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Enough examples of the "other things" Capablanca did well, let's review some endgames! Grandmaster Bojkov heard your call! Today he analyzes two of the Cuban World Champ's finer ending achievements, with victories over Riumin and Reshevsky, the late Capablanca displays for us his flawless technique and amazingly accurate execution of even the smallest of endgame advantages... | Watch video
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In today's video Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov breaks down an amazing game between Gligoric and a young Bobby Fischer! This Open Sicilian shows just how "progressive" these two great chess minds were, applying ideas that were way "ahead of their time" for both white and black. Gligoric has a chance to put the youngest away with his beautifully conducted kingside attack, but runs up against a surprisingly tough defense from the young American. The final result? Watch and find out! | Watch video
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GM Bojkov reviews another great game by the legendary Gligoric today, and in doing so, he highlights Gligoric's ability to convert on a material advantage with precise technique and accurate calculation. The balance displayed by the Yugoslavian Grandmaster to attack the kingside, yet always maintain a watchful, "tactical eye" on the queenside is amazing. A rook lift to remember is executed in this one, so take notes! | Watch video
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Another video lecture by Grandmaster Bojkov, another gem by the third world champion reviewed today for our members! Here we watch Capablanca play the white side of the Reti System against Lilenthal in 1936, and though details of how Capablanca outplayed his opponent are slightly advanced, what's clear is that Capa's patience and willingness to convert on the smallest of advantages separated him from his peers by leaps and bounds. | Watch video
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Today we see the slightly more aggressive side of the third world champion, when GM Bojkov reviews several games that end with attacks against his opponent's kings, rather than a technically beautiful endgame! In this video lecture, the young Cuban takes down the likes of Steiner, Bernstein and Tartokower - all in tactical fashion. Enjoy Dejan's crisp explanations of how Capa got things done! | Watch video
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Gligoric's use of the most common central pawn "weaknesses" in the following two games is amazing, and as Grandmaster Bojkov explains - Gligoric uses them to launch a couple of ruthless kingside attacks that his strong opponent's could not endure. First we see how an IQP can turn into a kingside assault quickly, then we see the last time the Paul Keres was ever checkmated in a tournament game. | Watch video
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After reviewing a game in which Gligoric quickly turns a "slow moving center" into a dangerous kingside attack (as was typical of his style), GM Bojkov displays a game that ends in a combination you might recognize! One of the most famous puzzles in history that derives from Gligoric's obscure Najdorf is on display! Dejan then provides one more example of Gligoric's brilliance on the white side of a Sicilian, before signing off. | Watch video
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GM Bojkov continues his coverage of the third world champion by reviewing two games full of middlegame tactics and the kind of high level technique that Capablanca is most famous for. In this video, before taking on two players in a "tandem game", Capablanca faces off against Rudolf Spielmann in an exciting Queen's Gambit Declined full of Capablanca innovations... | Watch video
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After reviewing one of Capablanca's most famous endgame achievements (the infamous Rook Ending victory against Tartakower), GM Bojkov reviews an exciting middlegame attack that, in classic Capablanca style, is converted into a slightly better ending that the Cuban wins with ease. Enjoy Bojkov's usual well-prepared information, as well as his clear and precise story telling. | Watch video
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Along with his current coverage of the great, late Jose Raul Capablanca - GM Bojkov kicks off his series covering the incredible player and person Svetozar Gligoric. An orphan from an early age, Gligoric lost many years of his chess career while fighting against the Nazi's in World War 2. But as Dejan explains, he was still one of the only non-Soviets who could compete with them during the 1950s-60s. | Watch video