Improve your Pieces | Strategy Session with Jonathan Schrantz

May 20, 2016 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Jonathan Schrantz works your skills in this session dealing with piece placement. Find the ideal square on which the Knight should reside. Where should the Bishop go to claim a key diagonal?

2016.05.17
Rafael Vaganian vs Vladimir Akopian, Groningen,FIDE WCH k.o NED (1997)
Unknown Game: C19 French, Winawer, advance, positional main line
Netherlands Submission: B09 Pirc, Austrian attack, dragon formation

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