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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
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When the e5-break comes through, black better watch out! That's just one of several lessons GM Khachiyan implores upon us today, while displaying a particularly flawless game against fellow Chess.com Video Author, IM Mark Ginsburg. However, after facing tough defense from his opponent, Melik misses his best chance to drive the win home. Does he recover and manage to earn the full point? | Watch video
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We know, we know... it's been a while since you got your Live Sessions fix! Forgive us for the more than a month delay, get excited, and come on in! You're invited to this party with IM Daniel Rensch. When white takes on a rare positional weakness (Tripled Pawns), hoping to stifle his opponent's queenside attacking chances, play becomes crazy and dynamic. Will Danny's kingside bind compensate for his horrible pawns? Watch and find out... | Watch video
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Learning a new opening is about more than just the "main line theory". You must understand the position from a general sense, as well as all the critical side lines. That's where GM Eugene Perelshteyn comes in! Take a look into white's early Ne5 options with Eugene, and note black's, on occasion, slightly "UN-orthodoxed" approach. Enjoy! | Watch video
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It's one of the hardest things to do as a chess player, and one of the last things a "child prodigy" learns. What's that? To defend a worse position, keeping a cool head and strong will, against tough opposition. That's exactly what GM Khachiyan's student, FM Kayden Troff, was able to do in this game against GM Sergey Kudrin. Enjoy Melik's recap and build your own defensive fortress! | Watch video
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Quite the ambitious claim is made by IM Daniel Rensch in this weekend's featured video: 40 Openings in 40 minutes, providing a basic description of the pawn structures therein with each one! Does he manage the task? Check it out for yourself, and take your fundamental knowledge of every "main line" opening to a higher level. Beginner's gold, and great review for advanced players alike! | Watch video
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"Wowzer", "bam" and "kapow" might be some of the phases you'll find yourself saying after watching the awesome tactics that take place in this video! GM Bojkov instructs beautifully on the power of attacking the enemy king in Isolated Queen Pawn positions! After gaining but just a couple tempos in the opening, white's initiative becomes unstoppable even against good defense from his opponent. Enjoy! | Watch video
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Grandmaster Khachiyan brings us another interesting game from his personal library today. Here we see an opening quickly convert into a "pawn up" endgame. Listen in on Melik's thought process as he explains more about "thinking from the end" and anticipating your opponent's threats. He "keeps it simple" and breaks down his opponent's queenside blockade with style! | Watch video
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Just when you thought you had escaped IM Rensch's "unbalanced" and sometimes rather unstable claims in this video series, he throws you a curve ball you can't ignore! Check out this exciting bonus video where Danny proves his own theories about the Pawns vs the Pieces wrong (with a little help from fellow video author Sam Shankland). If you watch this, you are officially a graduate of these crazy positions! | Watch video