Müller/Markgraf: Schachstrategie Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) The Sniper can lead to

The Sniper can lead to original or barely-known positions in which Black can strive for the initiative

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Müller/Markgraf: Schachstrategie Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) The Sniper can lead toPlaying strategically in chess means planning long term goals and, if possible, achieving them within a limited phase of the game. Strategic play is therefore essentially different from combination play, which uses tactical means to achieve short term goals. It is in the nature of things that a strategy is led to success in small steps that are usually tactical in nature. Strategic and tactical approaches are therefore closely interwoven and cannot be