Improving Your Chess | Workshop #12

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

  • Sicilian Defense (Dragon Variation): One of the sharpest openings in chess.
  • Some positional "Moves" in Middlegame.
  • Tactical Rook Endgames!
Glad to see you here :)

1.Opening:

(check lichess study links below diagrams for example games)

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation
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Dominguez Perez, L.. - Carlsen, M..
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Svidler, Peter - Carlsen, Magnus
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Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter - Carlsen, Magnus
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2.Middle-game:

Black to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation of this position. How would you create chances for black?

lichess study link
White to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. How would you try to gain some play for white?

lichess study link

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3.End-game:

White to Play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. How to win this closed position?

lichess study link
White to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. How can white press for the win?

lichess study link
White to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. How not to blunder?/ how to win this position?

lichess study link

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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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