ChessBase Newsletter January 2018 #2

[#2 January/2018](#) ChessBase Newsletter // Dear Chess Friends! Can you reasonably continue playing a tournament game if you’ve hung a piece? Imagine you’ve only got a pawn for it, and no other compensation whatsoever - is that allowed? Well, there are certainly borderline cases. Magnus Carlsen kept at it despite a (in his own words) “crude” blunder this week in Wijk aan Zee against Gawain Jones! In the following position, the World Champion played 17. g4??? and after 17... f4 a whole piece was gone! Some of us would have given up here, but Carlsen kept on playing. Gradually, his piece minority somehow managed to expose Black’s later inaccurate play and even ended up being victorious in the end! You’ll find all the details of the World Champion's radical turnaround with commentary and analysis on the [ChessBase news page]( - don’t miss it! [Magnus Carlsen - Gawain Jones (Wijk aan Zee 2018) - Analysis]( [New: Daniel King’s Powerplay packages]( Daniel King is a grandmaster, author of numerous chess books, successful trainer and probably the world's most popular commentator of major chess events on television, radio and the web. With his "[Powerplay" series]( he now offers a comprehensive 25-DVD training program for all phases of the game, from "[Start right]( right through to "[pawn storms]( and "[practical rook endings](. Get into PowerPlay training now! Or, if you’ve already started the course, complete your PowerPlay collection with our great new package offers in the ChessBase Shop! [Daniel King: Attack package - 6 DVDs for €139.90 instead of €179.40!]( Attack and win! These are probably the most enjoyable parts of chess. Learn everything you need to know about the art of attack from Daniel King: mating patterns, attacking the enemy king, pawn storms, the art of attacking tactics and much more! 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However, correct piece handling is known to be even more demanding than pawn play - and of course, sometimes pieces depend on pawns, such as when it comes to taking control of a particular square. But what do you do when you have gained control of just such a square? How do you take advantage of this new outpost or stronghold? On his new DVD, top trainer Adrian Mikhalchishin will teach you this and much more! One particularly important element covered is the technique of transferring pieces across the board, as this allows for the coordination of different attacks in very effective ways. In addition, you will learn how to create weaknesses and how to coordinate an attack, when pawns are not only helpful for supporting pieces but also powerful tools for breaking open the position. [Order "Pieces, Pawns and Plans" from the shop...]( [read more]( // The bargain of the week is back! Watch out for our latest half-price bargain offers, new every Monday and valid until Sunday evening in the ChessBase Shop! [Rustam Kasimdzhanov: Power of Tactics - A World Champion's Guide for a Club Player]( Most games are decided by three central tactical elements: pins, double attacks and back-rank weaknesses. Kasimdzhanov explains these elements, starting with simple patterns, before progressing toward increasingly complex examples. An extremely important aspect of this is how to recognize the patterns in a practical game - and to then create the conditions for just such a tactical knockout blow! [Order "Power of Tactics" from the shop...]( [read more]( // [Niclas Huschenbeth: Tactic Toolbox - Najdorf]( This DVD takes a look at the most important and common tactical patterns and sacrifices in the Sicilian Najdorf. GM Niclas Huschenbeth first explains the typical tactical motifs for White and Black in several example games and goes on to illustrate the criteria that have to be met for a particular sacrifice to work. The aim of the DVD is to improve your understanding of these tactics and to practice recognizing them in interactive exercises, which is sure to give you a vastly improved grasp of tactics in the Najdorf. [Order "Tactic Toolbox - Najdorf" from the shop...]( [read more]( // You're a subscriber to the ChessBase newsletter. If you no longer want to receive the chessbase newsletter, [click here.]( © 2018 ChessBase Schachprogramme Schachdatenbank Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Registered: Osterbekstr. 90a, 22083 Hamburg Telephone: 040-63 90 60 0 - Fax: 040 630 12 82 Directors: Matthias Wüllenweber and Rainer Woisin HR Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 40336 Value added tax identification number DE 118644875 Local tax office tax number 49/711/00031ChessBase, All rights reserved