
A Complete Black Repertoire against 1.Nf3 & 1.c4
This video course offers you a complete, clear repertoire for Black against the moves 1.Nf3 and 1.c4. The recommended variations are easy to learn and not difficult to remember, but also pose White serious challenges.
Robert Ris: "Three fascinating games featuring the Open Catalan were played during the first five rounds of Tata Steel Chess.
It started in round one with the fascinating battle between Gukesh and Giri, in which the new World Champion sacrificed his knight for two pawns. An interesting, but objectively dubious idea which could easily have gone wrong had Giri not blundered at the end.
The Indian encounter between Praggnanandhaa and Erigaisi was a strategical masterpiece in which Black had too many difficulties handling the weaknesses on the queenside which made him lose a pawn on the other side of the board. Pragg converted smoothly.
In Harikrishna-Warmerdam White's knight sacrifice on f7 in a queenless middlegame led to a fascinating battle, which was objectively OK for Black but difficult to handle over-the-board."
Two exercises this time!
Exercise 1: Black to play!
Feel free to move the pieces on the live diagram!
Exercise 2: Find the killer blow for White!!
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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