Tal vs. Akopian (Barcelona, 1992)
This is the final tournament game of Tal's career, played in an open tournament just three weeks before his death. His...
Botvinnik vs. Tal (Moscow, 1960)
One of the most exciting games from the 1960 World Championship match. Tal was leading after one win and four draws. This...
Tal vs. Larsen (Bled, 1965)
A famous game from the Bled Candidates semi-final match. The tenth and decisive game from their match which was tied at...
Tal vs. Portisch (Bled, 1965)
Game 2 of their candidates match. Game 1 had been a draw, but Tal had the better of it. In this game, Tal was surprised...
Tal vs. Hecht (Varna, 1962)
Mikhail Tal's win in the 1962 Olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria over the German Hans-Joachim Hecht. A Nimzo-Indian Defense. "It...
Tal's Early Games
Two games from early in Mikhail Tal's career: Bukhuti Gurgenidze vs. Tal (Moscow, 1957) Benoni Defense: Classical Variation,...
Prophylaxis And Technique Part Two
Two more examples: Yusupov-Magem, Barcelona 2010 and Hort-Kuzmin, BRD 1981. We hope you learned something!
Prophylaxis And Technique
Even in an endgame, prophylactic thinking can be used to keep and increase an advantage. The stem game is Yusupov-Timoshenko,...
The Psychology Of Prophylaxis Part Two
More damage done by prophylaxis, with the examples: Petrosian-Bannik, Riga 1958 and Yusupov-Hickl, Nussloch 1996.
Prophylaxis vs. Improving The Position
Artur shows why prophylaxis is superior to just improving your position without impeding your opponent's ideas.
The Psychology Of Prophylaxis
Artur explains the effect it can have on an opponent when his or her ideas are constantly prevented. The model game is Yusupov-Van...
Prophylactic Thinking Part Two
Time to rack our brains! The examples used are: Simagin-Abramson, USSR 1960, Yusupov-Timman, Linares 1992 and Yusupov-Luther,...
Prophylactic Thinking
We start to learn about the concept of preventing our opponent's plans while improving our own position by looking at the...
Counter Chances Part 1: Calculation With Dvoretsky
Mark reminds us of one critical aspect of calculation - we are not alone on the chessboard! It's crucial to not only look...
Counter Chances Part 2: Calculation With Dvoretsky
We keep training our awareness of counter chances with a longer excerpt from the game Inarkiev-Vitiugov and a few more exercises.
Candidate Moves Part 1: Calculation With Dvoretsky
Calculating would be much easier if we knew what candidate moves to calculate. But how do we find those? Mark has a modern...
Candidate Moves Part 2: Calculation With Dvoretsky
The old candidate moves technique still deserves a place in modern chess. Mark Dvoretsky shows us some more examples and...
Prophylaxis Part 1: Calculation With Dvoretsky
Prophylaxis is another important tool for finding the best move in a position. Mark shows us some examples that illustrate...
Prophylaxis Part 2: Calculation With Dvoretsky
Feel like you need some more practice with that prophylaxis idea? We've got you covered!
Two Bishops
What's so good about the bishop pair? In this final video Loek explains all while talking about his win over Hrvoje Stevic...
Improving On The Main Line
The most obvious line is not always the best. Find out how to look for points where we can refine our main line once we've...
Still Exhausting Your Opponent
As you can see, exhausting your opponent is an almost inexhaustible topic.
Exhausting Your Opponent
Hope you guys aren't exhausted yet, unlike some of Loek's opponents.
Endgame Tricks
A sharp eye for tactics is very useful in the final stage of the game as well!
Counterchances
Never give up, never surrender! Loek teaches us to look for opportunities to fight back, taking as one of his examples how...