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Gligoric's use of the most common central pawn "weaknesses" in the following two games is amazing, and as Grandmaster Bojkov explains - Gligoric uses them to launch a couple of ruthless kingside attacks that his strong opponent's could not endure. First we see how an IQP can turn into a kingside assault quickly, then we see the last time the Paul Keres was ever checkmated in a tournament game. | Watch video
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Active-Positional. Strategical use of the Initiative. Dynamic and Modern. These are the terms used to describe the play of Paul Keres who, in Roman's eyes, is one of the most amazing natural talents ever to play the game. Keres is one of the few GMs of his era whose style would hold up in today's modern understanding of chess. These instructive games make it hard to argue, and Roman gives us his great personal insight into the man Paul Keres in a way that only he can... | Watch video
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The climax to this short, theoretical driven video series on the Keres Attack provides us with a practical game example. International Master Ginsburg once against highlights black's critical ideas, and displays the critical variations and tactics for us. As we learn here, if white plays too aggressively, he will likely find himself the subject of a mating attack, rather than the other way around... | Watch video
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This weekend IM Mark Ginsburg brings us a very modern and interesting idea -- once thought to be a positional blunder -- in the Scheveningen Sicilian. With this video lecture, and solid preparation to follow, black can add a dangerous surprise weapon to his repertoire. The early e5-pawn advance forces white's hand and heads toward forcing variations. Remember the early h5 advance and have fun! | Watch video
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Technically, the first line covered in IM Mark Ginsburg's new video series is an "old move", but Mark manages to shed new light on this variation with solid preparation. He provides a solid introduction into the basic ideas behind the Keres Attack for beginners, yet he also dives deep into the tricky "race positions" that govern this sharp Open Sicilian. Take notes and do his homework! | Watch video