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GM Yermolinsky - Life after Astana - Part 1
Suleymanli, Niemann, Esipenko, Sevian D43, E04 QGD: Semi-Slav Defence, Catalan: Open 5.Nf3 |
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IM John Watson: Indian systems: Part 12
Kozul, Nu Polugaevsky, Uhlmann A68, E75 King's Indian: Four pawns attack, King's Indian: Averbakh, main line |
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GM Davorin Kuljasevic - The Importance of Modern Middlegame Tabiyas - Video 12
Gledura, Grandelius, Meier, Heinemann, Vachier-Lagrave, Svidler, Giri, Ding Liren A37 English Opening: Symmetrical 1...c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 |
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GM Petrov’s New Strategies in the Middlegame - Vd7: Doubled Pawns
Reti, Spielmann C62 Ruy Lopez: Old Steinitz Defence |
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GM Yermolinsky - What it takes to be a complete 1.d4 player - QGA - Vd 3
Yermolinsky, Quinn, Lesiege D27 QGA; Classical Variation |
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GM Misa Pap - The Importance of Small Tactics in Endgames - Vd 15: Attacking with opposite Bishops 2
Kotov, Botvinnik, Pap, Leskur, Sgircea, Karpov, Ivkov, Illescas D45, B22, B36, C92, D46 QGD; Semi-Slav 5.e3, Sicilian; Alapin Variation, Sicilian; Accelerated Fianchetto - Maroczy bind, Ruy Lopez; Closed - 9.h3 |
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GM Misa Pap - The Importance of Small Tactics in Endgames - Intro
Kotov, Botvinnik, Lasker, Tarrasch D45, C83 QGD; Semi-Slav 5.e3, Ruy Lopez: Open - Classical Defence |
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GM Misa Pap - Strategic Planning in Chess - Vd10: The Carlsbad Structure for White
Petrosian, Krogius, Botvinnik, Larsen, Marshall, Rubinstein, Timman, Karpov D91, D36, D35 Grünfeld: Three Knights Variation, QGD; Exchange - positional line: 6.Qc2, QGD: Exchange Variation |
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GM Misa Pap - Strategic Planning in Chess - Vd7: Blocked Center
Pap, Defromant, Rosenberger, Giessmann, Wittmann C05, C03 French: Tarrasch - Closed Variation, French: Tarrash |
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GM Misa Pap - Strategic Planning in Chess - Vd3 - Isolani - Blocked
Jovcic, Pap, Karpov, Spassky, Kortschnoj, Karpov, Botvinnik, Zagoriansky B22, D37, D53, A13 Sicilian Closed, QGD; 4.Nf3, QGD; 4.Bg5 Be7, English Opening: 1...e6 (without: 2.e4 - 2.d4) |
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GM Petrov’s Attacking Ideas in the Openings - Video 9: Queen’s Gambit for White
Botvinnik, Alatortsev, Pillsbury, Marco D61, D55 QGD: Orthodox Defence - Rubinstein Variation, QGD: 6.Nf3 |
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GM Misa Pap - Best Championship Matches - 5. Tal vs. Botvinnik
Tal, Botvinnik C18, A61, B11, E27, B18, E69 French: Winawer - Advance Variation, Benoni defence, Caro–Kann: Two knights - 3...Bg4, Nimzo-Indian: Sämisch Variation 5...0-0 |
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GM Misa Pap - How to beat the Sicilian Sveshnikov - Video 13: Ra7
Anand, Leko, Vallejo Pons, Nigalidze, Wunderlich, Ruggeri Laderchi, Kempen, Arduman, De Firmian, Johannessen B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov |
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GM Misa Pap - How to beat the Sicilian Sveshnikov - Video 11: Black plays Bg6
Azarov, Moiseenko, Velimirovic, Kapnisis, Lie, Jenni, Maeser, Gallagher, Boyd, Berg, Gullaksen B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov |
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GM Misa Pap - How to beat the Sicilian Sveshnikov - Video 9: Black plays 0-0
Giri, Shirov, Leko, Radjabov, Ivanchuk, Johannessen, Topalov, Kasparov, Vitiugov, Jiang B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov |
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GM Miguel Illescas - Top 10 Checkmate Patterns - Video 4
Rajlich, Horvath, Greco, Moerphy, Mac Connel, Ravi, Gdanski, Szieberth |
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GM Petrov’s Mastering Endgames - Video 7
Nimzowitsch, Stoltz, Lickleder, Dvoretzky, Nunn, Friedlander |
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Champions’ Extraordinary Winning Ideas - Video 11 - Play on the Light Squares!
Can, Nikolov, Benninger, Pap, Stajcic, Tokranovs, Jansa, Miranda Gonzalez, Tazbir B22, A35 Sicilian: Alapin, English: symmetrical variation |
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Champions’ Extraordinary Winning Ideas - Video 9 - Rook and pawns vs. 2 Pieces
Savic, Pap,Beliavsky, Dolmatov, Miles, Kindermann C63, D43, A28 Ruy Lopez: Schliemann defence, Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, English |
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GM Miguel Illescas - Top 10 Checkmate Patterns - Video 1
Kasparov, Illescas, Nunn, Georgiev, Nakamura, Sasikirian A80, A00, C20 Dutch Opening, Benko's Opening, King's pawn game |
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Champions’ Extraordinary Winning Ideas - Video 8 - Petrosian’s Exchange Sacrifice
Reshevsky, Petrosian, Rashkovsky, Spassky, Ulko, Morozevich, Lilienthal, Ragozin, Geller, Uhlmann E58, A77, D03, E90, E49, C09 Nimzo-Indian, Benoni, Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), King's Indian, Nimzo-Indian: 4.e3 Botvinnik System, French: Tarrasch |
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GM Joel’s Need to Know Basics - Video 14
Petrosian, Tal, Johannessen, Sarkar, Benjamin, Timman, Nogueiras, Kramnik, Kasparov A13, D93, E32, C50, D47, D27 English Opening, Gruenfeld with Bf4, Nimzo-Indian: Classical, Giuoco Piano, QGD Semi-Slav, QGA Classical |
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GM Joel’s Need to Know Basics - Video 13
Osnon, Dzindzichashvili, Wippermann, Khenkin, Dautov, Luther, Bonin, Kurniawan, Petrenko, Ghinda, Bareev, Polgar A17, B03, A70, C09, B85, E73 English, Alekhine's Defense, Benoni: classical, French: Tarrasch open variation - main line, Sicilian: Scheveningen, KI |
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GM Yermo Teaches You Openings! - Grunfeld Part 1
Tolush, Botvinnik, Ioffe, Yermolinsky, Ziatdinov D83 Grunfeld Gambit (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Bf4 Bg7 5 e3 O-O) |
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GM Miguel Illescas - Chess Strategy Lessons - Video 11
Botvinnik, Capablanca, Illescas, Kamsky E49, A17 Nimzo-Indian: 4.e3 - Botvinnik system, English opening: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 |
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GM Joel’s Need to Know Basics - Video 7
Botvinnik, Capablanca, Lerner, Geller, Benjamin, Kortschnoi, Mengarini D05, E49, D35, E46, C07, B12 Colle system, Nimzo-Indian: 4.e3 - Botvinnik System, QGD, Nimzo-Indian: Reshevsky variation, French: Tarrasch, Caro-Kann |
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GM Joel’s Need to Know Basics - Video 5
Winter, Capablanca, Short, Kramnik, Salv, Yusupov, Hort, Donner, Petrosian, Gligoric C48, C48, A12, B09, E93 Four Knights, English: Caro-Kann defensive system, Pirc: Austrian Attack, King's Indian: Petrosian system - main line |
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GM Miguel Illescas - Chess Strategy Lessons - Video 9
Illescas, Dgebuadze, Bronstein, Najdorf, Botvinnik, Reshevsky, Canela A17, E29, E21 English (1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 e6), Nimzo-Indian: Samisch, Nimzo-Indian, three knights variation |
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GM Joel’s Need to Know Basics - Video 2
Gligoric, Fischer, Panno, Slipak, Abdulla, Short, Gunina, Goryachkina, Yilmaz, Adhiban B99, A05, A46, A11, A67 Sicilian: Najdorf 7...Be7, Reti opening: 1. Nf3 Nf6, Queen's Pawn Game (1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3), English: Caro-Kann Defensive System |
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GM Davorin Kuljasevic’s “Develop Your Counter-intuitive Thinking!” - Endgame Ideas
Bronstein, Botvinnik, Zelcic, Bosiocic, Huschenbeth, Buhmann B63, B51, B12 Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer Attack, Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo - Moscow) attack, Caro-Kann defense |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows - Bishop vs. Pawns - Part 3
Ewue, Baay, Horvath, Zimmerman, Martorelli, Molina, Yermolinsky, Uhlmann, Popczynski, Markiewicz, Gelfand, Inarkiev, Aronian C48, D02, C41, D86, E74, A29, D15 |
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GM Petrov’s Attack the King! - When to attack?
Greco, NN C54 |
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GM Petrov’s Attack the King! - Attack the King in the Center
Morphy, NN C56 |
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GM Joel’s Chess Week Recap - Episode 144
Yoo, Moradiabadi, Hilby, Neimann, Yudasin, Nevednichy, Shishkin, Garcia Palermo, Sveshnikov, Giri, Carlsen C41, B06, E17, B31 |
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GM Joel’s Chess Week Recap - Episode 129
Jobava, Maghsoodloo, Bartel, Kamsky, Ikonnikov, Ding, Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian B67, A01, B30, D39, D02 |
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Attack with LarryC: It’s Only Me
Miles, Panno, Kovacevic, De Moura Santiago E12, C04 Queen's Indian, French |
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GM Davorin Kuljasevic’s “Mastering Closed Position”- Semi-open Files
Botvinnik, Bronstein, Rodshtein, Fressinet E45, E94 |
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Attack with LarryC: An Oscar for Kingside Story
Field, Tenner, Seidman, Reshevsky, Byrne, Evans, Barua, Ganguly C58, B93, B97, B47 Two Knights, Sicilian: Najdorf, Sicilian: Taimanov |
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GM Joel’s Chess Week Recap - Episode 120
Thorfinnsson, Sokolov, Gunina, Lagno, Goryachkina, Muzychuk, Dzagnidze C54, D31, A21, C76, E15, B31 |
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Attack with LarryC: In Harmen’s Way
Ghitescu, Donner, Jonkman, Naiditsch B22, D32 Sicilian: Alapin, Queen's Gambit Declined; Tarrasch |
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Attack with LarryC: More Championship blasts from the Past
Tarrasch, Lasker, Bronstein, Botvinnik C66, A91 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Dutch Defense |
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GM Joel’s Chess Week Recap - Episode 97
Vaisser, Jansa, Bagaturov, Movsziszian, Vareille, Neimann, Yakubboev, Brodsky, Firouzja A10, E62, A41, C82 |
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GM Joel’s Chess Week Recap - Episode 89
Caruana, Anand, So, Bociocic, Aronian, Mamedyarov, Tomczak, Bauer, Jennifer Yu, Karavade E03, B92, C84, C10, E20 |
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GM Joel’s Chess Week Recap - Episode 84
Burke, Gareev, Niemann, Stukopin, Postny, Gabuzyan, Wei Yu, Inarkeiv, Robson, Ganguly C10, D46, E16, B30, D90, C78 |
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Attack with LarryC: Tournament of Steel—75 Years of Brilliant Chess
Ghitesch, Donner D40 QGD: Semi-Tarrasch defense |
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IM Lilov’s Carlsen Positional Secrets - Part 9
Tallaksen Ostmoe, Carlsen, Groenn E15, D43 |
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Attack with LarryC: Liebert’s Halle of Fame & Combinations in the Mail
Wagner, Schoenmann |
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Improve Your Chess: First Learn End! - Botvinnik-Alekhine 1938
Botvinnik, Alekhine |
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Attack with LarryC: Gandbold can play bold and thunder strikes Bonner
Ganbold, Banikas, Wenzhe, Donner B40, B07 Sicilian defense - Pirc: Chinese variation |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Revolution Revisited - Part 11
Andriasian, Dreev, Vachier-Lagrave, Ding, Morozevich, Rozum, Hovhannisyan B12 Caro-Kann |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Revolution Revisited - Part 8
Tennant, Akobian, Wei Yi, Yermolinsky D85 Grunfeld defence |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Build your opening repertoire - Part 30: KID Averbakh Part 7
Kaidanov, Kamsky, Polugaevsky, Uhlmann E75 |
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Ronen’s Greatest Hits! - Mikhail Tal Part 3
Talk, Botvinnik |
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Ronen’s Greatest Hits! - David Bronstein Part 1
Bronstein, Botvinnik |
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Ronen’s Greatest Hits! - Mikhail Botvinnik Part 4
Botvinnik, Tal |
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Ronen’s Greatest Hits! - Mikhail Botvinnik Part 3
Botvinnik |
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Ronen’s Greatest Hits! - Mikhail Botvinnik Part 2
Botvinnik |
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Ronen’s Greatest Hits! - Mikhail Botvinnik Part 1
Botvinnik |
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Game Of the Week: Bachmann vs. Morozevich - Barcelona GM International
Bachmann, Morozevich A07 Reti: King's Indian attack |
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Attack with LarryC: Softening Up Operations #2
Hamann, Uhlmann, Johannessen, Harikrishna, Christiansen, Gutman E92, E15, E60 King's Indian, Queen's Indian, |
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Attack with LarryC: Softening Up Operations
David, Vachier-Lagrave, Hatzl, Bachmann, Voicu-Jagodzinsky, Batsiashvili A15, B91, C46 English, sicilian Najdorf: Zagreb, Three Knights opening |
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Game Of the Week: GM Nunn vs. FM Voekler
Nunn, Voekler B90 Sicilian: Najdorf |
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Don’t try this at home! - Sicilian Sveshnikov: Fight Club Rules!
Schmidt, Blank, Musialkiewicz, Krasenkov, Bigonnet, Almasi, Hamdouchi, Dorfman B33 Sicilian: Sveshnikov |
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Attack with LarryC: Northern (high) Lights
Krasenkov, Grandelius, Rasmussen, Dragnev, Poley, Thorfinnsson D02, E04, A12 Queen's pawn game, Catalan, English |
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Attack with LarryC: Gobbler Takes it in the Neck and a Mann Hunt
Idrizaj, Stathopoulos, Reeh, Mann B90, C05 Sicilian: Najdorf, French: Tarrasch |
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Ronen through Chess history: Chess Olympiad - Part 3
Seirawan, Kasparov, Illescas, Nunn, Miles, Fernandez D91, C31, D97 Grunfeld, King's Gambit Declined |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Rubinstein Endgames - part 2
Rubinstein, Spielmann, Fabrikant, Yermolinsky C90, E11 Ruy Lopez, Bogo-Indian Defense |
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Game Of the Week: IM Goudriaan vs. GM Timmann
Goudriaan, Timmann E53 Nimzo-Indian |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Easy Come Easy Go - A story of Modern Opening Preparation - part 3
Vachier-Lagrave, Papaioannou, Jobava, Mamedyarov B01, C29 Scandinavian, Vienna Gambit |
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Sharpen your chess-sense with IM Watson! - Repertoire for Black - The English Defense #3
Starostits, Bunzmann, Hirsso, Jyrki |
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Ronen through Chess history: Botvinnik vs. Bronstein - Part 3
Bronstein, Botvinnik E69, A91, D71, D44 Kings Indian: Ftianchetto: 6… Nbd7, Classical Dutch: E4arly Deviations, Fianchuetto Grünfeld: 3g3d5, Semi-Slav: Botvinnik System |
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Improve Your Chess: The Most Common Opening Inaccuracies
NN |
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Sharpen your chess-sense with IM Watson! - Repertoire for Black - The French #18
NN C00-C19 French Defense |
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Ronen through Chess history: Botvinnik vs. Bronstein - Part 2
Bronstein, Botvinnik E43, B63, A94 Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4..b6, Sicilian:Richter-Rauzer: 7..Be7 and unusual 7th moves, Classical Dutch: Classical Stonewall: 7 b3 c6 8 Ba3 |
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Improve Your Chess: Tabiya 15 - Qc2 (Classical) Nimzo-Indian
NN |
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Ronen through Chess history: Botvinnik vs. Bronstein - Part 1
Bronstein, Botvinnik E43, B63, A94 Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4..b6, Sicilian:Richter-Rauzer: 7..Be7 and unusual 7th moves, Classical Dutch: Classical Stonewall: 7 b3 c6 8 Ba3 |
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Improve Your Chess: A Ton of Instructive Mistakes
NN B14 Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik Attack with 5 …e6 and 5…g6 |
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Improve Your Chess: Endgame Advantage Fades to Loss
NN E06 Closed Catalan: Early Deviations |
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Improve Your Chess: Playing Too Fast at Wrong Time
NN C41 Philidor's Defense |
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Improve Your Chess: Strong Player’s Fast Play Not Punished
NN B77 Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, 9Bc4 sideline |
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Improve Your Chess: Throwing the Kitchen Sink Failed
NN D43 QGD semi-Slav |
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Learn How to Win with GM Boris! - Bishop Pair Advantage #7
Flohr, Botvinnik |
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Improve Your Chess: The Great Quiescence Error Game
NN B51 Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack |
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Improve your Chess: Sharp Line Leads to Dangerous Defense
NN B21 Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit |
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Improve your Chess: Two 1800s in a See-saw Battle
NN A13 English opening |
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Improve your Chess: Game with Instructive Counting Tactics
NN B32 Sicilian: Labourdonnais-Löwenthal variation |
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Improve your Chess: Book Knowledge Loses Value if you Blunder
NN B99 Sicilian: Najdorf, 7...Be7 main line |
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Improve your Chess: White Wins First Half, Black Wins Second
NN B22 Sicilian: Alapin's variation (2.c3) |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Endgames by method #7
Hovhannyssian, Sjugirov |
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Improve your Chess: A Guilty Pleasure
NN E81 King's Indian: Sämisch, 5...O-O |
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Improve your Chess: Keeping Your Cool in Critical Positions is Key
NN E76 King's Indian: Four pawns attack, dynamic line |
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Sharpen your chess-sense with IM Watson! - Scandinavian #1
Movsesian, Papaioannou, Iordachescu, VanDerLaan, Liss, Afek B01, B00, B01 Scandinavian (center counter) defense, KP: Nimzovich defense, Scandinavian defense |
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Improve your Chess: The Sneaky Pin Double Blunder Game
NN A16 English opening |
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Improve your Chess: Upset Missed by Cashing in Chips for Too Little
NN D20 Queen's gambit accepted |
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Improve your Chess: Lower Level Commentary to Aid the Needy
NN B32 Sicilian defense |
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Improve Your Chess: White misses one idea, Black misses one move
NN B23 Sicilian: closed |
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Improve your Chess: Exciting Game - Both Sides Missed Chances
NN B34 Sicilian: Hungarian variation |
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Improve your Chess: Crazy Fast Play keeps Players Weak
NN E10 Queen's pawn game |
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Improve your Chess: Strategic Errors Add Up
NN C11 French: Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation |
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Improve your Chess: Sharp Opening, One Mistake: Fast Game
NN D02 Queen's pawn game |
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Improve your Chess: Strong Player, Weak Move
NN A13 English opening |
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Attack with LarryC: Ganbold can play bold and thunder strikes Donner
Ganbold, Banikas, Wenzhe, Donner B40, B07 Sicilian defense, Pirc: Chinese variation |
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Chess Olympiad 2012 - Game Of the Day - Round 2
Papaiannou, Kramnik, Naiditsch, Mchedishvili, Aronian, Rhaman E00, E41, A41 Catalan opening, Nimzo-Indian: e3, Hübner variation, Old Indian: Tartakower (Wade) variation |
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Sharpen your chess-sense with IM Watson! - London system Part 1
Blatny, Luchan, Acosta, Velasquez, McKenna, MacRae D02 , D02, D02 Queen's pawn game, Queen's pawn game, Queen's pawn game |
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Beyond the Opening: Indian systems: Part 12
Kozul, Nu Polugaevsky, Uhlmann A68, E75 King's Indian: Four pawns attack, King's Indian: Averbakh, main line |
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Game Of the Week: Emanuel Berg (GM) Jonny Hector (GM)
Emanuel Berg (GM), Jonny Hector (GM) D17 QGD; Slav Defence, Czech Defence |
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Game of the Week: GM Etienne Bacrot vs. GM Alexandr Fier
Etienne Bacrot(GM), Alexandr Fier (GM) D44 QGD |
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Beyond the Opening: Closed Game Structure - QGD #1
Botvinnik, Keres, Nenachev, Panchenko |
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Attack with LarryC: Two Knight sacrifice - Part 1
Christiansen, Carter, Capablanca, Masyutin, Coldwell, Marshall, Mieses, Albin, Botvinnik, Checkhove, Henrichs, Prusiki, Krasenko, Chern, Gdanski, Cichoki, Oral, Vescov |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Episode 9 The Great Botvinnik #4
Matulovic, Botvinnik B06 Robatsch (modern) defense |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Episode 8 The Great Botvinnik #3
Botvinnik, Najdorf |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Episode 7 The Great Botvinnik #2
Benko, Botvinnik E10 English opening |
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Beyond the Opening: Isolated Pawns 12
Portisch, Donner, Antonio, Georgiev |
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Every Russian Schoolboy Knows: Episode 6 - The great Botvinnik #1
Smyslov, Botvinnik B60 Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer |
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Beyond the Opening: Isolated Pawns 9
Sokolov, Cebalo, Botvinnik, Petrossian |
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Beyond the Opening: Isolated Pawns 8
Sargissian, Halkias,Petrossian, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Alekhine |
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Attack with LarryC: Two sacrafices: An easy and a hard
Janny, Gudju, Lautier, Karpov |
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Attack with LarryC: Beating a pesky Alekhine line
Heinemann, Siebrecht, Belov, Pavlov |