Answer by JP Alioto for What, exactly, is "development"?
Development is piece activity combined with king safety. Piece activity is in general the number of squares in your opponent's territory (fifth rank or beyond for white, opposite for black) that your...
View ArticleAnswer by chesshomem for What, exactly, is "development"?
Development is about getting your army out as optimally as possible. There are arguably 5 key principles you need to concern yourself with in the opening, Force (Material), Space, Time, Pawn structure...
View ArticleAnswer by John Chernoff for What, exactly, is "development"?
Development in the most conventional sense would simply mean moving a piece (often a knight or bishop) from the back rank. In general, this tends to increase the mobility of the piece but also can have...
View ArticleAnswer by Matija Sirk for What, exactly, is "development"?
Not all pieces that moved out of back rank are developed - for example in IQP positions a common mistake by begineers is playing Bd2, thinking that they developed their bishop (they didn't, bishop was...
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I am an intermediate player (around 1400 on chess dot com); I've been playing, off and on, a long time. I thought I knew what "development" meant: Getting your pieces (esp. minor pieces) off the back...
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