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In eerily similar fashion to both Mieses and Steinetz, Schlecter finishes off his opponent with complete domination on the dark-squares, a powerful pony versus a horrific light-square bishop, and the ability to expand as he pleases on both sides of the board. As usual, FIDE Master Liu keeps us engaged with his clear cut, easy to follow explanations of how they did it. Enjoy! | Watch video
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FM Liu concludes this month's Amazing Games series with a two part video reviewing one of Carl Schlecter's greatest achievements! At the early turn of the 20th century, few could grind down an opponent with the positional style displayed in this game, and few games since could be considered as beautiful as this win in the Stonewall Dutch. Take Elliot's advice and practice the critical position against the computer before watching part 2! | Watch video
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FIDE Master Elliot Liu is back with a quick turnaround and more Amazing Games for our Beginner level players! His first "amazing game" this month is all about positional domination on the dark-squares, but not by the pieces you might expect... What happens when your rooks dominate the only open file, your queen lands herself on f6, and you have all the time in the world to drive your h-pawn? A rather barbaric looking mating net, that's what! | Watch video
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Fear the Python! FM Liu concludes his "featured author" installment for this month with a second, even more frightening example of Positional Strangulation! In this well known battle, one of the first true positional geniuses (former World Champion Wilhelm Steinetz) performs unwilling surgery on his opponent, exposing one positional weakness after another to eventually leave his opponent breathless... | Watch video
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This Amazing Games for Beginners video lecture is, well... Amazing! FIDE Master Elliot Liu is back this month with more examples of pure chess brilliance, broken down to the appropriate level for our beginner and intermediate members to understand. Here Elliot takes a break from aggressive, attacking and tactical games to show an example of positional play that is sure to stick in your brain forever! | Watch video
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Whenever two former World Champion meet, you know you're about to witness something spectacular. Though in the case of two champions known for their technique and endgame skills (Smyslov and Petrosian) you wouldn't necessarily expect a slug fest like this! FM Liu breaks it down for us in the climax to his mini-series on the art of the Kingside attack today, and we certainly hope you learned something along the way! | Watch video
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Though the players may not be well known, the ideas they execute are pure classics! FM Elliot Liu continues his series on how to conduct a proper attack against the enemy king with a brilliant display of sacrifices, double attacks, and timely deflections! He reiterates the principles of using your entire army, striking when the iron is hot, and knowing how to spot the critical moments. Enjoy! | Watch video
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The legendary Tarrasch's quotes are as entertaining as they are enlightening! As FIDE Master Elliot Liu explains in his next installment of the Amazing Games for Beginners series, Tarrasch was not shy with his thoughts in regards to his own brilliance as well as his opponent's short comings. When you watch the incredible, efficient and artistic kingside attack he develops here, it is hard to blame him... Enjoy! | Watch video
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Did you know that establishing a Knight on d5 guarantees your chess success? At least that's what some of our predecessors believed. As explained in "immortal" fashion today by FM Liu, a strong Knight can lead to dominance of the entire board. Watch as Smyslov's kingside attack practically develops itself after gripping the center with the d5-beast! Then Smyslov's air-tight technique kicked in, and that was all she wrote... | Watch video
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Our featured video author for the month of June starts us off with a bang! FM Elliot Liu makes his triumphant return with a video that guarantees to leave you wondering, "is chess really that simple?" Elliot's well-spoken descriptions of several deep positional ideas are sure to help every beginner take their game to the next level. Watch as white's meticulous planning leads to a dominating Knight and eventually, a beautiful attack... | Watch video