Nov 20, 2009 GM Kaidanov |
NEW! Typical Plans with Opposite side Castling 
Grandmaster Kaidanov's debut on chess.com! He goes over an extremely instructive virtuoso performance by Boris Spassky from the match against Petrosian that brought him the World Championship title. You should learn plenty from GM Kaidanov's clear explanations and highlighting of important themes.
Length: 25 min | Views: 1976 | Comments: 26
Category: Strategy | Level: Beginner-Intermediate
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Nov 19, 2009 FM |
NEW! Live Sessions; One Move at a Time 2
FM Galofre is back, sharing his thought process move by move as he plays two live games. Get inside the head of a master!
Length: 50 min | Views: 1001 | Comments: 22
Category: Strategy | Level: Beginner-Advanced
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Nov 18, 2009 GM Khachiyan |
NEW! The Scheveningen Continued
GM Khachiyan goes over a positional game of his in the Sicilian Scheveningen variation, discussing plans for black and white. Again he plays for a version of the e5-break, and shows the resulting isolated pawn to be a strength rather than a weakness, as he harnesses the power of the rook on d1 and his space advantage.
Length: 31 min | Views: 705 | Comments: 7
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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Nov 16, 2009 FM Rensch |
NEW! Isolated Queen Pawns: Role Reversal
IM Rensch continues his series on Isolated Queen Pawns, with a look at some techniques for the side without the isolated pawn. Should they get the upper-hand, he offers two strategies that can be used to press that advantage for a win. Entertaining and instructive!
Length: 20 min | Views: 751 | Comments: 2
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Nov 13, 2009FM |
Vladimir Kramnik and Pawn Majorities
Taking two classic and instructive examples from the practice of former World Champion Kramnik, FM Galofre shows us some classic endgame principles in action. He also gives the viewer several cues to try and come up with plans for themselves, then explains the strength of the plans chosen by Kramnik.
Length: 20 min | Views: 2703 | Comments: 14
Category: Strategy | Level: Beginner-Intermediate
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| Nov 12, 2009GM Khachiyan |
Positional Sacrifice; FM Banawa v. GM Khachiyan
GM Khachiyan continues his theme of positional sacrifice, with another game full of dramatic blows. An opening pawn sacrifice to fight for control of an important central square escalates as a misplaced king forms the basis for a series of surprising tactical blows and sacrifices.
Length: 19 min | Views: 1058 | Comments: 12
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Nov 10, 2009FM Rensch |
Isolated Queen Pawns: Attacking Ideas Continued
FM/IM Rensch gives us the third video in his critically-acclaimed series on isolated queen pawns. You won't want to miss "lights out," "exclamaviatch," or the savage attacking ideas he illustrates in this video. Prepare for a fun ride, or to exercise your calculating brain, or both!
Length: 20 min | Views: 1007 | Comments: 6
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Nov 9, 2009GM Khachiyan |
Positional Sacrifice; GM Khachiyan v. Matikozian
GM Khachiyan examines a complicated and beautiful game from his own recent chess practice. Follow the grandmaster's thought process step by step through the game, and learn about true long-term positional sacrifices.
Length: 24 min | Views: 1119 | Comments: 9
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Nov 5, 2009FM |
Live Sessions; One Move at a Time
FM Charles Galofre missed you all so much he made a video for you. This video features move-by-move commentary as Charles plays live chess. With a 15 minute time control Charles lets you inside the mind of the master as each game progresses. Offering insight into a variety of openings, moving through the middle game and finding winning tactics this is a fun video for players of all skill levels.
Length: 37 min | Views: 2146 | Comments: 27
Category: Strategy | Level: Beginner-Advanced
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| Nov 2, 2009GM Khachiyan |
Fighting for Initative 2
GM Melik Khachiyan loves the Gruenfeld and uses a recent tournament game to illustrate the moment when a player leaves opening theory and turns his attention to domination. During this lecture we are reminded of the power of winning in the development and maintaining pressure afterwards. Melik shows us the slightest window of opportunity must be recognized to convert the advantage.
Length: 20 min | Views: 1014 | Comments: 7
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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