Odessky: Winning Quickly with 1.b3 and 1...b6 CT Vachier-Lagrave (2686)
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Vachier-Lagrave (2686)
It is also valuable for players aiming to improve their opening preparation and middle-game strategy
The key to each pattern is the status of the squares surrounding the king: which ones are obstructed
from amateurs to grandmasters
Solve positional play puzzles
Odessky: Winning Quickly with 1.b3 and 1...b6 CT Vachier-Lagrave (2686)Odessky's Sparkling Lines and Deadly Traps I left chess in 2012. I didnt touch it for several years. Then I decided to test my strength in Internet blitz. I started from scratch. The board floated before my eyes and my knee twitched. Less than two months later, I crossed the grandmaster rating mark. My opponents, among them lots of big name players, played chess better than me. Surprisingly, though, I knew more. On a small island of chess theory, onto