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
In this week's "Fast & Furious" show we have a look another game of Sam Shankland. The American player had an excellent run at the World Cup and had eliminated Peter Svidler in the previous round and impressively outplayed Sergey Karjakin in the first game of their mini-match.
However, the former World Championship challenger, who won the World Cup back in 2015, is well-known for winning his games on demand. He avoided the forcing main lines of the French and instead opted for the King's Indian Attack.
His approach worked out incredibly well and bounced back with a spectacular kingside attack.
Exercise: How did Karjakin give his attack a new impulse?
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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