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GM Shankland's latest video series continues on today with more sharp theory, and more revealing and interesting analysis from one of the best prepared player's in the United States! Pay close attention, because the "roads of the main line Botvinnik Slav" can get awfully bumpy! Advanced player's trying to build their repertoire will find gold in this video lecture! | Watch video
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And you thought he could only win a long drawn out, positional endgame? Well, you were wrong! Today GM Bojkov highlights Akiba Rubinstein's contributions to the first stage of chess, show some of his more exciting and tactical ideas, and then ends with a brilliant miniature by the Doctor with the black pieces. Enjoy the climactic beautiful checkmate! | Watch video
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In today's video GM Shankland manages to mix the right amount of theory, with just the right amount of positional and general advice in regards to the ideas behind white's 6.Bh4 in the Anti-Moscow Gambit variation of the Semi-Slav. As usual, Sam's recommendations are well prepared, and reveal much about which lines an advanced player should choose for their own repertoire against 1.d4. | Watch video
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WGM Abrahamyan concludes her coverage of the main lines of the Winawer this weekend. She discusses the critical maneuvers black must undertake on the queenside, especially in the variations where black has managed a trade off of the light-squared bishops. As she has in each previous video, Tatev holds nothing back in revealing her own preparation and when giving her opinions of all the most interesting ideas in the French Defense. | Watch video
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What difference can one little pawn move make? Apparently, a whole lot to a 2500+ FIDE player! After transposing into what would normally be a main line weapon for black against the Queen's Gambit (if not for the little pawn move) black immediately gets greedy, gets his queen trapped, and loses all self confidence (we think) in the process. Enjoy GM Finegold's humorous review! | Watch video
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Making a very natural transition from his last video series on the Queen's Gambit Decline, GM Sam Shankland begins his coverage of the extremely popular, always dynamic Semi Slav! He reviews the interesting Moscow Variation, and dabbles intro the Botvinnik and other lines of this very complex opening. Take note of his well prepared, personal recommendations and be ready for anything as black against 1.d4! | Watch video
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Who knew the English Opening could be this sharp? As a brilliant follow up to FM Lilov's English Opening for Beginner's video yesterday, Roman takes it to a higher level! He reviews some of the trickiest, most instructive tactics that can occur in the early stages of the English, then GM Dzindzichashvili gives further recommendations for black in his analysis of the 3...c6 Variation. Enjoy! | Watch video
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The English Opening has been considered one of white's most solid approaches to the first stage of a chess game for more than two centuries! As FM Valeri Lilov explains, if you want to improve your positional understanding, as well as your understanding of the coordination between your pieces and the pawn structure, learning the English Opening should be something you consider! | Watch video
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This weekend GM Shankland discusses the extremely topical 5.Bf4 Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. For advanced players looking to further their understanding of this opening, from both white and black's perspective, Sam's rapid fire theory will definitely help! He reviews white's critical idea of an early Rook to c1 in an attempt to prevent black's c5 in great detail! | Watch video
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In Part 2, WGM Abrahamyan makes her way back onto the "roads most traveled" in the Winawer French when she reviews 4.e5 from white. However, the main topic of this video lectures is still sidetracked by sidelines, as she refuses to leave no stone unturned! 5.Qg4, 5.Bd2 and 7.h4 (after 5.a3) are all discussed here today! | Watch video