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
Nowadays, we hardly ever get to see miniatures in top level chess, but when it happens it’s often a spectacular game!
In this week’s game, Ian Nepomniachtchi came up with a very spectacular new idea against the Berlin and managed to defeat Hikaru Nakamura in impressive style by launching a massive pawn storm on the kingside. By sacrificing two pawns, the Russian relied on his key pawn on e6, which basically dominated all of Black’s pieces on the back rank.
As the analysis shows us, things are far from clear and both sides have to play very precisely. However, being caught by surprise with this new concept, the American player was already getting low on time when he made the final mistake.
Can you spot the winning move for White?
You can move the pieces on the live diagram!
How to crack the Berlin Wall with 5.Re1
Alexei Shirov shows on this DVD how White can develop pressure and seize the initiative with 5.Re1 against the Berlin Wall.
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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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