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Opening: Semi-Slav Defence

242 videos tagged with this opening · Browse all chess openings

The most aggressive way to fight 1.d4 · Road to 2500, Game 99

March 1, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

I used to play the Semi-Slav every game. No more. Now I’m switching to the most aggressive openings

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How to Execute an Attack in Chess | Masters Class – WGM Thalia Cervantes

February 26, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Woman Grandmaster Thalia Cervantes teaches a chess class about how to carry out an attack, create weaknesses, and

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Réti Opening: Ideas, Principles, Theory, Transpositions, Structures · Chess Openings

January 25, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

The Réti Opening is uncommon, practical, dangerous and sound. What more could you ask for in a chess

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Shak’s MAJOR Attack in the Semi-Slav!!

January 17, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Featured is a beautiful chess game with a star finishing combination between Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Artyom Timofeev from

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Shak’s MAJOR Attack in the Semi-Slav!!

January 17, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Featured is a beautiful chess game with a star finishing combination between Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Artyom Timofeev from

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Modern Positional Sacrifices | Masters Class – GM Denes Boros

January 15, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Grandmaster Denes Boros teaches a chess class on modern positional sacrifices. 2025.01.14 Boris Gelfand vs Grigory Serper, URS-ch

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I challenge you to win this. I couldn’t sleep whole night. · Road to GM, Game 377

January 12, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Who could sleep after a game like this? I kept analyzing in my head until 4am and still

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Playing a Grandmaster · Road to GM, Game 370

December 6, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

I faced a Grandmaster in round 2 of the Dubrovnik Advent Open. Follow the tournament here https://chess-results.com/tnr991529.aspx?lan=13 It

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“What should I play against d4?” This. · Road to 2500, Game 59

November 23, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

My favorite defense for Black in action against 1.d4. I’ve played many openings but I always keep coming

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Sam Shankland Goes Down at the 2017 U.S. Champs! | Grandmaster’s Choice – GM Varuzhan Akobian

November 20, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Grandmaster Var Akobian analyzes his game against Sam Shankland from the 2017 U.S. Chess Championship in Saint Louis.

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