Coach Guillaume

Guillaume LESTRELIN // Chess coach & streamer (fr) // interesting chess positions for your training

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

THANK YOU
Since the @ffechecs seminar with @rbramesh in 2022, I've been so motivated to get better a my job
And pupils have greatly improved:
-Steven won +500 and won against IMs
-a 1st place at U8 op.
-Mathis went from 0 to 2050 in 1 year
-Paul is chessboxing World champ.
❤️

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@RoizMichael83 1.h5 Rg7 2.Rd8 Rg8 3.Rd7+ Kh6 4.Bd2+ wind
So maybe 1...Kh6 is a better try.

It's better to push pawns on white squares anyway to avoid blocades (1.g5? Kg6 for example).

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@RoizMichael83 1...Qxe3 2.Qxe3 d1Q 3.Qxe4+ seems to be insufficient for a win but
1...f2! 2.Bxf2 Qh5+ followed by d1Q looks rather simple.
If 2.Bxg5 f1Q+ and black will be a queen up.

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@NewInChess Maybe 1.Qc2 gf 2.Qf5 or 1...g6 2.Bc1 ?

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@RoizMichael83 It is amazing how the c8-h3 diagonal is found too short of a square for the bishop. Différent tricks happening after Kd8 in every case. Wonderful calculating exercises. I save it for my students

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Intensive training camp with my pupils, preparing for the national youth championship.
I've always enjoyed working with my friend, GM Olivier Renet.

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@GMJacobAagaard 1.e5+ Nxe5 (1...Ke7 2.Qg5+ with a winning attack) 2.Qg5+ Kg7 3.Rxh8 Qxh8 (3...Kxh8 4.Rd8 wind the queen) 4.Nxe5 a pawn up and a winning position.

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@chesscoachandra I must add a very important thing : in case of axb4, white must wait for the black king to be on e8 to push b6, in order to have b6 cxb6 c7 Bxc7 Kxc7 with threats on both pawns.

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@chesscoachandra I enjoyed studying it, thanks.
Not a Fortress I guess : you can play Ne6 via b8, a6, b4. If black takes the knight on b4, the only defense is Be7, Kd8, running to b8. But if you wait for the black king to be on f8, you outrun it.

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@Star_azym Actually it is not, but you need to break a couple of strong positions in order to achieve the win. If i find time for it, I'll explain it some day

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Fortress or not Fortress ?

One of my best student (approaching 2200F rating) showed me this position (coming from a Blitz game) and asked whether White was winning or not.
2 hours of hard thinking and i finally had my answer. Computers won't help much.
White to play
#chess

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Solution : after 1...dxc4 2.Nxc4+ Kc7 (other moves allowing a fork) 3.d5 was the idea but 3...Bc5 won quickly for black. (every move has a drawback)

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Another position from the last Youth Championship I went to with my students.
Black to play : White just sacrificed a knight on c4. What happened now ?

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Another position from the last Youth Championship I went to with my students.
Black to play : White just sacrificed a knight on c4. What happened now ?

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Congratulation to Paul Nguyen who won the regional U16 championship with 8/9 and a 2227 performance.
Just like Mathis, he started chess 2 and a half years ago and is now 2100+

Very proud of my pupils.
#chess

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

White played 1.Kxc4?? And lost after 1...Rxa4! 2.Rxa4 b5+

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Youth championship, second puzzle :
In this position, White captured back on c4 the wrong way. What happened ?

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Youth championship, second puzzle :
In this position, White captured back on c4 the wrong way. What happened ?

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

As someone asked, I may add that 1.Rxh5 Qe4 2.Rhh8 Rxd2 3.Rd8+ Kc6 doesn't help :
4.Rc8+ allows 4...Kxd6
4.Kxd2 Qg2+ and black can play for a win. The d6 pawn can only be pushed to d7.

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Solution of the exercice...

Begins with 1.Rxh5!

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Youth championship in Paris, I'll post some of the interesting positions my students get over the board.

White to play : a rook up, but really threatened. How to dodge the bullet and win ?

#chesspunks

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Point being that 2...Qxg4 3.Qxc2 Qxh5 runs into 4.Qc7+ with mate to follow

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@KeevinGanesh Sorry, the pawn never promote

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

Youth championship in Paris, I'll post some of the interesting positions my students get over the board.

White to play : a rook up, but really threatened. How to dodge the bullet and win ?

#chesspunks

[Coach Guillaume @GLestrelin]

@KeevinGanesh 2...Rxd2