It’s always hard to play when you have to win. Playing in open tournaments means that you’ll probably
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10 Most Important Chess Endgames (statistically)
Did you know that one endgame comes up in more than 15% of all chess games? Some endgames
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Here comes the Tal, Here comes the Tal and I say It’s alright… · Road to GM, Game 338
The Tal Variation of the Caro-Kann is probably the opening I face the most. It’s also one of
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Don’t look directly at this game. Your eyes may explode. · Training Game
Chess is hard. Chess training is hard. It’s meant to be. And training is meant to fix our
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Almost no one plays this Caro-Kann Variation · Training Game
A Caro-Kann variation that very few people play. For a reason! It’s a very sharp and complicated way
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A Beautiful Attack. I would have applauded if this had been OTB. · Training Game
An attacking masterpiece in the Nimzo-Indian in which I allowed my opponent to conquer my kingside by weakening
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Need a weapon against the Queen’s Gambit? · Training Game
My favorite defense fighting the Queen’s Gambit! If you need something against main line d4 openings, look no
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The one Pawn Structure everyone must know · Training Game
Understanding a pawn structure is key to navigating chess middlegames successfully. When you know the ideas, patterns, piece
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“Well, well, well, how the turn tables..” How to beat aggressive openings · Road to GM, Game 337
Some openings are very aggressive and you know that you’ll get attacked as soon as possible by a
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Probably my most embarrassing game · Road to GM, Game 336
I’ll be showing you the games I played in the last few months and recording regularly from now
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