Newsletter from Say Chess - book update and more - Issue #3
Martin B. Justesen
Hi!
I have made some progress on my next book. I changed my mind and the book will be focused 100% on the first 5-10 moves of the game. It has amazed me how many different tactics that can arise within these first moves of the game and I find it is a good visualization exercise to try to solve these puzzles. You can try this line:
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bg5 h6
White to move(solution at the end of the newsletter)
Besides the content for the book, I have also made a suggestion for a cover. My idea is to show the mental picture I sometimes get when trying to solve these puzzles. Not seeing the squares but getting an idea of the connectedness of the pieces.
What do you think? https://t.co/e51I6qTSFV
I hope you like it! I will send out the book for free when I’m done to you and the others signed up for this newsletter before publication on Amazon. If you want to help spread the word please share the link to this newsletter :-)
For the first year after publication, I have also decided to donate 10% of the potential profit from the book to Lichess since I use the site daily and to gather material for the book. And since they provide an excellent free site it makes sense to give something back. If you have any questions or feedback reach out to me at saychess1@gmail.com
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In other news, I also want to share a great article from a newsletter by Nate Solon, who is a data scientist I follow on Twitter:
Tactics, Fast and Slow - Zwischenzug
Consider this position: If you’re an experienced chess player, you probably saw Nf6+ immediately without any conscious effort or awareness of how your mind was producing the move. It’s almost like it plays itself. But what about this position? Most likely, your subconscious mind springs into action again and suggests 1. Qf6, threatening a typical mating pattern with the queen and rook. But you quickly notice that Black will parry the threat with Qg7. Okay no problem, with Black’s queen distracted you dart to the back rank with 2. Qd8, threatening the bishop. Black has to guard it with Qf8. Now 3. Qf6 would only lead to a repetition of moves, so you need a new idea. Maybe you hit upon 3. Bc6, increasing the pressure on the bishop, with the clever point of 3…Bxc6 4. Rh8+ Kxh8 5. Qxf8+ bagging the queen (another typical pattern). But Black isn’t forced to take the bishop: they can calmly defend with 3…Re7, when there is no obvious way forward. It seems that all of White’s pieces are working as hard as they can, but there’s no breakthrough. Hmm…
Finally, also check out this first video in a new rapid speedrun series I have started on YouTube:
Rapid Speedrun - Game 1 (1400) - Putting pressure on d4 in the French Advance
Blog: www.saychessblog.comNewsletter:https://www.getrevue.co/profile/saychess1Hi! This is the first episode in climbing the rapid ladder on Lichess on my ne…
Solution: Nb5! hitting the weak point d6. Black can’t take on g5 due to Nxd6+
Have a nice weekend!
Best,
Martin
Out of 504 games with this position on Lichess only 74 times Nb5 has been played
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