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To bring his short series on high level chess preparation to a close (for now), GM Finegold reviews a game from the highest of levels! He displays the critical moments of the game Aronian-Anand from Wijk aan Zee, 2013. Ben highlights the world champ's amazing preparation, how Anand applied what he knew about the line into his game against Armenia's #1, and why it's important to prepare and memorize "ideas" as opposed to "variations" when you start analyzing very complex positions. | Watch video
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Today's Member Analysis video features a wild game in the King's Gambit, with an early piece sacrifice, that ultimately leads to several instructive moments on how to play with the initiative, both "on and off the board". IM Rensch takes his own life in his hands when pokes some fun and gives direct criticism of his boss's approach to the game. Chess.com Co-Founder (Jay) conducts a strong attack, but does he deliver the goods in the critical moment? Watch and find out! | Watch video
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(NOTE: This was an April Fools joke video!) Just a few days ago, IM Daniel Rensch played one of the best games of his career, right here on Chess.com! Today Danny reviews this game for all us, where demonstrated one of the most instructive, creative and forceful attacks on any chess board... ever! He summarizes the game with humility and eloquence for our members in this video lecture. Enjoy... | Watch video
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When the strongest players in the world come together for an elite tournament that will ultimately decide who has the right to challenge the world champion for his crown, holding back preparation and novelties is no longer an option! This tourney recipe is currently providing many "new opening treats" for all of us mere mortals to enjoy, and GM Dzindzichashvili is using it as a launching pad for his new video series on high level opening prep and novelties. Enjoy! | Watch video
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Today GM Khachiyan reviews one of his favorite games! A battle full of swindles, surprising (often amazing) tactical shots, and many resourceful options for both sides: Gormally-Sutovsky, Gibraltar 2005 was something to behold! Of course, Melik provides insight into the calculation process of each player, and how we can all learn from their play. Enjoy! | Watch video
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GM Bojkov continues his coverage of the third world champion by reviewing two games full of middlegame tactics and the kind of high level technique that Capablanca is most famous for. In this video, before taking on two players in a "tandem game", Capablanca faces off against Rudolf Spielmann in an exciting Queen's Gambit Declined full of Capablanca innovations... | Watch video
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IM Rensch breaks down this well-known, theoretically driven opening (The Sicilian Dragon) not by focusing on all the complex variations available, but rather, explaining the evolution of those lines by revealing the patterns and repeating ideas within the pawn structure. Danny reviews the "stem game" Karpov-Kortchnoi, Moscow 1974 and he shows how Karpov changed white's approach in the Yugoslav forever, which inevitably led to black's modern approach (The Chinese Dragon)... | Watch video
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Today Roman reviews another great game from one of his all time favorite people... and chess players! Roman has more Efim Geller stories than most, so stick around for the post game chat. Until then, enjoy one of the most creative, aggressive rook lifts of all time! Geller left many marks on the Open Sicilian, as well as the "attackers guide" to chess. His uncompromising style was unforgettable! | Watch video
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Our second featured author making his Chess.com debut today is Grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski! In this mini series he reviews the power of the long term sacrifice. He explains how to judge long term compensation, especially when your opponent's pieces are not ideally placed. He finishes off his opponent in style with a pawn storm for the ages. Enjoy! | Watch video
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World Champion Viswanathan Anand provided the world with a special treat in Round 4 of Tata Steel's Super Chess Tournament, being held in Wijk aan Zee, when he smashed the world #3 Levon Aronian with the black pieces! The game itself was beautiful, creative, and most importantly for this video lecture, proof that liberating black's pieces with the c5-break in the Caro-Slav Structure can lead to wonderful things. Enjoy Danny's replay of this brilliant performance! | Watch video