Ep. 69: Passed Pawns, Piece Sacrifices, & More (Game Analysis #5)

The Chess Angle · May 14, 2023 · 50m

We cover:

Touch move

Trapped pieces

Does playing through Master games really help?

Is a knight on the rim always dim?

Should you move the same piece twice?

Speculative vs. combinational sacrifices

"Shuffling" moves

Initiative vs. development

Referenced:

Winning Chess Tactics (Amazon)

Introduction to Tactics (chess.com)

Step Up In Tactics (chess.com)

Game Analyzed:

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Nbd7 8. Nc3 e6 9. h3 Be7 10. b4 O-O 11. Be2 b5 12. Nf3 a6 13. O-O Ra7 14. Ra2 Rfa8 15. Rfa1 h6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd7 18. Bg3 Bd8 19. Bd6 Nf6 20. Ra3 Ne4 21…