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When you were a kid, your mom made you eat vegetables that you didn't want... but, they were good for you! As GM Melik Khachiyan teaches us today, sometimes in order to win, you must play moves you don't want to... because they're good for you! Being disciplined about your opponent's counter-play, and making the "tough decisions", is what wins games at a high level. That and knowing when not to activate your King in a complicated Endgame! | Watch video
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Today Roman kicks off a new series aimed at displaying some of the finest achievements, by some of the finest players, in the history of chess! Dzindzi's personal recounts of the events and descriptions are as timeless as they are priceless. Watch Roman's review of two of the more brilliant attacking games by Bronstein: The first ending with one of the most recognizable mating patterns in chess, and the second leaving you breathless... | Watch video
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After their first "never-ending-draw-match" was finally postponed, Kasparov started taking Karpov to "Ouch-Town" right off the bat in their rematch. You are about to witness a masterpiece that showcases Kasparov's power with the initiative, as well as his maturity and prophylactic foresight. Karpov's pieces, beginning with his knights on a4 and b1, were strangled in such a fashion that even Karpov himself, if he hadn't been on the receiving end, would be proud! | Watch video
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Today GM Khachiyan reviews one of his own games, highlighting how to dominate your opponent with the little guys! Here black achieves a strong structural advantage and manages to "hold the fort" for the remainder of the battle. As usual, Melik offers great advice on how to play against your opponent's bad pieces (take away their "teammates"), how to recognize and target weaknesses, and how to play opposite colored bishop endings with skill. | Watch video
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Fasten your seat belts! This weekend we get to see a great game from the personal library of GM Melik Khachiyan! Here we review a "complete" battle in every sense of the description: Starting with white's active development and anticipation of black's threats; transitioning into a middlegame where white gets the most out of his space advantage; and finally we see a "bishop pair dominated" endgame with flawless technique my GM Khachiyan. Enjoy! | Watch video
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Learn how to turn the small advantage of a semi-open file and isolated pawn target into a crushing victory! How? GM Dejan Bojkov shows you the way today with two examples: The first is a game used in IM Rensch's IQP video series (Karpov beating Spassky, which is always good for review) and the second is a game where Dejan himself was on the "short side of the file" against Super-GM Mickey Adams. Watch and learn! | Watch video
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International Master Daniel Rensch begins a new video series today on the subject of "material imbalances" in the game of chess. What you need to know: In many cases where the "points" add up to be the same (or close to it) the entire story of the position, what you should do, who is better and why, etc is simply not being told. Learn the key factors to correctly evaluating these trades, and become an "Unbalanced Master"! | Watch video
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Today GM Bojkov reviews three practical game examples, displaying the art of using the rooks positionally. Specifically you will learn to strangle an opponent's "hanging" and/or "isolated" pawns on the open and semi-open files. Watch as former World Champions such as Alekhine and Spassky provide great material on this topic. Improve your positional technique today! | Watch video
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This weekend Roman not only gives us a sequel to his "Easy System vs Caro" video, but he also provides excellent commentary to a game between Chess.com's own IM Daniel Rensch and IM Irinia Krush from the SPICE Cup in November 2010. For players looking to increase their knowledge of Dzindzi's "special recipe against the Caro" variation, you will not be disappointed. Everyone else can enjoy the excitement of this high level and very imbalanced chess game. | Watch video
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FIDE Master Charles Galofre brings us an in-depth look at playing the Grand Prix Attack against the Sicilian. In particular, he provides excellent "follow up material" to Dzindzichashvili's incredible videos on the subject. He describes how to play against black's doubled c-pawns: Surrounding the pawns positionally; creating king-side attacking chances; using critical squares while keeping the position closed for the knights -- are all just some of the techniques you will learn from this video! | Watch video