SC Week 4/6: How to Engine
" 5 … Re8 (forced)" Michael Stean We need to talk about engines.
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SC Week 4/5: How to Woodpecker
" …open files only have value as a means of feeding rooks (or possible queens) into the enemy position, so that a file has no value unless there is somewhere along it an entry point …." Michael Stean
SC Week 2/3: Botvinnik - Donner, Amsterdam 1963 (Outposts)
"In most cases outposts, or potential outposts, are clearly apparent from the pawn structure, but occasionally a keen strategical eye is needed to realise the importance of a certain square. The Lord gave Botvinnik two very keen strategical eyes." Michael Stean
SC Week 1/2: Botvinnik - Szilagyi, Amsterdam 1966 (Introduction)
"Why is Black lost? Material is equal and White hasn’t got a piece beyond the second rank. The answer lies in the pawns. White has two beautiful squares on c4 and d5 plus a mobile pawn roller on the left flank, whereas Black’s pawns constrict his own pieces terribly, particularly the bishop." Michael Stean