A planning test (Botvinnik-Kan)

White to play and win 

[Event "URS-ch11 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1939.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Botvinnik, M."]
[Black "Kan, Ilia Abramovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[Annotator "bishops: bad bishop?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r2k1/5pp1/bp3q1p/2pBpP2/2P1P3/P6P/2Q3P1/5RK1 b - - 0 26"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1939.04.16"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]

{[#]} 26... Bc8 {[#] The Bd5 is not bad - rather, it is the Bc8 that has no
scope. But how does White make progress?} 1-0

Petroff Defence

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Petroff Defence: PDF booklet and PGN file added to secret openings booklet list -- comments invited, may get updated soon.

New openings booklets and PGN files

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Playing against unorthodox openings as Black (English, Reti, Bird's, Grob)

  • PGN chapter included in file on Swiss Defence 
  • PDF as a separate booklet

All linked from the secret file emailed to the U14s

 

DJCA U18 Training 2021 PGN games

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[Event "DJCA U18 Training Tournament"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/TixicLep"]
[Date "2021.02.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PeNgXiAo_ZhU"]
[Black "Abusuhayl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "1639"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[Annotator "Regis,Dave"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+5"]
[WhiteClock "0:11:08"]
[BlackClock "0:13:05"]

{White got a big advantage out of the opening, but stubborn defence by Black
held the line somehow, and then White was bullied into defending a worse

Why is chess hard?

       

Lots of reasons, I expect, but here's one: you know you need to be careful, and spot what your opponent is threatening, but your next move might create a new threat that wasn't there before you moved!

1. When you move a piece, it attacks/defends new squares, but will also stop attacking/defending some squares.

The Master touch (CCpgn)

       

Some master touches by Capablanca:

Move 8: Avoid isolated pawn

Move 18: develop before attacking

Move 20: look at every capture!

Move 29: keep control instead of grabbing a pawn and losing the d-file

Move 32: swap pieces when you are ahead

 

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