Strategy
What is a positional play in chess?
- Strategy
- Planning
- Imbalances
Positional play is a strategic concept: play based on strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating the more immediate tactics. Compare antipositional. Use the concept to choose a plan: improve a piece, attack a weakness, trade correctly, or prepare a pawn break.
What to look for on the board
- The long-term weakness.
- The best piece improvement.
- The pawn break or trade that helps your plan.
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