pressure. Reduce your
    on time or the position is critical points and you
    so chaotic that it is difficult reduce your vulnerability
    to find a move to play in to combinations.
    the position then just focus
    on critical points both
    yours and your opponents.

    Even when you are having


    a difficult time choosing
    between two moves study It is very dangerous is
    what the different moves to increase the number
    do to protect or undermine of critical points. But
    your own critical points. If in practice players
    you have the initiative you
    very often hold on to
    can look at what the
    alternatives do to increase this mistaken tactic
    the critical points in your probably not knowing
    opponent’s camp or to the logical rule that we
    increase the pressure on cannot reach a good
    the existing critical points position by passing
    in his or her position. through a bad one.
    When you are trying to
    solve tactics puzzles just - Viktor Gavrikov
    looking at the critical
    points can tell you where
    you need to focus in order

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