Tarrasch Method: Planning
- Tarrasch's Method: Planning
Siegbert Tarrasch was a German chess grandmaster. Tarrasch is considered to have been among the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th and early 20th century.
In this blog we will look at some extraordinary games where Tarrasch though out a thorough plan and executed it with precision.
Example 1:
In this game Tarrasch almost gives a lesson to his opponent on how to plan and play the Rook endgame. This Rook ending is very instructive and useful to know in how to use a Rook and passed pawn.
Aspects:
- Active Rook
- King in the Center
- Limiting Opponent's Play
Example 2:
In this game Tarrasch shows instructively how a simple mistake early in the game can be used in a long term plan.
Aspects:
- Planning
- Weaknesses
- Open Files
- Attack
Example 3:
Here Tarrasch incorporates prophylactically thinking into his planning to squeeze the opponent's position. When the opponent's runs out of good moves Tarrasch takes advantage of his opponent's bad moves.
Aspects:
- Prophylactically Thinking
- Attack
- Weak squares
Example 4:
Finally we see one game of two very strong grandmasters. Here the cause of Tarrasch's win is due to his opponent making somewhat dubious moves and then finally a positional mistake. Here the cost of a tempi makes all the difference.
Aspects:
- Bishop Pair
- Attack
- Tempi
- Pawn Sacrifice
