Concerning the Queen
The Queen is so powerful and important a Piece at chess that she should rarely be employed to defend or attack any point if you can do it as well with a subordinate.
It is not good to play the Queen out in the game at the beginning, because she can be attacked by inferior Pieces, and is compelled to retire with the loss of many moves.
Be careful, too, when about to capture a distant Pawn or Piece, that you do not remove your Queen too far from the immediate point of action. A skillful player will often permit you to win a Pawn with the Queen, that he may prevent her returning in time to rescue your King from his attack. The power of the Queen is wonderfully greater when she is aided and protected by other Pieces than when she goes forth unsupported; it is generally injudicious, therefore, to make an attack with her unless in combination with some other of your forces.
Solange had met with more resistance than welcome. At this she found herself surprised, but not dissuaded. It was supremely difficult to reroute someone who had such a strong sense of destiny about her.
What she would have to do, however, was rethink her strategy.
After all, what good was it to spend all of one's moves (especially the best moves) all in the opening of a game?
Lay back in wait...
Create a swell of movement in the inferior pieces, to make them believe that the small victories they accomplished were actually worth something.
Yes, that would work well.
The Queen is so powerful and important a Piece at chess that she should rarely be employed to defend or attack any point if you can do it as well with a subordinate.
It is not good to play the Queen out in the game at the beginning, because she can be attacked by inferior Pieces, and is compelled to retire with the loss of many moves.
Be careful, too, when about to capture a distant Pawn or Piece, that you do not remove your Queen too far from the immediate point of action. A skillful player will often permit you to win a Pawn with the Queen, that he may prevent her returning in time to rescue your King from his attack. The power of the Queen is wonderfully greater when she is aided and protected by other Pieces than when she goes forth unsupported; it is generally injudicious, therefore, to make an attack with her unless in combination with some other of your forces.
Solange had met with more resistance than welcome. At this she found herself surprised, but not dissuaded. It was supremely difficult to reroute someone who had such a strong sense of destiny about her.
What she would have to do, however, was rethink her strategy.
After all, what good was it to spend all of one's moves (especially the best moves) all in the opening of a game?
Lay back in wait...
Create a swell of movement in the inferior pieces, to make them believe that the small victories they accomplished were actually worth something.
Yes, that would work well.