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by mihaela, Tuesday, November 28, 2006, 19:56 (6717 days ago) @ Don Lester

Hi Don,
The way I see it you used the term strategy for what I find to be chess itself that is:
"making a decision on a correct course of action (short and long term plan)".

Strategy is, in my view, the sum of abstract concepts, like pawn structure, piece coordination, weak squares, etc, which, like a skeleton, sustains the body of the game. But you cannot have a body of bones, you need flesh to it, that is the tactical part, where you calculate your moves in such a way as to restrain your opponent from fighting against your plan.

So, in order to make a correct decision, you need to make a strategical assessment, which guides you towards your plan, but only by calculating will you be able to actually materialize it.

I think that all you need to develop is here on Improve Your Chess.com, both strategy and tactics, but I also think that playing more will help you gain strength in the tactical implementation of strategy.


I might try to create some material on this theme,
Good luck with your next game,
Mihaela Sandu.

? I was doing some reading and it occurred to me that our disconnect on this
? thread was likely caused by a not entirely accurate use of terminology on
? my part.
?
? What I was referring to as 'strategy' seems to be more specifically
? referred to as 'position assessment'. The latter appears to more
? accurately reflect what I was trying to request as content. Beyond the
? basic assessment, making a decision on a correct course of action (short
? and long term plan, which is where I was getting strategy) based on the
? strengths/weaknesses of the current position.
?
? Does that make more sense?