Improving Your Chess | Workshop #08

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In this week's workshop, we're going to do:

  • Benko Gambit -- a wild gambit with real chances for black :)
  • Amazing Combinations in Middlegame
  • Endgames with practical value

1.Opening:

(check lichess study links below diagrams for example games)

Benko Gambit
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Gelfand, B. - Carlsen, M.
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Ponomariov, R. - Aronian, L.
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Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Ivanchuk, Vassily
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2.Middle-game:

White to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation of this position. How would you continue from here onwards?

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White to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. How can you deal a tactical blow to black?

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3.End-game:

Black to Play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Can black win this position?

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White to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Is there any chance for black to survive?

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Black to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Is this position winnable for black?

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These ideas are must have patterns in your mind for understanding and ultimately playing better chess.

Solving the positions:


Try to solve these positions by

  1. Evaluating the position, finding who's better i.e white or black.
  2. Studying the positions one by one, without rushing.
  3. Calculating different variations no less than 5 minutes each position, for better understanding.


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Credits:

    Positions courtesy of these sources (for my notes) but not limited to:
  • Lichess Database
  • Nunn Chess Openings
  • Keep it Simple Series
  • Encyclopedia of Chess Openings
  • Wesley So’s Chessable Course
  • Grivas Opening Laboratory
  • The Complete Manual of Positional Chess
  • Positional Decision Making
  • Train Your Pattern Recognition
  • Nunn Chess Endings
  • 100 Endgames You Must Know
  • Silman's Complete Endgame Course

Note:

  • Workshops will be published every Wednesday.
  • Positions have been taken from my notes collected over time from various books from my ever-growing chess library.
  • These positions were taken based on their educational value.
  • Lichess Study links have next moves hidden, when you make correct move, moves will start appearing as main variation.
  • Any suggestion and/or criticism highly accepted.


  • Images Courtesy: Thumbnail & logo designed with canva,chess diagrams are lichess screenshots.
Thanks for Your Attention!
-Regards
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I think this one is by Fischer, the old blunder in the Dragon. It goes by 1. e5, with the idea of Bxf7, then Ne6, then Qd5 and the king is fried outside the pawn chain.



You said it. It would be Rg8 to improve the rook and then double down there. Rf8 right away meets ...Nd7! That's the hope Black has.



Well, as you point out with the arrows, Rxb3 seems like a strong resource. I think White is lost. The rook invades and picks up the weak pawns behind. Passivity is not going to help White but active play shouldn't help either.

Nice work.

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Perfect! You got them right! Having them in the back of your mind really helps, especially in blitz or during time-pressure :)
Thanks for taking your time to write.
p.s drew those arrows as hints -- for starters.

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p.s drew those arrows as hints -- for starters.

I thought you added them to these positions to make them look like "trial puzzles", LOL.

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