Revealing Modern Grandmaster Secrets Vol. 1

Attacking when both players have weak Kings

Having a weak King can be a liability. However, when your opponent also has a weak King, it's often a question of who can strike first.

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2.1 Looking for offbeat variations: Bortnyk vs Kosteniuk

2.2 Playing unconventional moves against suspicious lines: Ponomariov vs Kollars

2.3 A historical game: Carlsen vs Niemann

2.4 Put your opponent to the test: Pranesh vs Xu

2.5 A new idea to attack a vulnerable king in IQP positions: Giri vs Gukesh

2.6 Looking for offbeat variations: Aronian vs Carlsen

3 Attacking the castled King

3.1 Open files, Rook lift & exchange good defenders: Hawkins vs Pert

3.2 Keep the pieces on the board: Kramnik vs Anand

3.3 Don't let the King escape: Wei Yi vs Bruzon Batista

3.4 Involve as many pieces in the attack as possible: Pert vs Arkell

3.5 Look for sacrifices to open the King's position: Pert vs Ganguly

4 Attacking the King in the centre

4.1 Keep your pieces on the board & keep the initiative Part 1: Short vs Ponomariov

4.2 Keep your pieces on the board & keep the initiative Part 2: Short vs Ponomariov

4.3 Don't let the enemy King get to safety: Carlsen vs Pantsulaia

4.4 Ensure your opponent can't castle: Vallejo Pons vs Esipenko

4.5 Develop your pieces with threats: Pert vs Williams

5 Fighting for the Initiative

5.1 Develop your pieces quickly: Mitra vs Pert

5.2 Sacrifice for the initiative: Praggnanandhaa vs Berkes

5.3 Develop your pieces quickly: Pert vs D'Costa

5.4 A powerful exchange sacrifice: Radjabov vs Bortnyk

5.5 Sacrifice for the initiative: Aronian vs Navara

6 Attacking when both players have weak Kings

6.1 Don't be slow: Sindarov vs Nihal Sarin

6.2 Save your King at all cost: Firouzja vs Caruana

6.3 Keep the pressure up: Pert vs Crockart

7.1 Caruana - Mitrabha

7.2 Svidler - Van Foreest

7.3 Gelfand - Berkes

7.4 Zypolskis - Price

7.6 Buhmann - Shirov

7.7 Nakamura - Niemann

7.8 Grieve - Gormally

7.9 L'Ami - Warmerdam

7.10 Erigaisi - Azarov

7.11 Niemann - Nakamura

7.12 Royal - Koepke

7.13 Abasov - Caruana

7.14 Chow - Pert

7.15 Alekseenko - Grigoryan

8 Practice Positions

8.1 Opening play 1

8.2 Opening play 2

8.3 Attacking the castled King 1

8.4 Attacking the castled King 2

8.5 Attacking the King in the centre 1

8.6 Attacking the King in the centre 2

8.7 Fighting for the initiative 1

8.8 Fighting for the initiative 2

8.9 Attacking when both players have weak Kings 1

8.10 Attacking when both players have weak Kings 2