Chess Strategy and Tactics:Mikhail Tal's Amazing Games

Learn Lessons From Mikhail Tal’s Games: Attacking Strategies, Tactics, Openings and Brilliant Tactical Combinations

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What you will learn

Be able to play more creative fun and effective attacking style chess - entertaining, spectacular, dramatic, and combinational style of play in particular :)

Be able to see why Tal is thought to have given more joy to the Chess World than all the dry technicians combined

Be able to understand many of Mikhail Tal's tactics and combinations and demystify some of the magic Tal was known for

Be able to improve one games tactically and positionally

Be able to pick up a lot of useful opening theory and systems still popular today - e.g. English symmetrical with early d5 plan for a reverse Maroczy bind

Be able to play the King's Indian Defence with key Mikhail Tal model games

Be able to play the Modern Benoni Defence with key Mikhail Tal model games

Be able to play the fun "Scotch Four Knights variation" of 1.e4 with key Mikhail Tal model games

Be able to understand the power of default attacking Queen moves like Qc2 (even from 1.d4 opening) or Qc7 as black which hit King soft spots immediately

Be able to become more acutely aware of opportunies based on King soft spots and two parallel "diagonals of death" leading to h7/h2 and h2/f2 squares

Be able to understand how Kingscrusher felt creating this course was like an aesthetic experience akin to going on hot dates with a beautiful woman :)

Be able to unsderstand more than Tal was not just a tactician but also a magician making his games not only instructive but also entertaining

Be able to take a deeper attacking perspective on principles such as central control - seeing implications for King x-raying

Be able to see evidence that the majority of Tal's sacrifices were completely sound and the more unsound ones could be called "speculative"

Be able to see evidence that sometimes Tal's sacrifices are completely unsound but win anyway!

Be able to see how tactics and combinations are set up as well as seeing lots of key tactical variations behind the scenes

Be able to more easily get the kind of attacking positions where forced mates will arise from

Be able to "promote" King x-rays into major attacking opportunities more easily from Tal's examples

Be able to make use of Tal's pet move on the 6th turn Bg5 with more confidence against the Sicilian Najdorf

Be able to explore systematically in chronological order an amazing treasure trove of Tal's games

Be able to appreciate more one of the greatest chess artists the chess world has ever seen

Be able to appreciate games as though they were like Shakespearean plays with dramatic conclusions at the end

Be able to appreciate seemingly unbelievable games let alone the key variations behind the scenes of unseen brilliancy

Be able to appreciate that World champion Mikhail Tal even 20 years later and with health issues can be in the top 10 players officially in the World

Be able to play even the English opening with 1.c4 and still get a crushing King Attack wherever the King castles :)

Be able to emulate Mikhail Tal more in positions which Tal excelled in

Be able to similarities of playing style between Paul Morphy, Alexander Alekhine and Mikhail Tal more clearly

Be able to create such complexity that normal calculating of variations becomes impossible making opponents nervous, mistake-prone, and losing

Be able to see that almost up until his death he remained in the chess ratings top 10-20 players of the world

Be able to see great game examples from arguably one of the greatest attacking players the world of chess has ever seen

Be able to see more clearly how complications on the chess baord can result in problems very difficult to solve by opponents in the time limit

Be able to play more easily exciting sacrifices that would induce spectator noise and excitement more than many other ways of playing

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What you will learn

Be able to play more creative fun and effective attacking style chess - entertaining, spectacular, dramatic, and combinational style of play in particular :)

Be able to see why Tal is thought to have given more joy to the Chess World than all the dry technicians combined

Be able to understand many of Mikhail Tal's tactics and combinations and demystify some of the magic Tal was known for

Be able to improve one games tactically and positionally

Be able to pick up a lot of useful opening theory and systems still popular today - e.g. English symmetrical with early d5 plan for a reverse Maroczy bind

Be able to play the King's Indian Defence with key Mikhail Tal model games

Be able to play the Modern Benoni Defence with key Mikhail Tal model games

Be able to play the fun "Scotch Four Knights variation" of 1.e4 with key Mikhail Tal model games

Be able to understand the power of default attacking Queen moves like Qc2 (even from 1.d4 opening) or Qc7 as black which hit King soft spots immediately

Be able to become more acutely aware of opportunies based on King soft spots and two parallel "diagonals of death" leading to h7/h2 and h2/f2 squares

Be able to understand how Kingscrusher felt creating this course was like an aesthetic experience akin to going on hot dates with a beautiful woman :)

Be able to unsderstand more than Tal was not just a tactician but also a magician making his games not only instructive but also entertaining

Be able to take a deeper attacking perspective on principles such as central control - seeing implications for King x-raying

Be able to see evidence that the majority of Tal's sacrifices were completely sound and the more unsound ones could be called "speculative"

Be able to see evidence that sometimes Tal's sacrifices are completely unsound but win anyway!

Be able to see how tactics and combinations are set up as well as seeing lots of key tactical variations behind the scenes

Be able to more easily get the kind of attacking positions where forced mates will arise from

Be able to "promote" King x-rays into major attacking opportunities more easily from Tal's examples

Be able to make use of Tal's pet move on the 6th turn Bg5 with more confidence against the Sicilian Najdorf

Be able to explore systematically in chronological order an amazing treasure trove of Tal's games

Be able to appreciate more one of the greatest chess artists the chess world has ever seen

Be able to appreciate games as though they were like Shakespearean plays with dramatic conclusions at the end

Be able to appreciate seemingly unbelievable games let alone the key variations behind the scenes of unseen brilliancy

Be able to appreciate that World champion Mikhail Tal even 20 years later and with health issues can be in the top 10 players officially in the World

Be able to play even the English opening with 1.c4 and still get a crushing King Attack wherever the King castles :)

Be able to emulate Mikhail Tal more in positions which Tal excelled in

Be able to similarities of playing style between Paul Morphy, Alexander Alekhine and Mikhail Tal more clearly

Be able to create such complexity that normal calculating of variations becomes impossible making opponents nervous, mistake-prone, and losing

Be able to see that almost up until his death he remained in the chess ratings top 10-20 players of the world

Be able to see great game examples from arguably one of the greatest attacking players the world of chess has ever seen

Be able to see more clearly how complications on the chess baord can result in problems very difficult to solve by opponents in the time limit

Be able to play more easily exciting sacrifices that would induce spectator noise and excitement more than many other ways of playing

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