"And they go...man to man!"-Bill
Raftery, Basketball Commentator,
(1950 - )
Man to man in chess, man to man.
You see, going with a man to man, or
"tete a tete" defense will probably
prevent you from losing too many
pieces, and will probably keep you in
the good. When defending, remember
2 things: 1. what will i gain or lose if i
make that move; and 2. what will my
overall position be if i do that move.
You always have to keep in mind,
their king versus your king - it's one
on one. You see, defense means
protecting your king and queen,
reducing the threat, and keeping all
your key pieces, including pawns,
and putting yourself in position for
checkmate. That's defense. Now i'll
mention a few strategies next.
A good defensive strategy would be to
sometimes let the opponent take one
of your pawns, and then that buys
you a move or two to make another
move with another piece to put you in
a better position for checkmate.
Passing up the opportunity to take a
piece, or pawn, is called en passe.
That's different from en passant,
which is cheating. So with en passe,
you let the opponent do what they
gotta do, all the while moving your
pieces in a strategically and
algebraically better positiom - trust
me, it works! So, there are other
defensive strategies like blocking, and
castling, so more on those at the end
of this ebook.
So remember, play some defense, and
if you're good your defense can be a
type of offense, putting yourself in a
greater position for checkmate!
Chapter 23: Special Teams, Sir!
*Adapted from:
http://www.championshipspecialteam
s.com/Coach_Quotes.html
ABILITY IS IMPORTANT, BUT
DEPENDABILITY IS VITAL!
1. It doesn't take talent to have effort!
2.WHAT HURTS MORE - THE
PAIN OF HARD WORK, OR THE
PAIN OF REGRET?
3.Be the HAMMER, not the Nail!
4.EVERY JOB IS A SELF
PORTRAIT OF THE PERSON
WHO DID IT. AUTOGRAPH
YOUR WORK WITH QUALITY!
5.Attitudes are contagious - is
YOURS worth catching?
6.THE WILL TO WIN IS
NOTHING WITHOUT THE WILL
TO PREPARE!
7.Don't mistake activity for
achievement! Nothing stays the
same.
8.SUCCESS IS A CHOICE.
9.OUTWORK them so you can
OUTPLAY them - PREPARE TO
WIN!
10.You're either part of the
STEAMROLLER or part of the
PAVEMENT!
11.OPPORTUNITIES are never
lost...the other guy takes those you
miss!
12.When you're through improving,
you're THROUGH!
13.TRAIN LIKE YOU PLAY and
YOU'LL PLAY LIKE YOU TRAIN.
14.Discipline, Attitude, Backbone.
NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES!
*15.What ENTHUSIASM starts,