Harmony is the key

by ChessBase
12/26/2024 – Whether your position is good or bad often depends on how well your pieces work together. If your own forces harmonise, this can even compensate for a material disadvantage or even more. However, the topic ‘Coordination of the pieces’ is often neglected in the literature. In his video article for the new ChessBase Magazine #223, GM Jan Markos uses three sample games to demonstrate the importance of piece coordination and how to improve it. In addition to the video, he offers a small collection of training exercises. You can now view the complete article as a free sample in ‘ChessBase Books’ format directly in your web browser!

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The coordination of the pieces is a topic that is often neglected in the literature. Perhaps this is because other strategic topics, such as the treatment of certain pawn structures, are more concrete and therefore easier to present. On the other hand, it is clear that the coordination of the pieces must be an important factor in chess - because if your own pieces work well together, they are strong, if they do not ...

With his contribution, Jan Markos offers you the opportunity to improve your understanding of the coordination of the pieces by means of three sample games. The first example is a game between the American GM Mishra Abhimanyu (2627) and FM Harshi Parwa (2132) from the first round of the 2024 World Junior Championship. The Elo favourite in this match lost the game because he clearly didn't pay enough attention to coordination when evaluating the position. 

In the following position, which was still very promising for White, Mishra went for material with ...

... 14.Bg6+ Ke7 15.Bxh7 - but after 15...Nc6 16.Ng6+ Kd7 17.Nxh8 Nxd4 18.Qd1 Qh8 19.Bg6 Ba6 it turns out that Black is so well coordinated 

... that he can even afford a king in the centre! - In addition to the video, Jan Markos provides you with a small collection of training exercises. 

Highlights of ChessBase Magazine #223

From the World Chess Championship 2024 to Oliver Reeh's ‘Olympic Combinations’ and Dorian Rogzenco's ‘The Fortress’ to ‘Fundamental Endgame Knowledge’ with Dr Karsten Mueller:

Over 6 hours of video playing time with Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Daniel King, Jan Markos, Karsten Müller, Oliver Reeh, Robert Ris and Dorian Rogozenco! 

World Chess Championship 2024: All games with analyses by Giri, Howell, Shankland, So and others - ‘World Championship Special’: Dorian Rogozenco sheds light on the decisive moments of the match in his video analysis - ‘All in One’: A wing gambit against Sicilian and French! - ‘Show your inner Gukesh!’: Replay the victory of the new world champion against Fedoseev from the 2024 Chess Olympiad move by move with Robert Ris!- ‘Olympic Combinations’: Oliver Reeh's tactics column with 40 games and four interactive videos - ‘Black's Leverage on the Kingside’: In the French Steinitz Variation Christian Braun plays 7...h6!? and 8...g5 and much more.

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