Zugzwang - Chess Tactics

 

ZugZwang Chess Resources

A situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect or A situation in a chess game in which a player is forced to make an undesirable or disadvantageous move.

Zugzwang Wikipedia Page 

 Good sized page on this topic with history and examples.

BOOKS (FREE)

Zugzwang - Chess Tactics -9 page PDF )  I Belive this is a chapter from some book.
Chess zugzwang puzzles 1 to 10 -  8 page PDF

ZugZwang Chess Articles 

What is Zugzwang and How Can You Win Chess Games With This Idea - Nice Article (In Depth)
Zugzwang Article - by GM Julio Becerra on Chess.com
Chess Puzzles: The Art of Zugzwang - Article by GM Lubomir Kavalek

Zugzwang in Chess (The Beginner’s Guide) - Chessable Blog Guide (In-Depth)

Zugzwang in Chess: Everything You Need To Know - Article w/ Embedded Video Lesson

Zugzwang: How It Works and Why It Matters in Chess - GM Igor Smirnov

ZugZwang LiChess Studies

Zugzwang Hard and Nice Puzzles - 13 Chapter Interactive Study
Zugzwang.Exercises - 11 Chapter Interactive Study
Paul Morphy zugzwang puzzle variations - 18 Chapter Interactive Study

Game Databases

Collection of 34 Games -  extraordinary examples featuring Zugzwang from Chessgames.com 
Zugzwang Greats !! - 36 Games

Tactics

LiChess ZugZwang Tactics Trainer - 26,262 Puzzles

Zugzang Chess Video Lessons

What is Zugzwang In Chess? 🎓 Beginner Chess Lessons - GM Damian Lemos - 15 Min

What Is "Zugzwang" In Chess? - 5 Min

Chess.com: Endgame Technique; Zugzwang - 4 Min
Chess Endgames: Using Zugzwang!  -8 Min Video (by IM Kostya Kavutskiy)

Saemich vs Nimzovich (1923) - 10 min Video (The Immortal Zugzwang Game)
Alekhine - Nimzowitsch - 11 Min Video (With a Zugzwang Theme) 

Rook vs Pawn Endgame Study - (1928 Reti Endgame Study with Zugzwang)

Most Incredible Zugzwang Of All Time?! - 22Min - IM Danny Rensch

Torre Attack (A46 - A48 D03) - Chess Opening Theory

 

Torre Attack Chess Resources

Wikipedia Page

The Torre Attack is a system opening for white in the Queen’s Pawn Opening, known for its distinctive setup of d4-Nf3-Bg5 within the first three moves, tailored to counter various responses by black.

or the Tartakower Variation in the Queen's Pawn Game (ECO code D03):

or the Torre Attack in the East Indian Defence (ECO code A48):

or the Torre Attack in the Indian Defence (ECO code A47):

BOOKS (Free)

Short & Sweet: Torre Attack - FREE Chessable Course  (30 Trainable Variations) With 72 Min of Video) (Use the movetrainer to practice Opening after learning it)
Beating The Anti- Kings Indians   -  193 page PDF

Torre Attack Chess Articles

Torre Attack – The Ultimate Opening Guide for White & Black  - Chessable Blog Extensive Article

Torre Attack  - Chess pathways Article w/12 min Embedded Video

Become a Lumbeerjack with the Torre Attack!   - Chessbase Article 

Play The Awesome Torre Attack - IM Alberto Chueca 

Torre Attack - ChessDoctrine.com Guide  (Really Nice Guide)

Torre Attack LiChess Studies

Torre Attack Masterclass - 2 Chapters ( Annotated games. A Lasker game and Kasparov Game)

Colle - Torre - London Systems - 17 Chapters ( Nice Study w/ A bunch of Model Games)

The Torre Attack -  8 Chapter Study (Real Well Done.)

torre attack  - 7 Chapter Study

Destroy the Anti-Torre Attack - 5 Chapters

Games Databases

Chessgames.com (View Games Online)

GM Jan Timman Plays the Torre - 11 Games to View
Torre Attack - 572 Games to View

365Chess.com

A46: Queen's pawn game 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 - 182,000 Games
A48: King's Indian, East Indian defence 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6  - 76,000 Games
D03: Torre attack (Tartakower variation) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5  - 6125 Games

Annotated Games

Carlos Torre vs EM. Lasker (Moscow 1925)
Carlos Torre vs Friedrich Saemisch (Moscow 1925)
NM Aaron Kahn (2291) - NM Victor Shen (2265) (2008 US Chess League ((Game 4 on this page))
Arthur Bernard Bisguier - James T. Sherwin (1955)

Torre Attack Chess Video Lessons

U1400: the London, the Colle, and the Torre Attack, with GM Ben Finegold - 52 Min

The Torre Attack - Plans, Structures, Patterns, Variations · Chess Openings - 55 Min - Hanging pawns

Opening Repertoire || Torre Attack - 24 Min - Chess Lessons

Understand the Torre Attack - Setups with ...h7-h6 followed by ...g7-g5 & Rare Systems - 1.5 Hr - GM Papaioannou (Nice Lesson)

Beat the KID and the Grunfeld with the Torre attack! - 22 Min

Opening Repertoire || Torre Attack - 25 Min
The Torre Attack 12 Min

Black vs. Torre Attack

How to crush the Torre Setup -  8 Min - Robert Plunketts Chess lab

Torre Attack Chess Traps

A Trap in the Torre Attack - 5 Min 
Torre Attack - The Wagner Gambit Trap (trap no. 995) - 3 Min

Torre Attack Game Videos (w/analysis)

The Torre Attack Collection  - 6 Video Playlist  - kingscrusher
Torre Attack  - 11 Video Playlist  - Axon Chess Academy (All 11 games are IM Andrew Martin)

Torre Attacking | IM Bartholomew vs. NM Vinesh Ravuri - 33 Min IM Bartholomew

IM Bartholomew vs. Ataraxis (Torre Attack) - 25 Min IM Bartholomew

Chess Stream #63 A Lesson in the Torre Attack - 48 Min GM Simon Williams

Torre attack that will inspire you | Netanya Open 2019 | Arthur Kogan vs Guy Gov 2019 - 4 Min

Torre Attack 1 - 8 Min  (Analysis of a 5 min Blitz Game)
Torre Attack 2 - 10 Min (Analysis of a Corresp. Game)

PGN Game Downloads

TorreAttack.pgn - 1736 Games (U of Pitt Archive)

Ruy Lopez - (C70) Norwegian Defence or Wing Variation (Opening Theory)

Unveiling the Norwegian Defense: Ruy López Wing Variation

Delve into the depths of the Norwegian Defense as we unravel its mysteries and uncover its tactical intricacies. From insightful articles to expert analyses, our archive offers a comprehensive exploration of this aggressive variation.

The Norwegian Defence (also called the Wing Variation ), is an aggressive but time-consuming alternative for Black.

The game follows 3...a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5.

 The goal of the opening is to eliminate the white bishop.

A speculative sacrifice (Nightingale Gambit) is now 6.Bxf7+?!, which drives the black king out, but with accurate play, Black is supposed to be able to consolidate his extra piece.

Ruy Lopez (Wing Variation) Articles

Ruy Lopez - Norwegian Defense - Chess.com Article by IM Jeremy Silman (Article is on the Speculative Sacrifice 6. Bxf7? Nightingale Gambit by White) 

Sverre's Chess Corner Blog - Blog Posts by Norwegian Player Sverre Johnsen (and Author of THE RUY LOPEZ: A GUIDE FOR BLACK) on this Ruy Lopez Variation. (About 10 posts dealing with Different aspects of this Variation) 

Taking Risks in Chess: Ruy Lopez Nightingale Gambit - papa Chess (Pretty Nice Guide on the Nightingale Gambit 6. Bxf7 )

Norwegian Defense - Interesting Stuff -  Article on a guys games with it.

Game Databases

365Chess.com

C70: Ruy Lopez, Taimanov (chase/wing/accelerated counterthrust) variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 -  703 Games

Ruy Lopez Norwegian Defense Video Lessons

Surprise Weapon Against the Ruy Lopez (Norwegian Variation) - 6 Min

Trick The Ruy Lopez with The Norwegian Variation. - 9 Min

Chess Openings: Ruy Lopez - Norwegian Def. - 16 Min

Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon 1 FM Yuriy Krykun - 10 Min

Ruy Lopez (Norwegian): 41% Make This Mistake - 13 Min 

Game Videos w/ Analysis

stockfish's King on E6 in MOVE 7! -Seer vs Stockfish -Ruy Lopez: Moprhy Defense, Nightingale Gambit - 17 Min

Ruy Lopez Norwegian Defense Stockfish14 vs Itself - 7 Min

White Svidler, P.,Black Mamedyarov, S.,Ruy Lopez Opening: Morphy Defense, Caro, Norwegian Variation - 10 Min

Ruy Lopez Opening: Morphy Defense, Caro, Norwegian Variation Event: 81st Tata Steel TOP - 13 Min

White Grandelius, N., Black Moberg, K.,Ruy Lopez Opening: Morphy Defense, Caro, Norwegian Variation - 8 Min

White Edouard, R., Black Tkachiev, V.,Ruy Lopez Opening: Morphy Defense, Caro, Norwegian Variation, - 4 Min

White Karjakin, Sergey,Black Mamedyarov, S.,Ruy Lopez Opening: Morphy Defense, Caro, Norwegian Vari - 10 Min

Bishop's Bounty Ruy Lopez (Spanish) Main Page

Chess Pattern Recognition - Tactics

 Pattern Recognition Resources

BOOKS (Free)

Basic Checkmate Patterns MoveTrainer™ Tactics course by CraftyRaf & IM John Bartholomew - FREE Chessable Course

🕒 Lesson 1: Anastasia's mate, Greco's mate, Arabian mate, Hook mate,Vuković's mate, and Smothered mate
🕒 Lesson 2: Suffocation mate, Corner mate, Morphy's mate, Pillsbury's mate, Lolli's mate and Opera/Mayet's mate
🕒 Lesson 3: Damiano’s mate, Max Lange’s mate, Damiano’s Bishop mate, Dovetail / Cozio’s mate, Swallow’s tail / Gueridon mate, and David & Goliath / pawn mate
🕒 Lesson 4: Boden's mate, Balestra mate, Double knights and double bishops mate, Blackburne's mate, and the blind swine mate.
🕒 Lesson 5: Epaulette mate, Back rank mate, Lawnmower mate, Triangle mate, Killbox mate, Fool's mate, Scholar's mate and Legal's mate. 

(This is a pretty simple course you Can do in about 10-15 Mins. Use the MoveTrainer to Practice all of these problems a couple times a day until they become second nature)

(Really Cant beat this if you want to learn a bunch of these patterns. Can use there Movetrainer to practice all of these patterns)

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Articles on Chess Patterns

Articles on Chess.com by GM Gregory Serper 
 (This is a nice set of Articles of patterns you see in games)
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know Part One 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know. Part Two. 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know. Part Three. 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know. Part Four. 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know. Part Five. 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : That vulnerable f7 pawn...
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : Pin, unpin...
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : The Dangerous Diagonal
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : The Dangerous h-file Part 1 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : The Dangerous h-file Part 2 

Kenilworth Chess Club Mating Patterns 1 - Mate with Bishop & Rook 

The Complete Checkmate Patterns List (with examples) - GM Avetik 
(37 Checkmating Patterns w/ explination and Example)

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LiChess Studies 
(Some Really Nice Studies Here to Learn Each Pattern)

Mating Patterns - 27 Chapter Interactive Study (Well Done)

Some Mating Patterns - 15 Chapter Interactive Study 

Anderson Mate Patterns - with Different pieces (15 Chapter)

Blackburn, Anderssen, Lolli  Mates - 27 Chapter Interactive Study

Checkmate Patterns Named - 50 Chapter Interactive Study (Most all Patterns Here!)

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Chess Videos on Pattern Recognition 

 (Mating patterns, Tactical Patterns, Strategic Patterns and Endgame Patterns) 

  Pattern Recognition #1 -41 Min

@1:23 Mate pattern #1 - Anastasia mate @6:30 Mate pattern #2 - Boden's mate @10.28 Mate pattern #3 - Blackburne's mate (called Stefansson mate in the video) @13:32 Tactical pattern #1 - Undefended bishop on b7 in hedgehog type positions @20:53 Strategic pattern #1 - Gligoric's pawn sacrifice @33:33 Technical pattern #1 - Self pushing rook + two pawns @36:06 Technical pattern #2 - Queen ending, pushing and defending against checks

Pattern recognition #2 - 37 Min

@1:25 Mate pattern #4 - Anand's mate: Qf3 + h-file battery @8:45 Mate pattern #5 - Bacrot's mate: Qf7 + check on h-file @14:04 Mate pattern #6 - Stellwagen mate: Ba7-g1 diagonal,pawn g4, Qh3 mates Kg2 @19:18 Mate pattern #7 - Arabic mate (Kramnik mate in video) Rg8 or h7 with Nf6 mates Kh8 Endgame pattern #1 - Philidor positon plus thoughts on f- and g- pawns in R+p vs R

Pattern Recognition #3 - 34 Min

Exercises from previous videos @3:46 Strategical pattern #2 - Anand's King @20:20 Tactical pattern #2 - Loman's move @27:43 Tactical pattern #3 - Knight on the rim

Pattern Recognition #4 - 34 Min

Tests from earlier PR videos @6:48 Tacitcal pattern #4 - Petrosian's move @17:52 Tactical pattern #5 - Protecting b2 @23:28 Mate pattern #8 - The Karpov choke

Pattern Recognition #5 - 36 Min

1. Exercises from previous PR's 2. @11:33 Shutting down Spassky 3. @25:36 Engels' Superpawn

Pattern Recognition #6 - Wrong rook pawn - 47 Min

Pattern Recognition #7 - The Timman Fork - 13 Min

Pattern Recognition #8 - The King Move Miss - 18 Min

Pattern Recognition #9 - Knight Perpetuals - 21 Min

               LIchess Study games  - Game Examples from thisVideo

Pattern Recognition #10 - Knight defending the King - 9 Min

The Entombed Bishop | Chess Pattern Recognition #11 - 25 Min

Legal's Mate and Trap | Chess Pattern Recognition #12 - 19 Min

The Shankland draw - Chess Pattern Recognition #13 - 21 Min

                    Game With This Pattern - 14 Min

                    Another Video of This Pattern - 16 Min