IM Khmelnitsky: Recognize your Opponent's Moves!
Are you tired of being in a position and just not knowing what to do? Well IM Igor Khmelnitsky is tired of seeing you do that too, so he wrote a new Chess Mentor course about it. In this course you will learn to think about the opponent's moves and ideas when considering how you should continue. As you are able to recognize your opponent's moves and plans you will be better able to plan ahead for success.
Take the following position for example. Dutch Grandmaster Jan Timman is playing World Champion Garry Kasparov. In the present game (the first moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 f6 6.d4 Bg4 7.dxe5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 fxe5 9.Rd3 Bd6 10.Nbd2 b5 11.b3 Ne7 12.Bb2 Ng6), which was eventually drawn, how did White lock in a slight edge, keeping Kasparov on the defensive throughout the game?
What should White play? What are the key issues going on in this game?? Let IM Igor Khmelnitsky walk you through 26 different lessons of how to evaluate and maximize the potential of each position!
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IM Igor Khmelnitsky has written some key chess books over the last few years, including the 2005 Chess Book of the Year (voted by Chess Journalists of America) - Chess Exam and Training Guide: Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve!
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