Chess Secret: Winning with the Black

Statistically black looses more gamess than white. 60% of the games won are for the white, which is a significant percentage but still a subjective one. There are people who play very well as black. Styles vary. But I was let into an interesting secret of playing with black.

Usually I block the center when playing with black and use Nimzowitch ideas:

"First restrain, then blockade, finally destroy!"

Many times this system works. Sometimes it doesn't. The drawback of this system is that it needs to played perfectly by good chess players, otherwise a novice might get trapped into a passive game, not develope all pieces on time and quickly loose. There is more to this system than these lines of course.

My teacher suggested trying to create asymmetrical positions when playing with the black. He said that since black always has the second move, symmetrical positions do not give him the opportunity to attack but to solely defend. Asymmetrical positions create a little more fun on the chessboard and open up more possibilities for the black! That is why the sicilian defence is so popular as black opening!