Attack Like The German Morphy!
Discover the combinative genius of Carl Hartlaub — and infuse your game with the swashbuckling brilliance of 19th century chess.Carl Hartlaub of Germany was not a full-time chess player. But very few masters then and now can match his credentials!
He defeated
Emanuel Lasker (2nd World Champion) in two stunning miniatures, which drew praise for Hartlaub as a “player of extraordinary imagination”...
While
Robert Hübner (former world #3) applauded his “fine sense for early, rapid and surprising attacks.”
Hartlaub’s knack for the attack also made its way to opening theory, including the Hartlaub Gambit against 1.d4, plus attacking sidelines in the English and Tarrasch Defense.
Simply put:
If you want to inspire your chess — and bring out the swashbuckling romantic player in you — then Hartlaub is the man to follow.
And in creating his first-ever Chessable course, community author
bgaston did all of the grunt work, researching and analyzing games. So that you can sit back and…
Enjoy The Fireworks While
Honing Your Attacking Chops
Attack Like The German Morphy: Carl Hartlaub is a tactics and strategy course showcasing the finest attacking efforts of the German Morphy.
Here’s a quick tour of what’s inside:
💥 First, you'll hone your instant board vision with quick checkmates.
💥 Next, you'll drive your superior position home — or muddy the waters when worse — by sacrificing for the attack.
💥 You'll lay down sneaky traps — or ugly-looking moves which entice the opponent into overreaching.
💥 Build up your calculation precision and mental endurance with long mating combinations.
💥 Improve on Hartlaub's moves, and capitalize on his missed opportunities.
💥 And in the final chapter, you'll dive into a selection of 15 complete games by Hartlaub. Each a mini-treasure chest of inspiring tactics and combinations.
Everything’s packed into
nearly 15k words of instruction and
94 MoveTrainer® exercises. So you can revisit and drill the lessons until they become a part of your game.
We’re confident that a close study of Carl Hartlaub’s games can inspire and unlock the swashbuckling attacker in you. And we invite you to see for yourself when you sign up.
