Attack: Course Module Format

Attack: Course Module Format

Please read the background about the course concept, and then practice the concept using the 'Practice Resources' found at the end of this course module page


The Theory

A threat against an opponent's pawn or piece is sometimes defined as being under "Attack".

Or more broadly speaking a player can be on the "Attack" as opposed to being on the "Defence". Which means that his or her pieces are coordinating for an attack against the opponent's king or other weaknesses. Sometimes an attack is referred to as a "Kingside attack" or a "Queenside attack" to indicate the general sector of the board.

Practice resources

Master Collection Games illustrating this Glossary concept (Glossary Recommended illustrations)

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Games generally tagged with the Glossary item

Master Collection Games illustrating this Glossary concept

Tag:  Attacking the uncastled King

Play like...Reti,Richard vs. Tartakower,Saviely, 1910
Play through...Reti,Richard vs. Tartakower,Saviely, 1910

Tag:  Attacking the castled King

Play like...Botvinnik,Mikhail vs. Keres,Paul, 1948
Play through...Botvinnik,Mikhail vs. Keres,Paul, 1948

Tag:  Attack

Play like...Spassky,Boris V. vs. Geller,Efim P, 1968
Play through...Spassky,Boris V. vs. Geller,Efim P, 1968

Tag:  Attack

Play like...Spassky,Boris V. vs. Geller,Efim P, 1968
Play through...Spassky,Boris V. vs. Geller,Efim P, 1968

Tag:  Attack

Play like...Spassky,Boris V. vs. Geller,Efim P, 1968
Play through...Spassky,Boris V. vs. Geller,Efim P, 1968

Tag:  Attacking the uncastled King

Play like...Schmidt,Wlodzimierz vs. Kuligowski,Adam, 1978
Play through...Schmidt,Wlodzimierz vs. Kuligowski,Adam, 1978

Tag:  Attacking the castled king

Play like...Carlsen,Magnus vs. Tallaksen,Geir S., 2005
Play through...Carlsen,Magnus vs. Tallaksen,Geir S., 2005

Tag:  Attacking the castled king

Play like...Hynes,Anthony vs. Taylor,Robert K, 2005
Play through...Hynes,Anthony vs. Taylor,Robert K, 2005

Tag:  Attacking the uncastled King

Play like...Radjabov,Teimour vs. Anand,Viswanathan, 2006
Play through...Radjabov,Teimour vs. Anand,Viswanathan, 2006

Tag:  Attacking the uncastled King

Play like...Polgar,Judit vs. Topalov,Veselin, 2006
Play through...Polgar,Judit vs. Topalov,Veselin, 2006

Tag:  attacking the uncastled king side

Play like...Adams,Michael vs. Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter, 2007
Play through...Adams,Michael vs. Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter, 2007

Tag:  Attacking the castled King

Play like...Kranz,Armin vs. Halwachs,S, 2007
Play through...Kranz,Armin vs. Halwachs,S, 2007

Tag:  Attacking the uncastled King

Play like...Aronian,Levon vs. Radjabov,Teimour, 2007
Play through...Aronian,Levon vs. Radjabov,Teimour, 2007

Tag:  attacking the uncastled king side

Play like...Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar vs. Topalov,Veselin, 2007
Play through...Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar vs. Topalov,Veselin, 2007

Tag:  Attacking the uncastled King

Play like...Adams,Michael vs. Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter, 2007
Play through...Adams,Michael vs. Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter, 2007

Tag:  Attacking the uncastled King

Play like...Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar vs. Topalov,Veselin, 2007
Play through...Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar vs. Topalov,Veselin, 2007

Tag:  Attacking the castled King

Play like...Gelfand,Boris vs. Radjabov,Teimour, 2007
Play through...Gelfand,Boris vs. Radjabov,Teimour, 2007



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