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Carlsen vs Topalov, Nanjing Pearl Spring 2010

admin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:20:45 +0000

A game from Round 5 of the 2010 Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess tournament, between Magnus Carlsen and Veselin Topalov featuring a closed Ruy Lopez.

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Wikipedia – Ruy Lopez

Rubinstein’s Immortal Game

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:27:43 +0000

Rubinstein’s “Immortal” game from 1907, where he plays black against Georg Rotlewi, and rounds it off with a brilliant queen sacrifice.

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Endgame pawn structure, part 2

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:29:22 +0000

Part 2 of 2, this video continues the look at pawn structure in the endgame, and features an ending from Loek van Wely against Nigel Short.

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Endgame pawn structure, part 1

Endgame pawn structure, part 1

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:26:47 +0000

Part 1 of 2, this video looks at pawn structure in the endgame, and a fluid demonstration of the concept from Viswanathan Anand in a rapid game against Jonny Hector.

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Endgame pawn structure, part 2

Tal vs Strelkov, Riga 1949

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:08:29 +0000

Mikhail Tal plays Strelkov in Riga in 1949. The game was a French Defence.

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Tal vs Fischer, Candidates 1959, Part 2

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:53:46 +0000

Part 2 of 2, here Mikhail Tal plays Bobby Fischer in the Candidates Tournament of 1959. The game was a Kings Indian.

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Tal vs Fischer, Candidates 1959, Part 1

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Tal vs Fischer, Candidates 1959, Part 1

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:51:55 +0000

Part 1 of 2, here Mikhail Tal plays Bobby Fischer in the Candidates Tournament of 1959. The game was a Kings Indian.

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Tal vs Fischer, Candidates 1959, Part 2

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van Wely vs Short, Corus 2010, Part 2

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:38:00 +0000

Part 2 of 2 of a game from Round 1 of the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, between Loek van Wely and Nigel Short featuring the Queen’s Gambit Declined.

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van Wely vs Short, Corus 2010, Part 1

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van Wely vs Short, Corus 2010, Part 1

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:36:25 +0000

Part 1 of 2 of a game from Round 1 of the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, between Loek van Wely and Nigel Short featuring the Queen’s Gambit Declined.

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van Wely vs Short, Corus 2010, Part 2

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Nakamura vs van Wely, Corus 2010, Part 2

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:21:14 +0000

Part 2 of 2 of a game from Round 2 of the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, between Hikaru Nakamura and Loek van Wely featuring the Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation.

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Nakamura vs van Wely, Corus 2010, Part 1

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