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Dejan Bojkov begins a new video series today where he intends to review his own games, displaying for our members all the struggles, triumphs, and "everything in between" as it pertains to being a Grandmaster. Here he reviews a recent victory he had over GM Malakhatko. He handles an original variation from black in the Advanced Caro Kan with ease, eventually breaking through with style on the kingside. | Watch video
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Today's Member Analysis lecture comes to us courtesy of one of our own! Our Video Producer, David Petty, places himself about the "Flames de Roman" for a good old fashioned roasting! Just how harsh was the Dzindzinator of Petty's play? Well, considering David won a very nice game it was hard to find too much fault... Enjoy this exciting lecture! | Watch video
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In one of the potentially most exciting match ups of the 2012 US Championship, young GMs Ray Robson and Robert Hess squared off for a classic, "King Pawn style", romantic chess battle! The opening quickly lead to a dynamic middlegame where black made one too many moves "without a plan", giving Robson just enough time to sacrifice a pawn and win in brilliant fashion. Enjoy the fireworks offered in this game! | Watch video
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GM Alex Lenderman begins a new video series today on the subject of psychology in chess. He talks about the importance of treating every game, every opponent, and every move the same -- and he stresses that trying your best should be required regardless of whom you are playing! He provides his own games against Kamsky and Nakamura as quick examples, before showing mistakes by the world's best players in this area... | Watch video
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In this game Rubinstein displayed once again just how far ahead of most of his peers he was by demonstrating that a completely symmetrical endgame, with nothing but slight differences in space and piece placement can still hold winning chances and ample opportunity to outplay your opponent! He trades queens early in his favorite Tarrasch Defense, and the rest was a startlingly simple example of technique... | Watch video
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Getting stomped by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili is not fun! Just ask IM Herzog and GM Garcia! In today's video the Dzindzinator takes two players to Smash-town with style. First we see a Four Pawns Attack/Benko Gambit go terribly wrong for white, then we witness Roman execute a flawless King's Indian Attack, culminating in a beautiful mating net with the Queen and Knights. | Watch video
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IM Daniel Rensch brings the Scheveningen Structure to a close today by reviewing two games from his personal library that highlight the tactical possibilities of the common sacrifice on e6. The second game under review, an encounter with the young IM Steven Zierk, shows the issues with white sacrificing on e6 without a clear plan or idea of execution... | Watch video
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This weekend GM Perelshtyen reviews one of the most creative, exciting games from the 2012 US Championship. When Super-GM Hikaru Nakamura faces off against the young GM Robson in the Dragon Sicilian, you know there exists the potential for something amazing to happen, and they don't disappoint! First a resourceful exchange sacrifice saves the game for black, but then Nakamura finds a "study style" finish to the game... Enjoy! | Watch video
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Every "future" Grandmaster must challenge those who have come before him/her at some point, and today Melik reviews his first "GM Scalp"! He dives right into one of the sharpest lines of the Modern Pirc system against the well known theoretician, GM Smbat Lputian, but it is Melik who quickly gains the upper hand when Lputian takes a passive, and dubious approach. White breaks through the ranks with the prototypical e5-push, and Melik crushes the black king where he stands! | Watch video
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Sometimes your students have to lose tough games in order to learn critical lessons, even if your coach is GM Dejan Bojkov! When white surprises black with an ultra-aggressive move in the early stages of the Sicilian Defense, Dejan's student does not take the most "proactive" approach, and eventually finds himself staring down the h-file and the ensuing disaster to follow! Learn from Pranav's mistakes today! | Watch video