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In this week's workshop, we're going to do:
* Sicilian Najdorf -- opening full of tactics, sacrifices and piece play
* Manoeuvres in Middlegame
* Rook vs Pawn Endgames

1.Opening:

(check lichess study links below diagrams for example games)

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Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variationlichess study link

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Ding, Liren - Carlsen, Magnuslichess study link

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Carlsen, M. - Vachier Lagrave, M. lichess study link

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 Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Carlsen, Magnus

lichess study link

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2.Middle-game:

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White to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation of this position. How would you continue from here onwards?
lichess study link

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Black to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. How can you deal damage to white?
lichess study link

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3.End-game:

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White to Play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Can white win this position?
lichess study link

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Black to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Is there any chance for black to survive?
lichess study link

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White to play

If you were playing this position, what would be your evaluation. Is this position drawable for black?
lichess study link

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These ideas are must have patterns in your mind for understanding and ultimately playing better chess.

Solving the positions:
Try to solve these positions by
1. Evaluating the position, finding who's better i.e white or black.
2. Studying the positions one by one, without rushing.
3. Calculating different variations no less than 5 minutes each position, for better understanding.

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Credits:

Positions courtesy of these sources (for my notes) but not limited to:

Lichess Database

Nunn Chess Openings

Keep it Simple Series

Encyclopedia of Chess Openings

Wesley So’s Chessable Course

Grivas Opening Laboratory

The Complete Manual of Positional Chess

Positional Decision Making

Train Your Pattern Recognition

Nunn Chess Endings

100 Endgames You Must Know

Silman's Complete Endgame Course

Note:

Workshops will be published every Wednesday.

Positions have been taken from my notes collected over time from various books from my ever-growing chess library.

These positions were taken based on their educational value.

Lichess Study links have next moves hidden, when you make correct move, moves will start appearing as main variation.

Any suggestion and/or criticism highly accepted.

Images Courtesy:
Thumbnail & logo designed with canva,chess diagrams are lichess screenshots.

Thanks for Your Attention! -Regards

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