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Feb 2021
8:11am, 8 Feb 2021
37,615 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Thank roberton. Yeah, exchange (swaps sounds like Saturday Swap Shop doesn't it?!)
Thanks, good tip. Makes sense, if you are ahead then you become proportionally more ahead. But near the beginning it said I'd missed a few but I would have then lost a bishop or knight and I'm never keen on that!  G
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Feb 2021
8:54am, 8 Feb 2021
5,610 posts
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MisterTea
I often work on the basis that I'll go for the exchange if
-I'm ahead on pieces
-the piece I will be taking is potentially annoying
-it will get rid of their second knight or bishop but leave me with one of each
With too many pieces on the board I find it challenging to come up with a plan - so better to get rid of pieces on my terms...
Of course, I have no idea whether any of this is a good strategy or not!
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Feb 2021
9:10am, 8 Feb 2021
2,524 posts
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Cheg
Yeah I can second MisterTea on the decluttering the board and also getting rid of pesky pieces who are causing destruction. Normally a Knight.
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Feb 2021
9:41am, 8 Feb 2021
3,617 posts
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Goofee
I also look at how open the board is, if there's a lot of space I usually prefer to have Bishops, if it's cluttered I might prefer to have Knights. Another consideration is where my pawns are, if they're mainly on dark squares I might prefer to keep my light-squared bishop and look to exchange dark-squared bishops if I can.
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Feb 2021
9:56am, 8 Feb 2021
19,786 posts
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GimmeMedals
That all makes much more sense - thank you all for explaining so clearly. Sometimes I make a conscious decision not to take a piece, but that would show as a missed win.
Now all I need to do is cut out the Blunders
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Feb 2021
10:01am, 8 Feb 2021
25,926 posts
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JulesR
Sometimes your opp may have a very active piece - maybe a knight supported on e5 or d5 being a real pain, or a bishop with open diagonals. If you have an inactive bishop that’s quite blocked in, then it’s definitely worth trying to use it to swap off opp‘s active piece.
I’ll try & find a photo example later....
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Feb 2021
11:00am, 8 Feb 2021
33,224 posts
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SPR
Missed win is only if you'd win a piece or the exchange, not if it's an equal swap and not if taking would lead to checkmate, etc.
I did have one in a live game yesterday that I need to review which on the face of it didn't look right and will need reviewing at a computer but they don't usually get that wrong.
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Feb 2021
12:33pm, 8 Feb 2021
19,791 posts
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GimmeMedals
Looking at game analysis, I play too defensively; I run away if a key piece appears to be at risk instead of a) noticing that they have protection or b) I can afford to lose it
There's so much to take in!
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Feb 2021
12:40pm, 8 Feb 2021
3,762 posts
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Pothunter
I’m the same GM. 25 moves in against DaddyShark and only 5 pieces have gone between us. In contrast after 13 moves Wingy and I had exchanged 9 pieces.
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Feb 2021
12:56pm, 8 Feb 2021
21,565 posts
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Meglet
I think I’m fairly defensive. The early part of the game often shows I should have taken a pawn.
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