In this week's workshop, we're going to do:
- Trompowsky Attack -- an alternate line in d4 openings with some surprise value.
- Some Interesting Combinations of Middlegame
- Rook vs Knight Endgames
1.Opening:
(check lichess study links below diagrams for example games)
2.Middle-game:
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Black to play If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation of this position. How would you dislodge white knight? lichess study link |
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Black to play If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. How can you improve your position?
Hint: from Anand-Carslen Championship Match lichess study link |
3.End-game:
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White to Play If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Can black draw this position? lichess study link |
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White to play If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Is this position drawable? lichess study link |
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Black to play If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Is this position winnable for black? lichess study link |
These ideas are must have patterns in your mind for understanding and ultimately playing better chess.
Solving the positions:
Try to solve these positions by
- Evaluating the position, finding who's better i.e white or black.
- Studying the positions one by one, without rushing.
- Calculating different variations no less than 5 minutes each position, for better understanding.
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Credits:Positions courtesy of these sources (for my notes) but not limited to:- Lichess Database
- Nunn Chess Openings
- Keep it Simple Series
- Encyclopedia of Chess Openings
- Wesley So’s Chessable Course
- Grivas Opening Laboratory
- The Complete Manual of Positional Chess
- Positional Decision Making
- Train Your Pattern Recognition
- Nunn Chess Endings
- 100 Endgames You Must Know
- Silman's Complete Endgame Course
| Note:- Workshops will be published every Wednesday.
- Positions have been taken from my notes collected over time from various books from my ever-growing chess library.
- These positions were taken based on their educational value.
- Lichess Study links have next moves hidden, when you make correct move, moves will start appearing as main variation.
- Any suggestion and/or criticism highly accepted.
- Images Courtesy: Thumbnail & logo designed with canva,chess diagrams are lichess screenshots.
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Thanks for Your Attention! -Regards | |
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