Originally posted by vendaI have not heard this one and I have played chess for 25 years.
I've heard this adage.
Is it a rule which should always be followed?
Is it a rule with lot's of exceptions?(I know most of them are)
I'm sure some of you "chessxperts" have an opinion.
I don't trust this one. There have got to be positions where the best move is a N retreat even while "fighting".
Originally posted by bill718I agree.
JMHO- There are too many exceptions to this statement for it to make any sense.
Must've read it somewhere but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me either
It's also supposed to be bad to put your knight on the side of the board , but in some situations I find it's a good move.
Originally posted by vendaIt can be a bad idea to play the knight to g5, have one's opponent play h6 and have nothing better to do than put it back on f3. I think the expression is warning against that kind of loss of initiative.
I agree.
Must've read it somewhere but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me either
It's also supposed to be bad to put your knight on the side of the board , but in some situations I find it's a good move.
Originally posted by vendaDown material in blitz it is always a good idea to keep a
I've heard this adage.
Is it a rule which should always be followed?
Is it a rule with lot's of exceptions?(I know most of them are)
I'm sure some of you "chessxperts" have an opinion.
knight active and attacking - just for all the tricks.
In correspondence or OTB I would say it is not good advice.
Just play the best move (chess is such an easy game.)
Originally posted by KingOnPointYou're probably thinking of Tarrasch - see the "Steinitz Square" article by IM Larry D. Evans at http://chesscamp.net/tutorials/articles.htm
Was it Tarrasch or Keres that liked moving a knight back to bring a pawn forward to use the pawn as a post for the knight? If I not wrong, I read something like that.