Endgame pawn structure, part 1

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

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Sicilian Defence – Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack

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.

Other resources:

Wikipedia – Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
Wikibooks – Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
chessgames.com – Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation

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Anand vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 2

Part 2 of 3 of a game from Round 10 of the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, between Viswanathan Anand and Alexei Shirov, featuring a line of the Ruy Lopez that’s rarely been seen until now.

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Anand vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 1
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Anand vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 3

Part 3 of 3 of a game from Round 10 of the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, between Viswanathan Anand and Alexei Shirov, featuring a line of the Ruy Lopez that’s rarely been seen until now.

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Anand vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 1
Anand [...]

Anand vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 1

Part 1 of 3 of a game from Round 10 of the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, between Viswanathan Anand and Alexei Shirov, featuring a line of the Ruy Lopez that’s rarely been seen until now.

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Anand vs Shirov, Corus 2010, Part 2
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Anand vs Kramnik, Corus 2010, Part 2

This is part 2 of a game between great rivals Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik at the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee.
Anand unusually starts with 1.e4, and Kramnik responds with the Petrov, 1.. e5 2. Nf3 Nf6.

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Anand vs Kramnik, Corus 2010, Part 1

This is part 1 of a game between great rivals Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik at the 2010 Corus Chess tournament, held from the 15th to the 31st of January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee.
Anand unusually starts with 1.e4, and Kramnik responds with the Petrov, 1.. e5 2. Nf3 Nf6.

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Anand vs Kramnik, Corus 2010, Part [...]