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Beating the King’s Indian
BEATING THE KING’S INDIAN DEFENSE USING THE 7. Be3 Line GM MATTHIAS BLUEBAUM: ULTIMATE THREAT TO ALL SUPER GMs 09/April/2023 – “Excellence” is the word I can say about this game. German GM Matthias Bluebaum with his fantastic showcase on how to use the 7. Be3 line against the King’s Indian Defense, when Super GM…
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Grabbing Pawns
WHEN GRABBING A PAWN IS DISADVANTAGEOUS GM ANISH GIRI: THE SMOOTH OPERATOR SUPER GM 29/March/2023 – GM Anish Giri played flawlessly in this game. He did not allow GM Alexander Grischuk to counterattack but was forced to defend weak positions due to black’s delayed development. GM Giri exercised his will power to beat black in…
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Anti-Sicilian 1
THE ANTI-SICILIAN 1 GM ROGELIO “JOEY” ANTONIO, Jr.: THEORY AND PRACTICE 08/Jan/2023 – GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio, Jr. showed his master class using the 4. Qd4 line against FM Christopher Castellano Accelerated Dragon. It is a classic endgame masterpiece showing elegance in using 2 knights versus 2 bishops in an endgame which I consider relevant…
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Beating the Queen’s Gambit Declined using the 6. Bf6 Line
Beating the Queen’s Gambit (QGD) Using 6. Bf6 Line FM Jesse Noel Sales: SOLID PREPARATION 11/Dec/2022 – FM Jesse Noel Sales likes to play 3-minute BLITZ Chess at Lichess.org. Encountering a grandmaster (GM) in a fast-paced game is nerve wrecking. GM Odessacoach is a very strong player, but I need to focus, use my experience…
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Beating the Grunfeld with 4.Bg5
Beating the Grunfeld with 4. Bg5 line FM Jesse Noel Sales: SOLID PREPARATION 8/10/2022 – FM Jesse Noel Sales consistent opening preparation and solid play showed how to handle the 4. Bg5 line against the Grunfeld Defense. It is one of many sub-lines to deviate from the main variation. Black’s 17…b6 move suddenly collapses black’s…
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Taking on the Grunfeld Defense
Taking on the Grunfeld Defense GM Ding, Liren: His solid game and excellent opening knowledge is his advantage 11/06/2022 – GM Liren Ding is such a special talent. He plays like World Champ Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. His high level understanding of chess openings and robust endgame knowledge is amazing. In this game, he…
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The King’s Indian Attack
The King’s Indian Attack GM Arjun Erigaisi: Genius and Future World Champion 6/05/2022 – GM Arjun Erigaisi has shown that he can reach 2700 FIDE Rating by beating Super GMs. This game illustrated how deep GM Erigaisi’s level of endgame understanding. The 2nd featured game is entertaining to watch because GM Wesley So may…
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The Catalan System 1
The Catalan System 1 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: Creative play, lots of tactics 13/04/2022 – GM Mamedyarov delayed castling to set-up an attack at black’s kingside. When the g-file is opened, black cannot stop white from destroying the kingside. This game is a masterpiece. The 2nd featured game is also exciting to watch. Interestingly, white’s…
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How to beat the Panov-Botvinnik_Attack
How to beat the Caro-Kann Panov-Botvinnik Attack? FM Jesse Noel Sales: Fantastic Strategy 31/03/2022 – Limiting black’s piece development is the scope of white’s plan. After 13. Bb5 move, black has difficulty coordinating his pieces. 1993 US Champion GM Alexander Shabalov blundered on move 19, his queen was trapped at f7 square. Interestingly, white’s…
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Beating the Semi-Slav 3
Beating the Semi-Slav 3 FM Jesse Noel Sales: Amazing strategy to win 26/03/2022 – Preparation is essential when you want to achieve greatness in your chess career. Have a strict time to study chess, nobody would help you… but you only. Lucky if someone offers you free training but no one does that. Only people…
