Restriction: Shutdown of Pieces | Mastering the Middlegame - GM Cristian Chirila

Grandmaster Cristian Chirila encourages you to restrict your opponents’ pieces and plans. There are numerous examples, but see two games from the best that masterfully demonstrate these shutdowns. Viswanathan Anand vs Gata Kamsky, Las Palmas-cf (m/11) PCA (1995) Bernhard Richter vs Siegbert Tarrasch, Nurnberg (1888)
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