In this video course, twenty-nine examples with multiple questions are presented in the interactive format, which is ideal for a range of playing strengths. Step by step you will be taken through the complex positions.
One of the most spectacular kingside attacks from the Olympiad occured in the game Kantor-Warmerdam. In a trendy line of the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined Black opted for the ambitious 5...Bb4, leading to positions similar to those seen in the Ragozin Variation.
For a long time it was thought that the fact that White's knight is on g1 (instead of f3, as in the Ragozin) offers White more options to develop the knight via e2. But recently, new resources have been found for Black to sharpen the fight and various young top guns like Gukesh and Abdusatorrov (the stars of the Olympiad!) have shown the path for Black in this line.
Kantor opted for the relatively solid trade of bishop for knight, but as you will see in the game White's position isn't without danger.
Exercise: White's last move 20.h3 is a serious mistake, do you see why?
Feel free to 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?
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