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 Fantasy Variation (3.f3) is one of its kind and leads to a totally different type of position than you normally get to see in the Caro-Kann. Our main game Maghsoodloo-Braun quickly left the theoretical main lines and soon Black was struggling to find a safe place for his king.
The young Iranian star didn't hesitate and sacrificed a piece which definitely set Black some practical problems to solve.
But first a warm-up: How should Black cope with White's threats?
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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