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Today GM Khachiyan reviews the "other main line" in the Schliemann outside of 4.Nc3. When white wants to choose a more positional approach, 4.d3 is the way to go! Melik displays the critical ideas in this line while reviewing a game that won him Game of the Week honors in the US Chess League. Enjoy the middlegame fireworks as much as the opening advice. | Watch video
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Even the best have to defend! As GM Bojkov displays in his first two examples, World Champions Smyslov and Kasparov were both excellent defenders. Learn to recognize your defensive opportunities, learn how to defend aggressively and with dynamic moves, and develop an understanding about when and when not to trade pieces while defending. | Watch video
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In this highly interesting game review, GM Kaidanov displays one of his best... losses! After achieving a comfortable position out of the opening, he is outplayed by his opponent in creative, original fashion. Black shows that his feel for the position was much deeper than his opponent's by choosing aggressive, creative play that ultimately leads to a brilliant Queen Sacrifice. Enjoy! | Watch video
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When the dynamic middlegames of the Panov Attack (Caro Kann) quickly enter an endgame where both sides posses an isolated pawn, making the correct evaluation can be awfully tricky! IM Rensch believes if he can gain control over the critical c-file, the game should be his, but when he loses his "Batman and Robin" duo in a trade, can the Knight stand up against black's Bishop alone in the ending? Watch and see! | Watch video
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In part two of this exciting Solitaire Chess video, we learn that the best defense can be a good offense! Here we see Grandmaster Tomashevsky defend his worse position by creating strong counter-play (a5 with the threat of Rb6) on the Queenside. After equalizing, his opponent loses his way and eventually blunders away the game. GM Kaidanov is once again our guide... | Watch video
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Get ready for another awesome video series by GM Dejan Bojkov! Brought to you because of direct member request, this well prepared and well articulated video series is going to improve your technical skills and knowledge regarding exchanges... big time! Each videos is broken down into a "specific aspect of the art of exchanging pieces" and should help you in your own critical moments. Enjoy! | Watch video
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In this two part Solitaire Chess video lecture, GM Kaidanov chooses the game of a "well-known positional player", hoping for some Karpov-esque chess. Boy did he ever choose wrong! When Super-GM Tomashevsky surprises us all with his aggressive style of play, Gregory does his best to predict the direction of the game. Where are we left heading into part two? Watch and find out! | Watch video
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Shut those Bishops down! Grandmaster Dzindzichashvili provides us with a new two part video series on one of the most debated topics in chess: Who's better, the Bishop or the Knight? As he explains, it depends on the position with many other factors, including the pawn structure, telling the full story. With that said, I wouldn't want to be the Bishops in these highly instructive examples of "Pony Power"! | Watch video
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In his next game against Super-GM Peter Leko, Sam Shankland was in a position to pull off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the World Cup. How did he handle that moment on the psychological levels of preparation and execution? Watch and find out! In this interesting Benoni, Sam achieves an advantage early on and when Leko tries to mix it up, he bites off a little more than he can chew... Enjoy! | Watch video
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Learn how to recognize the key moments from your games during post game analysis! Though nothing in chess is a perfect science, International Master Rensch breaks down his recommended system for the critiquing of your own play in the critical moments of your games. In this battle, Danny faces off against a familiar opponent and executes well in these transition stages to squeak out the victory! | Watch video