Description
How To Attack - Principles Of Training (Download)
by Karsten Muller
The inclination to attack rather than defend is a prevailing choice among most players, yet understanding the correct approach remains a crucial aspect of chess strategy. Grandmaster Dr. Karsten Müller has meticulously compiled a set of rules and motifs to guide players, simultaneously refining their intuition for exceptional cases.
Key topics covered include "All pieces in the attack," emphasizing the preservation of attacking potential; "The attacker refrains from exchanging attacking resources"; "Opening of attacking routes"; and exploration of "Typical attacking motifs" such as the Greek gift and the back rank mate, alongside the insight that "Bishops of opposite colors favor the attacker." Drawing inspiration from the games of the 8th World Champion, Mikhail Tal, Müller vividly illustrates how these attacks are initiated and concluded, emphasizing the high-risk, high-reward nature of such endeavors. The course does not neglect attacks in the endgame, providing a comprehensive exploration of this captivating aspect of chess. To engage readers actively, the author presents 20 typical attacking positions for them to solve, allowing them to showcase their prowess in mounting strategic attacks.
• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• Extra: Database with 20 exercises
Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Invite everyone to the party
- The flying rook
- Beating Wolfgang Uhlmann
- Exception from the rule
- Invite everyone to the counterattack
- Chapter 2 - The attacker does not exchange attacking potential
- Without queens, matters are completely different
- Speed up the attack!
- Chapter 3 - Opening up attacking routes
- The can opener
- Open files or imprisoned king
- Combining attack and counterattack
- Motifs with opposite side castling
- The speed of the attack is what counts
- Knight sacrifices open the way for long-range pieces 1
- Knight sacrifices open the way for long-range pieces 2
- Chapter 4 - Typical attacking motifs
- The Greek gift sacrifice Bxh7+
- The defense ...Kg8
- The defense ...Kg6 1
- The defense ...Kg6 2
- Lasker's double bishop sacrifice
- Miles’s blocking sacrifice
- A deep opening trap
- Back rank mate
- Fischer's classic
- Space for the king
- Chapter 5 - Typical attacking structures
- The isolated pawn
- A trap in the King's Indian
- The King's Indian attack 1
- The King's Indian attack 2
- Attacking the French Winawer
- Chapter 6 - Attack with opposite coloured bishops
- Karpov's classic
- Shirov's classic
- Tal's magic
- Kasparov's classic
- Nepo's piece sacrifice
- Chapter 7 - Attack on a colour complex
- In the crossfire of the bishops
- First the light squares, then the dark
- The weakness of the light squares weighs heavily
- Chapter 8 - Tal's magical attacks
- Sacrifice for development
- Centralize and sacrifice
- Fire on Board 1
- Fire on Board 2
- Chess is not checkers
- Knight are often sacrificed to open the way for the long-range pieces
- When the opponent attacks one piece, attack two 1
- When the opponent attacks one piece, attack two 2
- There are correct sacrifices and mine
- The security net
- Chapter 9 - Endgame attacks
- Mate by the last pawn
- Surprising mate in a rook endgame