BOT.vinnik Chess: Opening Traps

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Another great installment of the BOT.vinnik series. In my opinion puzzles are more involved than in the first 2 (also the very first has all basics), thus would recommend for beginners to play them first. This one has some nice overview and short motivation for popular openings (and corresponding defenses) and some example sequence that might occur/could be aimed at. Hence this one is closer to actual play than the other two.

The Botvinnik Opening Traps didn't just teach me moves. It taught me motives and causes. Through rapid repetitions and natural traps, I started recognizing typical blunders, strategic ideas, and middlegame transitions much more intuitively than through traditional variation memorization. Looking foward to play the rest of the collection and patiently awaiting for the Chess Masters Academy! +Quick to learn the "boring" opening theory. Most of the openings carry concepts that make learning new ones natural. +Useful to beginners and intermediates alike, u get both sides of Openings and Gambits. +U get genuinely funny roasts from a scummy bot with a mustache.

Chess puzzle game. It won't really teach you chess if you're a total beginner, its more about illustrating basic techniques - and even then it doesn't really explain the logic behind these moves, it just steps through them and asks you what the next move should be in the technique. I'd say its useful for training your board-awareness in being able to pick out which pieces are best at producing advantages, but I wish it was more in depth. You should probably play these vinnik games after playing a few rounds of actual chess, though.

"Estratégia sem tática é o caminho mais lento para a vitória, tática sem estratégia é o ruído antes da derrota." - Sun Tzu, A arte da Guerra O jogo oferece uma prática simples de armadilhas e padrões táticos em 19 aberturas diferentes. O intuito aqui não é ensinar a teoria por trás da posição em si, mas apresentá-las de forma simples e direta, e quem melhor para isso do que o pai da escola russa de Xadrez, Mikhail BOTvinnik, mas nesse caso, uma inteligência artificial treinada com as partidas por ele jogadas. O grande enxadrista do século passado será o nosso treinador e com suas observações e comentários perspicazes, elogios e, na maioria das vezes, insultos e ofensas à sua inteligência, se propõem a nos ajudar a melhorar nessa arte da guerra tão amada por muitos, que é o xadrez.

absolutely worth the money. dont expect too much, but expect interesting and funny traps ;)