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
This week we'll have a look at another game from the European Hybrid Qualifier which took place last week.
The game Petrov-Ivanisevic was an absolute spectacle in the old Main Line (Be2 & Be3) of the Sicilian Taimanov. A classical example of the theme of meeting an attack on the wing with a counterstrike in the centre.
Black managed to win the game in just 30 moves, but things could have been easily the other way around. One could only wish every game to be like this!
Here's a warm-up: Where should the black king go to? (deep calculation!)
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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