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Understanding before Moving 11: Pattern Recognition

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1/24/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the eleventh part of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving" Herman explains how important it is to learn and to remember typical patterns. | Photo: Hans Hoornstra

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Understanding before Moving 11: Pattern Recognition

In the position below black's pieces lack coordination, but more serious are the weak black squares around the black king, which is very vulnerable. Petrosian brilliantly exploited these factors.

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