King and Pawn endgames are the basis every player needs to master. Practice King and Pawn endgames here: <a href="https://app.noctie.ai/themes/5e5d080a-a389-4a2c-9d69-33dd037b249b?aff=q9yKD" target="_blank"
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Foolproof Repertoire against the French Defense
1.e4 repertoire against the French Defense based on the Tarrasch, the variation every French player fears! Practice the Anti-French Repertoire here:
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The Nimzo in trouble · Tomic – Deris, Road to GM, Game 388
A Nimzo-Indian game that shows just how hard the Nimzo can be for Black if you mess up the opening
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A perfect variation against the Grünfeld Defense · Tomic – Deris, Road to GM, Game 368 (old game)
This is a game I played last season, and ended up not covering it immediately na dthen losing the scoresheet.
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The Rat Defense is brutal · Road to 2500, Game 120
The Rat Defense is very strong and almost never played, regardless on which level you play. It’s rare, unknown, and
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5 Most Beautiful Checkmate Patterns
Ever played a smothered mate or an Anastasia’s mate in a real game? Here are 5 beautiful mating patterns you
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Why this common gambit doesn’t work and how to refute it · Road to 2500, Game 119
My opponent played a well known bad gambit in the Slav and I punished it precisely. If you don’t know
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How to play the Queen’s Gambit for white · Road to 2500, Game 118
Every Grandmaster plays the Queen’s Gambit. It’s sound, complex, and it can be positional, or wild and tactical depending on
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Does the Greek gift work? Full analysis in comments please! · Road to 2500, Game 117
The Greek Gift is a pattern everyone must know how to recognize and execute. This game featured a Greek Gift,
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I keep struggling against the most popular opening · Road to 2500, Game 116
Another Nimzo-Indian. And another tough game. I need to sit down and learn the Nimzo properly. I keep messing up
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