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| • | A breakthrough technique that covers how to get a passed pawn when 3 pawns square off
against 3 pawns.
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| • | A video that explores the Lucena Position, one of the most important endgame techniques
for any serious chess player to learn. This video includes the basics of the Lucena
position, along with variations including black moving first, and how black can work
towards a draw if the Lucena Position has the pawn on the A or H file.
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| • | Explores the Ruy Lopez Classical Defence opening (ECO C64). The video includes a match
between Emanuel Lasker and Wilhelm Steinitz in the Chess World Championship rematch in
1896.
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| • | This video explores the Mortimer Trap which is attributed to the player James Mortimer.
This trap can be played by black in the Ruy Lopez opening. If white falls for the trap,
the white player will be subject to a positional nightmare.
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| • | I came across this little tip from Josh Waitzkin's segments on Chessmaster 10 and found it pretty interesting. I had previously calculated every move in my head for end-games, and this will save a fair amount of time. Hope you find it usefull if you haven't come
across it yet.
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| • | The Benoni Defense is an opening chess strategy used by black to have
a strong attack against white queen pawn openings.
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| • | This is a tactical position from the author's recent match. It's black to move - see if
you can find the mate before he gives you the answer!
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| • | Exploring Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings. This video looks at
Fischer's use of the King's Pawn Opening versus the Alekhine's Defence. The match was
played in 1960 against Hans Berliner in New York, with Fischer winning.
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| • | Exploring Fischer's strategies in, and versus, various openings. This video looks at Fischer's play in the King's Gambit Accepted opening (ECO C33). The match was played in
1968 against Minic Dragoljub at the Vinkovci tournament.
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| • | This video series focuses on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features a tactical line used by William Steinitz against Johannes Hermann Zukertort in the first World Chess Championship played in 1866.
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| • | Watch this 5-minute video explaining the various aspects of the Two Knight Opening in the game of chess.
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| • | This video explores the Philidor Position, one of the most important end game techniques for any serious chess player to learn. This video includes the basics of the
Philidor Position, along with possible variations and their implications.
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| • | This video shows a tactical position from a recent match of the author. It's white to move - see if you can find the mate before he goes over the answer!
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| • | This is a tactical position from a recent match of the author. It's white to move. This video deals with removing the guard leading to check mate.
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| • | This video explores the Evans Gambit Opening book lines with possible variations. The video includes a match of Bobby Fischer's that highlights the use of the gambit.
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| • | This video explores Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings, and looks at his King's Pawn opening versus Bent Larsen's French Defence.
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| • | This video explores Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings, and looks at one of his defences against the King's Pawn opening.
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| • | This video explores Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings, and looks at his tactical play in a four knights game.
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| • | This video explores Fischer's opening chess strategies versus various openings, and looks at his tactical use of the King's Indian Defense against a Queen's pawn game.
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| • | Watch this two minute video as Gary Kasparov explains how and why he monitors and analyzes his mistakes at playing chess.
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