Mastering Pattern Recognition in the Opening

Pattern recognition is an important tool in modern chess as it helps you better understand the characteristic features of a position. Especially when your opponent has surprised you in the opening, it is helpful to trust general principles. This video series explains ten central elements of the opening to help you improve your play in this phase of the game. These topics have been covered repeatedly in the chess literature, but here you are actively involved! After a theoretical section with ten examples, there is a test with 50 instructive examples and a series of questions and tasks. These tasks contain tactical and positional motifs. In addition, there are 50+ examples in a separate database and a new feature in the Fritz app that allows you to play out positions. Careful study of this series will further deepen your understanding of chess and help you get through the opening phase without having to learn large amounts of long theoretical variations.