{"id":18348,"date":"2024-11-10T12:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T12:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=18348"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:30:38","slug":"patterns-and-calculation-with-im-david-fitzsimons","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/patterns-and-calculation-with-im-david-fitzsimons\/","title":{"rendered":"Patterns and Calculation with IM David Fitzsimons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.66% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Patterns and Calculation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/941939673?h=f05f45b50e&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Patterns and Calculation<\/h2>\n<p>Silman wrote, \u201cThe acquisition of chess patterns is the main ingredient for chess mastery.\u201d Why did he say that?<\/p>\n<p>Chess is learned and played in two ways, viz. by learning to think and by learning to memorize.<\/p>\n<p>Memorize as many positions as you can, and the fundamental ideas in them.<\/p>\n<p>The rest, you calculate and analyze over the board.<\/p>\n<p>Just like in college exams.<\/p>\n<p>You study and memorize what\u2019s in the syllabus, and you solve on the spot what\u2019s out of it.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, for the college exams, you can prepare for it in a matter of months. But for chess, it is not so.<\/p>\n<p>You have to keep studying and practicing for years to internalize even the most common patterns\u2026 to whip them out almost unconsciously over the board.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you are a Nakamura or Eric Rosen fan, you probably have watched their puzzle rushes.<\/p>\n<p>That inhuman-like, insane speed with which they solve the puzzles\u2026 that\u2019s pattern recognition at work.<\/p>\n<p>Want to boost your pattern recognition skill to such a high level?<\/p>\n<p>Start with IM David Fitzsimons\u2019 brand-new course Patterns and Calculation.<\/p>\n<p>David has marvelously structured this training into two parts, viz. patterns and calculation\u2014if you know the position, you will recognize the pattern, and if you don\u2019t, you will calculate your way out of it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative; width: 90%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Patterns and Calculation\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/941939971?h=9d2ed54a76&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Here\u2019s what you would learn:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forcing perpetual checks<\/strong>. When you are in a dire position, the only way out might be a perpetual check. Easy, right? Just keep checking over and over again. What if the king finds a shelter though? Learn how to stop that.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mates abound<\/strong>. Talking about patterns, every beginner studies it. Every IM studies it. Perhaps, even GMs revise them from time to time. You should too. Learn your mating patterns like the back of your hand. No excuses!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/de51401a-e8f8-47c7-8737-9a53c37317fb.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1714663046&amp;Signature=d62df0693edc06e38c11f12b7b2d8fa7f6e32d01\" width=\"439\" height=\"243\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spotting resources<\/strong>. A very important trick to win games consistently is to see what your opponent can\u2019t. Not once or twice, but regularly and whenever you want. Let Fitzsimons show you how.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rare candidate moves<\/strong>. You can play good moves only when you can find them first. Solution: Go through Chapter 9 and 10 carefully. Master the art of discovering rare candidate moves every single time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calculation cut short<\/strong>. Yes, yes, we know the tree of analysis and all. But you only have a few minutes left on the clock. How to calculate your lines and still manage your time? Chapter 16 will be of great help to you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/571c8ed8-e542-41c1-b7e6-7deb26a26ba9.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1714663774&amp;Signature=73fa0e1c0e199cd36c73bc5edc05e2f86c586784\" width=\"439\" height=\"246\" \/><\/p>\n<p>20 chapters with video lessons spanning over 10 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzsimons is one of those chess coaches who do not hold back while creating a course. And this one is no different.<\/p>\n<p>TONS of value. Costs almost nothing.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s stopping you from becoming a chess pattern and calculation monster though?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/166e02a6-dc88-4104-9764-67f9f7f524f3.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1714664400&amp;Signature=8fde99fbe17aa4ecbfa4984adb390ad095584464\" width=\"434\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the Author:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>IM David Fitzsimons (2416 FIDE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is an International Master from Ireland. He achieved this title in 2018 having reached a peak rating of 2416 in 2015, and scoring his three IM norms in consecutive seasons of the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) from 2016 \u2013 2018. He became the first and only Irish player to win an international open event, the inaugural Summer Prague Open in 2014, and has won numerous tournaments and national and regional titles in classical chess, rapid, and blitz. He has played for Ireland in two Olympiads (2010 and 2018) and has been selected to represent Ireland again at the upcoming Moscow Olympiad.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chapter 1. Mating Patterns 1<br \/>\nChapter 2. Mating Patterns 2<br \/>\nChapter 3. Tactical Patterns In The Opening 1<br \/>\nChapter 4. Tactical Patterns In The Opening 2<br \/>\nChapter 5. Tactical Patterns In The Middlegame 1<br \/>\nChapter 6. Tactical Patterns In The Middlegame 2<br \/>\nChapter 7. Tactical Patterns In The Endgame 1<br \/>\nChapter 8. Tactical Patterns In The Endgame 2<br \/>\nChapter 9. Candidate Moves 1<br \/>\nChapter 10. Candidate Moves 2<br \/>\nChapter 11. Comparison<br \/>\nChapter 12. Elimination<br \/>\nChapter 13. Deep Calculation 1<br \/>\nChapter 14. Deep Calculation 2<br \/>\nChapter 15. Spotting Resources For The Opponent<br \/>\nChapter 16. Calculation Cut Short<br \/>\nChapter 17. Training Calculation Combinations<br \/>\nChapter 18. Training Calculation Studies<br \/>\nChapter 19. Training Calculation Pawn Endings<br \/>\nChapter 20. Training Calculation Complex Positions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IM David Fitzsimons has marvelously structured this training into two parts, viz. patterns and calculation-if you know the position, you will recognize the pattern, and if you don&#8217;t, you will calculate your way out of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Patterns and Calculation with IM David Fitzsimons - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IM David Fitzsimons has marvelously structured this training into two parts, viz. patterns and calculation-if you know the position, you will recognize the pattern, and if you don&#039;t, you will calculate your way out of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/patterns-and-calculation-with-im-david-fitzsimons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patterns and Calculation with IM David Fitzsimons - 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