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    Main openingsAlapin Variation136Alekhine's Defence516Benko Gambit119Benoni Defence260Bird's Opening36Bogo-Indian Defence40Budapest Gambit129Caro-Kann Defence877Catalan Opening302Colle System851Cow Opening27Dutch Defence155English Opening983Fianchetto Systems447Four Knights Game265French Defence581Glek System6Grand Prix Attack44Grünfeld Defence320Hippo Defence83Italian Game1246King's Gambit317King's Gambit Accepted50King's Gambit Declined19King's Indian Attack162King's Indian Defence348London System1067Modern Defence114Nimzo-Indian Defence971Petrov Defence316Philidor Defence175Pirc Defence185Polish Opening96Queen's Gambit1167Queen's Gambit Accepted132Queen's Gambit Declined933Queen's Indian Defence148Réti Opening772Ruy Lopez1050Scandinavian Defence329Scotch Gambit105Scotch Game279Semi-Slav Defence242Sicilian Defence2480Slav Defence1046Smith-Morra Gambit108Torre Attack97Trompowsky Attack89Vienna Game253VariationsAdvance Variation8Exchange Variation4Leningrad Variation2Stonewall7Advance Variation1Tarrasch Variation3Winawer Variation152Evans Gambit180Fried Liver Attack159Giuoco Piano211Two Knights299Jobava110Berlin Defence314Bird Variation9Marshall Attack38Dragon Variation177Kan Variation16Najdorf Variation219Paulsen3Scheveningen118Sveshnikov96Taimanov32View all openings →
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Crush the French Defense [Deadly TRAP to Win in 10 Moves]

October 29, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

GM Igor Smirnov’s B’day Special 64% OFF on all courses 🎁 https://online.chess-teacher.com/ (till 2nd Nov) Learn 3 Ways

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A zwischenzug we both missed. Can you calculate correctly? · Road to GM, Game 293

October 29, 2022 NHaselton Hanging Pawns

When calculating variations, taking every possibility into account sounds impossible or very hard to do, but it’s essential.

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See How Alekhine Made History At His First International Tournament

October 28, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

#shorts ———– Alexander Alekhine makes a temporary Queen sacrifice to exploit the back-rank weakness! ————— Alexander Alekhine vs

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6 Grandmasters, 1 COMPLICATED Game

October 28, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Follow Douglas Griffin here https://twitter.com/dgriffinchess Photo on thumbnail by Boris Dolmatovsky Have a great day 🙂 Dragoljub Velimirovic

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TRICKY & Powerful Chess Opening for Black [Works Against 1.e4 & 1.d4]

October 28, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

GM Igor Smirnov’s B’day Special 64% OFF on all courses 🎁 https://online.chess-teacher.com/ (till 2nd Nov) Learn 3 Ways

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A lesson on endgame principles · Road to GM, Game 292

October 28, 2022 NHaselton Hanging Pawns

Endgame principles are easy to apply and understand. Following them in practical play is a different matter, though,

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Mikhail Tal Exchanges Queens On Move 8 But The Show Goes On

October 27, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Mikhail Tal goes for an early exchange of Queens but it’s not like that he was looking for

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Don’t play this against the Caro-Kann · Road to GM, Game 291

October 27, 2022 NHaselton Hanging Pawns

This variation is a treat for Caro-Kann players. I’m always happy when I see it played against me.

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On This Soviet Poster We See An “Interesting Game”! Who Played It?

October 26, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

On this Soviet chess poster there is a Russian inscription “Interesting Game”! Turns out that the position is

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Fighting in lost positions · Road to GM, Game 290

October 26, 2022 NHaselton Hanging Pawns

When you’re losing, don’t give up. If the position is still complex, try to find a way to

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