Practical Chess Strategy: The Bishop, Merijn van Delft (English, German)
When it comes to strategy, one of the key things that chess professionals understand much better than amateur players is the role of the bishop. Why do two bishops (‘the bishop pair’) complement each other to such an extent that they are a major long term force? How is being a long-range piece an essential trademark of the bishop? Why do strong players regularly tuck their bishop away on its initial square? Questions like these will be examined on this strategy video course. More
VIDEO PREVIEW
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Winning with the bishop pair
- Van Delft-Van Beek, Meesterklasse 2013
- Van Delft-Baider, Queenstown 2009
- Svidler-Kasparov, Linares 1999
- Hansen-Van Delft, Hofheim am Taunus 2017
- Winning with opposite-coloured bishops
- Van Delft-Jelen, Groningen 1996
- Carlsen-So, Wijk aan Zee 2018
- Carlsen-Matlakov, Wijk aan Zee 2018
- Winning with a bad bishop
- Shirov-Leon Hoyos, Khanty-Mansiysk 2011
- Eljanov-Meins, Porto Carras 2018
- Kramnik-Radjabov, Baku 2016
- Winning with knights
- Zhao Jun-Bojkov, Queenstown 2009
- Kramnik-Vitiugov, Paris 2013
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 |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2020 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | van Delft, Merijn |
| Language | English, German |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2020 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | van Delft, Merijn |
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