escaque

Attacking patterns

The classic attacking plans, one by one. Each pattern is practised in several positions with different structures, almost all from real games. You do each position twice: following the arrows and, right after, without them.

The Greek gift (Bxh7+)

The Trojan horse of chess: you sacrifice the bishop on h7 and the castle collapses.

0/9 positions

Assault on the castled king

Sacrifices that strip the king bare and the hunt that follows, with Ed. Lasker's immortal.

0/9 positions

Breaking the fianchetto

Against the king behind g6 and a bishop on g7: trade the defending bishop, open the h-file and come in through the dark squares.

0/9 positions

Opposite castling: the avalanche

Each side attacks a wing and whoever arrives first wins: launch the pawns, open a file and don't stop.

0/9 positions

Pawn breaks

The break is not an end: it's the key that opens files and diagonals for your pieces.

0/9 positions