ROOK --> OPEN FILE --> DOUBLE ROOKS --> 7th RANK

To bring your Rook to a good position, control the Open File.
Increase the control by doubling the Rooks.
Attack the enemy position by going to the 7th Rank.
2 Sample Games to understand:
Laszlo Szabo vs Robert James Fischer
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine

Pirc Defense, Classical Variation

Pirc Defence
Classical variation
(ECO Code B08)

1. e4 g6
2. d4 Bg7
3. Nc3 d6
4. Nf3 Nf6
5. Be2 O-O
6. O-O c6
7. a4 Nbd7
8. a5 Qc7
9. Be3 Rb8
10. Nd2 b5

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Good Bishop vs Bad Knight

W(R.Reti): Kf2,Ne1,a2,c2,c3,d3,f4,g3,h2
B(A.Rubinstein): Ke8,Ba4,a7,b6,c5,d5,f6,g7,h7
Black to play

Black has a better position because the White N is tied down to defending c2 pawn and White has weak Q-side pawn structure.

29. ...... Ke8-e7
30. Kf2-e3 Ke7-e6
31. g3-g4 Ke6-d6
32. h2-h3 g7-g6
33. Ke3-d2 protecting c2 and freeing the Ne1 Ba4-d7! Black shifts the attack to the K-side
34. Ne1-f3 Kd6-e7
35. Kd2-e3 h7-h5!
36. Nf3-h2 Ke7-d6! waiting move
37. Ke3-e2 d5-d4! clearing the space for the Black K to attack the Q-side
38. c3xd4 c5xd4
39. Ke2-d2 h5xg4
40. h3xg4 Bd7-c6!
41. Kd2-e2 Bc6-d5!
42. a2-a3 b6-b5
43. Nh2-f1 a7-a5 to create a passed pawn
44. Nf1-d2 a5-a4
45. Nd2-e4+? a mistake since King and Pawn endgame is winning for Black
45. ..... Bd5xe4
46. d3xe4 b5-b4!
47. Ke2-d2 b4xa3
48. Kd2-c1 g6-g5
White resigns
since after Kd6-e5, Black captures the other White pawns

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Reti Opening

Reti Opening
ECO A04-09

The Reti Opening is a hyper-modern opening in which center control is done indirectly through pieces.

1. Ng1-f3 d7-d5
2. g2-g3 Ng8-f6
3. Bf1-g2 c7-c6
4. 0-0 Bc8-g4
5. d2-d3 Nb8-d7
6. Nb1-d2 e7-e5
7. e2-e4 d5xe4
8. d3xe4 Bf8-c5
9. h2-h3 Bg4-h5
10. Qd1-e1 0-0
11. Nd2-c4 Rf8-e8
12 a2-a4 Qd8-c7
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Cramped Position

In a cramped position, free yourself by exchanging pieces.
Try to improve the position of the piece that is not doing anything useful.

Example from Round 7 of Alekhine Memorial, Moscow, 1971.
W (B. Spassky): Kh1, Qd1, Ra1, Rf1, Be3, Nc3, Nf3, a3, b2, d3, e5, f4, g2, h2
B (M. Tal): Kg8, Qd8, Ra8, Rf8, Bb7, Be7, Nf6, a7, b6, d5, e6, f7, g7, h7
Black to play

Black has a cramped position, so he decides to sacrifice a pawn and exchange pieces.
14. ..... d5-d4!?
15. Nf3xd4 Nf6-d5
16. Be3-g1 Nd5xc3
17. b2xc3 Ra8-c8
18. c3-c4 Rc8-c7!
19. f4-f5 Rc7-d7
Black has freed up his position.

Grandmaster Game: Fischer vs Berliner

[Event "New York ch-US"]
[Date "1960.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Hans Berliner"]
[ECO "B03"]

1. e4 Nf6 

2. e5 Nd5 

3. d4 d6 

4. c4 Nb6 

5. exd6 cxd6 

6. Nc3 g6 

7. Bd3 Bg7 

8. Nge2 Nc6 

9. Be3 O-O 

10. O-O e5 

11. d5 Ne7 

12. b3 Nd7 

13. Ne4 Nf5 

14. Bg5 f6 

15. Bd2 Nc5 

16. Nxc5 dxc5 

17. Bxf5 Bxf5 

18. f4 exf4 

19. Nxf4 Qd6 

20. Nh5 Rae8 

21. Nxg7 Kxg7 

22. Bf4 Qd7 

23. Qd2 Rf7 

24. Bh6+ Kg8 

25. Rae1 Rfe7 

26. Rxe7 Qxe7 

27. h3 Qe4 

28. Qf2 Qe7 

29. g4 Bd3 

30. Rd1 Be4 

31. d6 Qe5 

32. Bf4 Qc3 

33. d7 Rd8 

34. Qe2 Qf3 

35. Qxf3 Bxf3 

36. Bc7 1-0

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Simple Checkmates: K+B+B vs K

W: Kh1, Bd1, Bb8
B: Kd5
White to play

Mate is possible in the corners and edges. Move the Bishops to diagonals next to each other.
1. Bb8-f4 already d1-h5 diag is controlled, this move controls c1-h6 diag
1. ...... Kd5-e4
2. Bf4-h6 if Bishop is attacked, go to the other side on the same diag
2. ...... Ke4-e5
3. Bd1-c2 increasing the cutoff to b1-h7 diag
3. ..... Ke5-d5
4. Bh6-g7 increasing the cutoff to a1-h8 diag
4 ..... Kd5-d6
5. Bc2-b3 increasing the cutoff to a2-g8 diag
5. ..... Kd6-c6
6. Bg7-f8 increasing the cutoff to a3-f8 diag
6. ..... Kc6-c7
7. Bb3-a4 increasing the cutoff to a4-e8 diag
7. ..... Kc7-b7
8. Bf8-b4 Kb7-a6
9. Kh1-g2 if you cannot increase the cutoff bring the King closer
9. ..... Ka6-b6
10. Kg2-f3 Kb6-a6
11. Kf3-e4 Ka6-b6
12. Ke4-d5 Kb6-a6
13. Kd5-c6 Ka6-a7
14. Bb4-a5 increasing the cutoff to a5-d8 diag
14. ..... Ka7-a6
15. Ba5-d8 if Bishop is attacked go to the other side of the same diagonal
15. ..... Ka6-a7
16. Ba4-b5 Ka7-b8
17. Bb5-a6 increasing the cutoff to a6-c8 diag
17. ..... Kb8-a7
18. Kc6-b5 Ka7-b8
19. Kb5-b6 leaving the black King with only 2 squares freedom
19. ..... Kb8-a8
20. Ba6-b7+ Ka8-b8
21. Bd8-c7#