How to develop a strong attack? | Learn from Mikhail Tal

💡 Study the complete course “The Initiative Masterclass”. Use coupon “init50” and get 50% OFF (till 21 Aug) – href=”https://chess-teacher.net/the-initiative-masterclass/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>https://chess-teacher.net/the-initiative-masterclass/

✅ Chapter-1: Sensing the Moment – https://youtu.be/CaMAB29yqls

This is the fifth chapter “Developing the Attack” from the course “The Initiative Masterclass” by IM Bence Szabo. After you have ‘sensed the moment’ and grabbed the initiative, you will be coordinating your pieces together to attack your opponent.

So here’s the question: how to develop a strong attack? That is exactly what IM Szabo will teach you in this video lesson. You’ll also learn how all these topics connect and how each of them are important for you to win a game. Because you can’t really develop an attack without sensing the moment, without fighting for the initiative, and without keeping up the momentum.  

▬▬▬▬▬▬
► Chapters

00:00 Intro to developing the attack
00:45 Put pressure on your opponent
01:23 Game-1 by Mikhail Tal, a great attacking player
04:55 Tal sacrifices the bishop and keeps the tension 
08:37 Don’t trade queens when you want to attack
13:24 Always look for forcing lines when attacking
15:37 Include all your pieces and pawns in the attack
17:40 Game-2 by Ivan Sokolov
22:00 White grabs the initiative, develops the attack
23:45 Why e4 is a good move?
27:00 How to continue the attack?
28:18 Black’s horrible pieces 
31:24 Bringing the last piece into the attack
32:41 Summary – Tips to takeaway

▬▬▬▬▬▬
📗 Summary

1. Start your action on the side of the board where you are stronger. 
2. When your opponent is behind in development, try to open up the position with a pawn break. 
3. If your opponent’s pieces are passive, you have to act energetically, otherwise you will lose the momentum. 
4. With time pressure approaching, if you are the attacker, try to keep as much tension in the position as possible.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
🤔 Why this course? 👇

Much like in boxing, chess is not about going into a wild fit of attacking blows or covering your head while cowering in a corner.

👉 It’s about CONTROL.
👉 It’s about not letting your opponent breathe for a second…
👉 It’s about making every move build to consistent threats.
👉 It’s less about prophylaxis but more about paralysis.

It’s called taking the initiative where you call the shots and your opponent passively responds to them.

This course is here to teach you exactly that —starting from how to sense the “moment” to trading material for development. The author goes through some of the best games by the most aggressive players in chess history, and dissects them move by move to find out the key factors behind a great initiative.

💡 Study the complete course “The Initiative Masterclass”. Use coupon “init50” and get 50% OFF (till 21 Aug) – https://chess-teacher.net/the-initiative-masterclass/