GENERAL CHESS THEORY

Updated: November 2007  

CHESS THEORY - PRESENTATION

The Chess Theory has been advancing and specifying through the last centuries. It is rather convenient, for expressing this evolution, to distinguish, in addition to the contemporary period, two main stages of development. The first one, classical as it is called, includes theoretical and practical works of Greco, Philidor, Staunton and then covers all the rich and productive period elapsing until Leipnitz and finally Tarrasch. This is well the entirety of these researches that is named the «Classical Chess Theory».
At the beginning of the XXth century was created, principally under the influence of Aaron Nimzowitch, Richard Reti and Xavier Tartakower, a School commonly named «hypermodern». This one took radically the opposite point of view of classical conceptions, at least concerning some well established and fundamental principles, as those relative to the «center».
Since this time, the Chess Theory continues to grow up with many contributions, including nowadays, leading to a mature conceptualization; this one is named «Modern Chess Theory».
In the «New Chess Theory» , presented on this site, we develop a new way of looking at chess. These new ideas don't refute at all previous opinions and judgments, but nevertheless provide a profoundly renewed vision of the «Noble Game of Chess».
Our motivations are also presented in the : «Quick introduction» and, in a more explicit way, in ««New Chess Theory» : Why?». Finally the «Dynamic Classification», proposed here, concerning chess games, gives a first outline of our main ideas.

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QUICK INTRODUCTION :

  • First step ! :

  •   «QUICK INTRODUCTION»


    «NEW CHESS THEORY»: WHY ? :

  • For more information about our project:

  •   ««NEW CHESS THEORY»: WHY ?»


    DYNAMIC CHESS CLASSIFICATION :

  • Directly in the heart of our conceptualisation :

  •   «DYNAMIC CHESS CLASSIFICATION»


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  • Our Four Level Chess Theory Lecture is now presented as follows:

    Level

    F.L.

    Free Chess Theory Lectures

    1o)

    BCT

       GREAT BEGINNERS CHESS FREE LESSONS

    2o)

    CCT

      THE «CLASSICAL CHESS THEORY» LECTURE

    3o)

    MCT

       THE «MODERN CHESS THEORY» LECTURE

    4o)

    NCT

       THE «NEW CHESS THEORY» LECTURE


    Dear reader, we are well aware that the lecture, which you will find in these pages, is currently very incomplete. Be certain that all the necessary will be done to continue its development during next months.

    We indicate, in the following table, the progress report of our general «Chess Theory Lecture»:

    Level

    F.L.

    Number of available chapters

    1o)

    BCT

    9 /10

    2o)

    CCT

    6 /12

    3o)

    MCT

    0 /12

    4o)

    NCT

    8 /24



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