 There are many things that influence strategies for war. Such influences are:  Chess  Sports  Marbles  Previous Wars and Battles

 Since most of the land in the Pacific is islands, most of the fighting became “island-hopping” or more like playing checkers.  Strategy – Take the corners and move in  War was primarily conducted using planes against ships in the sea.  Strategy – Battleship – Find and destroy biggest ones first and don’t let them find your big guys

 Retaliation for Pearl Harbor Attack  Direct bombing on Japanese soil  Little material damage done  Most of the Americans returned home, sooner or later  Point – Use small offense to destroy opponent’s main offense and gain mental advantage  Aggressive advances with pawns as a decoy  Quick, short, decisive strikes  Still need to protect, whether it be through a main piece or staggering  Little damage but can win game with King

 Japanese focused on controlling New Guinea, north of Australia  Attack both sides of island  U.S. sneaks navy in and surprises Japanese  Heavy losses for both  U.S. stopped Japanese advance and forced retreat  Point is to wipe out their main offensive forces with little to no loss  Need to be ready to lose value  Trade equal or ensure the opponent has heavier losses  Need a hidden attacker, such as a Queen

 Turning point of the Pacific Theatre  Japanese tried to lure American ships into a trap  Codebreakers turned the tide  Heavy losses  Ineptitude of Japanese forces  U.S. now on offensive  Point is to make opponent think he has you in a trap but you are setting them up in a trap of your own  Willing to lose pieces  Must protect most important pieces  Must do significant damage to their main offensive pieces

 Land Battle  Infiltrate Lines and hold position  Take main part of island and force the Japanese into a bad position  Naval Battle  U.S. tried to cut supply lines and harass  Japanese could never make a substantial breakthrough and were choked  Point – Open a fight on both sides of the board and set a trap for the opponent up the middle  Must be willing to lose on both sides but stay patient for the trap  One of the sides must be held to a virtual stalemate and the other must receive action to keep diversion secret

 Most popular battle of Pacific Theatre and first battle on Japanese soil  U.S. got behind Japanese lines and slowly decimated the Japanese forces  Advantage in numbers and tactics  Point – Sucker the opponent into bringing offensive pieces with limited movement to front, then get behind  Must use a decoy  Keep opponent’s offense limited while you capture the main weapons

 Close island to Japanese mainland  Last stand of Japanese forces  Deadliest battle of the Pacific Theatre  “Violent wind of guns”  U.S. spread out the Japanese forces and “cherry-picked”  Point – To make the match purely offensive while holding on the key pieces for the capture  Stack the line  Order of capture is important  Careful to show plan  Must have 2 back row pieces left plus King  Must capture opponent’s offense or you fail

 Know when to surrender.  Japanese were beat and basically only held their homeland. Should’ve surrendered but their pride wouldn’t allow it.  In chess, if one of the strategies fails and your opponent is left with obvious offensive advantage, go for stalemate or lay down. No point in prolonging the match.  Preparation is the key  Know your enemy  Execute