One of the most effective ways to improve your chess understanding is to know where your pieces belong and how to adapt when the board situation changes. When there’s no forced tactics, one must formulate a plan for what to do. Instead of looking for a win or advantage, it’s often easier to identify a piece that can improve its position and function. Even improving your worst piece is a simple concept that avoids assessment insecurity. More
VIDEO PREVIEW
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Identifying passive pieces
- Themes
- Piece Play: Example 1 - Renet vs Jussopow
- Dynamic vs static positions: Example 2 - Karpov vs Schauwecker
- Compare and evaluate: Example 3 - Kasparov vs Huebner
- Improving a good-looking piece: Example 4 - Klimov vs Fominyh
- Activity of the pieces: Example 5 - Miton vs Bulski
- Multiple ideas: Example 6 - Kindermann vs Tatai
- Identify the worst piece: Example 7 - Short vs Vaganian
- The jobless piece: Example 8 - Adams vs Bacrot
- Playing on colours: Example 9 - Salgado Lopez vs Caruana
- Quiet moves: Example 10 - Karpov vs Spassky
- The hidden moves: Example 11 - So vs Heine Nielsen
- Dominant piece play: Example 12 - Petrosian vs Gulko
- Finding resources: Example 13 - Giri vs Tomashevsky
- The art of focusing our pieces: Example 14 - Garcia Martinez vs Pigusov
- Conclusion
- Practice Positions
- Description
- Position 1: Vidit vs Roiz, 2018
- Position 2: Kasparov vs Beliavsky, 1983
- Position 3: Tkachiev vs Ivanov, 2014
- Position 4: Wang Hao vs Caruana, 2013
- Position 5: Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2012
- Position 6: Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2014
- Position 7: Morozevich vs Shirov, 1999
- Position 8: Korchnoi vs Hamann, 1978
- Position 9: Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1981
- Position 10: Nevednichy vs Sideif Sade, 1979
- Bonus
- Analysis
- Exercises
PROPERTIES
Language: | English |
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 |
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Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
Year | 2024 |
Streaming | Yes |
Author | Ramesh, RB |
Language | English |
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Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
Year | 2024 |
Streaming | Yes |
Author | Ramesh, RB |