New: Karsten Müller: How to attack - principles of training

ChessBase ShopFebruary 6, 20231 min read

Most players prefer to attack rather than defend. But what is the correct way to do it? GM Dr. Karsten Müller has compiled many rules and motifs to guide you, along with sharpening your intuition for the exceptions. An extraordinary Fritztrainer by the endgame pro, this time dedicated to his real player type standard model - The attacking activist! Topics include: “All pieces in the attack”; “The attacker does not exchange attacking potential”; “Opening of attacking routes”; “Typical attacking motifs” (such as the Greek-gift and the back rank mate) and “Bishops of opposite colours favour the attacker”. Photo: ChessBase

How to attack - principles of training with Karsten Müller

Amongst other things, Müller uses games by the 8th World Champion Mikhail Tal to demonstrate how these attacks are mounted and concluded - high risk with big reward! Of course, attacks in the endgame are not neglected, and round off this fascinating production.

Finally, it’s your turn: the author has selected 20 typical attacking positions for youto solve. Show the author how to attack!

• Video running time: 6 hours 50 minutes (English)

• With interactive training including video feedback

• Extra: Database with 20 exercises

Sample Video

System requirements

Minimum:

PC Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Windows 8.1, DirectX11 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet connection for program activation.

Recommended:

PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11 graphic card with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet connection for program activation.

MacOSX

Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10

About Karsten Muller

Born 1970, has a world-wide reputation as one of the greatest endgame experts. He has, together with Frank Lamprecht written a book on the subject: “Basics of chess endgames” in addition to other contributions such as his column on the website ChessCafe as well as in ChessBase Magazine. M.’s ChessBase-DVDs about endgames in Fritztrainer-Format are bestsellers. The PhD in mathematics lives in Hamburg, where he has also been hunting down points for the HSK in the Bundesliga for many years.

New: Karsten Müller: How to attack - principles of training