The
Elements
Part I of the book comprises the "Elements", and these chapters
contain lots of useful and
original ideas and suggestions for the game of chess.
The
elements are specified as
1. The centre 2. Open files
3.Play on the 7th and 8th ranks
4.The passed pawn
5. The pin 6.
The discovered check 7. The exchanging of pieces
8.The pawn chain.
It is not necessary for a general
overview of the "system" to read all those chapters together,
but you should at least read the chapters dealing with open files, outposts, the
seventh rank,
passed pawns and the chain of pawns, which will also help you to understand Part
II, dealing
with Positional Play.
The elements are of course integral
parts of the positional play, but each element is at the same
time a down-to-earth sub-system with lots of useful tips, which have gradually
been embodied
in the chess literature and can today be said to be part of what we call common
knowledge,
at least among more experienced chess players (a judgement that is less obvious
as regards Part II).
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