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Manual Step 4
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Manual Step 4

Step 4 introduces advanced tactical motifs and positional concepts including luring, blocking, the magnet, weak pawns, and endgame strategy. Rating up to 1750.

Curriculum

17 Basic Lessons

  • Opening advantage
  • Interfering
  • Luring
  • Blocking
  • Thinking ahead
  • [object Object]
  • The passed pawn
  • Eliminating the defence
  • The magnet
  • Weak pawns
  • Material advantage
  • Chasing and targeting
  • Attack on the king
  • Seventh rank
  • Endgame strategy
  • Clearing
  • Queen against pawn

11 Workbook Plus Lessons

  • Attacking the king
  • Vulnerability in the opening
  • Interfering
  • Blocking
  • Draws
  • Trapping
  • Mini-plans
  • Pawn endings
  • Discovered attack
  • Endgame technique
  • Chess problems