Chess A2Z May Webinar with NM Austin Liu "Attacking Principles: Building Powerful Attacks and Finding Checkmate"
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Date & Time: May 23 (Saturday), 2026, 7–8 PM (PDT)
Location: Zoom (link will be emailed to registrants on the day of the event)
About the Seminar
In chess, strong attacks don’t happen by luck. They come from coordinating your pieces, creating threats with tempo, and knowing when to strike. In this webinar, learn how to turn attacking chances into real checkmating attacks.
We’ll cover important attacking ideas including:
1. Piece coordination and bringing all your pieces into the attack
2. Playing with initiative and keeping the pressure on
3. Common attacking patterns and checkmating ideas
4. Knowing when to sacrifice and when to stay patient
Using exciting examples from real games, you’ll see how strong players build dangerous attacks step by step — and how to apply the same ideas in your own games.
About Austin Liu
- National Master (peak rating 2215)
- Tied for 6th in division at 2025 National K-12 Grades Championship
- 4.5/5 score in 2025 Washington High School State Team Championship
- 8/8 score in 2024 King County Chess League
- Winner of 2024 Washington Junior Closed Championship
- 2nd place in 2024 Reno Open
- 3rd place in 2023 Washington Class Championship
- Chess A2Z level 3 coach and office hour coach
Reserve your spot today!
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