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The principle that a badly placed piece can have a decisive influence on the outcome of a game has two aspects in practice. It means, of course, that you should make sure to actively involve all your own pieces in your play; further resulting in a strategic approach - to gain a decisive advantage by removing one of your opponent’s pieces from the game as completely as possible! In his video, Jan Markos presents two great games – Cheparinov-Stellwagen (Amsterdam 2005) and Svidler-Carlsen (Grenke Chess Classic 2019) – as prime examples.
In the key position of the game Svidler-Carlsen mentioned above, the Russian had to take the decision where to move his bishop.
17.Bb5 followed by 17...Rxf5 18.Bxc6 with a balanced position was an option. Svidler however chose 17.Ba2 – believing that the bishop would play an active role on the a2-g8 diagonal. But Carlsen proved this to be an illusion: he transferred his knight to the kingside while the white bishop remained on a2 for the rest of the game. A few moves later, Black dominated the kingside and had a clearly winning position:
In addition to his video, Jan Markos offers a small collection of exercises on the topic. You can view the complete article this week free of charge on your iPad, tablet etc. in ChessBase books format. Have fun!
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From the Biel 2024 Chess Festival to a universal setup against the Dutch and Jan Markos' "Practical Tips for the Tournament Player" to the series "The Fortress" with Dorian Rogozenco:
Over 5 hours of video playing time with Daniel King, Rainer Knaak, Jan Markos, Mihail Marin, Karsten Mueller, Oliver Reeh, Robert Ris, Dorian Rogozenco, Ivan Sokolov and Nico Zwirs!
