Tooth for a Tooth...

Originally posted by ChessJester
well sometimes, if you recapture you will lose even more material... it depends completley on the position, but recapturing can sometimes weaken other squares which can then be occupied, called a decoy tactic

I didn't know that! Thanks.

Originally posted by masscat
I didn't know that! Thanks.

no problem, I was reading about it last night in my winning chess tactics book... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoy_(chess) there is a good example of a decoy!

Originally posted by Evey Hammond
Whenever an opponent takes one of my pieces, I feel compelled to capture one of their own. But I'm certainly finding out it's not always the best move.

Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war.

🙂

Originally posted by ih8sens
just violently sacrifice everything. Tal had it goin for him 😀

Violenty sacrifice everything...I like that.

Hey, how are you? Please send me a message. 🙂

Evey

Originally posted by adramforall
Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war.

🙂

Such a great point, and something I need to keep in mind at all times. One of my main faults in chess is attacking much too prematurely.

Originally posted by ChessJester
well sometimes, if you recapture you will lose even more material... it depends completley on the position, but recapturing can sometimes weaken other squares which can then be occupied, called a decoy tactic

Yes! The decoy tactic intrigues me greatly. I always played chess strictly for fun...but now I really want to learn more strategies. I feel overwhelmed by such things as the Dutch/Sicilian/French Defense, Rubinstein's tactics...etc. 🙂

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
True. Desperado sacrifices and Zwischenzugs can lay bare the best-laid plans.

Yes, I know what you mean.