Applying Squares Strategy
The Bangiev Method Decomposed I do my best to operate within this strategic framework, with mixed results. So I've been trying to decompose this method into something a bit more concrete. The B-Method begins by asking the same three questions at each move of the game: 1) The Strategy Question (SQ) 2) The Direction Question (DQ) 3) The Color Question (CQ) After answering those three VITAL questions, we can continue with three more questions: 4) Put to Question which pieces, i.e., challenge. In turn, this will determine... 5) ...Candidate Moves, and one will be noted as ... 6) ...The Game Move. Naturally, one has to understand the question before one asks, so lets try and decompose each question in simple(r) terms. The Strategy Question (SQ) The Strategy Question is the starting point in Bangiev's B-Method. It seeks to give the player a consistent starting point from which to develop the correct plan from the central pawns based on the players' pers...