Prophylaxis And Technique Part Two
Two more examples: Yusupov-Magem, Barcelona 2010 and Hort-Kuzmin, BRD 1981. We hope you learned something!
Two more examples: Yusupov-Magem, Barcelona 2010 and Hort-Kuzmin, BRD 1981. We hope you learned something!
Even in an endgame, prophylactic thinking can be used to keep and increase an advantage. The stem game is Yusupov-Timoshenko,...
More damage done by prophylaxis, with the examples: Petrosian-Bannik, Riga 1958 and Yusupov-Hickl, Nussloch 1996.
Artur shows why prophylaxis is superior to just improving your position without impeding your opponent's ideas.
Artur explains the effect it can have on an opponent when his or her ideas are constantly prevented. The model game is Yusupov-Van...
Time to rack our brains! The examples used are: Simagin-Abramson, USSR 1960, Yusupov-Timman, Linares 1992 and Yusupov-Luther,...
We start to learn about the concept of preventing our opponent's plans while improving our own position by looking at the...
Mark reminds us of one critical aspect of calculation - we are not alone on the chessboard! It's crucial to not only look...
We keep training our awareness of counter chances with a longer excerpt from the game Inarkiev-Vitiugov and a few more exercises.
Calculating would be much easier if we knew what candidate moves to calculate. But how do we find those? Mark has a modern...
The old candidate moves technique still deserves a place in modern chess. Mark Dvoretsky shows us some more examples and...
Prophylaxis is another important tool for finding the best move in a position. Mark shows us some examples that illustrate...
Feel like you need some more practice with that prophylaxis idea? We've got you covered!
What's so good about the bishop pair? In this final video Loek explains all while talking about his win over Hrvoje Stevic...
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...
As you can see, exhausting your opponent is an almost inexhaustible topic.
Hope you guys aren't exhausted yet, unlike some of Loek's opponents.
A sharp eye for tactics is very useful in the final stage of the game as well!
Never give up, never surrender! Loek teaches us to look for opportunities to fight back, taking as one of his examples how...
In Part 2 of his thoughts on decision-making in the endgame, Loek shows us more examples from different endgames.
Grandmaster Loek van Wely uses examples from his own career to show us how to take better decisions in the final stage of...
GM Praggnanandhaa wraps up his series with a great fight against GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
What can you do when you're behind in a match against world championship candidate, Ding Liren? GM Praggnanandhaa tells...
How did GM Praggnanandhaa score a smooth positional win against GM Hans Neimann? He brings you the details.
How can you beat a GM as strong as Levon Aronian in a consistent strategic game? GM Praggnanandhaa shows you how he did...