Dec 28, 2009 IM Shankland |
NEW! An OTB Novelty 
IM Shankland talks about how one should and should not respond to a surprising move in the opening. Taking an example from his recent tournament practice, he talks about his attitude, thought process, and time management.
Length: 23 min | Views: 274 | Comments: 0
Category: Openings | Level: Advanced
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Dec 26, 2009 GM Khachiyan |
NEW! Concepts in the Grand Prix Attack 1
GM Khachiyan shares his deep understanding of the ideas behind the grand prix attack in the sicilian. For example, he talks about the difference between Bb5 and Bc4. This lesson will give you great insight into the grand prix.
Length: 28 min | Views: 1657 | Comments: 7
Category: Openings | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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Dec 24, 2009 IM Rensch |
NEW! Isolated Queen Pawns: Practical Examples 3
The final installment of IM Rensch's IQP series... or is it? He gives us another in-depth analyzed game. This one comes from his own international tournament practice; and while showing us his favorite plan for playing against the iqp, he also fills us in on the drama of this intense game.
Length: 22 min | Views: 1438 | Comments: 9
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Dec 23, 2009IM Shankland |
NEW! Game Analysis: Kramnik v. Svidler Tal Memorial
IM Shankland analyzes what he considers Kramnik's most impressive game from his recent tournament victory at the Tal Memorial. It's a game where controlled positional play meets attack, and after a pawn sacrifice to exchange queens, we see a display of Kramnik's classy technique.
Length: 20 min | Views: 1632 | Comments: 9
Category: Amazing Games | Level: Beginner-Advanced
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Dec 22, 2009 FM Lilov |
NEW! Positional Operations: Regrouping
In this video FM Lilov tackles another important practical skill: regrouping. Sometimes terribly placed pieces warn us that we should improve them; this is not the case here. What FM Lilov wants to alert us to is that even when the pieces are actively placed, there may be different roles available to them that happen to be more productive.
Length: 19 min | Views: 1159 | Comments: 15
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate
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| Dec 21, 2009GM Khachiyan |
Believing in Logic
GM Khachiyan gives an important lesson about the importance of having a sense of the logic of a game. Believing in your own idea and moves, following a logical strand straight through, is an important part of a professional player's approach to the game.
Length: 28 min | Views: 1309 | Comments: 12
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Dec 18, 2009IM Rensch |
Isolated Queen Pawns: Practical Examples 2
IM Rensch shows us Kamsky's redemption, a beautiful model game for the side with the iqp. Great ideas for creating your own attacks in the future... and funny.
Length: 28 min | Views: 2301 | Comments: 17
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Dec 17, 2009GM Khachiyan |
Sicilian Methods; e5 Push for White II
GM Khachiyan shows another game of his employing the e5 break for white in the d6-e6 Sicilian structure. But this game also carries a very important lesson for middlegame play: the supremacy of minor pieces over major pieces. A lot of people aren't confident that several weaker pieces can beat a queen. The solution to that is to watch a few games where they do. Start here!
Length: 25 min | Views: 1424 | Comments: 9
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Dec 16, 2009FM Lilov |
Positional Operations: Releasing the Pieces
Another video, another crucial skill. Through two examples of GM Yusupov's play, FM Lilov shows us the power of activating our pieces, how to do so, and how to recognize when to do so.
Length: 23 min | Views: 1148 | Comments: 10
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate
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| Dec 15, 2009IM Shankland |
Overcoming Adversity in Chess
IM Shankland, recently returned from a tour of high-level European tournaments, has a wealth of material to study-- and lessons to share with us. Here he looks at a game against a strong Hungarian Grandmaster, in which he faced the unpleasant situation of transposing moves in the opening and realizing that he had landed himself in a pickle. How to respond?
Length: 20 min | Views: 1087 | Comments: 4
Category: Amazing Games | Level: Advanced
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