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GM Joel's Need to Know Basics - Video 10

Opening:

Sicilian: Dragon - Yugoslav Attack, Sicilian: Scheveningen, Sicilian: Fischer-Sozin Attack

Player(s):

Boleslavsky, Geller, Movsesian, Kasparov, Lapshun, Golubev, Gipslis, Simagin

Teacher's library
B76
B80
B77
B88
Boleslavsky
Geller
Movsesian
Kasparov
Lapshun
Golubev
Gipslis
Simagin
opening

How many times have we found ourselves staring at the board, with an apparently easy position, without having the faintest idea of how to proceed? We know that the win is there, but it's impossible to come up with the right idea, probably only for we don't know the technique to pull out the win. And here is YOUR video-series, then! Joel makes you understand how to tackle a position, with his incredible and super-clear way to explain chess ideas and concepts. Don't miss this new, exciting, and useful feat by GM Joel Benjamin! Watch the videos to get your game one of five notches up.

This week we explore one of the most important themes in the Sicilian Defense, the exchange sacrifice on c3. We will explore three fundamental situations where the sacrifice occurs.