In Chess, all knowledge is valid, although we are not always able to use it immediately. In this position, I managed to use a theme often seen in tactics books, but I don't remember being able to use it before. Can you find it?
In the book "GM Preparation: Attack & Defence", GM Jacob Aagard cites a very simple but useful concept to keep in mind: The kill zone. The idea is simple: Control as many squares as possible near the opponent's king in attacking positions. How would you play with white?
The Women's Chess World Cup between Chinese GMs Lei Tingjie and Ju Wenjun kicked off on Wednesday. I took a position from one of the games (the match is 1 to 1), and my question is: What do you think about the position of white and black? Which side would you like to play?