Understanding before Moving 10: Hunting the king - Part 2

Understanding before Moving 10: Hunting the king - Part 2

An effective way to gain an advantage in the opening is to prevent the opponent from castling. As we saw in the previous episode, a king in the center of the board can be attacked quite quickly by enemy pieces. 

However, a second point of view must be taken into account. Sometimes, by preventing the opponent's castle, one is unable to bring the pieces into play quickly.

It's not always easy to activate a rook. With which strong move in the diagrammed position can White prevent Black from castling short?

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• More videos...
• Understanding before moving 1: How to design a concept in the opening
• Understanding before moving 2: How to improve the activity of my pieces
• Understanding before moving 3: Queen in the corner
• Understanding before moving 4: King in the box
• Understanding before moving 5: Locked up pieces
• Understanding before moving 6: Paralyzed
• Understanding before moving 7: Divided in two - Part 1
• Understanding before moving 8: Divided in two - Part 2
• Understanding before Moving 9: Hunting the king - Part I
• Herman Grooten - An interview with a chess authority