This Old Chess Game Teaches VITAL Chess Principles

July 12, 2023 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov analyzes the oldest chess game played on chesscom. It was played in the year 2007, when Instagram and Threads did not exist.

This game teaches a lot of important chess principles, including chess opening principles, importance of seeking counterattack early in the game, how to find proper middlegame plans, how to attack your opponent’s king, how to open up files and diagonals, and much more.

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00:00 Oldest Chess Game on Chess.com
01:07 Seek counterattack early in the game
01:37 White starts the kingside attack
03:48 Opening up files & diagonals
05:06 The final blow
06:00 Puzzle: Can you find the winning shot?
06:23 How to find the right middlegame plans?

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