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As we learn from another amazingly insightful video in this series by GM Dzindzichashvili, GM Bent Larsen ranked first among chess players when two things were considered... What were those two things? You'll have to hear it from Roman first hand, then make sure you stick around the the exciting example of the attacking style Larsen was famous for. A game in which he took down a world champion, no less! | Watch video
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In today's video GM Khachiyan provides a module game from black's point of view, displaying clearly all of black's long term positional goals (mainly, controlling the dark-squares) in the Accelerated Dragon Maroczy Bind structure. The classic game under review is Gligoric-Larsen, 1957 - and it does not disappoint! Ultimately the game ends in a perpetual check, but the instructive ideas shown along the way are worth taking note of from both white's and black's perspective. | Watch video
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In Part 2 of his Spassky coverage, Roman elaborates upon Spassky's contribution to the opening stage, his willingness to play "dubious" positions that offered exciting play, and his overall strength as a creative chess genius. In this impressive victory with the black pieces, Spassky takes down Larsen in his own backyard -- punishing the Reti like nobody's business! | Watch video
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Khachiyan builds on his earlier excellent series on Defense with a selection of videos on Counterattack. These videos show his favored approach to defending in chess: play actively, and look for chances to seize the initiative for yourself. This first video features an absolutely fantastic classic between Taimanov and Larsen. | Watch video
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FM Lilov takes a look at a classic game of the second World Champion, Emmanuel Lasker, in which he introduced a beautiful new combinative motif to the chess world. Before analyzing the beautiful combination, Lilov examines the Bird Larsen Opening, and the positional basis behind white's attack. | Watch video