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.
In this week’s show I have a look at the game between Magnus Carlsen and Richard Rapport from round 6 of the Grenke Chess Classic, which featured a popular line of the Ben-Oni.
Black’s temporary knight sacrifice on e4 is well-known, and Magnus admitted afterwards that he had even checked it before the game. He quickly returned the gift and made a pawn sacrifice himself! As it turned out, White’s position is much easier to play and so Black surrendered on move 32.
Exercise: How does White give his initiative a new impulse?
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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