1
Introduction
2
Tactical Weaknesses and Critical Formations
2.1
What is a tactical weakness?
2.2
What is a critical formation?
2.3
Fedoseev vs Bologan
2.4
Opposition of pieces in the same file
3
Control
3.1
Control over Squares, Space, Diagonals and Files
3.2
Bologan vs Palo
3.3
Bologan vs Korchnoi
3.4
Bologan vs Sai Agni Jeevetesh
3.5
Carlsen vs Anand
4
Freeing Sacrifice
4.1
Introduction and Bologan vs Orlov
4.2
Freeing Sacrifice in the Defence: Benjamin vs Bologan
4.3
Sacrifice for Space: Bologan vs Romanishin
4.4
Freeing Sacrifice in the Sicilian: Bologan vs Ye Jiangchuan
4.5
Freeing Sacrifice for the Bad Bishop: Giri vs Gukesh
4.6
Freeing Sacrifice for the Bad Bishop: Jakovenko vs Bologan
5
Sacrifice in the attack
5.1
Introduction
5.2
Destroying the position of the King: Bologan vs Danielian
5.3
Destroying the position of the King: Bologan vs Redon
5.4
Sacrifice in a closed position: Bauer vs Bologan
5.5
Another Sacrifice in the Sicilian: Bologan va Caruana
6
Intermediate Moves
6.1
Introduction and Example 1
6.2
Example 2
6.3
Example 3
6.4
Intermediate Moves in the Endgame: Kramanik vs Karjakin
6.5
Example 5
6.6
A more complex example: Movsesian vs Caruana
7
Pawn Attack
7.1
Introduction
7.2
Subtle preparing moves: Bologan vs Anand
7.3
Attack in the centre: Potkin vs Bologan
7.4
Breakthrough: Bologan vs Najer
7.5
Breakthrough: Bologan vs Mchedlishvili
7.6
Looking for the Weaknesses: Bologan vs Wang Hao
8
Nf4 Sacrifice in the King's Indian
8.1
Introduction and Kamsky vs Kasparov
8.2
Petrosian vs Geller
8.3
Kotov vs Gligoric
8.4
Chernin vs Polgar
9
Practice Positions