DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF A MIDDLE GAME THE OPENING

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a b c d e f g h 1.e4 *

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 *

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 *

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 * Comments: This Opening with this characteristic defense is the FRENCH DEFENSE

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 *

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 *

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 *

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 *

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 *Depth:5 Score:7 Ng8-f6 Bc1-g5 Ph7-h6 Bg5-h4 Bb4xc3 Pb2xc3 The game is level. Comments: The exchange has begun here. You can presume so does the Middle Game at the 4th move. At the beginning of the game, it is often level, if the openings are good on both sides

a b c d e f g h 1e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 *Depth:5 Score:-4 Pe4-e5 Nf6-e4 Ng1-e2 Bb4xc3 Ne2xc3 Ne4xc3 Pb2xc3 The game is level. Comments:The score (the positional analysis) is positive for the Whites and negative for the Blacks

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 * Depth:5 Score:-5 Nf6-e4 Bd3xe4 Pd5xe4 Ng1-e2 O-O The game is level. Comments: Depth or Inference or Inferential Depth stays the same during all the game. Here it is 5. It is the average for an intermediate player .

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 *Depth:5 Score:11 Bd3xe4 Pd5xe4 Ng1-e2 Nb8-c6 Bc1-e3 The game is level

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 * Depth:5 Score:-2 Pd5xe4 Ng1-e2 Nb8-c6 Bc1-e3 O-O The game is level

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 * Depth:5 Score:33 Ng1-e2 Nb8-c6 Bc1-e3 O-O O-O Whites have a minimal advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 * Depth:5 Score:-47 Nb8-c6 Bc1-e3 Pb7-b6 O-O Bc8-b7 Whites have a small advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 *Depth:5 Score:49 Bc1-e3 Pb7-b6 O-O Bc8-b7 Pa2-a3 Bb4-e7 Whites have a small advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 * Depth:5 Score:-41 Nc6-a5 O-O Na5-c4 Pb2-b3 Nc4xe3 Pf2xe3 Whites have a small advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O *Depth:5 Score:62 O-O Na5-c4 Qd1-c1 Qd8-h4 Be3-g5 Qh4-g4 Whites have a small advantage Comments:: The castling has begun here. (The white King puts itself in security.) You can also say so does the Middle game at the 9th move and now it is for sure THE MIDDLE GAME

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 *Depth:5 Score:-50 Na5-c4 Qd1-c1 Qd8-h4 Be3-g5 Qh4-g4 Whites have a small advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 *Depth:5 Score:64 Pb2-b3 Nc4xe3 Pf2xe3 Qd8-g5 Rf1-f4 Bb4xc3 Whites have a small advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 *Depth:5 Score:-60 Nc4xe3 Pf2xe3 Qd8-g5 Rf1-f4 Bb4xc3 Ne2xc3 Whites have a small advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 * Depth:5 Score:88 Pf2xe3 Qd8-g5 Rf1-f4 Bc8-d7 Nc3xe4 Whites have a clear advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 * Depth:5 Score:-127 Bc8-d7 Nc3xe4 Bd7-c6 Ne2-c3 O-O Whites have a clear advantage. Comments: As we advance to the End Game, the Score varies largely, since more positions are available for the pieces to occupy (it is now in the hundreds)

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 12.Nxe4 * Depth:5 Score:133 Nc3xe4 Bd7-c6 Qd1-d3 O-O Pc2-c4 Whites have a clear advantage. Comments: There is a capture of a black pawn in e4 that increases slightly the advantage of the Whites.

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 12.Nxe4 Bc6 * Depth:5 Score:-100 Bd7-c6 Qd1-d3 Qd8-h4 Rf1-f4 Bc6xe4 Qd3xe4 Whites have a clear advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 12.Nxe4 Bc6 13.Qd3 * Depth:5 Score:109 Qd1-d3 O-O Pc2-c4 Kg8-h8 Pa2-a3 Bc6xe4 Qd3xe4 Whites have a clear advantage

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 12.Nxe4 Bc6 13.Qd3 O-O * Depth:5 Score:-108 O-O Pc2-c4 Qd8-h4 Pd4-d5 Ra8-d8 Whites have a clear advantage. Comments: a late castle of the Blacks at the 13th move

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 12.Nxe4 Bc6 13.Qd3 O-O 14.c3 * Depth:5 Score:99 Pc2-c3 Bb4-a3 Ne2-f4 Qd8-h4 Ra1-d1 Whites have a clear advantage. Comments: an attack on the Black bishop by a White pawn THE END GAME Through the evolution to the End Game, two situations can happen during the Middle Game. The first one is:

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 12.Nxe4 Bc6 13.Qd3 O-O 14.c3 Ba3 15.Rad1 a5 16.Rf2 a4 17.Rdf1 axb3 18.axb3 Be7 19.Qc2 Qd7 20.Kh1 Qd5 21.N2g3 Qd7 22.Qd3 b5 23.Qd1 b4 24.Qg4 Bxe4 25.Nxe4 Qb5 26.Qd1 h6 27.Qc2 Qb7 28.c4 Qa6 29.Rb1 Qb7 30.Rff1 Ra3 31.Ra1 Rfa8 32.Rxa3 bxa3 33.Nc3 Bb4 34.Na2 Be7 35.Qf2 Rf8 36.Qc2 Ra8 37.e4 c5 38.d5 Rb8 39.Rb1 Qc7 40.d6 Bxd6 41.exd6 Qxd6 42.Rd1 Qb6 43.e5 Kf8 44.Rf1 Qxb3 45.Qf2 Kg8 46.Qxf7+ * Depth:5 Score:-2 Qf2xf7 Kg8-h7 Qf7xe6 Qb3xa2 Qe6-f5 Kh7-h8 Qf5-f7. The game is level. Comments: With half the number of pieces on both sides and a leveled game we can consider

that we are at the END Game now. The score has also been very small since both mates saw little opportunity with their present position The second one is:

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 12.Nxe4 Bc6 13.Qd3 O-O 14.c3 Ba3 15.Rad1 a5 16.Rf2 a4 17.Rdf1 axb3 18.axb3 Be7 19.Qc2 Qd7 20.N2g3 Bb5 21.Re1 Bc6 22.Nh5 Bh4 23.g3 Be7 24.Ref1 Qd5 25.Rf4 Qb5 26.Rg4 g6 27.Nhf6+ Kh8 28.Rh4 h5 29.Ng5 Bxf6 30.Rxh5+ Kg8 31.exf6 Ra3 32.Rb1 Rfa8 33.c4 Qa5 34.d5 exd5 35. Rh7 Qc5 * Depth:5 Score: -828 Qc2xg6 Pf7xg6 Rh7-g7 Kg8-f8 Ng5-e6 Kf8-e8 Pf6-f7 Ke8-e7 Pf7-f8=Q Ke7xe6 Rg7xg6 Ke6-d7 Qf8xc5 whites have victory within sight! Comments: with victory within sight, we can also consider that we are at the End Game

a b c d e f g h 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Be3 Na5 9.O-O Nc4 10.b3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7 12.Nxe4 Bc6 13.Qd3 O-O 14.c3 Ba3 15.Rad1 a5 16.Rf2 a4 17.Rdf1 axb3 18.axb3 Be7 19.Qc2 Qd7 20.N2g3 Bb5 21.Re1 Bc6 22.Nh5 Bh4 23.g3 Be7 24.Ref1 Qd5 25.Rf4 Qb5 26.Rg4 g6 27.Nhf6+ Kh8 28.Rh4

h5 29.Ng5 Bxf6 30.Rxh5+ Kg8 31.exf6 Ra3 32.Rb1 Rfa8 33.c4 Qa5 34.d5 exd5 35.Rh7 Qc5 36.Rg7+ * Depth:5 Score:1137 Rh7-g7 Kg8-f8 Rg7xf7 Kf8-e8 Rf7-e7 Ke8-d8 Ng5-e6 Kd8-c8 Ne6xc5 . Whites have victory within sight! Comments: Because the positions that can take both mates - one to avoid the mate and the other to checkmate - can be very numerous, the score or situational or positional analysis is the largest COMMENTARY NOTES: Those are general comments during the game. The special comments, such as what gives the advantage after a level play and why the advantage varies from minimal to small to clear, to sizable and finally to very large or to victory in sight will come after. They apply to the tactical moves during the game and they are particular important during the MIDDLE GAME. At the 7th move, for example, more cases are dominated by the Whites at the CENTER: 4 vs. 1 for the Blacks. That gives the minimal advantage. At its completion it is 4 vs. 3 and that gives the small advantage. The sizable advantage comes from more pieces of the same value held by one mate. The clear advantage come from more valuable positions hold by one mate. It can also come from more valuable pieces.. At the 12th move, for example, Blacks have lost a valuable pawn or position at the center. How the Opening can blend into the Middle Game? This is more likely to happen if an advantage gained at the Opening is hold during the Middle Game or is increased during it. The positional analysis is largely dependent of the ATTENTION SPAN, thus of a good sleep and a stable mind. The sequential analysis or inference is done for an answer to a positional analysis.. Both are very important during the MIDDLE GAME. They can be both tactical as well they can blend in a strategy. The general strategy begins with the OPENING. So it is good to know the OPENINGS’ DATABASE (http://www.freewebs.com/rogerqualo/Lycos_Tripod/Journal_dir/OPENINGSDATABASE.htm) (OPENINGSDATABASE.htm)