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Captivating. Hysterical. Inspiring. Those are perhaps the best words to describe these Fischer Random (Chess960) videos from FIDE Master Charles Galofre. His ability to stay cool under time pressure, calculate quickly, and profit from his opponent's mistakes -- are just some of the things that Charles does well. Buckle up, because you are in for a wildly entertaining ride! | Watch video
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Today International Master David Pruess continues our new video series designed for beginners to learn tactical, instructive, and particularly creative ideas. Here the legendary Pillsbury executes his own attack to perfection! Putting his opponent's "mediocre" defensive play aside, try to focus on the harmony and power that white's pieces possess as the attack reaches its enlightening climax... | Watch video
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For Beginners: Have you ever watched a video where a master/teacher is consistently making references to "chess terminology", and you have NO idea what he/she is talking about? Well, with this new video series "Chess Vocab" we intend to remedy that common affliction as best we can! Consider this video a "prequel" to IM Daniel Rensch's Pawn Structure 101 video series. Watch, enjoy, and become "Pawn-Literate"! | Watch video
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GM Dejan Bojkov continues with his excellent coverage of the "power" of the chess men: how the pieces move; their strengths and limitations; as well as their "hidden" features. Have you ever seen a king use Triangulation to place a ROOK in Zugzwang? Well, you have now! Enjoy these instructive and entertaining examples... | 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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IM Rensch loses his way right out of the opening against the Fried Liver Attack. When Danny makes the decision to avoid the most "topical" variations and take his opponent "out of the comfort zone" -- his choice begins to backfire when he can't remember the opening theory. The middlegame play was rather instructive however, and although the game ended with a sloppy time scramble, we hope that you will still find the game instructive. Enjoy! | Watch video
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IM Rensch struggles to find an edge of any kind in today's Live Sessions video. Did he miss his opportunity by choosing a "non-dynamic" approach in the opening? Was his opponent's play solid enough to stave off any sort of counterplay? Or was the position just equal the entire time? You can decide for yourself, but despite the exciting finish, neither player was able to find an advantage... | Watch video
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This Labor Day weekend, Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov makes his return to the Chess.com Video Authors "club" by debuting his new series: How To Improve Your Chess! With the first in this sequence of videos designed to help you develop critical thinking skills (on your own) -- GM Kaidanov uses "power-point" teaching methods to help us create a plan: The importance of being honest with oneself; study habits; psychological strengths and weaknesses; and how to find patterns in your game... | Watch video
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Today Roman continues with his second "Member Analysis" video this week by taking a detailed look at how amateur players transition from the Opening to the Middlegame. In particular, he stresses the difference between positional understanding and concrete analysis. He warns against making piece sacrifices without having calculated a "solid follow through variation". | 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