Topalov vs. Anand Showdown! – FM Dennis Monokroussos
Choosing the Right Move: Candidate moves
Posted on August 28,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. What does the process of making a move consist of? For the experienced player it is much more complex then it first appears. Every position offers plenty of continuations, but we first need the discipline and patience to not hurry and to wisely find all the reasonable opportunities, instead of quickly making the first most natural move. Players who prefer quick play often miss the strongest continuations. The best move should be chosen from a “pa[…]
Topalov vs. Anand Showdown! – FM Dennis Monokroussos
Posted on August 27,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos guides us through a key game in the World Championship Match! Anand switched to 1.d4 and quickly entered a Catalan System and Topalov played the main Line 4…dxc4. Dennis explains the key concepts of The Catalan and explains Black’s fundamental approaches to White’s plan. Topalov attempts to hang on to his …dxc4 Pawn which allows White a lot of activity and the middlegame battle commences. Anand finds an ‘Over T[…]
Prophylactic play: Block your opponent
Posted on August 26,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. The idea of chess prophylaxis is to destroy your opponent’s plans. Prophylactic moves are not specifically intended just for improving one’s position, but also for preventing the opponent from improving his own. “Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.” – Aron Nimzowitsch. Very often, we get overexcited by our own plans and attacking ideas, and forget that the opponent also exists. This[…]
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