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
The Sicilian Rossolimo is perhaps not known for its aggressive nature, it does certainly lead to interesting positions with chances of building an attack against the enemy king. In our key game Matlakov-Truskavetsky from the Russian Team Championships, White went for a sort of hybrid Rossolimo/Open Sicilian with 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.d4!?.
In this week's Fast & Furious we'll go through the critical lines and ideas for both sides, which the Black player was obviously not familiar with. His pieces were totally stuck on the queenside which allowed by White to sacrifice the exchange and launch a decisive attack on the other side of the board.
Here's a warm-up: White has a beautiful way to end the game immediately. Do you see it?
You can move the pieces on the live diagram!
The Scotch Gambit is a brazen yet utterly sound system for White who immediately opens up the position, by sacrificing a central pawn, in an attempt to assassinate the enemy king as quickly as possible.
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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