Chess Tactics to Trap the Uncastled king 👑 with IM Valeri Lilov! – [Free Training]

January 27, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In chess, as in warfare, how quickly you mobilize your forces can be the deciding factor between a blitzkrieg victory and a humiliating surrender. To trap the uncastled king requires attacking verve, a sense of urgency and a fine grasp of tactics – all qualities that IM Valeri Lilov explains step-by-step in this week’s iChess Webinar.

So, how can you trap the uncastled king before your opponent gets organized and scuttles away to safety?

In this webinar, IM Valeri Lilov sets out some key conditions for a central king hunt that you can watch out for in your own games, using three classic attacking games as his examples!

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