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.
I look at the 23-move miniature played in the Spanish Team Championship between Esteban Forcen and Daniil Yuffa. In the game, out of a Sicilian Alapin, after 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 White went for the rare 3.e5 and soon found himself in a pretty bad situation.
In this week’s show we’ll have a look at why the Advance variation works against specific systems and why not against others. Yuffa played an absolute brilliant masterpiece, exploiting the deficiencies of White’s position.
Exercise: Can you spot Yuffa’s brilliant shot? Black to move!
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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