Monday, November 11, 2013

Basic football theory: time, space, force, and... pawn structure?

Football and chess both involve the placement and movement of pieces with diverse capabilities in a limited playing space, so it's not surprising the basic principles governing the two games are similar.  In fact, while chess masters and pro football coaches may have many hundreds of favorite play sequences memorized, most people can get pretty far in both games just by keeping these basic concepts in mind.