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  • New Ideas in the Keres Attack - Part 3: 6...h6

    • Apr 30, 2012
    • | 19 min
    • | 1033 Views
    • | 5 Comments

    The climax to this short, theoretical driven video series on the Keres Attack provides us with a practical game example. International Master Ginsburg once against highlights black's critical ideas, and displays the critical variations and tactics for us. As we learn here, if white plays too aggressively, he will likely find himself the subject of a mating attack, rather than the other way around... | Watch video

  • Openings

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    • The 'Anti' Sicilians - Part 1: 2... d-Pawn Moves!

      GM JRLOK

      • 23 min
      • | 3748 Views
      • | 10 Comments

      With this new series, GM Roman Dzindzichashvili intends to provide a "stop gap" opening for players struggling against the Sicilian Defense. This is the first of 5 videos in a series that will hopefully jump start your approach/repertoire against black's most popular weapon against 1.e4. Today he covers 1...d5 and 1...d6 (the d-pawn) moves for black! | Watch video

  • Strategy

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    • Win Equal Endings by Slowly Improving Your Pieces

      GM kaidanov

      • 22 min
      • | 2614 Views
      • | 16 Comments

      Grandmaster Kaidanov provides a great lesson for the tournament player today. A tale of patience, perspective, and virtue! He reviews the game of the one time Super-GM Valeri Salov, and he highlights Salov's ability to gain space quickly but always with an eye on controlling the entire board. Black struggles to find any kind of consistent plan, and Salov finishes the game off in style... | Watch video

  • Tactics

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    • Brotherly Love: Shanky's Philly Battles - Game 3!

      GM Shankland

      • 21 min
      • | 2345 Views
      • | 12 Comments

      GM Shankland brings his series on the most "lovely games" he's ever played to a close today with a review of his interesting battle against GM Erenburg. After achieving a big advantage (on the clock if nothing else) Sam sets himself for a very nice win, with the final knockout blows being all that remains... and that's where things went wrong! Listen in for Sam's tale. | Watch video

  • Endgames

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    • Greatest Chess Minds: Siegbert Tarrasch - Part 4

      GM dbojkov

      • 26 min
      • | 4386 Views
      • | 29 Comments

      Get ready for one of the most interesting "Passed Pawns vs a Rook" battles you have ever seen! Of course, you have to sit through twenty minutes of awesome endgame technique by Dr. Tarrasch first, but the wait is well worth it! Try to learn something from how he maneuvers the Rook and dark squared Bishop too. GM Dejan Bojkov is, once again, your guide! | Watch video

  • Amazing Games

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    • Becoming an Expert - Part 9: Using Open Files!

      GM GMMelik

      • 19 min
      • | 1318 Views
      • | 9 Comments

      In today's video lecture GM Khachiyan displays several instructive examples of "full board control" and the importance of taking away key squares from your opponent as you open the necessary lines for your pieces. Starting with Bronstein's brilliant Qc5 move that lead to a nice win over Boleslavsky, he moves onto a nice game by Geller before finally assigning his normal homework for you. Enjoy! | Watch video

  • Beginners

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    • Member Analysis: Violation of Basic Principles

      GM JRLOK

      • 18 min
      • | 3731 Views
      • | 30 Comments

      The Dzindzinator is back, and you might want to sit down before you hear his critiques of black's play in this Member Analysis video! He expounds upon the importance of development, and why players should not be looking for the "exception to the rule" but rather, accept the basic principles for what they are... Or, as Roman says, go play Checkers! | Watch video

  • Intermediate

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    • Coach Dejan Explains: A Champion is Born - Part 2

      GM dbojkov

      • 24 min
      • | 2588 Views
      • | 11 Comments

      The second installment in GM Bojkov's new video series brings us another game full of practical lessons for our learning! Many typical and instructive mistakes were made by Ashrita (and her opponent), but she also executed some very nice middlegame plans against white's IQP, arising from an Alapin Sicilian, to gain a small advantage heading into the endgame. | Watch video

  • Advanced

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    • Brotherly Love: Shanky's Philly Battles - Game 3!

      GM Shankland

      • 21 min
      • | 2345 Views
      • | 12 Comments

      GM Shankland brings his series on the most "lovely games" he's ever played to a close today with a review of his interesting battle against GM Erenburg. After achieving a big advantage (on the clock if nothing else) Sam sets himself for a very nice win, with the final knockout blows being all that remains... and that's where things went wrong! Listen in for Sam's tale. | Watch video

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