Middlegame Secrets Vol.1 + Vol.2, Jan Markos (English)
For a chess player, chess pieces are like specific tools in a toolbox. We need to know how to use them best, like a craftsman knows their tools. We shouldn’t use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail; and we shouldn’t use the queen just for defence. More
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- The queen shines
- The queen fails to reach her potential
- A personal experience of not handling the queen well
- Attacking Queen
- The 4th phase of the game - heavy pieces endgame
- How Magnus Carlsen handles the queen
- Queen Manoeuvres
- Backward manoeuvres and spotting holes
- Unprotected pieces
- Queen transfer for coordination and harmony
- Shall I exchange the queens?
- First set of examples
- Second set of examples
- Cooperation
- Queen + Knight = Soulmates
- Queen + Knight = Soulmates II
- Queen + Bishop battery
- Queen + Rook(s) battery
- Common Mistakes
- Bad blocker and premature activity
- Limited access to other parts of the board
- Queen Masterpieces
- Nakamura vs Navara
- Nepomniachtchi vs Yu Yangyi
- Introduction
- The rooks are stronger than minor pieces when playing on the edge of the board
- Get your rooks active as quickly as possible
- Connected rooks
- Open file
- Open file in a quiet position
- Widen the battlefield
- Two open files
- Entry squares
- The file which is further away from the king is usually the correct one I
- The file which is further away from the king is usually the correct one II
- Attacking rook
- Rook lifts
- Attack on the g- and h-file
- Doubled pawns are vulnerable to exchanges
- Opening a second flank
- The 7th rank
- Key factors for a successful attack on the 7th rank
- Typical defender mistakes
- Losing track of strategical goals in tactical positions
- Rook exchanges
- Space advantage
- Opposite coloured Bishops/Material Imbalances/Central Majority
- Passed Pawn/King position
- Rook lift
- Transfer to a different wing
- Transfer to attack a weakness I
- Transfer to attack a weakness II
- Transfer to attack a weakness III
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 |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2023 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | Markos, Jan |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2023 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | Markos, Jan |
