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
Jorden van Foreest's pawn sacrifice clearly caught Surya Shekhar Ganguly by surprise and the Indian Grandmaster ended up in a very passive position. Jorden then went on to win a fine attacking game in only 32 moves, but things could have gone even better for him had he found a stronger idea on move 14.
Exercise: White has excellent compensation for the pawn and different ideas to build up an initiative on the kingside. What is the most challenging one?
You can move the pieces on the live diagram!
Strategy Training: How to Make a Plan
In every game of chess, there comes a moment when one is confronted with the question: what should I do now?
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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