

Silman's Lessons in Strategy (1)
Challenge your strategic knowledge with IM Jeremy Silman!
Are you looking for strategic lessons from one of the best instructors ever? Then this course is for you! This module contains instructive positional challenges put together by IM Jeremy Silman. Some are very long, and experts and masters (USCF or Elo ratings above 2000) will not find many of these to be easy. A novice or intermediate level player (USCF or Elo ratings below 1800) will find these challenges quite difficult, but they will learn a bit more with each attempt, all the way until they reach master or higher!
Here is what you will learn:
- Thematic strategical elements using historical master game examples.
- How to best use elements like space, development, big pawn centers, and IQPs to your advantage.
- How to inject imagination into your play.
"Very good lessons, I really enjoyed playing through those games and I've learned a lot". - Chess.com Member poppydove
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Tarrasch-Schlechter, Leipzig 1894

A variation from Tarrasch-Schlechter, Leipzig 1894

Silman-Minev, Portland 1984

Fischer-Gadia, Mar del Plata 1960

Petrosian-Najdorf, Bled 1961

Sample of minor piece battle

Botvinnik-Kan, Leningrad 1939

Cvetkov-Smyslov, Moscow 1947

Norwegian Amateurs-Nimzovich, Oslo 1921

Variation from move three of Norwegian Amateurs- Nimzovich, Oslo 1921

Smyslov-Rudakovsky, Moscow 1945

Botvinnik-Flohr, Moscow 1936

O'Kelly-Najdorf, Dubrovnik 1950

Position from Nimzo-Indian, Huebner Variation

Smyslov-Botvinnik, Moscow 1948

Longren-Silman, Santa Barbara 1989

Ogaard-Flesch, Oslo 1974

Frankle-Silman, San Francisco 1982

Capablanca-Milner Barry, Margate 1936

Silman-Wolski, Los Angeles 1989

A Study in Simplicity

Kupchik-Capablanca, Lake Hopatcong 1926

Silman-Barkan, U.S. Open 1981

Silman-C. Lakdawala, Los Angeles 1989

Scheichel-Adorjan, Hungary 1981

Botvinnik-Yudovich, USSR Championship 1933

A boring but typical position

Janowsky-Nimzovich, St. Petersburg 1914

Botvinnik-Reshevsky, World Championship1948

Fischer-Spassky, Return Match 1992

Exploiting an Open File

Silman-Filguth, San Francisco 1977

Vesely-Pachman, Prague 1951

Gligoric-Szabo, Helsinki 1952

Spassky-Petrosian, Moscow (World Championship) 1969

Unzicker-Donner, Goteborg 1955

Nimzovich-Rosselli, Baden Baden 1925

Karpov-Browne, San Antonio 1972

Mitchel-Nimzovich, Bern 1931

Silman-Shapiro, Philadelphia 1990

Concept based on Eddy-Silman, Anchorage 1993

Remlinger-Silman, San Francisco 1987

Pupols-Silman, Portland 1985

Sipaila-Silman, Reno 1993

Possible Variation from Sipaila-Silman, Reno 1993

Silman-Petranovic, Long Beach 1989

Abramson-Computer, California 1991

Karpov-Kasparov, World Championship Match 1990

Fischer-Gheorghiu, Buenos Aires 1970

Alekhine-Nimzovich, San Remo 1930

Silman-MacFarland, Reno 1991
