Master the Geometry of Chess Tactics

Dear Chess Friends!

This Sunday, we're diving into one of the most elegant tactical ideas in chess. Once you learn to spot it, you’ll start seeing opportunities everywhere on the board.
It’s the idea of crossing lines — verticals, horizontals, and diagonals intersecting to create tactical pressure. While we all know forks, pins, discovered attacks, and mating nets, few players truly understand how these motifs emerge from simple line control.

In this workshop, I will walk you through some of the most powerful tactical setups that happen when your pieces work across multiple lines. You’ll see how queens, rooks, bishops, and even knights become lethal once placed at the right crossing point. You’ll learn not only to recognize the classic pins and forks, but also how to coordinate your pieces to create them — turning potential into pressure, and pressure into wins.

🗓 Date: 12/21
⏰ Time: 11 a.m. EST, 4 p.m. UK time, 5 p.m. CET

In this session, you’ll learn:

• Recognize tactical targets sitting on crossing lines
• Set up discovered attacks and forks with queen, rook, bishop or knight
• Use line control for deadly checkmate patterns
• Think like a master: see the board as a web of tactical potential

Why should you attend?​
This workshop is a must if you’re looking to sharpen your tactics, win more material, and develop the board awareness that separates intermediate players from confident attackers.

Register now and receive the Zoom-link before the event! Your participation is absolutely free, you just need to register here: https://chesslance.com/masterclass/

See you at the workshop,
FM Viktor Neustroev