Strategy · Lesson 90 of 92
Making a Plan
You see no tactics anywhere. What now?
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- Shuffle pieces and wait
- Improve your WORST-placed piece
- Push the h-pawn on principle
- Offer a draw
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Improve your WORST-placed piece
The evergreen plan: find your worst piece and give it a better job. Do that every quiet move and your position improves by itself.
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This lesson is one of 92 in the Grandmaster Academy — every one playable, with the pieces moving under your hand.
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