Fischer vs Benko, Pirc Defence 1963 US Championship

Bobby Fischer beating Pal Benko’s Pirc Defence at the 1963 US Championship, where Fischer scored an unprecedented 11/11.

Other resources:

Wikipedia – Pirc Defense Chessgames.com – Pirc Defense Wikibooks – Pirc Defense

Morozevich vs Anand Moscow 1995 Part 2 of 2

Part 2 of wonderfully entertaining 19th century style attack by Alexander Morozevich against Viswanathan Anand in a rapid play tournament in Moscow in 1995, starting with a King’s Gambit and featuring a host of sacrifices.

Series:

Morozevich vs Anand Moscow 1995 Part 1 of 2

Other resources:

Wikipedia – King’s Gambit Wikibooks – [...]

Morozevich vs Anand Moscow 1995 Part 1 of 2

A wonderfully entertaining 19th century style attack by Alexander Morozevich against Viswanathan Anand in a rapid play tournament in Moscow in 1995, starting with a King’s Gambit and featuring a host of sacrifices.

Series:

Morozevich vs Anand Moscow 1995 Part 2 of 2

Other resources:

Wikipedia – King’s Gambit Wikibooks – Kings Gambit [...]

Kramnik vs Aronian 2012 Game 3 – Four Knights Game: Scotch

Game 3 of the 2012 match between Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian, featuring a dramatic queen sacrifice.

Other resources:

Wikipedia -Scotch Game Chessgames.com – Scotch Game Wikibooks – Scotch Game Wikipedia -Four Knights Game Chessgames.com – Four Knights Game Wikibooks – Four Knights Game [...]

Timman vs Ernst – Tata Steel 2012 – Reti Opening

Dutch GM Jan Timman commenting on his Tata Steel 2012 victory against Sipke Ernst.

Other resources:

Wikipedia – Réti Opening Chessgames.com – Réti Opening Wikibooks – Nf3

Spassky vs Fischer – Sicilian Defence – Taimanov Variation – 1972 Game 21

Game 21 of the 1972 Fischer – Spassky World Championship. In this, after a string of draws, Fischer plays a Sicilian Taimanov.

Other resources:

Wikipedia – Sicilian Taimanov Variation Wikibooks – Sicilian – Taimanov

Kramnik vs Aronian – 2012 Match, Game 1, Semi Slav Defence

Game 1 of the 2012 match between Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian

Other resources:

Wikipedia – Semi-Slav Defence Wikibooks – Semi-Slav Defence

Carlsen vs Topalov, Nanjing Pearl Spring 2010

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

Other Resources:

Wikipedia – Ruy Lopez Chessgames.com – Ruy Lopez Wikibooks – Ruy Lopez [...]

Rubinstein’s Immortal Game

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

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