How to Exchange Pieces Properly?
Dear Chess Friends!
I believe every chess player faced with a choice – to exchange or not to exchange pieces. How to recognize that it’s time to trade pieces or that this exchange is in your favor? Yes, it’s very often when a proper calculation can tell us the answer. But what if the position is calm and it’s quite difficult to understand and predict the consequences of a certain exchange?
This is what I’m going to tell you about on my next 51st webinar - “The Exchanging Problem”.
What are we going to cover on the webinar?
In the opening or even in the middlegame the consequences of a wrong exchange can be compensated by the activity of your other pieces. However, in the endgame a wrong exchange can cost you a game! Moreover, it’s very common when an obvious exchange doesn’t meet the requirements of the position, while a paradoxical exchange is the only way to win in the game.
For example, a simplifying exchange sometimes is the best way to convert your material or positional advantage. That’s why the result of the game mainly depends on the ability of a player to exchange pieces properly.
I’m going to illustrate everything by the examples of games played by top grandmasters and, of course, explain the ideas behind their moves:
- Ernest Klein – Jose-Raul Capablanca
- Bobby Fischer – Tigran Petrosian
- Salo Flohr - Rudolf Spielmann
- Laszlo Szabo – Bobby Fischer
- Mikhail Botvinnik – Ratmir Kholmov
Come to the webinar, improve your ability to play positionally and define when and which piece to exchange!
The webinar starts on Sunday (4th of October) at 10 a.m. (EDT), 2 p.m. (GMT), 5 p.m. (Moscow time). This webinar is free.
Please, register for the webinar with this link:
https://tricksofchess.clickmeeting.com/webinar-51-the-exchanging-problem/register
Please, don’t forget to register in advance and reserve your spot in case of high number of attendees.
See you on the webinar!
FM Victor Neustroev
