
He has helped some of his students obtain their own international titles. During the course of his chess career, Mat has won many international tournaments.Īpart from being a player, he is also a chess coach who has experience working with students from more than 20 countries. In 2010 he took 5th place in European U-18 Championship. He is a multiple Polish youth championship medalist. Mat Kołosowski is an International Master from Poland.
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Of course, you also may have tipped off your opponent to your plans by chasing his queen to the forking square.You already know that the Catalan Opening is a super-smart way for White to play good chess.įlexible, solid, central control, full of attacking potential…īut, like any opening, it helps to know the chess tactics… the combinations, sacrifices, and chess attacks that will win or lose you the game on the spot.Īnd IM Mat Kolosowski has prepared a 7h 40m briefing on all you need to know with his fantastic 80/20 Tactics Multiplier course on the Catalan Opening.Īll the tricks, traps, and mating attacks – for BOTH colors!

Now you can get the queen with a minimum of losses. Can you reverse the order of these moves so he can't do that? How about instead of Bxf7 first you do that second, after chasing the queen to h3. Probably just to take the rook on g1 to get as much as he can out of it.

Notice anything else about Ng5? That's right, it's a fork. Now where can the queen go? Only one square. How about put the rook on the g-file? Visualize the Rook moving to g1. The queen is guarding that square and will capture. See anything good? You could check by Ng5 but there is a problem with that. What moves can white make in this new position where black one's king is on the f7 square? Name several possible moves, and look for one that checks because you always want to look at all checks and captures first. Hold the image in your mind as clearly as you can. See in your mind the new position after these two moves have been made. Visualize the king capturing the piece on f7.How many are there? That's right, there are three: The king can capture the bishop on f7, or he can move to where the queen used to be, on d8, or he can move forward one square to e7. While visualizing the piece there, ask "what are all of black one's options for getting out of check?".

Visualize what the board is going to look like after you play Bxf7.Don't touch the pieces - do this in your mind. There is more to explain about how to notate a chess game, but for now, just follow the directions to get to a certain position where the visual exercise will begin.

Castling is written 0-0 for king side castling and 0-0-0 for queen side.
