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Shockers!

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Learn from some of the greatest attacking moves you will ever see!

Have you ever been shocked by a move in a game? Have you ever wondered how you can find shocking moves to win a game? Then this is the course for you! In this series, I will present some moments in chess history when one side dropped down a shocking and strong move, and you will have to find their brilliance. Start using shocking moves in your games today!

Here is what you will learn:

Practice calculating difficult combinations!
Flex your chess imagination!
Learn how to find and play shocking moves!

The Two Towers

In the penultimate round of a big money tourn, one 2600 GM shocked the other.

3 Challenges

He played WHAT?

White is down a pawn... but with a huge lead in development.

1 Challenge

Overworked pieces

White has been fighting an uphill battle for most of the game.

1 Challenge

Dangerous Dragon

Black no longer has a dark squared bishop, but even then, the Dragon seems to always have some extra fire to breathe.

2 Challenges

Tricks are for kids

Black has been winning for a long time, but it just goes to show, one can never let their guard down...

1 Challenge

Perpetual?

GM Karjakin has been defending extremely well, but in the end, a lost position is a lost position.

1 Challenge

Time control woes

White has been desperately trying to neutralize Black's initiative for quite some time now, to no avail.

1 Challenge

Paralysis

In this position, GM Ponomariov found a very nice move.

3 Challenges

With tempo

A somewhat strange position has arisen after just 12 moves, but soon the position was clarified.

2 Challenges

Creating Problems

In a very boring looking position that seems it must be inevitably drawn, try to make some problems for your opponent.

4 Challenges

Double attacks

Black has a nice bishop pair, but how to make use of it?

2 Challenges

Smothering

Black seems to have a great initiative, but how to convert it into something tangible?

1 Challenge

One last chance

White has been trying very hard to make counterplay for quite some time, but Black's a-pawn has been too good. However, Black's next to last move before time control was a terrible blunder...

1 Challenge

Making room

GM Alexander Shabalov grabbed clear first with this win over GM Ildar Ibragimov in the 2007 US Championship, which he went on to win.

3 Challenges

Karjakin-Anand, 2006

GM Karjakin had showed extensive opening preparation to get to this position, where everything looks just peachy for White. However, GM Anand, the World Champion at the time, had other plans for him.

3 Challenges