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Given up on your dream of becoming a GM? Why not give chess composing a try? GM Eugene Perelshteyn walks you through the steps of creating your own masterpiece. He shows you his original creation, and dissects the placement of every piece and pawn, showing why he added each. If you appreciate the beauty of Troitsky, Kubbel and Rinck, you'll want to watch. If you don't know who they are, you'll want to tune in to find out! | Watch video
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We all know Capablanca's endgame acumen, but GM Eugene Perelshteyn tells us that another world champion is equally deserving of our attention. Here Smyslov methodically overruns Gligoric, as Perelshteyn shows you how to envision a winning plan before starting your endgame journey. Even a doubled pawn can be enough for victory! | Watch video
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GM Perelshteyn continues his series on practical endings this weekend with the review of a famous "squeezing" by the fourth World Champion. He begins by reminding us why basic, technical rook endings are "must knows" before you can execute practical plans at a high level. He then challenges us to develop the same winning plan that Alekhine developed in his own game against Thomas. | Watch video
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Today GM Perelshteyn starts a new series on the endgame. He defines the difference between knowing "theoretical endgame positions" and being able to play "practical endgames" at a high level. He then reviews one of the most well-known examples of great technique where White converts an extra pawn flawlessly by setting practical goals and showing patience. Eugene provides many instructional tips along the way. | Watch video
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Grandmaster Khachiyan brings his series on the greatest and not so greatest endgame moments from this year's Tata Steel Super-GM Tournament in January. Here he reviews the reigning world champions misplayed endgame against Wang Hao, as well as Aronian's interesting, "unbalanced endgame" against Fabiano Caruana. | 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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Here Melik provides interesting positions that require a need for what he likes to call "Combinational Vision". He provides multiple example puzzles, and emphasizes how solving them, learning "what to look for", and recognizing the repeating patterns within those types of positions can help you in real game situations. Try to solve each position as you go and improve your game along the way! | Watch video
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Here Melik provides two final examples from the recent Tata Steel Super-GM Tourney in the Netherlands. Rather than highlighting bad technique as he did in part 2, here he focuses on where these strong GMs could have improved their defensive technique. He highlights the need to look to give up small amounts of material for activity or to head towards endings you know are drawn (like Opposite Colored Bishop Endings). | Watch video
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In his next installment, GM Khachiyan reviews the games Nakamura-Sokolov and Hao-Anand. He highlights instructive moments regarding Zugzwang, when to setup "goals" within you endgame plans, and how to avoid traps and pitfalls on both practical and psychological levels. And he also recommends that you never "Tweet" after a tough loss! | Watch video
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By popular request from our members, today we launch a mini-series designed to review the many instructive, and, at times, many "mis-played" endgames from the recent Tata Steel Super GM Tourney in the Netherlands. GM Khachiyan starts by reviewing the highly interesting rook endgame from round 1 between GMs Harikrishna and Giri. Learn from their mistakes and enjoy Melik's in depth analysis. | Watch video