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Strategy for Players Rated 800 to 2200

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I do not believe in the space advantage. Cramped positions or a small center are quite playable.
Here is an example: white gains a space advantage, but black wins the game.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008397

In the example b3? instead of g4 was the decisive mistake. Not space, but the weakened king position made white lose.

I do not believe in the space advantage. Cramped positions or a small center are quite playable. Here is an example: white gains a space advantage, but black wins the game. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008397 In the example b3? instead of g4 was the decisive mistake. Not space, but the weakened king position made white lose.
#3

@tpr said in #2:

I do not believe in the space advantage. Cramped positions or a small center are quite playable.
Here is an example: white gains a space advantage, but black wins the game.
www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008397

In the example b3? instead of g4 was the decisive mistake. Not space, but the weakened king position made white lose.

It's all about the practicality - like written down- the space advantage doesn't nessesarly win every time, but it gives simpler positions to handle. That's why it's important to recognise those moments and learn to play them.

@tpr said in #2: > I do not believe in the space advantage. Cramped positions or a small center are quite playable. > Here is an example: white gains a space advantage, but black wins the game. > www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008397 > > In the example b3? instead of g4 was the decisive mistake. Not space, but the weakened king position made white lose. It's all about the practicality - like written down- the space advantage doesn't nessesarly win every time, but it gives simpler positions to handle. That's why it's important to recognise those moments and learn to play them.