List of preconditions
What I'm looking for is a list of preconditions which must be met before an assault. Let's try to abstrahere such list from the previous position. The following conditions must be met before you make committal moves: Pawn storm Mobile pawns have the following tasks: clear the LoAs (lines of attack) chase away defenders pry the killbox open Notice that the semi open files are important because they activate your rooks, while the enemy has no pieces to do the same to you on that LoA. It changes the balance on that file. Convergence You need a focal point where your attackers synergize. Usually g7 is better than h7, since the king has more problems to skedaddle via f8, and g7 is more difficult to protect than h7. Trades Piece exchanges can change the balance on: a focal point a color complex an invasion square Common trades to consider are: RxB, changing the dominance on the color complex. Notice how the opening of a file activates your rook, basically giving you an extra attacki