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At the crucial stage in his career, Capablanca and his predecessor weren't getting along that well, but their chess games were a cooperative creation of beauty! Here we see a classic battle between these two legends, in the typical fashion of the era. A Queen's Gambit Decline in which black does not make the necessary early equalizing breakthroughs (e5 and c5) and finds himself dominated by the young Cuban! | Watch video
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In part 2 Grandmaster Kaidanov gives his recommendations for facing black's 2nd and 3rd most popular moves against the Panov-Botvinnik Attack. He discusses 5...g6 and 5...Nc6, suggesting the slightly "less traveled roads" for white in both cases, but stressing that more space and active development make those positions very easy to play, and put tactical pressure on black at an early stage of the game. | Watch video
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In perhaps the defining moment of his career (or at least one of them) a young Sam Shankland took down one of the world's top talents to claim a tie for first at the 2008 World Youth Chess Championships. Here he reveals all that was in a sharp, 9.0-0-0 Yugoslav Attack Dragon Sicilian. He highlights the in-depth variations both he and his opponent calculated, and instructs on the basic ideas of the line for players of all levels. Enjoy! | 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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Is it really that easy? GM Kaidanov brings us another great video in his now long running series designed to help you build a comprehensive, yet "manageable" opening repertoire! He recommends slightly rare lines in order to lessen your work load, but all of them are strategically and tactically sound. Against the Caro he recommends the Panov - early 6.c5 Variation for white. | Watch video
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Active-Positional. Strategical use of the Initiative. Dynamic and Modern. These are the terms used to describe the play of Paul Keres who, in Roman's eyes, is one of the most amazing natural talents ever to play the game. Keres is one of the few GMs of his era whose style would hold up in today's modern understanding of chess. These instructive games make it hard to argue, and Roman gives us his great personal insight into the man Paul Keres in a way that only he can... | Watch video
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Would the real "Benko Gambit" please stand up? Today GM Bojkov reviews an epic battle between two chess legends: Nimzowitsch and Capablanca! In 1914, long before the birth of Pal Benko, Capablanca applied a gambit "in the spirit" of the Benko, gaining the pressure of a long range bishop on the h8-a1 diagonal, and an open b-file in exchange for a small amount of material. Was this idea successful on it's first run? Watch and find out... | Watch video
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IM Rensch takes a quick time out from pawn structures and live commentary to review a game that clearly displays the problem with not fighting actively for space. Furthermore, especially for advanced players, he instructs on the need to put your pieces on the right squares not just in the current position, but in the evolving position as well. | Watch video
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In one of his most recent tournaments, GM Khachiyan faced off against a fellow Chess.com Video Author to create a dynamic, Classical Spanish struggle! International Master Keaton Kiewra took the white pieces into this main line Lopez, but when Melik engineered the threat of a d5-pawn break, Keaton was forced to concede the advantage, and found himself slowly outplayed into the late middlegame/endgame. | Watch video
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Before bringing his review of the Two Knight's Defense to a close by covering the Hungarian Variation (3...Nd4) as well as the dubious 3...h6, GM Kaidanov sidetracks into the Evan's Gambit! He recommends the declined (4...Bb6) for black, but also reviews some of the critical lines that follow after accepting the gambit. He then finishes off his coverage of the Two Knights before stressing the importance of studying middlegame play. | Watch video