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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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Today the "Towers of Power" have their say in the video series that has become the most in-depth look at the Spanish Endgame Pawn Structures on the internet! GM Dejan Bojkov enlightens further, stressing that the activity of the Rooks along the open files is much more important than the pawns themselves. Learn from more top Grandmaster games today, and enjoy these instructive examples of technique. | Watch video
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The more pieces there are on the board, the more points black will score! Or at least it certainly seems to be the case in the Berlin Defense. As we observe in the sixth video of GM Bojkov's series on the structure commonly reached via the Ruy Lopez, black needs to keep some sort of imbalance in the position in order to be successful. The imbalance of the day is Opposite Colored Bishops. Enjoy! | Watch video
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Making his Video Author debut today is the long time Chess.com Blogger, International Master John Bartholomew. Straying from the "post tournament reporting" in his Blog, John offers some enlightening insight on what truly defines a critical moment in chess, as well as the many different facets that govern these situations. From psychology to calculation, John delivers an awesome first video on this interesting topic. | Watch video
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Good technique requires accurate calculation at all times! IM Rensch is reminded of this important fact in his game against young star IM Darwin Yang. Danny was seeking revenge against Yang, but comes up a little short when he loses his focus in the critical moment. This highly interesting Classical French is sharp, tricky, and full of fun! Take notes and learn vicariously through Danny's mistakes... | Watch video
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Roman cooks us a tasty dish this weekend, bringing us one of his best games -- and with it, a highly instructive Knight ending! Roman's flawless technique in this game is something to aspire towards, and his ability to use the Principle of Two Weaknesses method is amazing! Ultimately, the threat of the "a4-pawn expressway" would lead to a lost position of Zugzwang for black. | 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
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The transition from a worse middlegame to an equal ending was seemingly all IM Daniel Rensch needed to feel confident that he was outplaying his opponent... but how wrong he was! Though Bishops are generally superior to Knights in endgames of this nature, the particulars of the pawn structure change the situation drastically. For Ruy Lopez players, this game should take on even more value. Enjoy! | Watch video
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Continuing upon the theme from his last video in this series, GM Dzindzichashvili analyzes more practical games for us today in the Bogo Indian. Here we see games from black's perspective, displaying several common positional errors the first player might make. Even strong players can misunderstand how to use white's space advantage, and as in one example, if white forgets to play e4, the results can be devastating. | Watch video