Author: Laurence Chen
Date: 06:52:56 01/08/01
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On January 07, 2001 at 23:05:46, Pete Galati wrote: >On January 07, 2001 at 20:57:46, Ricardo Gibert wrote: > >>One well known rule of thumb is: It is often a bad idea to grab more material >>when already ahead in material. >> >>For instance, when I play, I generally avoid increasing my material advantage >>unless it does not cost me anything (time, structure, open lines for opponent, >>etc.) to do so or I have nothing else to do that is constructive. > >I think that when you're ahead in material, it's a good idea to trade pieces, >but if you're behind in material it's a bad idea to trade. That's the rule of >thumb I go by. My impresion is that most Chess programs go by that rule too, >but I could be wrong. > <snip> I believe that the correct rule of thumb should be, when ahead in material trade pieces, when down in material trade pawns. Regards, Laurence
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