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In today's video white experiences the terrible consequences of playing too slowly on the kingside, neglecting to play for a normal (aggressive) plan of driving the f-pawn against the Scheveningen structure. IM Rensch clarifies when the g2-f3-e4 pawn chain can lead to an effective pawn storm on the kingside, and foreshadows the coming videos on the English Attack pawn structure. Kasparov display more brilliance in the Najdorf and wins with ease... | Watch video
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Are you ready for some fireworks? In today's video lecture, Ivanchuk puts on a display of creativity and brilliance against former World Champion Garry Kasparov! When Chucky plays a novelty early on in a well known, sharp variation of the Accelerated (Hybrid) Dragon, he changes the opinion of the entire variation, nearly taking down one of the greatest of all time in the process! GM Khachiyan leads the way once again in his Accelerated Dragon video series. | Watch video
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Today Melik makes the initial transition away from the Maroczy Bind structure with his first video on the "Old Main Line" of the Accelerated Dragon. He reviews black's "best option" against the threat of the Yugoslav Attack (8...a5) and he displays black's critical ideas by going over one of his own games against International Master Jack Peters. | Watch video
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In today's video GM Khachiyan provides a module game from black's point of view, displaying clearly all of black's long term positional goals (mainly, controlling the dark-squares) in the Accelerated Dragon Maroczy Bind structure. The classic game under review is Gligoric-Larsen, 1957 - and it does not disappoint! Ultimately the game ends in a perpetual check, but the instructive ideas shown along the way are worth taking note of from both white's and black's perspective. | Watch video
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Would you rather look good and lose, or look bad and win? IM Rensch manages to pull off both in this Live Session! He looks terrible, but somehow manages to stick with it until he eventually wins the game under mutual time pressure. After equalizing quickly, it becomes clear right away to Danny that he didn't have his "A-Game" for this one, and he knows the ugly truth of the matter is that sometimes it looks sloppy, but a win is a win... | Watch video
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Today Melik reviews another game from our "Accelerated Hero", only this time, our hero falls short... In the game Short-Tiviakov, 1998 -- GM Tiviakov chooses a slightly mediocre plan to find himself on the wrong side of a squeeze position. Learn from Sergey's mistakes, and remember to control the critical dark-squares and find "tricky" moves like Qb4 at the right time, and you will be fine! | Watch video
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Coach Dejan continues his new video series today, reviewing another interesting game from one of his best students! He offers general advice applicable in your battles, and he highlights a rather "awkward theme" of how to trap a Tower of Power - even in the middle of the board! His student achieves this feat in the game, but it wasn't easy! Download Dejan's PGN with analysis for more... | Watch video
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In Part 2 IM Rensch provides more practical advice as he reviews two example games that clearly display the three critical features/plans of every endgame! He instructs further upon the importance of making the "right exchanges", activating the King, and striving hard to convert your passed pawns or majorities. The final game, one of his own, shows a good example of "defensive planning" for advanced players. | Watch video
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International Master Rensch brings you the long awaited "sequel" series to the Everything You Need to Know on the Endgame video brought to you many moons ago! Well, maybe it wasn't long awaited, but it's here and it doesn't disappoint! Danny does his best to give you practical advice, along with critical "x's and o's" about the final stage of a chess game. Enjoy! | Watch video
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Today Melik transitions into more of the "main lines" of the Maroczy Bind, highlighting black's approach if white keeps the Knight on d4 (instead of the c2 retreat we saw in Parts 1 and 2). He again reviews a game by our "Accelerated Dragon Hero" - Grandmaster Sergey Tiviakov. Here Tiviakov achieves a good position with ease against GM Ivanchuk. Enjoy! | Watch video