Kingscrusher's Blog

• Tal's secret brilliant trainer!

  Hi all Nezhmetdinov was apparently Tal's trainer and second when Tal had to play Botvinnik. He was a brilliant player which may have had some impact on Tal's style. Here is Nez's win vs Yuri Kotkov in 1957: Enjoy! | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Nov 11, 2010
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• One of my games is Game of the day!

  Hi all I am really flattered and honoured that Chessgames.com have one of my games as "Game of the day" at : http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1599624 This game is video annotated here: | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Nov 11, 2010
  • | 1243 views
  • | 5 comments

• Became a FIDE CM Today!

  Hi all I am quite well known on Youtube and some servers - I obtained officially the FIDE CM title today. This is when you get over 2200 FIDE. I achieved this back in 1993, after having a brilliant Lloyds Bank Masters tournament. I did a video ab... | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Nov 8, 2010
  • | 1810 views
  • | 8 comments

• The Evolution of Style #54 - Einsteins intro to Lasker!

  Hi all Part 54 of my Evolution of Style series features a game of Albert Einstein! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3NeS_UOgaU If you like this video, you can subscribe to my Youtube channel with the Subscribe button at http://www.youtube... | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Nov 3, 2010
  • | 791 views
  • | 3 comments

• How to crush a GM with the Kings Indian defence

  Hi all I had quite a sweet and elegant GM crush yesterday with my pet Kings Indian defence system. Here is the live commentary video annotation: If you are not already, you can subscribe to my channel at youtube.com/kingscrusher to get no... | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Nov 2, 2010
  • | 987 views
  • | 2 comments

• My first game and win vs Chessnetwork

  Hi all I don't really like playing against other Youtube channels. But anyway, I managed to take a win technically from Chessnetwork in our very first encounter. Here is a video annotation of that nostalgic first encounter: | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Oct 31, 2010
  • | 1429 views
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• The Immortal Nimzovich Overprotection Game

  Hi all This is really funny stuff - it is a mock (fictional game), with exaggerated Nimzovich comments. Nimzo is a very funny guy as I am discovering from his annotations book of Karlsbad 1929. Anyway here is my video annotation of Hans Kmoch's ... | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Oct 29, 2010
  • | 772 views
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• Carlsen crushes Topalov

  I have video annotated this in two parts   | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Oct 25, 2010
  • | 426 views
  • | 5 comments

• Amusing 5 minute game

  This game features bishops getting trapped, unsound sacs, and general chaos! Fun though! | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Oct 24, 2010
  • | 353 views
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• Nimzovich in Carlsbad 1929

  Hi all I am Kingscrusher on Youtube - with over 6000 subscribers there and counting up rapidly. I'm ECF 199, and FIDE 2170.  I am currently video annotating some Nimzovich games from Carlsbad 1929, from the perspective of the evolution of style... | Read More

  • CM Kingscrusher
  • | Oct 21, 2010
  • | 498 views
  • | 2 comments