This chess lesson includes in-depth analysis of my game against Patrick Friedrich. This exciting Caro-Kann encounter happened to me in the middle of August 2016. At the critical moment, I came up with the non-standard intuitive exchange sacrifice after which the things went messy indeed...

I discuss the chess and psychological subtleties of my decision-making in the opening and middlegame stages, revealing all the variants I calculated when playing. Follow my over-the-board thinking process and learn how master makes efficient decisions in chess!