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Chess Strategy for Beginners - Piece Activity & Coordination | Beginner Level | IM Andrey Ostrovskiy

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One of the major strategic factors in chess is piece activity. Having active pieces on the board is a crucial advantage and can help you to attack the opponent's king or to get a material advantage. In this video, IM Andrey Ostrovskiy is showing you the importance of active pieces and why it is important to have a good piece mobility and piece coordination. You will also learn what it means to have passive pieces and why this is a big disadvantage in a chess game.

What did you learn in this video?
Comparison between active and passive pieces, discussion of different cases of activity of the pieces. Activity is the most important condition to accomplish your goals. After watching the video, you should understand better how to activate your pieces.

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