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Mastering Pattern Recognition in the Opening
Pattern recognition is an important tool in modern chess, as it helps you to understand better the characteristics of a position. Particularly when you have been confronted with a surprise opening system played by your opponent, it helps when you can just
Robert Ris: "Magnus Carlsen is back and played his first over-the-board games in months at the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament! We will have a closer look at his Armageddon game with Black against Aronian from round 1, in which the World Champion employed his favourite Janowski Variation (4...a6) vs. the Queen's Gambit Declined.
Rather than going for a slow manoeuvring game, Aronian opted for White's sharpest option by voluntarily trading his bishop for the knight with 7.Bxf6 Qxf6, following it up with 8.Qb3. This variation is quite new and various players have fallen victim to this venomous concept!
Carlsen wisely avoided these sharp complications, but his opening experiment couldn't be called a success. Nevertheless, he managed to clinch victory, as Aronian's attacking play didn't work out."
Warming up exercise: Do you see White's best move?
You can move the pieces on the live diagram!
Master Class Vol. 12: Viswanathan Anand
This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors how to successfully organise your games strategically, and how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure.
Robert is on air every other Thursday at 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EST)
Special attention will be paid to Intermediate Moves, Quiet Moves, Sacrifices on Empty Squares, Mating Patterns, Ignoring Opponents Threat, Calculation in Defence and Method of Comparison. Plus 50 interactive examples to test your knowledge.
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