Grandmaster Ben Finegold shows three games by strong players where dangerous mating attacks occurred in the middlegame. Can
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Identifying and Controlling Key Squares | Strategy Session with Jonathan Schrantz
Jonathan Schrantz challenges you to look for key squares. Imagine there are no pieces on the board in
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Blitz Chess #354: Queen’s Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
This is a blitz chess game I played as white with time control 5|2. The opening played was
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Anand vs. Kramnik | World Championship 2008 – GM Eric Hansen
Grandmaster Eric Hansen reviews Game 5 of the world championship match in Bonn, Germany. Anand defended against former
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Top 10 Most Popular Responses to 1. d4 | Chess Openings Explained
Jonathan Schrantz counts down and identifies the most common black moves against white’s Queen Pawn opening. Basic principles
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Opening Traps #1: Elephant Trap with Jonathan Schrantz
Jonathan Schrantz teaches you the Elephant Trap out of the Queen’s Gambit Declined. White thinks he’ll win a
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Akobian vs. GM Fressinet | Mastering the Middlegame – GM Varuzhan Akobian
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows his game against French Grandmaster Laurent Fressinet from the 2009 National Open. See if
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Play the Queen’s Gambit Declined like Kasparov – GM Varuzhan Akobian
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows the kids a game based on Garry Kasparov-Dibyendu Barua, 2000. Learn not to lose
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Akobian at the 2014 Olympiad | Mastering the Middlegame – GM Varuzhan Akobian
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows his game against GM Daniel Fridman in the USA vs. Germany match. With Var’s
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Blitz Chess #347: Queen’s Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
This is a blitz chess game I played as black with time control 5|2. The opening was a
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