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Hou Yifan’s Destructive Sacrifice And The Mighty Bishops

May 10, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Yifan Hou (2618) vs Nana Dzagnidze (2550) FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Khanty – Mansiysk (2014), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd

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When Fischer smashed Najdorf (in the Najdorf) ⎸1962 Varna Olympiad

May 9, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

One of the most crushing defeats for the Sicilian Najdorf. Bobby Fischer destroyed Miguel Najdorf, the man whom

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What a Pawn Wants, What a Pawn Needs | The Secret Life of Pawns – GM Yasser Seirawan

May 9, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shows examples of increasingly difficult pawn breakthroughs. Even when the position looks perfectly symmetrical there

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The First And Most Beautiful Known Example Of En Passant Mate

May 9, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Gunnar Gundersen vs A H Faul Pietzcker Christmas Tournament (1928), Melbourne AUS French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) 1.

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A pawn break for the books! ⎸Wesley So vs David Navara (Tata Steel 2011)

May 9, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Wesley So vs David Navara, Neo-Grünfeld Defense, Delayed Exchange Variation (D76) 2011 Tata Steel Tournament (Group B), Round

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His Name Is Jesus And He Plays Like A Real God

May 9, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Jesus Sepulveda vs Ignacio Prieto Cadiz, ESP (1986), tt King’s Gambit: Accepted. Quade Gambit (C37) 1. e4 e5

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The Courageous King’s Gambit | Chess Openings Explained

May 9, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

National Master Jim McLaughlin introduces the King’s Gambit, where White courageously plays 2.f4 after the e-pawns have been

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Capablanca vs Marshall ⎸Moscow 1925 (when chess was gentlemanly and romantic)

May 8, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Frank James Marshall, English Opening, Agincourt Defense, Tarrasch Defense (A14) Moscow 1925, Round 13

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Chucky Goes Into Overdrive | Gelfand vs Ivanchuk | Candidates Tournament 2013. | Round 4

May 8, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

#agadmator In Tuesday’s fourth round of the FIDE World Chess Candidates’ Tournament in London Magnus Carlsen of Norway

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Bobby Fischer’s System 😲 An Introduction to the King’s Indian Attack (Deep Dive)

May 8, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Want an opening that avoids your opponent’s preparation and doesn’t require constant updating? 🤔 Play Bobby Fischer’s system

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