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
This week we have a look at the spectacular game played in Italy, Spilimbergo, one of the very few Open tournaments which are currently taking place in Europe. The young Indian talent Luke Leon Mendonca played a marvellous attacking game with White to take the sole lead after 5 rounds. In todays show we will have a closer look at the speculative system 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6, the Queen's Fianchetto Defence, which probably for a good reason isn't often seen at top level, but potentially leads to very uncompromising middlegames.
To get into the mood: do you see White's winning move after 16...g6?
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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