Game of the Week #446
Top sport permission allowed Max Warmerdam to play two consecutive tournaments in Italy where he scored his second and his third and grandmaster norm. The third norm also brought him the title.
In the Vergani Open, the second of these tournaments, he also finished sole first. Apart from scoring fantastically, he played highly dynamic, entertaining chess. Many of his games would have been interesting to discuss, but it had to be the piece of art Warmerdam created against Annmarie Muetsch.
Warm-up question: What would you play here with Black?
M. Warmerdam - J. Buhl Bjerre, Vergani Cup 2021
When it comes to strategy, one of the key things that chess professionals understand much better than amateur players is the role of the bishop which is the key theme on this video course.
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It’s a problem every player encounters when he stands better in a game: how to convert his plus into a full point? In this DVD the author answers this difficult question of chess strategy, considering both the psychological aspects of the realisation of an advantage and the technical methods.
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