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How to steer games into tactics

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If you want more tactics, maybe you should play e4.

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Good posting

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Originally posted by chesskid001
At my local chess center, where I play tournaments. I frequently play a 1700 player. Though I usually give a good fight, the game always turns strategical and I always lose in a tough game. He seems to be strong strategically. He plays Kings Indian Defense as black (I've never played him as black) and always steers the game to a stragical one. In a despe ...[text shortened]... ames tactical in the KID?

Any advice for either of these two questions would be appreciated.
You played 1. d4 .... and you want a tactical game? Try 1. e4 .... .

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I would also recomend 1.e4 as the opening of the more tactical minded player, but mainly because the stratagies involved tend to be simpler, with fewer layers to them. However, I doubt that a strategically minded player would fall for simple tactics, and any sound stratagy must include wariness for any tactical oppertunities.

I one heard that a player can get to about 1600 and even 1700 over the board almost purely by tactical play--then, to improve, you need to explore stratagy. This is pure conjecture but it is an idea that I agree with intuitively. In order to use stratagy well, you need to know tactics. It is not necessarily true the other way around.

Any chess player needs both tactics and stratagy, it's true--however, it's not an equal balance. I would reccomend for any low rated player to work mainly on tactics and play 1.e4 always. Openings are based on stratagy anyway so if you are not ready for in depth stratagy you should keep it as simple as possible. If you are under 1300, hell, even under 1400, the opening you are using should not have a name attached to it. At least, you shouldn't know the name.

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can someone tell me what strategy and tactics are in chess?

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Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
can someone tell me what strategy and tactics are in chess?
I already told you on IM 😕

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Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
can someone tell me what strategy and tactics are in chess?
I'll try:

Tactics: Short term operations.. A short sequence of moves that (hopefully) bring about some advantage. Pins, forks, skewers, sacrifices are all tactics.

Strategy: Long term plan. Ok so the plan is most often to checkmate your opponent but your stategy will be "how" you plan to go about it. Your stategy may be influenced by your knowledge of your opponent. You may chose a line of play that prevents your opponent playing their favourite line. You may prefer a slower, positional game or a sharper tactical game where there are a lot of exchanges early on and the board "opens up". These considerations and others will help to form your "strategy".

It's probably fair to say that tactics should serve the strategy. Of course your opponent may not let you carry out your strategy so you may have to adapt it.

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Play 1. g4.

Strategically unsound so gets you into tactics immediately

Game 2303869

Of course, you may find a higher rated player totally out plays you on tactics here.

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Play 1. g4.

Strategically unsound so gets you into tactics immediately

Game 2303869

Of course, you may find a higher rated player totally out plays you on tactics here.
Actually an excellent point. So many players are so tied up in opening book that tell them where to move that they get used to not thinking and not realizing what tactics the openings they memorized are setting them up to take advantage of. I often try to get out of the opening book as quickly as I can, for if I'm playing against a book (or database) I will immediately have the upper hand.

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Originally posted by aspviper666
I already told you on IM 😕
my post was before that.

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Play 1. g4.

Strategically unsound so gets you into tactics immediately

Game 2303869

Of course, you may find a higher rated player totally out plays you on tactics here.
Seems a bit risky

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Originally posted by chesskid001
Seems a bit risky
It is against Masters, but we aren't playing them. I've seen some pretty good players fail to take advantage of it. Disregard Black's rating in this game; he's a solid 1700 otb.Game 1958788

The Four Pawns Attack can be pretty fiesty and most K-Indian players don't know a lot of theory on it because it's not played much.Game 1319574

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Originally posted by masscat
It is against Masters, but we aren't playing them. I've seen some pretty good players fail to take advantage of it. Disregard Black's rating in this game; he's a solid 1700 otb.Game 1958788

The Four Pawns Attack can be pretty fiesty and most K-Indian players don't know a lot of theory on it because it's not played much.Game 1319574
Thanks for the advice.

May as well take risk, since my opponent will probably beat me anyway.

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Originally posted by chesskid001
May as well take risk, since my opponent will probably beat me anyway.
A change in attitude might help...tell yourself you're goning to crush the puke, doesn't matter what his rating is! You can be nice, generous with compliments on his good play and all that after the game. Be a "Chess Tiger!"

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