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His second installment is one of "personal experience" and triumph! GM Alex Lenderman reviews three of his own games, highlighting in each one exactly where his opponent committed a "Quiescence" error to lose the game. Alex stresses again the importance of looking at all moves, and not ever making "forced recaptures" before considering other possible better moves. Take notes and good luck! | Watch video
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Start your week off right with some critical chess patterns you absolutely must know! IM Daniel Rensch continues his series today after some hard work in the "preparation lab" to bring the first installment of critical mating nets. Today's featured video focuses on the patterns, and relationship between the Knight and the Major Pieces. Take notes, watch it twice if you need to, and enjoy! | Watch video
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Today GM Dejan Bojkov is back with more awesome video coverage of "our great predecessors"! Enjoy the first video on the great "Dr Tarrasch" -- highlighted particularly by Tarrasch's tactical play. Learn what "positional blunder" might cause Tarrasch to kick you out of his life, so to speak. Stay ready for many more great lectures on the interesting chess tactician, and theoretician that was Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch. | Watch video
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In the second half of the Beyond the Basics installment, International Master Daniel Rensch takes you, well, beyond the basics! Part two is kicked off with the "deflection" pattern, and this fast paced video never looks back! Remember to pause your video every time a new position occurs on the chess board, giving yourself an opportunity to try and solve it before Danny gives you the answer. | Watch video
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Today you take your quest to master all the critical tactical patterns in chess to the next level! IM Daniel Rensch is your guide, and you will certainly need one as some of these positions are a "big jump" from the last video in this series. Beginners will need to have truly mastered the fundamentals in given in the first two videos, and even some advanced players might find these positions a little tricky. Enjoy! | Watch video
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This weekend we bring in the new year with a huge announcement: Chess.com will now be releasing 6 videos every week, with the "weekend feature video" extending over just Saturday and Sunday, no longer Friday! What better way to start this new tradition then with Part 2 of Friday's new video series by IM Daniel Rensch. Continue with the remaining 12 patterns that you need to know, and yes, you're welcome! | Watch video
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Chess is a game of pattern recognition, but what "patterns" do you need to know? From tactics, to mating nets, to strategical concepts -- IM Daniel Rensch promises to deliver all in his new video series. Beginners will enjoy today's video on the "Basic Tactics" everyone should know, and even Intermediate and Advanced players should enjoy the latter installments of this series. Get excited! | Watch video
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To wrap up her series on Tempo Moves, Camilla highlights several important positional points along with the regular onslaught of tactical trickery! She also offers advice on how to evaluate positions, especially for those who, like her, have felt that their concrete calculation skills may not be on par with other stronger players. Enjoy this video and apply her principles of forcing moves in your own games! | Watch video
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In her next installment, WGM Baginskaite elaborates on how to "eliminate the obviously bad choices" in order to find the correct, and usually very strong continuation. She reviews several positions, including a couple of her own games. Along the way she highlights the critical ideas behind playing forcing chess moves. Try to solve them for yourself and enjoy! | 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