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Looks like I made mistake number 10 :P. Although there is an 11th chapter that details more mistakes. I guess the title of the book is misleading in that sense.

The "10 Most Common Chess Mistakes" book by GM Larry Evans is a great book that offers exceptional fundamental explanations as to why players make the mistakes they do. The first few chapters are gear…

Sometimes in our games we find ourselves up or down a significant amount of material. Whether it was due to a tactic, an attack that didn't work out, or simply a positional concession, often times bei…

Sometimes in our games we find ourselves up or down a significant amount of material. Whether it was due to a tactic, an attack that didn't work out, or simply a positional concession, often times bei…

Completely missed the simple a5! This means, Kd2 was a mistake on my part. Better would have been Bc5 to negate the giving up of the bishop pair. It makes sense to need the dark squared bishop in orde…

Clever :P

The bishop pair is one of the most valuable resources in chess. In harmony, bishops offer so many opportunities for extreme pressure, that often times, the opponent tries to trade them off. Whether it…