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 game Mastrovasilis-Nikolov from the Greek Team Championship features some illustrative ideas for White to fight for the initiative in the Fianchetto System of the Benoni. The thematical pawn sacrifice e4-e5 helped White to create a passed d-pawn to paralyze the black pieces and to attack the black king. It is a model game you don't want to miss!
Exercise: Do you see White's spectacular idea to finish the game?
You can 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?
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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