General Chess Strategies

There are many chess strategies related to all types of positions. There are also strategies for styles of play, and different strategies for each piece.

The style of play has various strategies:

• Active Play
• Passive Play
• Attacking strategies
• Defensive strategies

There are different strategies for each phase of the game:

• Opening Strategies
• Middlegame Strategies
• Endgame Strategies

There are two main types of strategy: tactical chess versus positional chess.

• Chess Tactics
• Positional Chess strategies

Positional Strategies

There are different strategies for different types of positions:

• Open Positions
• Closed Positions
• Castle Same Side
• Castle Opposite Side
• Fortress Positions

Piece-Specific Strategies

There are different strategies for each chess piece:

• Queen strategies
• Rook strategies
• Bishop strategies
• Knight strategies
• Pawn strategies
• King strategies

Related Chess Tactics

Read more about these related chess strategies:

• Beginner chess strategies
• Chess tactics
• Positional strategies
• Opening strategies
• Middlegame strategies
• Endgame strategies
• Defensive strategies
• Attacking strategies
• Positional strategies