Crossing the Bridge from Positional to Tactical - part 2

Level 16

Level

Intermediate, Advanced

Recommended Rating

1000 -1800

Number of lessons: 7

Topic Purpose

We’ve learned about position and hypermodern chess elements. And we’ve learned about basic and intermediate tactics. This series teaches different techniques to bridge from a positional advantage to a tactical advantage.

Each lesson also includes an endgame study to enable members to outplay opponents and  to win at endgames. 

Learning objectives

• When to block with your queen
• How to use the pawn bypass
• How to use a common pawn sacrifice on c5
• When to sacrifice a pawn on e6
• The to sacrifice the rook on e6 for a bishop
• When to sacrifice the rook on c6 and f6 for a knight
• How  to create the avalanche
• How to use the fish hook
• How to use the colossus
• How to demolish the castle
• How to use the Nievergelt Maneuver
• Hw to use the Bishop-in-the-way
• When to trade queens and when to avoid it
• How to use the runner and the bulldozer
• Live practice
• Get a Fort Bend Chess Club rating