Silent Moves for 1800+ | Puzzler’s Paradise & Double Exclam!! – GM Var Akobian

November 25, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Saint Louis Chess ClubMon, November 25, 2024 12:06amURL:
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Grandmaster Var Akobian uses strong examples to demonstrate the stealthiness of preparing or interposing moves that cannot prevent the inevitable.

2024.11.24

00:00 – 00:15 – Var’s Intro
00:16 – 09:20 – Break Through
09:21 – 15:26 – White Gets A Break
15:27 – 18:43 – Forcing Interference
18:44 – 27:16 – Communication Break
27:17 – 30:56 – The Queen’s Board
30:57 – 34:49 – Double Attack
34:50 – 39:41 – Quick..but Deadly
39:42 – 49:43 – Let The Endgame Study Begin
49:43 – 49:49 – Intermission
49:49 – 50:28 – Double Exclam
50:29 – 59:12 – Poor Piece Coordination
59:12 – 1:06:48 – To Draw OR Not To Draw
1:06:49 – 1:19:07 – King in the Middle
1:19:08 – 1:21:00 – Mate with 2 Bishops
1:21:01 – 1:32:54 – Don’t Rush The Push
1:40:07 – 1:41:00 – Var’s Outro

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