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
The game Le Quang Liem-Nakamura from the knock-out stages of the New in Chess Classic online tournament features probably one of the most aggressive setups to challenge the Queen's Gambit Declined. With a quick launch of the h-pawn and setting up the devastating battery of bishop and queen on the b1-h7 diagonal White announces his ambitions to grab the opponent by the throat.
As we will see, the basic attacking ideas can be implemented easily, but finishing the game off is a much harder task which the Vietnamese failed to complete. Credits should be given to Nakamura's resilient defensive play which helped him to even steal the full point.
Here's a warm-up: Do you see White's winning idea?
You can move the pieces on the live diagram!
The Scotch Gambit is a brazen yet utterly sound system for White who immediately opens up the position, by sacrificing a central pawn, in an attempt to assassinate the enemy king as quickly as possible.
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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