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This weekend GM Roman Dzindzichashvili brings us another Member Analysis game full of instructive gems, as well as more brilliant commentary full of classic "Dzindzi" one-liners. Tune in for his excellent description of black's critical mistake (trading a good knight for a bad bishop) and stick around to find out what takes a man from being a billionaire to a millionaire... | Watch video
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The power of pressure on an open file...oh what a beautiful thing! IM David Pruess continues his video series describing the way in which tactics support strategy, strategy supports tactics, and so on and so on. White's execution of an "x-ray combination" and "pin exploitation" on the open c-file are nothing short of awesome.This game is perfectly suited for beginners to continue their growth and quest to chess knowledge! | Watch video
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"Tactics are the servants of Strategy" -- Some Chess "Nut-Job". Oh wait, that was former World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik! This weekend our own IM David Pruess tells a similar story, as he literally paints a picture of cohesive development, structural planning, and tactical foresight. This incredibly instructive video displays the tactical power your pieces possess when they work together towards a common goal... Enjoy! | Watch video
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GM Melik Khachiyan reviews his game against fellow Video Author, FIDE Master Elliot Liu, from the US Open last month in Los Angeles. When Liu surprises Grandmaster Khachiyan with his opening choice, Melik decides to steer the game down "original lines" with the intention of preventing black's standard plans. The game becomes wild and tactical, but Melik is still able to provide us "positional insight" into his train of thought. | Watch video
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Today International Master Sam Shankland continues with "post-mortem" coverage of his epic comeback at this year's US Junior Championship. After starting off with two losses (the second of which was reviewed in the first video of this series) Sam was looking last place "dead in the eye", but by hanging in there, showing some practical wit, and calculating accurately in the critical moment -- he was able to steal a game. Was it luck or sheer determination? You be the judge... | Watch video
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This weekend we work on our technique! IM Sam Shankland reviews a recent Super GM battle between Naiditsch and Kramnik in which the former world champion sacrifices a piece for attacking chances and tremendous practical compensation. Unlike our previous examples of "converting extra material" where the path to victory was more methodical, here we must learn to calculate, keep our nerves, and shoot down explosive threats from our opponent if we are going to win! | Watch video
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With this new "running-video-series", our authors plan to display some of the more beautiful and fundamentally vital ideas for a beginner's understanding and chess improvement. Today, IM Pruess covers an important "classic" sacrifice against the king. Strike while the iron is hot, have a plan, and try to have a follow up -- just in case your enemy king "runs for the hills" as David puts it... Have fun! | Watch video
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After getting off to a rough start at this year's US Junior Championships, IM Sam Shankland was somehow able to find his stride... Was his game with FM Warren Harper the first "step in the right direction" or was he unable to overcome his misplayed opening? Watch and find out! | Watch video
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IM Rensch continues to brings us the immensely popular "Live Sessions" videos in which we get a rare glimpse inside the "mid-game" thought process of an International Master. Today, we see an even more exciting version of this story, as Danny decides to play several fast games against slightly stronger competition, rather than one long game. The explanations and thoughts from these games are very "up tempo", and we hope you will find them as "educationally-entertaining" as ever... Enjoy! | Watch video
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In today's video FIDE Master Elliot Liu brings us a game full of, well, craziness! With both black and white's kings starting off in the middle of the board, you would think that it couldn't get much crazier, but you would be wrong! This "Member Analysis" video focuses on tactics and calculation, and Liu tries to explain the fun variations that did happen -- and also display what could have happened. Don't use your computers, try to calculate things for yourself, and enjoy! | Watch video