Chess is a very easy game to play. However, winning a game requires a lot of practice and critical analysis. In some ways, chess is similar to life, not because life is like a game but because one small decision on your part affects the entire outcome of the match.

Take chess tournaments for example; some say that for the level of chess the professionals play, that one mistake can easily give the match away. Others even say that the entire outcome of the game is set during the opening moves of the players. How many outcomes in life are similarly set in motion at the beginning stages?

By viewing things from this vantage point, one can only imagine the amount of time and effort players put into perfecting their strategies and counter strategies. To develop such advanced skills, they surely must have a grandmaster’s knowledge about the chess pieces under their command.

Seasoned players often say that in tight spots, where the opposition corners you, one must choose which chess pieces to sacrifice and which ones to keep. This is similar to life, in that sometimes we need to make difficult choices that help us to move forward.

As any experienced chess player might point out, it is a good idea to know as much as you can about all the pieces you control. Knowing everything you can about your pieces and how they move gives you two benefits.

1. You get to see which chess pieces have great synergy together at early, mid and late game.

2. Knowing how they move gives you an idea of what your opponent is going to do next.

Chess is an open game, meaning anything can happen. Knowing which piece your opponent is trying to put in an advantageous place on the board can really help you counter his strategy.

On a side note, always remember that each piece is inherently limited and vulnerable when it is alone, except maybe for the knight and the queen. As for all the other pieces, most of them need to be combined with another chess piece for them to be effective. But that’s the great thing about chess. Everything is balanced and there are no imbalanced pieces used in the game. You’ll need to use your wit and knowledge of your pieces to out smart your opponent and come out on top of the match.

There are some pieces that have good synergy with other pieces. The rook or simply the tower, is a chess piece that’s often used during the late game. However, if you could get this powerhouse out early, it has the potential to work well with almost all of the other chess pieces.

Another chess piece, which you can use to catch your opponent off guard, is your bishop. This piece is certainly the bread and butter of most chess strategies and once partnered with your queen, can devastate the board. These are only some of the chess pieces that have synergy with one another and it is up to you which ones to use against opponents.