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Tzaar

Tzaar is capture with piece type balance. Experts maintain tzarrs, tazars, and tots balance while capturing opponent pieces.

Quick winning principles

  • Lose all of one type = loss.
  • Capture highest value piece when possible.
  • Tzaar (big) > Tazar (medium) > Tot (small).
  • Don't sacrifice tzaar for tot.

Ideal strategy

  1. 1

    Piece type balance: never let one type drop to 0; capture opponent's strongest type first.

  2. 2

    Capture priority: tzaar capture removes opponent's strongest; tot capture is tempo.

  3. 3

    Endgame tzaar preservation: with 2 tzaars, never risk both—one tzaar must survive.

  4. 4

    Stack control: pieces on stacks are harder to capture; build stacks defensively.

  5. 5

    Forced capture: when capture available, must capture—use to force opponent into bad captures.

  6. 6

    Endgame: when opponent has 1 of a type, capture it to win—prioritize type elimination.