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In this epic battle between two legendary chess heavy weights (and former World Champs too) we see an excellent example of how to attack when the King's are castled on opposite sides of the board! "Who says Petrosian was not a good attacker or tactician?", asks today's instructor, GM Melik Khachiyan. After watching this display of amazing tactics, initiative, intuition, and timing, it's hard to argue... | Watch video
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In this Live Session match Danny relies on an "old friend" (Blumendfeld Gambit) to get the job done! After a series of tricky tactics in the opening, the game quickly simplifies into a Rook and Bishop vs Rook and Knight endgame with a lone passed pawn to Poppa Bear's advantage. Does Danny convert the victory, or does he allow kingside counterplay that can't be stopped? Watch and find out... | Watch video
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Today GM Dejan Bojkov highlights Dr Tarrasch's contributions to chess theory, in particular, his own defense against 1.d4. Tarrasch had very original ideas about pawn play and positional principals, in comparison to his contemporaries. His theories on the strength of an Isolated Queen Pawn were progressive to say the least, and his game with the legendary Marshall is a great example this. | 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
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Dr Tarrasch's opening choice in today's video lecture might come as a bit of a surprise, but there is no arguing with his tactical execution and "feel for the initiative" against white's uncastled King. GM Dejan Bojkov reviews this exciting game for us, highlighting the many imbalances that occurred in the sharp middlegame that followed. | Watch video
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What did it take for a young Dzindzi to earn the autograph of his favorite player, Paul Keres? A simple promise... Watch this incredibly revealing and highly entertaining video lecture, and find a new found respect and admiration for the incredible chess player that was Paul Keres. Enjoy his dynamic play as Dzindzi did, and perhaps allow these games to influence your own chess approach. | Watch video
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Before delivering the amazing answer to the homework he assigned in Part 4, GM Bojkov lectures on the idea of trading off your opponent's pieces in order to clear squares for your own pieces. Trading off a key bishop to free a diagonal for your own, trading off your opponent's "majors" in order to gain access to open files, and eventually the 7th rank, are just a couple of the key pointers. | Watch video
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What do former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and our own Sam Shankland have in common? You'll have to wait until the end of this video lecture to find out specifically, but for starters, they both know how to win in "must win" situations! Check out Shanky's review of the final game of the 2004 World Championship Match between Kramnik and Leko... | Watch video
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In part 3 of Roman's "Complete Nimzo" series, he brings us a deep look into a relatively unexplored sideline. He gives his special recipe as usual, and explains why computers have a hard time evaluating such closed positions that favor the Knights. Pay close attention to interesting ideas like ...Bf5 by black, designed to induce the e4 pawn advance and close the position. | Watch video
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In the second half of the Beyond the Basics installment, International Master Daniel Rensch takes you, well, beyond the basics! Part two is kicked off with the "deflection" pattern, and this fast paced video never looks back! Remember to pause your video every time a new position occurs on the chess board, giving yourself an opportunity to try and solve it before Danny gives you the answer. | Watch video