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We start off our week with GM Gareev's detailed breakdown of his Blindfold Simultaneous Exhibition Match, played in our Live Chess Arena a few weeks ago! Timur really mixed it up in this Simul, with games in the Bird's, the Dutch, the Vienna Game, the English and the Open Sicilian! What more can you ask for from this guy? Awesome post game review? Wish granted... Enjoy! | Watch video
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To bring his contributions to the Beauty and Entertainment video series to a close today, IM Rensch provides several of "his personal favorites". Displaying puzzles designed to help stimulate the imagination and appreciation for the "beautiful things" in chess, Danny explains why many of his favorite positions are endgames! Pay special attention to the patterns that exist in the King and Pawn puzzles! | Watch video
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Patterns do exist, even in compositions! Don't believe us? Watch International Master Rensch's latest installment to the Beauty and Entertainment series, and you just might. In rapid fire succession, Danny provides you with interesting examples of imagination, creativity, but also common patterns that can and do occur in practical games. Enjoy a lesson from one of his own games in which he failed to find a creative solution to his problem... | Watch video
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What happens when one endgame master attempts to outplay another? It's dynamite! Today the good doctor Rubinstein puts on a clinic against a fellow well known master of technique: Richard Reti. The battle of Bishop vs Knight in all its glory is on display here, and eventually, we see the Bishop's ability to "play both sides" and create more than one weakness leaves the knight feeling ill equipped in the critical moments... | Watch video
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A tragic chess comedy? Not for Smyslov! The first game GM Dzindzichashvili reviews shows the former World Champion's defensive tenacity and his positional stubbornness as well as any game he ever played. Truth be told though, it didn't mean he deserved to win -- but when your opponent pushes a King and Pawn Endgame past the point of no return, it's time to cash in! | Watch video
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He's well known for his tactical prowess, his lightning fast calculation skills, and great fighting spirit... but what many people don't know about Super-GM Hikaru Nakamura is that he also possesses great endgame skill! Today's video highlights a brilliantly developed, deep plan by the U.S. Champion that helped him convert a small position advantage against Chess.com Video Author, GM Gregory Kaidanov. Principle of Two Weaknesses is on display and GM Perelshteyn leads the way! | Watch video
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He's hungry, and he can't be stopped! Today GM Lenderman displays multiple examples of how the world #1 continues to press, push, and pull for any kind of advantage in his chess games. Carlsen's objective, accurate decision making along with a strong appetite to win chess games makes him the most feared chess player in the world... | Watch video
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Grandmaster Kaidanov is back this weekend with another immensely popular Solitiare Chess video lecture! Today he reviews a game by a much younger Aronian, and he highlights the young Armenian's ability to play patient, simple moves that change his worse (or at least tough) position into a better one. Slowly improving your bad pieces, with discipline, is not easy! Kaidanov suggests you improve this skill by trying to guess Aronian's moves along the way! | Watch video
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Today GM Bojkov highlights another great contribution Nimzowitsch made to the chess community: Developing the theories of the blockade and over-protection as important themes in prophylactic thinking. Here Nimzo employs his own opening (1...Nc6 against 1.e4) and proceeds a deep plan surrounding the d5-square and blockading the bad dark-squared white Bishop. | Watch video
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GM Lenderman's final three examples also come from his own library, but unfortunately, this time there will be no "happy endings". After reviewing his interesting game with GM Ray Robson, Alex displays two games with common Rook Ending mistakes. These positions are highly instructive by themselves, even without Alex's brilliant teaching methods on how to avoid the "Quiescence" error. Enjoy! | Watch video