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* imminent threatPraetor Mandrake
`* Re: imminent threatWilliam Hyde
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 by: Praetor Mandrake - Fri, 27 May 2022 23:14 UTC

I spent a lot of time listlessly pushing pieces for a threat that
the enemy can jump out of.

Imminent threat:

Move a piece into position to threaten another.

"If I could just take a turn after this one..."

Why this is poor play:

There are usually multiple points of evasion for a piece, giving
them numerous options to where they can go. Of these, the
enemy's best option is probably results in a position worse for
you than before the threat.

When it is appropriate:

When there is no evasion possible, such as moving pawns into
place to trap a bishop having no free spaces available.

Summary:

Usually to be avoided. Make a plan.

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Subject: Re: imminent threat
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 by: William Hyde - Sat, 28 May 2022 21:28 UTC

On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 7:14:15 PM UTC-4, Praetor Mandrake wrote:
> I spent a lot of time listlessly pushing pieces for a threat that
> the enemy can jump out of.
>
> Imminent threat:
>
> Move a piece into position to threaten another.
>
> "If I could just take a turn after this one..."
>
> Why this is poor play:
>
> There are usually multiple points of evasion for a piece, giving
> them numerous options to where they can go. Of these, the
> enemy's best option is probably results in a position worse for
> you than before the threat.

Rather than make easily evaded threats, develop. When your pieces are better developed than
your opponent's, you will have threats that he cannot answer.

When nothing tactical springs to mind, a fairly good rule is to make a move that improves the position
of your worst piece.

Think of development as a long-term threat, if that helps.

I'm told that IM Jeremy Silman has written a great deal on this. Too late for me, alas, but perhaps you can
profit from it.

William Hyde
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Subject: Re: imminent threat
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 by: Praetor Mandrake - Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:33 UTC

On Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 4:28:16 PM UTC-5, William Hyde wrote:
> On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 7:14:15 PM UTC-4, Praetor Mandrake wrote:
> > I spent a lot of time listlessly pushing pieces for a threat that
> > the enemy can jump out of.
> >
> > Imminent threat:
> >
> > Move a piece into position to threaten another.
> >
> > "If I could just take a turn after this one..."
> >
> > Why this is poor play:
> >
> > There are usually multiple points of evasion for a piece, giving
> > them numerous options to where they can go. Of these, the
> > enemy's best option is probably results in a position worse for
> > you than before the threat.
> Rather than make easily evaded threats, develop. When your pieces are better developed than
> your opponent's, you will have threats that he cannot answer.
>
> When nothing tactical springs to mind, a fairly good rule is to make a move that improves the position
> of your worst piece.

This started to make sense today. There was a threat of a fork
versus my rook and king. In a way the king was the worst piece
because he was being used to advance the aims of the enemy.

It could probably be subjective too, but this was the truth for me.

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