Master Chess Tension: A Guide with Resources & Training Tactics
In chess, "tension" refers to a situation on the board where there is a delicate balance or a critical interaction between pieces or pawns.
It often involves a threat or potential exchange that both players need to carefully consider.
In this comprehensive repository, we'll delve into the world of tension, equip you with valuable resources, and provide training tactics to hone your skills.
Master Chess Tension with In-Depth Articles
Tension and Threats - Chess Improver Blog Post
To take is a mistake - tension in the chess position - Exeter Chess Club Article
Sharpen Your Skills:
Interactive Lichess Studies on Tension
critical moments: tension in center - 41 Interactive Chapter Study
Pawn Tensions - 13 Chapter Study
Visual Learning:
Chess Video Lessons Demystifying Tension
Chess Tension Explained - 19 Min - Chess Goals (SmithyQ)
Tension | Chess Terms | ChessKid - 11 Min - ChessKid
How to play chess like a top grandmaster - Keeping the tension in complex middlegames - 20 Min - Jozarov's Chess Channel
Instructive Mistakes: Releasing the Tension | Dojo Lessons - 16 Min - Chess Dojo
How to improve your ELO quickly by learning how to handle central tension - 15 Min - Robert Plunkett's Chess Lab
STOP before you chop - Beginner to Chess Master #28 - 2.5 Hr - Chess Network
How to Handle the "Full Tension" in the QGD Structures. - 14 min - IM Andras Toth
The Amateur's Mind: Understanding The c4-d5 Pawn Tension in the Queens Gambit - 14 Min - IM Andras Toth
Improving Chess episode 3 | ft. Samay Raina | Keeping the Tension - 1.5 hr - Chessbase India
10 Concepts About Pawn Tension - 19 Min - NM Nelson Lopez - Video Below
Deconstructing Tension:
Chess Game Videos with Expert Analysis
Keeping the Tension | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. paluch666 (1633) - 27 Min - IM Bartholomew
INSTANTLY Raise YOUR Chess Rating - Leave the TENSION!! - 9 Min - Melbourne Chess Club
Handling Positional Tension in Chess | Bryan Annotates - 32 Min - Better Chess Training
Not "maintaining the tension" vs lower rated player - Sicilian Defense - 22 Min - kingscrusher