How to Calculate Captures in Chess: Attackers, Defenders, and Exchanges
Before You Capture: Count Attackers, Defenders, and Exchanges One of the most common beginner mistakes is capturing a piece immediately after noticing that it is available. The player sees: “I can take that piece.” But the more important question is: “What happens after I take it?” A good chess player does not stop after the first capture. The player follows the complete sequence of captures and recaptures. 0. Your goal In any capture you have three possibilities you win something at the end it is equal trade opponent win something at the end You can go for equal trade if it simplifies position for you, it gives you some positional advantage, or favourable endgame, otherwise without an objective you don't participate in equal trade. Of course, you don't want to lose the capture battle that means at the end you are going to win something. If you give up your rook and win opponent Queen then its 9-5 = 4 points win, so normally you should gor for it. If you give up two rooks and...