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It's been a while, and the rust shows! Today Danny faces a familiar opening foe in the Dragon Sicilian, but soon after achieving a nearly winning position, he blunders into a wild and unclear "Exchange Down" endgame. Does he have enough compensation to hold on? Maybe even swindle a victory? You'll have to watch and see, but either way, make sure you learn from his mistakes and always win your won games! | Watch video
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Today Sam Shankland explains the reasons for why two International Masters would make totally uncharacteristic, back to back, blunders against him. It's all about the pressure! He highlights how being super accurate in his approach "challenged" his opponents to find accurate moves earlier than they were used to, which can lead people to blunders. Shanky accepted these gifts with pleasure! | Watch video
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If your opponent blunders a piece, but you don't take it, is it still a blunder? Yes, it is... except now there were two blunders! In IM Rensch's latest Live Session, his superior opening leads to a great middlegame position, but when he fails to take advantage of his opponent's obvious mishap, he must try to convert a small endgame advantage. Does he have enough to win, or does another one bite the dust? | Watch video
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In part two of this exciting Solitaire Chess video, we learn that the best defense can be a good offense! Here we see Grandmaster Tomashevsky defend his worse position by creating strong counter-play (a5 with the threat of Rb6) on the Queenside. After equalizing, his opponent loses his way and eventually blunders away the game. GM Kaidanov is once again our guide... | Watch video
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Three pawns vs a Rook, and several blunders to go with it! GM Khachiyan continues today with another "quickie" filled with mistakes for your entertainment. It isn't all a laugh though, as Melik makes some very instructive insights into not only the psychology of such positions, but the "xs and os" that go with it. "Please don't put your King on the same file as your furthest advanced pawn", begs Melik. Listen to the man! | Watch video