Nov 20, 2009 GM Kaidanov |
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: 3449 | Comments: 35
Category: Strategy | Level: Beginner-Intermediate
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Nov 19, 2009 FM Galofre |
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: 1794 | Comments: 29
Category: Strategy | Level: Beginner-Advanced
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Nov 18, 2009 GM Khachiyan |
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: 910 | Comments: 9
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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Nov 17, 2009 IM Pruess |
Play Against the Petroff? 2
IM Pruess shows another masterful recent GM game in the Petroff Defense. There are good lessons here about using a development advantage and creating and taking advantage of weaknesses with the help of the initiative. This game takes place in a very usual mainline, and the patterns seen are quite typical for the Petroff.
Length: 20 min | Views: 2232 | Comments: 12
Category: Openings | Level: Beginner-Advanced
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Nov 16, 2009 IM Rensch |
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: 956 | Comments: 3
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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| Nov 13, 2009FM Galofre |
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: 2985 | Comments: 15
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: 1234 | Comments: 13
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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Nov 11, 2009 GM Dzindzichashvili |
Essentials of Minor Piece Endgames 2
Video 2 of GM Dzindzichashvili’s Essentials of Minor Piece Endgames we discover the nuances in the bishop vs. knight endgame. Roman analyzes one of his own games, a clean and uncomplicated illustration of a winning position for the knight. Learn when knight or bishop is better and how superiority varies depending on endgame positions. Then Roman returns to fundamentals of same colored bishops. Useful for all levels.
Length: 28 min | Views: 1429 | Comments: 6
Category: Endgames | Level: Beginner-Advanced
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| Nov 10, 2009IM 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: 1197 | Comments: 7
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: 1220 | Comments: 11
Category: Strategy | Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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