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
Robert Ris: "Whenever the Petrosian Variation is played, our minds go back to the 80s when the young Kasparov used to defeat his opponents impressively with this line. In our main game we will look at another spectacular victory for White in this line. The young Russian GM Alexey Sarana builds up a nice attack and converts smoothly after Black misses the critical defense. In the exact same line of the Petrosian Variation (4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4) Kasparov won a very impressive game against Ulf Andersson in Tilburg 1981 which will be discussed as well."
A World Champion's Repertoire against the Queen's Gambit Declined
This DVD offers a complete repertoire for handling this solid opening, often featuring a dynamic approach to pose the opponent more practical problems. Both of the main continuations 3...Nf6 and 3...Be7 are covered in two separate parts.
Warming up exercise: Should Black defend with 15...f5 or with 15...g6?
You can move the pieces on the live diagram!
Master Class Vol.10: Mikhail Botvinnik
Our experts show, using the games of Botvinnik, how to employ specific openings successfully, which model strategies are present in specific structures, how to find tactical solutions and rules for how to bring endings to a successful conclusion
Robert is on air every other Thursday at 18:00 UTC (19:00 CET / 16:00 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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