Endgames: Mating Attacks

December 27, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess Club and Scholastic Center of AtlantaFri, December 27, 2019 8:01pmURL:
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NM Spencer Finegold discusses mating attacks in endgames (and late middlegames). This lecture was recorded October 29, 2019, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta (CCSCATL) in Roswell, Georgia, as part of the Endgame class.

Games discussed:

0:38
Corzo, Enrique vs. Capablanca, Jose Raul
Havana (1902)

12:14
Keres, Paul vs. Czerniak, Moshe
Buenos Aires (1939)

25:58
Petrosian, Tigran V. vs. Ivkov, Borislav
YUG-URS (1979)

37:26
Polgar, Judit vs. Nakamura, Hikaru
London Chess Classic (2012)

For more of NM Spencer Finegold, see other videos on the CCSCATL channel or see Spencer’s personal YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaXJXfATRgLxOXQXnOSmUsA

GM Ben Finegold’s personal Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/benfinegold2600

Please consider a donation at: https://atlchessclub.com/donate/

Intro and concluding music: “Da Jazz Blues,” by Doug Maxwell; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mopxtd1dZM Thank you Doug!

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