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
Looking for a simple repertoire with White against 1.e4 e5? The Bishop's Opening, starting with 2.Bc4 is a very interesting choice to avoid the main lines of the Petroff and the Ruy Lopez. Moreover, placing the bishop on c4 at once has gained in popularity recently.
An additional point to postponing the king's knight development to f3 is that White retains the possibility of opting for a quick f2-f4, intending to seize the initiative on the kingside. The ensuing lines are very interesting, full of play and often lead to fresh positions. The main game of this week's show is Nepomniachtchi v Anand — however, in the other two model games, by Firouzja (crushing Carlsen!) and Kasparov (defeating Caruana), it becomes clear that Black does not have it easy against this seemingly quiet opening.
Exercise: How should White cope with the threats against f2?
The Bishop's Opening and The Italian Game
Studying the content of this DVD and adding these openings to your repertoire will provide players with a very strong tool to fight 1...e5 - as the practice of the author clearly demonstrates.
You can move the pieces on the live diagram!
Master Class Vol. 12: Viswanathan Anand
This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors how to successfully organise your games strategically, and how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure.
Robert is on air every other Thursday at 17:00 UTC (19:00 CEST / 15:00 EST)
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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