Advanced Chess Patterns - GM Maurice Ashley torrent

Tactics course by Benedictine presented by GM Maurice Ashley
Includes video and PGN
Also includes PGN for Common Chess Patterns by Benedictine

Language: English
Lectures: 11
Total Running Time: 11 hours 20 minutes

From the course:

Achieve Next-Level Tactical Strength with These “Isolation Chess Exercises”

Advanced Chess Patterns is a tactics training course for the intermediate-level improver. It eases your learning curve and hones your instant recognition for winning tactics — by “isolating” them in their purest form.

To start, you’re shown a tactical pattern in its “barebones”…

Enabling you to isolate the “ins and outs” of the tactic through repetition — unbothered by irrelevant pawns and pieces.

Only after fully understanding the basics do you dive into more challenging exercises, resembling real-game positions.

This way, you avoid that frustratingly steep learning curve, while sharpening your real-world tactical awareness.

Thanks to his “isolation training” and laser-focus on the fundamentals…

Author Benedictine won the 2023 Create Your Own Course Contest — on top of the 2,280 star-studded ratings awarded to him by satisfied Chessablers.

   Better Pattern Recognition Equals 400-Point Gain

   “I went from ~1300 on Lichess to ~1700 in Rapid. I have used tactics taught in this course directly in games! I wouldn't have seen them without this study… Having the course structured with isolated patterns then full tests was brilliant… This really puts the emphasis on the patterns (geometry) and pattern recognition for me.”

   — Fredfred



   Online Rating Up By 150 Points

   "I am rated 1425 USCF and 1700+ Blitz on Lichess... I would look at tactics 2 or 3 moves deep and call it good. Benedictine's course provides you with the training to take your calculations deeper by visualizing a single variation in depth... Since completing this course almost a month ago my online blitz rating has shot up about 150 points, and my online tactics rating is up over 100 points."

   — Coach_K



In Advanced Chess Patterns, Benedictine teams up with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — arguably the sharpest player to come out of the “Black Bear School of Chess.”

Ashley’s eye for chess combinations makes him a pleasure to watch — both over the board and on the commentary panel.

With Ashley giving life to Benedictine’s lessons…

You Can’t Help But Enjoy The Process of Improving Your Tactics

Through 218 “isolation exercises,” Benedictine and Ashley teach you how to:

???? Win crushing amounts of material with the “master theme of all chess tactics.” Forks, discovered attacks, pins and skewers… they all rely on this one idea.

???? Find enemy pieces running low on safe squares — so you can trap and pick them off.

???? Rain down checks and save the half-point, even if you’re down 5… 7… or even 10 points of material.

???? Build fortresses that stop the opponent’s advance cold. Plus other drawing techniques when you’re in a pinch.

???? Create magic in the endgame using your active king, passed pawns, and rampaging rooks.

???? Promote your pawn against all odds.


Plus many more.

As you repeat these isolation exercises with MoveTrainer for the 4th, 5th, or 6th time…

You begin to understand how the tactical patterns come together.

You begin to see the connection between the pieces… the invisible lines of attack… even the squares gained and lost with every move.

Now you’re ready for the 268 test positions that drill the patterns from earlier chapters. This time, with a crowded board to prepare you for the hustle and bustle of real chess games.

Along the way, you’ll also:

???? Fill your arsenal of chess opening tactics, and increase your chances of winning in the first 5 to 10 moves.

???? Feed your tactical imagination, while strengthening your calculation muscles with extra-challenging puzzles.

???? And recapture Paul Morphy’s magic through 100 of his timeless tactics.