#GM Attacking the king

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a quick post about Attacking the King. #GM means we will follow GrandMaster Technique. Then all of us will try to apply it in our own game.

ATTACKING THE KING

Let's keep it simple. There are three flavors.

I. Kings castling same side

II. Kings on opposite side

III. Your King stays in the center. You attack fiercely !

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Type I; I lets watch GM Navara, White to Play

You should spend at least 5 minutes on the position.

then compare your thinking and moves selection with what is written below.

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Spoiler Alert

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ok to attack the black king, we mean to bring maximum hit. 🔥🔥🔥

we also have a knight on e5 which is attacked. should we move our knight ? thats' our first intuition. but GM Navara decided to bring another piece into the attack.

and just like Hikaru, we will use arrows. Here's the visual solution

The knight on d2 comes to e4. Ne4! is what White played. This brings more fuel to the attack.

But what if Black takes the knight on e5. Follow the arrow is my simple answer. Indeed Qxe6+ and White has a strong attack.

Now you can replay how the game finished

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II. What if Kings are on the opposite side ?

simply put its a race. Each side usually tries to attack and the first one wins.

The game I will show starts in the SICILIAN NAJDORF

ok so who are the players ? top #GM level

yes Magnus Carlsen attacks with white against Hikaru Nakamura in 2011 !

@magnuscarlsen vs @hikarunakamura over the board, before the chesscom era.

lets see a few moves later

Carlsen is launching his pawns with his last move h2-h4. Next moves he will his king to safety queenside. the exact moves are not so important.

Position after 16 Kb1

and now we will soon the key position, White to Play. Remember, speed is of the essence

WHITE TO PLAY

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and now the visual image of the attack.

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yes g5-g6 is an excellent way to break through. Magnus finished the attack very nicely !

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III. King in the center. We will leave this for another entry