Masterclass #03

Discover the secrets of chess strategy with this new, 9½ hour course from GM Damian Lemos!

With insightful analysis of 15 carefully selected games, GM Lemos explains what to do at the board to properly plan and create well-constructed, winning positions.

Every aspect of strategic play is studied, showing you how to effectively mobilize your forces while working to restrict and create weaknesses for your opponents.

Confidently evaluate a position, create the right plan and find the right moves – even in games where the best plan isn’t always easy to see.

Find the winning moves in any type of position with the Chess Strategy Masterclass!

Chapter Summary:

1. Capitalizing on weak squares: Seirawan-Short
2. Winning a ‘won’ position: Capablanca-Chajes
3. Strategic piece sacrifice: Vajda-Fridman
4. Playing against hanging pawns: Gurevich-Dolmatov
5. Good and bad minor pieces: Khalifman-Adams
6. Navigating cramped positions: Soln-Wahls
7. Creating piece harmony: Krasenkow-Sakaev
8. Key files and diagonals: Rozentalis-Georgiadis
9. Creating fixed targets: Polugaevsky-Mecking
10. Holes in the enemy camp: Yates-Nimzowitsch
11. Converting space advantages: Karpov-Unzicker
12. Effective piece activity: Marshall-Capablanca
13. Infiltrating weaknesses: Adams-Lemos
14. Opposite colored Bishops: Kramnik-Svidler
15. Poor piece placement: Langeweg-Petrosian