Chess Prophylaxis | Strategy Session with Jonathan Schrantz

Jonathan Schrantz teaches a concept you may have unknowingly utilized in your games: prophylaxis. Prophylactic moves prevents the opponent from taking action somewhere on the board. The key is prevention!

2016.05.24
Henrik Danielsen vs Thomas Luther, Petermännchen GM (1999)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1621027
Dimitar Donchev vs. Stanislav Savchenko, 1994
http://chess-db.com/public/game.jsp?id=2900025.14101262.7192576.19360
Emil Sutovsky vs Sergej Dyachkov, 6th Aeroflot Festival (2007): C18 French, Winawer, classical variation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1451177
Loek van Wely vs Michal Krasenkow, 34th Olympiad (2000): D31 Queen’s Gambit Declined, semi-Slav, Marshall gambit
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1402212

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