Most players prefer to attack rather than defend. But what is the correct way to do it? GM Dr Karsten Müller has compiled many rules and motifs to guide you, along with sharpening your intuition for the exceptions. More
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CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Invite everyone to the party
- The flying rook
- Beating Wolfgang Uhlmann
- Exception from the rule
- Invite everyone to the counterattack
- Chapter 2 - The attacker does not exchange attacking potential
- Without queens, matters are completely different
- Speed up the attack!
- Chapter 3 - Opening up attacking routes
- The can opener
- Open files or imprisoned king
- Combining attack and counterattack
- Motifs with opposite side castling
- The speed of the attack is what counts
- Knight sacrifices open the way for long-range pieces 1
- Knight sacrifices open the way for long-range pieces 2
- Chapter 4 - Typical attacking motifs
- The Greek gift sacrifice Bxh7+
- The defence ...Kg8
- The defence ...Kg6 1
- The defence ...Kg6 2
- Lasker's double bishop sacrifice
- Miles’s blocking sacrifice
- A deep opening trap
- Back rank mate
- Fischer's classic
- Space for the king
- Chapter 5 - Typical attacking structures
- The isolated pawn
- A trap in the King's Indian
- The King's Indian attack 1
- The King's Indian attack 2
- Attacking the French Winawer
- Chapter 6 - Attack with opposite coloured bishops
- Karpov's classic
- Shirov's classic
- Tal's magic
- Kasparov's classic
- Nepo's piece sacrifice
- Chapter 7 - Attack on a colour complex
- In the crossfire of the bishops
- First the light squares, then the dark
- The weakness of the light squares weighs heavily
- Chapter 8 - Tal's magical attacks
- Sacrifice for development
- Centralize and sacrifice
- Fire on Board 1
- Fire on Board 2
- Chess is not checkers
- Knight are often sacrificed to open the way for the long-range pieces
- When the opponent attacks one piece, attack two 1
- When the opponent attacks one piece, attack two 2
- There are correct sacrifices and mine
- The security net
- Chapter 9 - Endgame attacks
- Mate by the last pawn
- Surprising mate in a rook endgame
PROPERTIES
Language: | English, German |
Level: | advanced, tournament player, professional |
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum: | Computer: Dual Core |
Recommended: | Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore) |
ChessBase Account: | Internet access and modern web browser, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari. |
Language | English, German |
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Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
Year | 2023 |
Streaming | Yes |
Author | Müller, Karsten |
Language | English, German |
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Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
Year | 2023 |
Streaming | Yes |
Author | Müller, Karsten |