Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Owens Defense leads to a win

I find that beginner chess players like to exchange piece a little too readily ... However, you have to be really careful when you exchange fianchettoed Bishops!  The reason for this, is because huge, light-squared or dark-squared holes (weaknesses) are left behind as a result of losing the fianchettoed Bishop.  So, if you are on your "chess learning journey", remember as a general rule to preserve your fianchettoed Bishops unless there is a very good or valid reason to exchange them ... !! 



Please add any interesting games (PGN) to the comments and I can publish them here on the blog ... 😀

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