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CHESS PSYCHOLOGY: THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE 3
GM Vladimir Kramnik: Know yourself first and your opponent, and you will conquer many battles.
28/May 2024/ It’s clear that World Champion Kramnik possesses great confidence when playing with the white pieces. The key to victory lies in the preparation and analysis of an opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. Developing a study method or system is essential for mastering chess opening theories.
The 2nd featured game: World Champion Garry Kasparov was always skilled with both white and black pieces. However, in my view, his black repertoire, including the King’s Indian and Sicilian Najdorf, was particularly formidable during his era and made a significant contribution to the game.
CHESS BLOG No.113 Date: 28 MAY 2024
1st Game : Check diagram below (GAME VIEWER 1)
GM Anish Giri played smoothly, countered black's offense at the kingside then took advantage of inaccurate moves of black's defense. followed with lethal combination. Wonderful game.
2nd Game: Check diagram below (GAME VIEWER 2)
GM Vladimir Kramnik is always spectacular when he plays the Bayonet Attack. His style play is very entertaining, structured and classy. But coffee first...enjoy...
At the 23rd Dortmund SuperGM in 1995, World Champion Vladimir Kramnik displayed superb confidence in handling the white pieces.
GAME VIEWER 1
The 1990 Linares tournament, the 8th edition, featured World Champion Garry Kasparov who consistently handled the white pieces with excellent skill and confidence.
GAME VIEWER 2
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