Middlegame Secrets, Vol. 4: The Secrets Lives of Knights - Chess Middlegame Software Download

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Middlegame Secrets Vol. 4
The Secrets Lives of Knights (Download)
by Jan Markos

For any chess player, chess pieces are like specific tools in a toolbox. This downloadable Fritz trainer will show you how how best to use them, just as a craftsman knows his tools. We shouldn’t use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail; and we shouldn’t position the knights on the edge of the board. Knights are mysterious creatures. They add a volatile element to any position. However, in this video tutorial you will learn how to tame them.

We will focus on how to create an outpost for a Knight and how to maneuver with this piece to get maximum activity from it. We will talk about the knight’s soul mates: the queen and the passed pawn. We will also focus on positions where knights are vulnerable or hopelessly passive: typically when they are behind the pawn chains.

Video running time: 4 h 39 minutes
Extra: Training with ChessBase apps – Play-positions against Fritz on various levels

System: Windows 10 or higher, Mac OS X (only download)

 Contents

  • Introduction
  • Knight dominating the Bishop
  • Knight dominating the Bishop 1: Van Wely vs Karjakin, Wijk aan Zee 2012
  • Knight dominating the Bishop 2: Navara vs Caruana, Reggio Emilia 2010
  • Knight dominating the Bishop 3: Anand vs Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee 2001
  • Knight dominating the Bishop 4: Navara vs Hracek, Ostrava 2010
  • Knight dominating the Bishop 5: Markos vs Gustafsson, Graz 2010
  • A Knight's Best Friend
  • Passed Pawn 1: Markos vs Korchnoi, Pulvermuehle 2006
  • Passed Pawn 2: Carlsen vs Karjakin, Wijk aan Zee 2012
  • Passed Pawn 3: Spassky vs Petrosian, Wch Moscow 1969
  • Knight behind the Pawn Chain
  • Knight behind the Pawn Chain 1: Cheparinov vs Stellwagen, Amsterdam 2005
  • Knight behind the Pawn Chain 2: Gelfand vs Morozevich, Moscow 2014
  • Knight behind the Pawn Chain 3: Antal vs Markos, Pardubice 2007
  • Knight Behind the Pawn Chain 4: Naiditsch vs Timman, Dortmund 2002
  • Restricting the Knight
  • Restricting the Knight 1: Swiercz vs Idani, Maribor 2012
  • Restricting the Knight 2: Yu Yangyi vs Ju Wenjun, Gibraltar 2017
  • Restricting the Knight 3: Aronian vs Naiditsch, Karlsruhe 2018
  • Restricting the Knight 4: Markos vs Kulhanek, Czech Team Championship 2009
  • Restricting the Knight 5: Kasparov vs Shirov, Horgen 1994
  • Outposts
  • Outposts 1: Larsen vs Svidler, Bad Homburg 1998
  • Outposts 2: Ding Liren vs Grischuk, Ekaterinburg 2021
  • Outposts 3: Nijboer vs Harikrishna, Wijk aan Zee 2001
  • Outposts 4: Markos vs Sluka, Czech Team Championship 2014
  • Outposts 5: Karjakin vs Fedoseev, World Cup 2021
  • The Art of Spotting Outposts
  • The Art of Spotting Outposts 1: Kramnik vs Ribli, Groningen 1993
  • The Art of Spotting Outposts 2: Markos vs Caletka, Slovak Team Championship 2017
  • The Art of Spotting Outposts 3: Smyslov vs Zuidema, Hamburg 1965
  • The Art of Spotting Outposts 4: Bacrot vs Tiviakov, Wijk aan Zee 2006
  • The Art of Spotting Outposts 5: Bobotsov vs Petrosian, Lugano 1968
  • Exercises
  • Database
  • Practice Positions
  • Position 1
  • Position 2
  • Position 3
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