Chapter 7: Middle Game: Building a Powerful Position

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CHAPTER 7 Middle Game:Building a Powerful Position

The side that forces its ideas on a reacting opponent is said to have the initiative.—Jeremy Silman, The Complete Book of Chess Strategy

Being part of a football team is no different than being a part of any other organization—an army, a political party. The objective is to win, to beat the other guy. You think that is hard or cruel—I don’t think it is. I do think it is a reality of life that men are competitive, and the more competitive the business, the more competitive the men. They know the ...

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