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Similar to the first installment in his new video series on Prophylactic Thinking, GM Kaidanov brings us one position after another, stressing the need for us to think about what our opponent's (not our own) next move and plans will be. Gregory's examples vary in difficulty and style, but all prove the importance of weighing the coming threats and how to deal with them. | Watch video
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Today GM Khachiyan reveals yet even more "Dragon Secrets" when he reviews the game Bruzon-Malakhov from the year 2000. He highlights white's best approach against the slightly dubious choice to develop with 3...Bg7 instead of capturing on d4 in the Accelerated (Hybrid) Dragon. The variations are sharp, but white's advantage is always clear... as our Melik's wonderful explanations of what to look for in this line! | Watch video
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With his next installment, GM Bojkov explains how his student captured her first National Title (Bulgarian Women's Championship). The game itself was a tricky one, with Isolated Queen Pawn strategies dictating the plans for both sides. After a surprise opening choice (the Alapin against the Sicilian) both players venture in one of the sharpest, modern variations for a complicated middlegame. | Watch video
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Grandmaster Kaidanov is featured this month on Chess.com, and with today's video he begins a new series on what he puts as "arguably the most important skill to develop as a chess player". Though he doesn't claim it as the easiest, he provides the best advice he can on how to "build the muscles" of defensive mindedness, while displaying five practical examples on the subject of preventing your opponent's plans/ideas. Enjoy! | Watch video
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In today's video white experiences the terrible consequences of playing too slowly on the kingside, neglecting to play for a normal (aggressive) plan of driving the f-pawn against the Scheveningen structure. IM Rensch clarifies when the g2-f3-e4 pawn chain can lead to an effective pawn storm on the kingside, and foreshadows the coming videos on the English Attack pawn structure. Kasparov display more brilliance in the Najdorf and wins with ease... | Watch video
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With the fourth installment to his new video series on defense and prophylactic thinking, GM Shankland reviews a loss he had when he was a lowly IM. In this sharp King's Indian, despite outplaying his opponent, Sam underestimates and doesn't take into account all of his opponent's attacking resources (mainly, the brilliant ...Nc6). Learn from Sam's mistake and improve your defense! | Watch video
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This weekend IM Rensch gets back to the never ending, on-going, "Energizer Bunny" that is the Pawn Structure 101 video series. He continues to review the Scheveningen structure, and he reveals some of the deepest points about playing these positions at a high level. We learn that white must establish kingside pressure before black gets to e4, among many other critical ideas! | Watch video
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As GM Dzindzichashvili explains, there are many gambits that simply fall under the category of tricky yet unplayable; however, the Smith Morra Gambit is not one of those! Though Roman does not attempt to show you all the variations at black's disposal against the Smith Morra, he does highlight many of white's most critical and common attacking ideas, including one great game by IM Esserman. | Watch video
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The climax to this short, theoretical driven video series on the Keres Attack provides us with a practical game example. International Master Ginsburg once against highlights black's critical ideas, and displays the critical variations and tactics for us. As we learn here, if white plays too aggressively, he will likely find himself the subject of a mating attack, rather than the other way around... | Watch video
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GM Shankland brings his series on the most "lovely games" he's ever played to a close today with a review of his interesting battle against GM Erenburg. After achieving a big advantage (on the clock if nothing else) Sam sets himself for a very nice win, with the final knockout blows being all that remains... and that's where things went wrong! Listen in for Sam's tale. | Watch video