The Secrets of Chess Geometry by GM Maurice Ashley (MP4)
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OFF - 87%Grandmaster Maurice Ashley makes his Chessable debut with a unique tactics course that will change the way you see the 64 squares.
You won’t just learn about pins, skewers, and forks like your typical tactics course. Rather, you’ll learn how to recognize the basic building blocks of tactics – the geometric relationships between squares and pieces – so that you can spot even the most “hidden” possibilities.
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Step Into the Matrix of Chess Geometry
Emerge a Stronger Tactician
Before you even begin calculating a tactic, you have to spot it first.
But apart from doing thousands of puzzles, can you efficiently train your mind’s eye to spot tactics over the board, in a variety of different positions?
Yes! And the secrets lay in chess geometry.
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley makes his Chessable debut with a unique tactics course that will change the way you see the 64 squares.
You won’t just learn about pins, skewers, and forks like your typical tactics course. Rather, you’ll learn how to recognize the basic building blocks of tactics – the geometric relationships between squares and pieces – so that you can spot even the most “hidden” possibilities.
The world famous chess commentator and author invites you to his “Matrix Board” to show how you can bend time and space of the chess board like a real-life Neo. Here’s just some of what you’ll learn inside:
♜ Master the principles of collinearity and concurrency. GM Ashley explains how these simple geometric principles set up the conditions for tactics – and with a little calculation, you can exploit them in spectacular ways
♜ Use the Novotny Theme to break your opponent’s piece harmony. Tactics abound when your opponent’s pieces lose their coordination – learn how to take scissors to their lines of communication and capitalize
♜ Dominate your opponent’s pieces with the Seven of Nine tactic and other tricks for taking advantage of pieces low on squares
♜ Zig-zag your way to success with clever king and queen maneuvers. The ability of these pieces to move in any direction allows for special tactical possibilities – which can make all the difference in the endgame
And more. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, this course is sure to be an eye opener!
A Grandmaster Presenter Breaks It Down
If these geometric concepts sound too advanced, don’t worry!
If there were a grandmaster title just for presentation skills, GM Ashley would be a “super GM” – if not World Champion. The long-time chess commentator brings the same easy-to-grasp, animated explanations to this course as he does for so many international tournaments and US Championships.
Due to the visional nature of the lessons, GM Ashley’s in-depth video walkthroughs really ingrain the geometric relationships into your mind. And reinforced with over 200 exercises, you’ll internalize these concepts in no time.
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Oktavia (verified owner) –
he gives you basic principles that just works 90% of the situations – it sounded silly to me at first, but then it became a daily prayer
David (verified owner) –
At this level this course covers a sweet spot.
Kaden Arabic (verified owner) –
he would cover all possible silly reactions that could derail my well-thought opening, and how to deal with them
Isaac (verified owner) –
Another problem I faced was during my well-planned opening, sometimes opponent would bring the queen out
Zohar (verified owner) –
I think many of these reviewers forget what it was like to be a beginner, or a casual player.
Charles (verified owner) –
I bought this course with video few weeks ago (thanks to @JRHat for recommending it to me).
Samuel (verified owner) –
I’m still a fairly new adult learner and have looked at all the major courses and finally feel like I have an option that makes sense for my level and available time.
Max (verified owner) –
Some courses handled the opening principles nicely
Joi Hua Ta (verified owner) –
more importantly, when we have to make an exception to the standard plan, a very good explanation of what would happen if we didn’t do it,
Jhony (verified owner) –
keep repeating basic principles annoying number of times (sometimes say it with a beard then later repeat it without the beard 😁)
Kim Jin Un (verified owner) –
For taking all the fun out of my chess games. I never thought anybody would be cruel enough to make winning so easy that chess has become boring.
Anthony (verified owner) –
I’ve only reviewed all the black lines but I am liking the author’s approach of adding exercises after each chapter to make sure you are looking at the positions themselves rather than just routinely memorizing the lines without absorbing the content of his commentary.
Bryan (verified owner) –
Even when one of my opponents didn’t follow theory, which often happens with beginners,
Zane (verified owner) –
I am an expert rated chess player FIDE Rated 2306 who had the privilege to beta-test this wonderful course. I went through some of the chapters of this course namely,