"Practical tips for the tournament player" - free sample from ChessBase Magazine #221
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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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Highlights of CBM #221
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!
La actualidad en formato digital. Lo más importante de la actualidad ajedrecistica de los últimos meses en su ordenador. Teoría y práctica.
La actualidad en formato digital. Lo más importante de la actualidad ajedrecistica de los últimos meses en su ordenador. Teoría y práctica.
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