I think its important to study and improve our understanding of chess in various types of games.
This is why I recommend to play various openings and study games from various players, current top games as well as classic games to get exposure to a variety of styles and positions
What is positional chess ? well its not about long calculations, sacrifices and king attacks. Its about increasing the pressure, exploiting weak squares and pawns, coordinating pieces, and manoeuvering.
a concrete example ?
sure
How did White get to win ?
first , Black to play aggressively with h7-h5. White responds with h2-h3, because h5-h4 would be met by g3-g4
ok but how did White apply more pressure, playing "positionally" ?
well taking control of the a file in a locked down center.
17 Ra2 is not about checkmating. Its about playing Rfa1 to double rooks.
its about later on accessing the c4 square with a knight.
Black is passive and defending.
finally, how do we convert ? next position
Qa7 is played. White wants to go into the endgame. the knight on b5 will target the d6 pawns. Does Black has counterplay and can Black target white pawns ? the answer is no.
White's play was an example of strong positional play and domination
now you can replay the whole game using the play button, or replay moves at your leisure.
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So here we go, this was a textbook example how to play positional chess by a grandmaster with White against another GM with black. the opening is a Philidor opening by Black.
of course Magnus Carlsen is one of the best to apply presssure and win from seemingly equal positions. or very small advantage he is increasing move after move, especially in endgames.
would you like to see a recent example from Magnus games ?
this is how Magnus Carlsen won against Pragganandha, a young indian GM already in top 20 in the World.
I think its important to study and improve our understanding of chess in various types of games.
This is why I recommend to play various openings and study games from various players, current top games as well as classic games to get exposure to a variety of styles and positions
What is positional chess ? well its not about long calculations, sacrifices and king attacks. Its about increasing the pressure, exploiting weak squares and pawns, coordinating pieces, and manoeuvering.
a concrete example ?
sure
How did White get to win ?
first , Black to play aggressively with h7-h5. White responds with h2-h3, because h5-h4 would be met by g3-g4
ok but how did White apply more pressure, playing "positionally" ?
well taking control of the a file in a locked down center.
17 Ra2 is not about checkmating. Its about playing Rfa1 to double rooks.
its about later on accessing the c4 square with a knight.
Black is passive and defending.
finally, how do we convert ? next position
Qa7 is played. White wants to go into the endgame. the knight on b5 will target the d6 pawns. Does Black has counterplay and can Black target white pawns ? the answer is no.
White's play was an example of strong positional play and domination
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now you can replay the whole game using the play button, or replay moves at your leisure.
.
So here we go, this was a textbook example how to play positional chess by a grandmaster with White against another GM with black. the opening is a Philidor opening by Black.
of course Magnus Carlsen is one of the best to apply presssure and win from seemingly equal positions. or very small advantage he is increasing move after move, especially in endgames.
would you like to see a recent example from Magnus games ?
this is how Magnus Carlsen won against Pragganandha, a young indian GM already in top 20 in the World.