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Did you know Chess.com offered roller coaster rides? We do, and this one lasts 30 minutes. GM Dzindzichashvili might have the most excited chess video ever made for Chess.com, as he explains how to mate your opponent out of the opening in the Sicilian Paulsen. White basically removes his two center pawns, activates all of his pieces, and throws them down the board. Click on the video and take the ride! | Watch video
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Continuing his two-part series on the exploits of Peter Svidler, GM Kaidanov finishes the analysis of the complex recent battle with Ivanchuk. The game is a clinic in the use of zwischenzug, exchange sacrifices, and avoiding trades to keep the tension. Kaidanov claims that super-GMs are even better than him in these areas! | Watch video
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GM Bojkov completes his epic 13-part series with two more great wins from the endgame maestro Capablanca. In the first example, the Cuban world champion centralizes his forces before marching his extra pawn to victory against Ragozin. In the second, Capablanca's king goes on a sojourn before he carves out openings in an otherwise blocked position against Ravinsky. | Watch video
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Who better to spotlight recent developments in the Armenian Variation of the Winawer than an Armenian-American herself? WGM Tatev Abrahamyan opens up her personal Pandora's box of Winawer secrets once again to highlight how black can repulse the gangbuster attacks of white on the kingside. Why leave your chess engine running all night when she did it for you? | Watch video
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GM Gregory Kaidanov, our "cultural attaché", is back with a new series focusing on the world's elite players. Here he shows some brilliant planning by six-time Russian Champion Peter Svidler. Kaidanov shares some anecdotes about Svidler's style of play and his gift of gab. Kaidanov also reminisces about his chance to repeat titles at the 2003 Aeroflot Open. | Watch video