Diamond levelSound familiar?
That child who has played hundreds of blitz games and sees the quick things at once. A single threat? Spotted and sidestepped before you have finished moving. What blitz never taught them is to sit with a position and think several moves deep.
Misha is that experience, centuries of it, and he plays as fast as he thinks. Against Misha, your child learns to stop playing fast: to take the time a position deserves and find the clever combination, several moves that work together, that no quick glance would ever see.
Misha's signature moves
Three things to watch for in a game against Misha.
In every example, Misha plays the black pieces.
Slips away, every time
Attack one of his pieces and he will never fail to escape to a safe square.
Misses the combination
He spots a single threat at once, but several moves that work together can still catch him.
Forgives no mistakes in the endgame
When only a few pieces are left, one wrong move is all he needs, and he knows how to use it.