chapter II - play in the centre
1 • Zher0 •- The Benefits of controlling the center
- The better center pawn
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Files and diagonals in the attack on the castled king
13 • Zher0 •- The role of the files in the attack of the castled king
- The Attack along the h-file
- a complex sacrificial combination
- Doubling heavy pieces on the h-file
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Sham Sacrifices
6 • Zher0 •- Active and passive sacrifices
- 3 groups of sham sacrifices
- Positional sacrifice
- Positional sacrifice II
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Defending against the attack on the castled King
6 • Zher0 •- Defence by over-protection
- Defence by blockade
- Defence by elimination
- The King's Self-Defence
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De La Villa: Rooks
3 • Zher0 •- Kings do not Push. Just counting Pos 5.1
- Kings do not Push. Just counting Pos 5.1a (Black to move)
- Kings push ... a bit
- Defending king on the 3rd rank cut off along a rank
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The pawns in the attack on the castled King
4 • Zher0 •- The Pawn centre
- The Flexible centre
- The Bayonet attack
- Another Bayonet attack
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The Classic Bishop Sacrifice
4 • Zher0 •- The blow
- a rather natural position
- ... Kg8 is critical if the knight can reach f6
- ... Kg8 is critical if the diagonal is open
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Rook endgames
2 • Zher0 •- R vs lone pawn
- R vs lone pawn II
- The lucena position
- philidor with a passive rook
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Knights in Endgames
2 • Zher0 •- Knights hate Rook pawns
- Knights hate Rook pawns II
- Knights hate Rook pawns III
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Fianchettoed and queenside castling positions
3 • Zher0 •- Take out the Bishop
- Take out the Pawns in front of the Bishop
- Sacrificing the Knight on f5
- Remove the Bishop
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Pieces in the attack of the castled king
3 • Zher0 •- Queen sacrifice
- Brilliant Queen sacrifice
- Another Queen sac
- Heavy pieces in the attack
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The attack against the uncastled King
4 • Zher0 •- uncastled king attack along the e-file
- opening the e-file
- make e2 the focal point
- play against a piece protecting the king
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