How to make use of Semi-Open Files with your Rooks | Improver Level | IM Kostya Kavutskiy

👉 Want to improve in chess? Check out our free website: https://www.chessfactor.com 👉 Support the channel with a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s... Having the control over an open files or semi-open file is considered advantageous, as it allows a player to attack more easily, since a rook or queen can move down the file to penetrate the opponent's position. In this fourth video of the series, you will learn how to make use of semi-open files and how to exploit them. What is a Semi-Open file? A Semi-Open File is a file, where your rook has access to a lot of open squares and then is met with an enemy pawn. It is not a fully open file, but it actually can in a lot of cases be even more useful for you since your rook has access to put pressure on your opponent’s position. 📘 The pgn to this video can be downloaded on our website! ✏️ Don't miss to solve the provided exercises for this video on our website! — ⭐️ Social Media Links: Twitter:   / chessfactor   Facebook:   / chessfactorofficial   Lichess: https://lichess.org/@/chessfactor Twitch:   / chessfactor   — ♛ Chess Set Links: ➡️ Green chess set: https://www.bestchesssetever.com/coll... ➡️ Wooden chess set: https://www.chessware.de/Schachfigure... — #Chess #Chessfactor #ChessfactorImprover #OpenFiles