Attacking Hotspots in Chess

A Chess Hack for Successful Attacks— Focus on These 4 Hotspots. Have you ever noticed that some sacrifices tend to happen more often on certain squares than on others? A typical example is the sacrifice on h2, and h7 respectively, with recurring tactical themes like the Greek gift.

But there are more squares that are prone to specific attacks. In fact, every square on the board has its own group of tactical patterns that are especially likely to emerge on them when the conditions are right.

This is a huge opportunity for pattern recognition. And that’s exactly what this course is about: practice typical sacrifices for individual squares, internalize the patterns, and then play them on repeat.

What’s special about this course is that not only the typical attacking squares are covered—you’ll learn the tactical specificities of every single square of the board.

Pattern Recognition and Repetition

Through studying and repeating these patterns in different positions, you’ll develop a strong intuition for when and where to focus your calculations. Your thinking will become sharper, more targeted, and ultimately, more efficient.

By the end of this course, you’ll be much quicker at identifying the right attacking ideas — because your candidate moves will naturally revolve around the key squares you now know to be vulnerable. You’ll stop looking at the board as just 64 squares—instead, you’ll start seeing it as a dynamic landscape, full of opportunity.

And yes, you will gain plenty of experience here: The course contains so many exercises that the author himself described it as “a massive beast”.

Here’s a list of all that you’ll get
– 1000 exercises, mostly drawn from real games by top players like Carlsen, Nakamura, Caruana, and even Nimzowitsch and Tal!
– 32 chapters, each one dedicated to a single square
– 32 extra chess tips given at the end of each chapter on various topics, not just tactics
– > 15 hours of video instruction

More Info

https://www.chessable.com/attacking-hotspots-in-chess/course/294812/