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another instinct for which player in this position is likely to win.

The stronger player wins most battles against the weaker player if the dimensionality is low.

If you find yourself trapped, cornered, and on the defensive in some situation, try a simple experiment: Do something that cannot be easily explained or interpreted. Choose a simple action, but carry it out in a way that unsettles your opponent, a way with many possible interpretations, making your intentions obscure. Don’t just be unpredictable (a

He put a handful of pieces on the board and began at the endgame. He taught his students different ways to checkmate their opponents.

While we may not be able to tell why Alekhine moves this particular piece, perhaps we can roughly understand that he is gathering his pieces around the king to protect it,