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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

The Halosar Trap of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:25:09 +0000

The Halosar Trap of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is a great trap for white to set in a blitz game at club level. This video covers the main themes.

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Blackmar-Diemer Gambit – an introduction

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:58:42 +0000

An introduction to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.

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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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Sicilian Defence – Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:49:18 +0000

An introduction to the themes behind the sharp Yugoslav Attack version of the Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation.

It also features a game between Anand and Kasparov from 1995 at the 14:30 min mark.

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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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