Tactics and Strategy for 1800+ or Higher | Puzzler’s Paradise/Double Exclam!! – GM Varuzhan Akobian

November 18, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Saint Louis Chess ClubMon, November 18, 2024 12:04amURL:
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Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian presents complex tactics and strategy studies.

2024.11.17
00:00 – 00:23 – You’ve Been Warned
00:23 – 09:41 – Opposite Bishops and the Extra Traveler
09:41 – 21:47 – Perfectly Balanced
21:47 – 27:49 – Bishop and Rook Race
27:49 – 38:23 – All Against The Lone Queen
38:23 – 44:45 – Don’t Let Him Escape
44:45 – 45:00 – Break from Puzzler’s
45:00 – 45:17 – More Brilliancies
45:17 – 55:43 – To Promote or To Underpromote
55:43 – 1:03:31 – The Bishop Zuggie
1:03:31 – 1:13:45 – Use The Opponent’s Passer
1:13:45 – 1:22:28 – Same Colored Bishops
1:22:28 – 1:30:04 – Sacrifice It All
1:30:04 – 1:30:20 – See Ya Next Time

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