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Sometimes you just need one game to go your way, and you can turn an entire tournament around! GM Dejan Bojkov takes a break from reviewing the great masters of the past, to review some of his own great games. As he portrays, the picture of his performance at the Queenstown tournament in New Zealand was not pretty to start. However, after an exciting win on the black side of the Marshall Gambit, things began to improve... | Watch video
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Part 3 of GM Kaidanov's latest video series on the Alapin continues today with more great examples of IQP attacking potential! He provides several examples from the games of GM Vajda, and points out many of the common tactical patterns that exist from the common middlegame structure that arises from the Alapin. He also reviews many of the sideline approaches for black. | Watch video
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David's recommended theories for how to get the most out of your "self evaluations" and studies continues today! IM Pruess provides slightly more advanced examples when compared to his first installment, and focuses on the key points of how to draw conclusions from your post mortem reviews, how to start recognizing patterns in your mistakes, and where to go from there! | Watch video
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After missing a complicated tactical shot from his opponent right out of the opening, IM Danny Rensch finds himself relying on accurate calculation and the "hope" of a better dynamic future for his pieces! If this kingside pawns can get rolling, and the Bishop Pair gets trolling, look out! Does he find enough to justify his early miscalculations? Watch and find out... | Watch video
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GM Shankland reviews a game from recent tournament play against a fellow Chess.com Contributor. The game highlights many key positional factors in the dynamic "Hanging Pawn" structures that tend to occur in the Nimzo/Queen's Indian variations. Particularly, Shanky talks about multiple key exchanges, as well as the good and the bad decisions made in those moments by both he and his opponent. | Watch video
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Though part 3 premieres more than a few weeks after the previous video, the game reviewed and variation covered could not be more topical! Just a few days after GM Dzindzichashvili recommended 5...Qb6 as "his" line, GM Wang Hao employed it and beat GM Nakamura at the Biel Chess Festival! Roman reviews the lines in more detail from the perspective of players at the highest level of chess... | Watch video
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Today Grandmaster Khachiyan begins a new series on the subject of concrete, accurate calculation and how important it is to have this approach when trying to convert and advantage. Often when your opponent has pressure (as white does on the seventh rank in this game), only precise, deep calculation can save your won game. Learn from World Champ Euwe and enjoy the show! | Watch video
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Chess players develop many good "critical thinking" skills as they continue to improve. Perhaps none more important or useful than the ability to self-assess, self-evaluate, and ultimately, determine what plans of action to take in order to improve upon their weaknesses! IM Pruess, provides a great starter video for Beginners to learn how to do just that! | Watch video
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All good things must come to an end. Sadly, perhaps mostly for GM Dejan Bojkov, his coverage of the great Akiba Rubinstein must also have a stopping point. We reach that mark this weekend. No collection of "Dr Rubi's greatest hits" would be complete without a look into his Rook Ending play. It was because of Rubinstein that the term "all rook endings are drawn" came about. As we observe in this video lecture however, he was as creative with his winning plans as he was stubborn in his defense! | Watch video
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After a weird move order, an Accelerated Dragon is reached. IM Rensch then converts his initiative into a small material advantage and expects smooth sailing from there on out... But when his opponent finds the best defensive resource (c4), he realizes he will need to work hard to win the game. That's when the rant starts! Danny talks about the keys for successfully converting your advantages, and gives away some valuable gems in the process. | Watch video