Domination

by ChessBase
11/6/2024 – In his series ‘Practical Tips for the Tournament Player’, Jan Markos deals with one of his favourite topics in chess in the new ChessBase Magazine #222: domination. In its pure form, it promises total control over an impotent opponent. Your own risk is minimised and you have all the time in the world to improve your pieces and work out a winning plan. It is therefore often worth investing time or even material to achieve a dominant position. Jan Markos explains the most important techniques based on three top-class games. You can now view the complete article in the free reading sample in ChessBase books format - directly via the web browser on your iPad, tablet, Mac, smartphone or Windows PC! Have fun.

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2024 Chess Olympiad with analyses by Abdusattorov, Aronian, Giri, So, et al. Blohberger, Werle and Zwirs show new opening ideas in the video. 10 repertoire articles from English to King's Indian and much more!

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"‘Domination is a very important tool for a strong chess player. Quite often it is worth it to invest your material, your time or transferring your attack in a way that you get such a position.’"

he idea of completely dominating your opponent at the board and forcing them into total passivity is one of Jan Markos' favourite themes in chess. Because once you have achieved this, all options are open to you - you can start collecting material or move and improve your own pieces freely and without any time pressure. Markos illustrates the power of domination with three sample games by Alexandr Predke, Vidit Gujrathi and Magnus Carlsen! In addition to the video, Jan Markos invites you to solve a couple of training tasks – try to find the best dominating moves!

Highlights of ChessBase Magazine #222

From the 2024 Chess Olympiad to Jan Markos' “Practical Tips for the Tournament Player” and Dorian Rogzenco's “Modern Classics” to “Fundamental Endgame Knowledge” with Dr Karsten Mueller:

Over 6 hours of video playing time with Felix Blohberger, Martin Breutigam, Jan Markos, Mihail Marin, Karsten Mueller, Oliver Reeh, Robert Ris, Dorian Rogozenco, Jan Werle and Nico Zwirs.

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60m English Anti-Bayonet

King’s Indian fans who choose the Mar del Plata attack (7...Nc6) against White’s classical system (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0) usually aim for a complex position with mutual attacks on open wings, requiring long-term strategic planning and tactical sharpness in critical moments. Computers often do not know how to handle the arising complex strategic positions, which suits players who like to think on their own instead of memorizing long variations. However, the fashionable Bayonet Attack (9.b4) interferes with Black’s ideas. After Black’s main move 9...Nh5 the positions opens, the lines get forced and computer analysis is important again. But this DVD offers an antidote against White’s Bayonet Attack, namely 9...a5! This move leads to sound positions with very few concrete lines, in which the focus is on strategy not on tactics. Objectively chances are equal but if Black knows what to do things might quickly become dangerous for White.