The attack on the king has the highest priority of all in chess. For a successful attack on the king, you can sacrifice almost the whole army. But attacks do not always work. before Steinitz , many players believed that it was only the players tactical ability that had any part to play. Steinitz established that a successful attack can only be mounted if based on positional advantages- such as the initiative, better development,control over important central squares, etc.
But whoever has the chance to attack must to do so in the most energetic manner!
Bring your pieces closer to the opposing king, open up the position for your rooks and bishops, break up your opponent's castled position, create specific threats!
But you must also remain realistic: sometimes our attack on the king is 'only enough to win material'!
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