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Opening: French Defence

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Alekhine’s Gun: The Most Destructive Weapon In Chess

February 7, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

In chess Alekhine’s gun is a formation where two Rooks are stacked one behind another and the Queen

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The IQP is a Schrödinger’s pawn · Training Game

February 7, 2021 NHaselton Hanging Pawns

The Tarrasch is a great weapon against the French Defense, and most people don’t know how to deal

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See How Spielmann Exploited The Back-Rank Weakness

February 6, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Austrian chess master Rudolf Spielmann makes a Queen sacrifice to exploit the back-rank weakness! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Rudolf Spielmann vs

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Bronstein’s Deadly Pin!

February 3, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Bronstein’s Deadly Pin! This is my first game at Hastings for 22 years. It was in 1953/54 that

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Time Travelers Should Learn the French Defense

January 25, 2021 NHaselton Personalities, Contemporary Masters

Time travelers should learn the French Defense because it’s an opening that’s been used for over a 135

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Bronstein’s Brilliancy! Rook Sacrifice To Win A Rook

January 23, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Evgeni Bebchuk vs David Bronstein USSR (1974) French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System Advance Line (C08) 1. e4

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I Was Not Expecting To See This!

January 22, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Austrian chess master Heinrich Wolf exploits the back-rank weakness with an incredible Queen sacrifice! Legendary Rudolf Spielmann gets

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FRENCH DEFENSE TOO STRONG || Grandelius vs Harikrishna || Tata Steel (2021)

January 19, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Watch Bobby Fischer vs the French defense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtaL2ucpw8k Follow me on Instagram for extra content rel=”nofollow”>https://www.instagram.com/agadmator/ Thumbnail and

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The Queen’s Gambit: Episodes 1-2 | Chess Openings Explained – NM Caleb Denby

January 12, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

National Master Caleb Denby looks at openings used in the hit Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.” See young

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12 Dynamic Wins in 12 Moves or Less! | The Dynamic Dozen

January 10, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Expert Arjun Puri is back with a dozen more chess items. See twelve dynamic wins that came in

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