Bologan‘s Chess Academy Vol. 2 - Dynamic Play

Nf4 Sacrifice in the King's Indian

Patterns enrichen your chesss knowledge. One popular pattern in the opening is the Nf4 sacrfice in the King's Indian.

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2 Tactical Weaknesses and Critical Formations

2.1 What is a tactical weakness?

2.2 What is a critical formation?

2.3 Fedoseev vs Bologan

2.4 Opposition of pieces in the same file

3.1 Control over Squares, Space, Diagonals and Files

3.2 Bologan vs Palo

3.3 Bologan vs Korchnoi

3.4 Bologan vs Sai Agni Jeevetesh

3.5 Carlsen vs Anand

4 Freeing Sacrifice

4.1 Introduction and Bologan vs Orlov

4.2 Freeing Sacrifice in the Defence: Benjamin vs Bologan

4.3 Sacrifice for Space: Bologan vs Romanishin

4.4 Freeing Sacrifice in the Sicilian: Bologan vs Ye Jiangchuan

4.5 Freeing Sacrifice for the Bad Bishop: Giri vs Gukesh

4.6 Freeing Sacrifice for the Bad Bishop: Jakovenko vs Bologan

5 Sacrifice in the attack

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Destroying the position of the King: Bologan vs Danielian

5.3 Destroying the position of the King: Bologan vs Redon

5.4 Sacrifice in a closed position: Bauer vs Bologan

5.5 Another Sacrifice in the Sicilian: Bologan va Caruana

6 Intermediate Moves

6.1 Introduction and Example 1

6.4 Intermediate Moves in the Endgame: Kramanik vs Karjakin

6.6 A more complex example: Movsesian vs Caruana

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Subtle preparing moves: Bologan vs Anand

7.3 Attack in the centre: Potkin vs Bologan

7.4 Breakthrough: Bologan vs Najer

7.5 Breakthrough: Bologan vs Mchedlishvili

7.6 Looking for the Weaknesses: Bologan vs Wang Hao

8 Nf4 Sacrifice in the King's Indian

8.1 Introduction and Kamsky vs Kasparov

8.2 Petrosian vs Geller

8.3 Kotov vs Gligoric

8.4 Chernin vs Polgar

9 Practice Positions