My Chess Blog

 "The basis for a game of Chess is a purposeful plan which, beginning in the opening, is consistently developed in the middlegame. The link between opening and middlegame is of topical significance. Together, we shall consider the problem of assessing a position and analysing - undoubtedly the paramount question of Chess theory. It should be borne in mind that any of these problems can only be studied succssfully given a critical, imaginative approach to them" - Isaac Lipnitsky The great authority of opening theory, during the pre-computer era; Lajos Portisch , observed, " Your only task in the opening is to reach a playable middlegame " Very true! But what is a playable middlegame!? There lies the beauty and depth of chess as it means very different at different levels of mastery and even amongst the greatest masters of Chess, it is defined by factors which are beyond comprehension!  Playable Middlegame is a very broad term! Bronstein wrote in the preface to ...