Pattern Recognition in chess helps you easily grasp the essence of a position on the board and find the most promising continuation.

This course teaches you the most important forms you need to know in order to:

• Develop and mobilize your pieces
• Handle your pawns in strength positions
• Put pressure on your enemy
• Attack the enemy king
• Make constant sacrifices to gain the initiative.

There are three different stages where you can find and apply typical patterns ―opening, middlegame, and endgame.

This course will help you understand the patterns and will teach you how to find them on your real games.

About the Author

IM Valeri Lilov

Better known as Tiger Lilov, he is a professional chess coach and lecturer renowned for his personalized approach to training students and professional players from all over the world.

Having been an active tournament player all his life, he has won many international open tournaments and championships including the European Individual School Chess Championship U10 (Moscow, 2000) and the Kulaga Memorial International Open (Minsk, 2007).