Level 1 · Stop giving things away · 400–800 · 11 min
Converting a won game: trade pieces, not pawns
When you are ahead, simplify: swap pieces, keep pawns, and take away their counterplay.
The rule to take into your games
Ahead in material? Trade pieces, keep pawns, push the passed pawn.
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