Chaos in the middle game!
Today, I played a game against the Sicilian Defense. My usual approach against the Sicilian is to play the Grand Prix attack, which worked very well for me in a game from my first tournament a couple of weeks ago. In this game, I was gradually losing ground, until the latter part of the middle game where the game became wild and chaotic! Please enjoy!
The overall strategy of the Grand Prix attack is to set up an overwhelming attack on the opponent’s king, especially if they castle kingside. I played very inaccurately in this game, but the series of checkmate threats eventually overwelmed my opponent who made a fatal error. In this game, I also made some calculated risks, effectively pushing an aggressive line knowing that my opponent could call my bluff. This psychological brinksmanship is partly what makes chess so fun at the beginner-intermediate level!
I hope you enjoyed the video, and thanks for watching!
Originally published: https://adventuresofachessnoob.com/2022/01/16/chaos-in-the-middle-game/
