https://chessterra.com/riga-grand-prix-2019-round-1-game-1-interview-with-david-navara/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mG2pf___Sc.jpg Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with David Navara Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with David Navara https://www.youtube.com/embed/-mG2pf___Sc 159 2019-07-12T15:08:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/riga-grand-prix-2019-round-1-game-1-interview-with-yu-yangyi-and-levon-aronian/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CiqdclTsPdQ.jpg Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Yu Yangyi and Levon Aronian Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Yu Yangyi and Levon Aronian https://www.youtube.com/embed/CiqdclTsPdQ 150 2019-07-12T15:26:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/riga-grand-prix-2019-round-1-game-1-interview-with-hikaru-nakamura-and-veselin-topalov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BeFb9tZ0l64.jpg Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov https://www.youtube.com/embed/BeFb9tZ0l64 145 2019-07-12T15:26:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/riga-grand-prix-2019-round-1-game-1-interview-with-peter-svidler-and-jan-krzysztof-duda/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Y3qX7qETMHY.jpg Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Peter Svidler and Jan Krzysztof Duda Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Peter Svidler and Jan Krzysztof Duda https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y3qX7qETMHY 203 2019-07-12T15:55:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/riga-grand-prix-2019-round-1-game-1-interview-with-wesley-so-and-harikrishna-pentala/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/B5TNjQXZBCQ.jpg Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Wesley So and Harikrishna Pentala Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Wesley So and Harikrishna Pentala https://www.youtube.com/embed/B5TNjQXZBCQ 228 2019-07-12T16:44:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/riga-grand-prix-2019-round-1-game-1-interview-with-nikita-vitiugov-and-alexander-grischuk/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Mnt8I0XHzcI.jpg Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Nikita Vitiugov and Alexander Grischuk Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Nikita Vitiugov and Alexander Grischuk https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mnt8I0XHzcI 172 2019-07-12T16:56:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/riga-grand-prix-2019-round-1-game-1-interview-with-maxime-vachier-lagrave/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/90bMTRlG_vs.jpg Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Maxime Vachier Lagrave Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Maxime Vachier Lagrave https://www.youtube.com/embed/90bMTRlG_vs 647 2019-07-12T17:48:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/riga-grand-prix-2019-round-1-game-1-interview-with-daniil-dubov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yGwDM-R8HOc.jpg Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Daniil Dubov Riga Grand Prix 2019 Round 1, game 1 Interview with Daniil Dubov https://www.youtube.com/embed/yGwDM-R8HOc 604 2019-07-12T18:14:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grand-prix-fide-riga-2019-opening/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/0bvJHyt9Jp8.jpg Grand Prix FIDE Riga 2019 Opening Grand Prix FIDE Riga 2019 Opening https://www.youtube.com/embed/0bvJHyt9Jp8 1425 2019-07-12T19:04:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-hole-on-d4-scandinavian-defense-blitz-chess-411/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/52WZsWX6YaQ.jpg The hole on d4 | Scandinavian Defense – Blitz Chess #411 After a typical c4 kick to the black queen, white focused on a kingside fianchetto instead of establishing the usual c4/d4 pawn duo. The resulting backwardness of the white d-pawn from that point on became a focal point. This was a 5|0 time control game from lichess.org's 24-hour Summer Marathon tournament which began on July 5th, 2019. I was playing with the black pieces, and opted for the Scandinavian Defense. https://www.youtube.com/embed/52WZsWX6YaQ 531 2019-07-12T00:10:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/basic-chess-principles-lasker-vs-capablanca-wcc-game-2-1921/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/6KAjVWYB58Q.jpg Basic Chess Principles || Lasker vs Capablanca || WCC Game 2 (1921) Capablanca vs Lasker negotiations here Download agadmator chess clock here Watch Capablanca Saga from the beginning here Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca Lasker - Capablanca World Championship Match (1921), Havana CUB, rd 2, Mar-17 Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Qe2 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Nb3 Nxd3 15. Rxd3 Qc7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Rg3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qd7 19. Rg3 Rfd8 20. Bh6 g6 21. Be3 Qd5 22. Na5 Rac8 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Bh6 Qd5 25. b3 Qd4 26. Rf1 Rd5 27. Re3 Ba3 28. g3 Qb2 29. Re1 Rc2 30. Qf3 Be7 31. R3e2 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Qb1+ 33. Kg2 Bf8 34. Bf4 h6 35. h4 b4 36. Qe4 Qxe4+ 37. Rxe4 Kg7 38. Rc4 Bc5 39. Kf3 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Bxg5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/6KAjVWYB58Q 1107 2019-07-11T13:29:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mixing-it-up-capablanca-vs-lasker-wcc-game-3-1921/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1VRIjbzkO98.jpg Mixing it Up || Capablanca vs Lasker || WCC Game 3 (1921) Capablanca vs Lasker negotiations here Download agadmator chess clock here Watch Capablanca Saga from the beginning here Jose Raul Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker Lasker - Capablanca World Championship Match (1921), Havana CUB, rd 3, Mar-19 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Hedgehog Variation (C66) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Qd3 Nh7 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. Re3 Qb8 15. b3 Qb6 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Nf3 Qa5 18. Qd2 Ng5 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. h3 Re5 21. Rd1 Bc8 22. Rd3 Qb6 23. Kh2 R8e6 24. Rg3 Rf6 25. Kg1 Kf8 26. Na4 Qa5 27. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1VRIjbzkO98 948 2019-07-12T12:32:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/tug-o-war-lasker-vs-capablanca-wcc-game-4-1921/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7J5cAy_B0bE.jpg Tug-O-War || Lasker vs Capablanca || WCC Game 4 (1921) Capablanca vs Lasker negotiations here Download agadmator chess clock here Watch Capablanca Saga from the beginning here Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca Lasker - Capablanca World Championship Match (1921), Havana CUB, rd 4, Mar-23 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Variation (D61) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Bd3 g6 14. a4 Bb7 15. a5 c5 16. Nd2 e5 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rae8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra7 exd4 21. Qc6 Rd8 22. cxd4 cxd4 23. exd4 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Nf3 Nd5 26. Rb1 f6 27. Kf1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/7J5cAy_B0bE 518 2019-07-12T18:27:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/68-move-electrifying-endgame-will-blow-your-mind-fm-mark-the-duck-vs-carlini/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BZA3aWpoidw.jpg 68 Move Electrifying Endgame Will Blow Your Mind! FM Mark The Duck vs Carlini Binge watch a TON of cool extra stuff by becoming a patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Chronos Button Clock (Very Nice ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/BZA3aWpoidw 1004 2019-07-09T13:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/all-hell-breaks-loose-on-move-33-fm-mark-the-duck-vs-carlini/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mv5SKyRZ9DU.jpg All Hell Breaks Loose On Move 33! FM Mark The Duck vs. Carlini Binge watch a TON of cool stuff by becoming a patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Chronos Button Clock (Very Nice ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/mv5SKyRZ9DU 926 2019-07-10T13:00:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/is-this-coffee-chess-game-of-the-century-carlini-vs-fm-mark-the-duck/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/saYkFLjCa18.jpg Is This Coffee Chess Game of The Century??? Carlini vs. FM Mark The Duck Is This Coffee Chess Game of The Century??? Carlini vs. FM Mark The Duck https://www.youtube.com/embed/saYkFLjCa18 1066 2019-07-11T13:00:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fan-has-bubbly-bunny-defending-for-her-life-blue-prince-vs-nora-the-bubbly-bunny/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/naUQ4jMAAnY.jpg Fan Has Bubbly Bunny Defending For Her Life! Blue Prince vs Nora The Bubbly Bunny Fan Has Bubbly Bunny Defending For Her Life! Blue Prince vs Nora The Bubbly Bunny https://www.youtube.com/embed/naUQ4jMAAnY 972 2019-07-12T13:00:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-u-s-senior-u-s-junior-championships-round-1/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ZdpWbOJ4OIg.jpg 2019 U.S. Senior & U.S. Junior Championships: Round 1 For the tenth straight year, the Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to host the U.S. Junior Championship along with the Girls Junior Championship for the third year running. For the first time ever, the Club is hosting the Senior Championship, featuring top players over 50. Three tournaments in one will have the tournament hall buzzing. The three in one Tournament will be a 10 player round robin with prizes totaling $80,900. Join GM Robert Hess, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan, and GM Jesse Krai for the move by move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZdpWbOJ4OIg 19702 2019-07-12T00:59:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-u-s-senior-u-s-juniors-championships-opening-ceremony-highlights-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Of0lQ8DOSaA.jpg 2019 U.S. Senior & U.S. Juniors Championships: Opening Ceremony Highlights Enjoy the highlights from the Opening Ceremony for the 2019 U.S. Senior & U.S. Juniors Championships. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Of0lQ8DOSaA 81 2019-07-12T15:56:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fianchetto-variation-of-the-kings-indian-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/S6shy_j-5IA.jpg Fianchetto Variation of the King’s Indian Defense The Fianchetto Variation is a very peaceful way for white to meet the King’s Indian, but it’s also very solid and hard for black to meet! For an introduction to the KID, watch this video on the basics: This is the last variation in the series on the King’s Indian. I left it for last because it’s very different to the other variations we’ve been looking at. It doesn’t follow the normal plans for either side. https://www.youtube.com/embed/S6shy_j-5IA 1655 2019-07-08T15:24:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-lanza-un-ataque-al-fianchetto-ajedrez/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/KRgjmgSfQW8.jpg Bobby Fischer lanza un ataque al fianchetto | Ajedrez MI TIENDA -------- SUSCRÍBETE Bobby Fischer lanza un ataque al fianchetto de su contrincante y consigue los ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/KRgjmgSfQW8 864 2015-04-09T16:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hit-f-for-frustration-nepo-vs-giri-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DN2MZZS6djQ.jpg Hit F for Frustration || Nepo vs Giri || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Anish Giri GCT Croatia (2019), Zagreb CRO, rd 11, Jul-07 Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5 Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. Bc2 Bg7 7. d4 O-O 8. O-O b5 9. e5 Ne8 10. e6 fe6 11. Ng5 Nc7 12. dc5 Nc5 13. Nh7 Kh7 14. Qh5 Kg8 15. Bg6 Rf6 16. Qh7 Kf8 17. Bh6 Rg6 18. Qg6 Bh6 19. Qh6 Ke8 20. b4 Na4 21. Na3 Kd7 22. c4 bc4 23. Nc4 Ba6 24. Rac1 Nb6 25. Nb6 ab6 26. Rfe1 Bb7 27. Qe3 b5 28. a3 Bd5 29. Rc3 Qg8 30. Qh3 Qg7 31. Rec1 Bc4 32. Re1 Qd4 33. Rf3 Qd2 34. Rb1 Nd5 35. Qg3 Be2 36. Rfb3 Bd1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/DN2MZZS6djQ 1056 2019-07-08T20:25:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/who-will-squeeze-blood-from-this-endgame-stone-carlini-vs-brooklyn-dave/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RAgUcFbDoRo.jpg Who Will Squeeze Blood From This Endgame Stone??? Carlini vs. Brooklyn Dave Who Will Squeeze Blood From This Endgame Stone??? Carlini vs. Brooklyn Dave https://www.youtube.com/embed/RAgUcFbDoRo 780 2019-07-08T13:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-winner-of-the-2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-gets-the-trophy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BFH-Qiosioc.jpg Magnus Carlsen, Winner of the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour gets the Trophy Magnus Carlsen is off to a fantastic start in the 2019 Grand Chess Tour. He takes away his second win on the GCT Circuit in Zagreb. https://www.youtube.com/embed/BFH-Qiosioc 177 2019-07-08T13:03:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/lennart-ootes-dgt-specialist-master-photographer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/uFF-Ig_flRU.jpg Lennart Ootes, DGT Specialist, Master Photographer Lennart Ootes, the mastermind behind the DGT Boards and Photographer Extraordinaire is in the Zagreb studio with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley. https://www.youtube.com/embed/uFF-Ig_flRU 267 2019-07-08T14:01:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-wins-the-game-and-the-2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dLRC_ljqwz8.jpg Magnus Carlsen wins the game and the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament Magnus is off to a terrific start with the 2019 Grand Chess Tour. Magnus won at Abdijan, 2019 Côte d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz and now at Zagreb, 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament. https://www.youtube.com/embed/dLRC_ljqwz8 375 2019-07-08T14:41:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mackenzies-immortal-game-or-the-lure-of-the-lady/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nHqwttbQ75E.jpg Mackenzie’s “Immortal Game” Or “The Lure Of The Lady” In this video I am analyzing a famous chess game (which is considered to be Mackenzie's immortal) played by George Mackenzie vs James Mason! In the opening Mason makes a mistake allows White to double up his king-side pawns after which White's attack gets unstoppable very quickly! In the end with a fine queen sacrifice Mackenzie starts a king hunt and mates his opponent! As usual you can solve the daily puzzle while watching the game! https://www.youtube.com/embed/nHqwttbQ75E 298 2019-07-07T17:00:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/london-system-destroyed-again-training-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/vMyvXur0e8Q.jpg London System Destroyed (again) | Training Game A training game in which I faced the London System and managed to defeat it with Qb6! A move which I have been preparing for a few months now. I am preparing for an upcoming tournament (starting in 5 days). As part of my training, I will try to play as many training games as possible. I tried to arrange a game for today, but my opponent had some last minute changes and couldn’t play after all. So I had to play a random game on lichess. https://www.youtube.com/embed/vMyvXur0e8Q 1159 2019-07-07T16:53:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/riga-dri-bobby-fischer-prod-by-pobran/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J_wTqng6Kic.jpg Riga Dri – Bobby Fischer (prod. by Pobran) Riga Dri – Bobby Fischer (prod. by Pobran) https://www.youtube.com/embed/J_wTqng6Kic 142 2018-08-27T14:20:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/el-mejor-final-de-bobby-fischer-serias-capaz-de-ganarlo-como-el/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dLYyoi5gaoQ.jpg El mejor final de Bobby Fischer – ¿Serías capaz de ganarlo como él? En este final Bobby Fischer nos demuestra una comprensión del ajedrez a la altura de los genios. Nuestra Academia y Club de Ajedrez ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/dLYyoi5gaoQ 715 2019-05-08T16:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/garry-kasparov-vs-filip-martic-my-nephew-another-high-noon-in-croatia/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1IAkc691Vtw.jpg Garry Kasparov vs Filip Martić (My Nephew) – Another High Noon in Croatia Watch Goran Martić vs Kasparov here Download agadmator chess clock here Garry Kasparov vs Filip Martić GCT Croatia (2019) rest day, Simultaneous exhibition, Jul-02-2019 Sicilian Defence: Hyper Accelerated Dragon (B35) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Bg4 7. Nbd2 e6 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nxf3 Ne7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf4 Nc6 14. Qd2 f6 15. Rfe1 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 a6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Re3 b5 20. Rae1 Rf6 21. Rc3 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qb8 24. g3 e5 25. Qc3 e4 26. Qc7+ Qxc7 27. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1IAkc691Vtw 1134 2019-07-07T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/super-grandmaster-title-carlsen-vs-mvl-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bPFCasdNcQU.jpg Super Grandmaster Title? || Carlsen vs MVL || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Kasparov vs my nephew game here Download agadmator chess clock here Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier Lagrave GCT Croatia (2019), rd 11, Jul-07 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 e6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Bf1 b6 18. Ba6 Rd6 19. Rbc1 Rad8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 h6 22. Bb5 f5 23. d5 g5 24. Bd2 fxe4 25. fxe4 a6 26. Ba4 exd5 27. Bb4 Re6 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. exd5 Re4 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. a3 Be5 32. Be8+ Kg7 33. d6 Rd4 34. d7 Nb7 35. Be7 Re4 36. Rc6 Bd4 37. Rc7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/bPFCasdNcQU 1002 2019-07-07T18:23:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/warning-wear-a-diaper-for-this-intense-endgame-fm-mark-the-duck-vs-juggernaut-jay/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/atLX2Z-lFOA.jpg Warning: Wear A Diaper For This Intense Endgame! FM Mark The Duck vs Juggernaut Jay Binge watch a TON of extra cool stuff by becoming a Patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Bellevue High Polymer Weighted ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/atLX2Z-lFOA 931 2019-07-07T13:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-11/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SL9qWWZxo8E.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 11 The second leg of this year’s Grand Chess Tour is a classical round robin in Zagreb, Croatia. All 12 full-Tour participants will compete over 11 rounds for a $325,000 prize fund. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, and IM Jovanka Houska for the move-by-move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SL9qWWZxo8E 20689 2019-07-07T20:50:15+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-11-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9VtoJmJOvhA.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: 11 Тур Второй этап Гранд Чесс Тура в Хорватии - первый из двух турниров серии 2019-го года с классическим контролем времени. Все двенадцать участников Гранд Чесс Тура на протяжении одиннадцати дней будут бороться за призовой фонд в 325000 долларов. Комментаторы Меликсет Хачиян и Евгений Мирошниченко https://www.youtube.com/embed/9VtoJmJOvhA 19306 2019-07-07T20:28:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-round-10-recap-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/R09CUYKymoI.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: Round 10 Recap Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights moments from the tenth round of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/R09CUYKymoI 34 2019-07-07T13:41:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-best-miniatures-ever-played-by-alekhine/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8IywQOfupXo.jpg One Of The Best Miniatures Ever Played By Alekhine In this video I am analyzing a famous chess miniature played by Alexander Alekhine vs NN! After Black plays the opening terribly Alekhine advances his central pawns and gets a space advantage! Finally with an impressive queen sacrifice Alekhine breaks into pieces Black's position! As usual you can solve the daily puzzle! Moscow (1911), Moscow RUE Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Mason Gambit (C54) https://www.youtube.com/embed/8IywQOfupXo 293 2019-07-05T15:13:43+00:00 https://chessterra.com/zukertort-checkmates-his-opponent-in-an-unprecedented-way/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/iR91w5HhPvU.jpg Zukertort Checkmates His Opponent In An Unprecedented Way In this video I am analyzing a famous chess game played by Polish-German chess master Johannes Zukertort! Against King's gambit Zukertort organizes a strong attack and by using opponent's mistakes gains advantage! The pinnacle of beauty becomes Zukertort's first queen sacrifice (which was rejected), but finally he forces his opponent to accept the sacrifice and announces a checkmate with 2 knights! A brilliant game common to Romantic Era of Chess! https://www.youtube.com/embed/iR91w5HhPvU 373 2019-07-06T16:15:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-eric-hansen-adopts-a-2700-in-blitz/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/3oDLLwX-_f0.jpg GM Eric Hansen adopts a 2700 in BLITZ ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/3oDLLwX-_f0 2328 2019-07-06T11:28:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/zukertorts-immortal-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/V4PDldKA_sM.jpg Zukertort’s Immortal Game In 1883 at the London Tournament Johannes Zukertort played one of the greatest chess games of all time against Joseph Blackburne. These were two of the best chess players in the world at the time and the game was incredible. Zukertort would go on to win the tournament and this game would be later called his Immortal Game. For more chess games check out https://www.youtube.com/embed/V4PDldKA_sM 1007 2019-07-07T02:02:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/live-stream-chess-traps-after-1-e4-e5-im-valeri-lilov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nos6ziF3ons.jpg Live Stream: Chess Traps After 1.e4 e5 – IM Valeri Lilov 1.e4 e5 is one of the most common openings in all of chess, with both sides immediately battling for the center of the board. At club level, anything could happen next! You often have to face weird openings you don't often see at higher levels such as the Danish Gambit or the King's Gambit, and sometimes you'll have to deal with a cheeky White player trying to set a trap! It's quite embarrassing to lose a game in only a few moves, and sometimes it's not easy to figure out how to respond over-the-board when White sets a trap. https://www.youtube.com/embed/nos6ziF3ons 1527 2019-07-06T16:38:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/when-fear-creeps-in-road-to-gm-game-75/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/55ohL9AK8TY.jpg When Fear Creeps In | Road to GM, Game 75 A game against a higher rated opponent in which I managed to equalize with black after precise play, won a pawn, but got scared in zeitnot and offered a cowardly draw in a winning position! Nikic P. (2113) vs Tomic S. (1910) Gradište Open 2019, Round 9, 06/29/2019, Panov Caro-Kann Probably the only game from the tournament in which I was never worse and never in any danger. Except for one of my ideas in the opening which the engine didn’t like, I was equal or better throughout the game. https://www.youtube.com/embed/55ohL9AK8TY 947 2019-07-05T12:39:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsens-masterpiece-carlsen-vs-aronian-2008/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Y9KbB3Xo18.jpg Magnus Carlsen’s Masterpiece | Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008 One of Carlsen’s greatest victories. And absolutely incredible display of positional and tactical brilliancy in the Semi-Slav. This game was played back in 2008. I chose it for this Saturday’s instructive game analysis because Magnus is currently playing his best chess ever. Probably better than in 2013 and 14, and definitely better than in 2008. Still, I have never seen a more beautiful game of his. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Y9KbB3Xo18 976 2019-07-06T11:07:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/spidey-sense-malfunctioning-giri-vs-mamedyarov-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1dFmHEUjjq8.jpg Spidey-Sense Malfunctioning? || Giri vs Mamedyarov || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Anish Giri vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov GCT Croatia (2019), Zagreb CRO, rd 8, Jul-04 Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d4 cd4 9. cd4 d5 10. ed5 Nd5 11. Nc3 e6 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nd5 Qd5 15. Bg2 O-O-O 16. Ne5 Qd4 17. Qf3 Rd5 18. Nf7 Rg8 19. Ng5 Bd6 20. Ne6 Qb4 21. Be3 Re5 22. a3 Qb2 23. Rac1 Re6 24. Rc6 Kd7 25. Ra6 Rb8 26. Ra7 Be4 27. Qf7 Re7 28. Qc4 Rc8 29. Qa4 Bc6 30. Bc6 Rc6 31. Rc1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/1dFmHEUjjq8 999 2019-07-05T14:43:43+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-day-you-give-your-opponent-a-lesson-the-next-day-he-gives-you-one/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/OYtaDFIzCH8.jpg One Day You Give Your Opponent a Lesson, The Next Day he Gives You One Download agadmator chess clock here Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Viswanathan Anand GCT Croatia (2019), Zagreb CRO, rd 9, Jul-05 Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation (D39) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bc4 Ne4 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qa4 Nc6 9. Bg5 Bc3 10. bc3 O-O 11. Rfe1 Ne7 12. Bd3 Nf5 13. Rad1 h6 14. Bc1 b6 15. c4 Re8 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Ne5 Ne7 18. Bb1 c5 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. dc5 Rad8 21. cb6 ab6 22. Ng4 Ne4 23. f3 Qc5 24. Kh1 h5 25. Nh6 gh6 26. fe4 e5 27. Rd5 Bd5 28. ed5 Ng6 29. Rf1 Re7 30. Qc1 Ra7 31. h3 Rd6 32. Qh6 Re7 33. Qc1 b5 34. Ba3 b4 35. Bb2 Ra6 36. Rf5 f6 37. Qh6 Nf4 38. Be5 Re5 39. Re5 fe5 40. Qa6 Qf2 41. Qc8 Kf7 42. Qf5 Kg8 43. Qg5 Kf8 44. Kh2 h4 45. Bf5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/OYtaDFIzCH8 1183 2019-07-06T12:45:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-nasty-discovery-carlsen-vs-aronian-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/T6ziyOniRls.jpg A Nasty Discovery? || Carlsen vs Aronian || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) All the signature photos here https://www.youtube.com/embed/T6ziyOniRls 1044 2019-07-06T20:53:43+00:00 https://chessterra.com/you-wont-believe-this-tricky-queen-trap-sac-and-mate-jeff-the-shark-vs-juggernaut-jay/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/csMOSgORoSY.jpg You Won't Believe This Tricky Queen Trap, Sac, And Mate! Jeff The Shark vs. Juggernaut Jay Binge watch a TON of cool stuff by becoming a patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Bellevue High Polymer Weighted ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/csMOSgORoSY 867 2019-07-05T13:00:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/1-million-players-will-be-screaming-at-the-last-move-fm-mark-the-duck-vs-juggern/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hmd-SDRqc1s.jpg 1 Million Players Will Be Screaming at The Last Move! FM Mark The Duck vs Juggern Binge watch a TON of cool stuff by becoming a patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Bellevue High Polymer Weighted ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hmd-SDRqc1s 917 2019-07-06T13:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-9/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cc1UlXk-Cas.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 9 The second leg of this year’s Grand Chess Tour is a classical round robin in Zagreb, Croatia. All 12 full-Tour participants will compete over 11 rounds for a $325,000 prize fund. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and IM Jovanka Houska for the move-by-move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cc1UlXk-Cas 19369 2019-07-05T20:27:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-10/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/P_NMuAGjAaw.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 10 The second leg of this year’s Grand Chess Tour is a classical round robin in Zagreb, Croatia. All 12 full-Tour participants will compete over 11 rounds for a $325,000 prize fund. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, and IM Jovanka Houska for the move-by-move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/P_NMuAGjAaw 18073 2019-07-06T20:29:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-9-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/myH6ZxeMVIY.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: 9 Тур Второй этап Гранд Чесс Тура в Хорватии - первый из двух турниров серии 2019-го года с классическим контролем времени. Все двенадцать участников Гранд Чесс Тура на протяжении одиннадцати дней будут бороться за призовой фонд в 325000 долларов. Комментаторы Меликсет Хачиян и Евгений Мирошниченко https://www.youtube.com/embed/myH6ZxeMVIY 18825 2019-07-05T21:10:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-10-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/qqCEG1_7ZQo.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: 10 Тур Второй этап Гранд Чесс Тура в Хорватии - первый из двух турниров серии 2019-го года с классическим контролем времени. Все двенадцать участников Гранд Чесс Тура на протяжении одиннадцати дней будут бороться за призовой фонд в 325000 долларов. Комментаторы Меликсет Хачиян и Евгений Мирошниченко https://www.youtube.com/embed/qqCEG1_7ZQo 17996 2019-07-06T20:30:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-8-recap/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GDAxM53ZWg4.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 8 Recap Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights moments from the eighth round of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/GDAxM53ZWg4 36 2019-07-05T14:26:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/arindam-bagchi-indian-ambassador-to-croatia/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/M-4qtV8wnDY.jpg Arindam Bagchi, Indian Ambassador to Croatia There is so much enthusiasm and excitement going on in Zagreb, Croatia with the first ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament. Officials from near and far are showing up at the event. One such dignitary is Arindam Bagchi, the Indian Ambassador to Croatia taking time out to show his admiration and appreciation for Viswanathan Anand, the greatest Chess Player from India. https://www.youtube.com/embed/M-4qtV8wnDY 249 2019-07-05T16:48:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grandmaster-anish-giri-round-9-insights/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/s1c6CP4P-_E.jpg Grandmaster Anish Giri – Round 9 Insights Grandmaster Anish Giri is with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley sharing insights into his game play against Sergey Karjakin which resulted in a draw. Together Anish and Maurice take a look at the remaining games of the day. https://www.youtube.com/embed/s1c6CP4P-_E 908 2019-07-06T15:06:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wim-arianne-caoili-accomplished-in-her-own-right-wife-of-grandmaster-levon-aronian/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CZ1wgEH-U2g.jpg WIM Arianne Caoili, Accomplished in her own Right, wife of Grandmaster Levon Aronian Woman International Master, Arianne Caoili arrives in Zagreb to show support for her husband and fellow Chess Player, Levon Aronian. https://www.youtube.com/embed/CZ1wgEH-U2g 370 2019-07-06T15:59:29+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-9-recap/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/N4-1cueuBuo.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 9 Recap Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights moments from the ninth round of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/N4-1cueuBuo 38 2019-07-06T16:53:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/karlo-ressler-croatian-member-of-the-european-parliment/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/s-05v2_6Ruw.jpg Karlo Ressler, Croatian Member of the European Parliment Newly appointed Croatian Member of the European Parliment, Karlo Ressler is showing his excitement for the Croatia Grand Chess Tour in his hometown of Zagreb. https://www.youtube.com/embed/s-05v2_6Ruw 145 2019-07-07T01:33:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/vladimir-potkin-trainer-to-ian-nepomniachtchi/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FPZ1Jw9pVck.jpg Vladimir Potkin, Trainer to Ian Nepomniachtchi Former European Champion in 2011, Coach to Sergey Karjakin during Sergeys' World Chess Championship Match against Magnus Carlsen and now trainer to Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladimir Potkin is in Zagreb supporting Ian. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FPZ1Jw9pVck 399 2019-07-07T02:37:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grand-chess-tour-2019-wildcard-announcement-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p2yTzsLMMBU.jpg Grand Chess Tour 2019 Wildcard Announcement With the addition of three new tournaments in the Grand Chess Tour Circuit, Jovanka and Yasser annouce the wildcards for Bucharest and India. https://www.youtube.com/embed/p2yTzsLMMBU 214 2019-07-07T02:18:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-best-defense-according-to-alphazero-gets-destroyed-by-aronian/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IFvygs2Vpdw.jpg The Best Defense (According To AlphaZero) Gets Destroyed By Aronian In the early games AlphaZero was quite enthusiastic about playing the French defense but after two hours began to play it less and less turned to Caro-Kann and finally stopped on Berlin defense! As you know Berlin defense is considered to be a reliable solid weapon for Black but is very often avoided by White due to it's "drawish nature". Nowadays White is usually avoiding the line with queen exchanges but what is interesting in this game Aronian goes for that same line (l'Hermet Variation) because he had some nice home preparations. This game was played in round 6 at 2019 Grand Chess Tour Croatia and in this video I am covering the game played between Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle! https://www.youtube.com/embed/IFvygs2Vpdw 514 2019-07-02T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/another-astounding-move-by-the-worlds-first-womens-chess-champion/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ADTzrIkWjXY.jpg Another Astounding Move By The World’s First Women’s Chess Champion In this video I am analyzing a game played by the World's first Women's chess champion Vera Menchik vs George Alan Thomas! Menchik's opponent plays the King's Indian Defense terribly and allows White to launch an irresistible attack! Soon White sacrifices her queen and forces Black to resign! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle! Vera Menchik vs George Alan Thomas London (1932), London ENG, rd 4, Feb-04 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ADTzrIkWjXY 285 2019-07-03T15:15:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-dark-knight-returns/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VRfjHrtlgBs.jpg The Dark Knight Returns In this video I am analyzing a famous game played by Serbian and Yugoslav chess Grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric vs IM Zvonimir Mestrovic! In the opening White places his queen on an awkward h5-square and faces serious problems! While White queen was out of the game Gligoric activates his queen and gets a winning position! In the end Gligoric promotes his pawn to a knight, forks the royal family and forces his opponent to resign! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle! https://www.youtube.com/embed/VRfjHrtlgBs 415 2019-07-04T16:15:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-novelty-in-the-exchange-caro-kann-road-to-gm-game-71/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VAEYCmDyde8.jpg A Novelty in the Exchange Caro-Kann | Road to GM, Game 71 A game in the Exchange Caro-Kann in which I played an interesting new move I found during my preparation. Dejanovic T. (1834) Tomic S. (1910) Gradište Open 2019, Round 5, 06/26/2019, Caro-Kann, Exchange In round 5 I faced a NM, rated over 2000 national. It was a serious game, and I had a couple hours to prepare. She always plays the exchange variation against c6 (for some reason many people do), so I had to find something new against it. https://www.youtube.com/embed/VAEYCmDyde8 1039 2019-07-02T19:17:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-most-painful-defeat-of-my-life-road-to-gm-game-72/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zjW91aqkcX0.jpg The Most Painful Defeat of my Life | Road to GM, Game 72 A very good game which I played in the Italian. I played precisely, got a winning position in which she couldn’t move. And then... Tomic S. (1910) vs Maroslavac I. (1748) Gradište Open 2019, Round 6, 06/27/2019, Giuoco Piano After having won round 5, I was paired up against a lower rated opponent again. A very talented young player rated only 1700, but much better realistically. I had enough time to prepare. I researched all the options and found a line I haven’t played before which seemed better for white. Not much, but better and easier to play. https://www.youtube.com/embed/zjW91aqkcX0 1198 2019-07-03T14:29:23+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-very-dangerous-sicilian-road-to-gm-game-74/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CnoY0qxY9AY.jpg A Very Dangerous Sicilian! | Road to GM, Game 74 A sharp, theoretical Prins (f3) Sicilian in which I faced a relentless attack but managed to survive and get a better position. Tomic S. (1910) vs Dabic S. (2102) Gradište Open 2019, Round 8, 06/28/2019, Prins Sicilian This is my favorite game from the tournament. I played a good opening, and managed to play very well in the early middlegame, compensating for my opponent’s initiative with material and defending well. That lead to a much better late middlegame for me. We traded queens and I was a clear pawn up. https://www.youtube.com/embed/CnoY0qxY9AY 765 2019-07-04T17:50:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mengenal-ketajaman-sisilia-variasi-sozin-andalan-bobby-fischer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sbeUNcKPEKE.jpg MENGENAL KETAJAMAN Sisilia variasi Sozin andalan Bobby Fischer alam jumpa pecinta catur , Saya Suwaji dan kali ini akan saya hadirkan sebuah partai yang menarik dari Bobby Fischer dengan Pembukaan andalannya Sisilia ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/sbeUNcKPEKE 483 2019-02-05T03:21:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-trollando-nigel-short-na-net-fischer-x-nigel-short-2001/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Dcb9rg5GCRI.jpg Bobby Fischer trollando Nigel Short na net! Fischer x Nigel Short (2001) Quer aprender a jogar xadrez ou melhorar seu nível de jogo? Conheça a Academia Online Xadrez Brasil: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dcb9rg5GCRI 687 2019-06-05T10:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-vs-mikhail-tal-1960/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/fkDl4motfBk.jpg BOBBY FISCHER VS MIKHAIL TAL 1960 haiii hallo kawan kawan pecinta catur partai catur kali ini dimainkan antara bobby Fischer melawan Mikhail tal pada 1 novenmber 1960 ..permainan yang ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/fkDl4motfBk 464 2018-12-16T02:52:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/balls-of-steel-carlsen-vs-nakamura-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YOUDb1x0t4k.jpg Balls Of Steel || Carlsen vs Nakamura || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019), Zagreb, CRO, rd6, Jul-01 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. Bd3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 h6 14. Bf4 Bd7 15. O-O Rac8 16. e4 e5 17. Be3 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Rxc4 19. Bxe5 Ba4 20. b3 Nxe4 21. Rd3 Rec8 22. Qb2 Nc5 23. Re3 Bxb3 24. Bxg7 Rg4 25. Bxh6 Bf6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Qb6 28. Qd2 Rg6 29. Be3 Qc6 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. Qxd5 b6 32. g3 Nd7 33. Qxc6 Rgxc6 34. Rd5 Nf8 35. Rfd1 Ne6 36. a4 Rc4 37. a5 Rb4 38. Rd7 bxa5 39. Rxa7 a4 40. Rdd7 Nd8 41. Rd5 Ne6 42. Rda5 Rcc4 43. Kg2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/YOUDb1x0t4k 990 2019-07-01T20:38:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/equality-at-the-cost-of-passivity-ding-vs-nepo-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/kn0MrF-g2A.jpg Equality at the Cost of Passivity || Ding vs Nepo || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Ding Liren vs Ian Nepomniachtchi GCT Croatia (2019), Zagreb CRO, rd 6, Jul-01 English Opening: King's English Variation. General (A20) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cd5 Nd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 e4 8. Ne5 f5 9. Nc6 bc6 10. Qc2 Nb4 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. a3 Nd5 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. f3 ef3 15. Bf3 Nb6 16. Qb3 Qf6 17. Be3 Qg6 18. Bf2 h5 19. e4 h4 20. ef5 Qf5 21. Rae1 Kd8 22. Ne4 Qg6 23. Nd6 cd6 24. d5 c5 25. a4 Ba4 26. Qa3 Re8 27. b4 Rc8 28. bc5 Re1 29. Re1 hg3 30. hg3 dc5 31. Kg2 Qc2 32. Qe3 Rc7 33. Qe6 Rd7 34. d6 Kc8 35. Rh1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/-kn0MrF-g2A 968 2019-07-02T11:09:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/what-would-you-do-here-mvl-vs-caruana-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p9G7V4qV13c.jpg What Would YOU do Here? || MVL vs Caruana || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana GCT Croatia (2019), Zagreb CRO, rd 6, Jul-01 Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Neo-Archangelsk Variation (C78) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 h6 10. ab5 ab5 11. Ra8 Qa8 12. Nh4 Bc8 13. Na3 Bg4 14. Qc2 Qb8 15. Kh1 g5 16. Nf5 Bf5 17. ef5 O-O 18. Qd1 Na5 19. Bf7 Rf7 20. b4 Bb4 21. cb4 Nc6 22. Nc2 Qc8 23. g4 Qa8 24. f3 Qa2 25. d4 Re7 26. de5 de5 27. Qd3 e4 28. Qc3 Ne5 29. f4 Nd5 30. Qh3 Nf3 31. Ne1 Ne1 32. Re1 e3 33. fg5 hg5 34. Qg2 Qc4 35. Qf3 Re4 36. h3 Rf4 37. Qg3 Rf1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/p9G7V4qV13c 987 2019-07-02T20:47:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alphazero-is-a-game-changer-nepo-vs-carlsen-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4rhISuMSW0Y.jpg AlphaZero is a Game Changer || Nepo vs Carlsen || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen GCT Croatia (2019), Zagreb CRO, rd 7, Jul-03 Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 g6 5. d3 h6 6. h4 d6 7. h5 g5 8. Nh2 Bg7 9. Ng4 Nge7 10. Ne3 O-O 11. Bd2 Kh8 12. g4 Rb8 13. a4 Nd4 14. Ncd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Ne6 16. f3 Nf4 17. Qb1 Be6 18. Qa2 Qd7 19. Rg1 b6 20. Bc3 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 a6 22. Bd2 Qe7 23. Rf1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Kf2 c4 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Rad1 f5 28. gxf5 g4 29. d4 Qh4+ 30. Ke2 Qh2+ 31. Rf2 gxf3+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/4rhISuMSW0Y 718 2019-07-03T18:03:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bishop-pair-from-hell-familiar-ding-vs-carlsen-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NJzUFFpR2dc.jpg Bishop Pair From Hell – Familiar? || Ding vs Carlsen || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Liren Ding vs Magnus Carlsen GCT Croatia (2019), Zagreb CRO, rd 8, Jul-04 Queen's Gambit Declined (D37) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nfd2 Nd5 10. Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Ba6 12. Ne3 Nd7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. c6 Rc8 15. Bf4 Nc5 16. c7 Qd7 17. Nd2 g5 18. Be5 f6 19. Bd4 Rxc7 20. Qd1 Ne6 21. Nb3 Bc4 22. Na5 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Kg7 24. Rfc1 Bxe2 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Re1 Bc5 27. Qxd5 Re8 28. Qb7 Qxb7 29. Nxb7 Bf8 30. Bc6 Re7 31. f3 Bc4 32. Rxe7+ Bxe7 33. Kf2 f5 34. Ke3 Bg8 35. Kd3 g4 36. Na5 Bc5 37. Nc4 Bg1 38. Ne3 Be6 39. fxg4 fxg4 40. Ke2 h5 41. Bd5 Bd7 42. Bb3 Bxh2 43. Kf2 h4 44. gxh4 Be5 45. Nc4 g3+ 46. Kg1 Bf4 47. Bd1 Bc6 48. b3 Kh6 49. a5 Be4 50. Kf1 Kg7 51. Kg1 Kf6 52. Kf1 Ke6 53. h5 Kd5 54. a6 Kd4 55. Bg4 Kc3 56. Be6 Bc2 57. Na5 Bc7 58. Nb7 Bd3+ 59. Kg1 Bxa6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/NJzUFFpR2dc 1113 2019-07-04T19:56:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/overconfidence-endgame-can-be-a-tricky-mix-anaconda-al-vs-kombucha-z/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ndPjjKsErZs.jpg Overconfidence + Endgame Can Be a Tricky Mix! Anaconda Al vs. Kombucha Z Binge watch a TON of cool stuff by becoming a Patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Chronos White Clock (Best Blitz Chess ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/ndPjjKsErZs 943 2019-06-29T13:00:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/master-cant-believe-nerve-of-strong-new-guy-fm-mark-the-duck-vs-jeff-the-shark/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/H1qAr42prQc.jpg Master Can't Believe Nerve of Strong New Guy! FM Mark The Duck vs Jeff The Shark Binge watch a TON of cool stuff by becoming a patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Chronos Button Clock (Very Nice ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/H1qAr42prQc 878 2019-07-02T13:00:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fan-vs-bubbly-bunny-ends-with-brutal-mate-blue-prince-vs-nora-the-bubbly-bunny/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Chi8ETf7pBc.jpg Fan vs. Bubbly Bunny Ends With Brutal Mate! Blue Prince vs. Nora The Bubbly Bunny Binge watch a TON of cool stuff by becoming a patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Beautiful Stoncraft Wood Chess Pieces; ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/Chi8ETf7pBc 936 2019-07-03T13:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/how-to-go-from-dead-even-to-mate-in-10-brooklyn-dave-vs-kombucha-z/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dXJwX9rFFLc.jpg How To Go From Dead Even to Mate in 10! Brooklyn Dave vs. Kombucha Z How To Go From Dead Even to Mate in 10! Brooklyn Dave vs. Kombucha Z https://www.youtube.com/embed/dXJwX9rFFLc 852 2019-07-04T13:00:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-legend-of-the-hot-gold-pants-weekly-stream-highlights/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Aq_HH6tc5vo.jpg The Legend Of The Hot Gold Pants – Weekly Stream Highlights The Legend Of The Hot Gold Pants – Weekly Stream Highlights https://www.youtube.com/embed/Aq_HH6tc5vo 319 2019-07-01T20:05:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-6/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xVDfj1k8F30.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 6 The second leg of this year’s Grand Chess Tour is a classical round robin in Zagreb, Croatia. All 12 full-Tour participants will compete over 11 rounds for a $325,000 prize fund. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and IM Jovanka Houska for the move-by-move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/xVDfj1k8F30 18133 2019-07-01T20:27:57+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-7/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/U0wJpkQKyoo.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 7 The second leg of this year’s Grand Chess Tour is a classical round robin in Zagreb, Croatia. All 12 full-Tour participants will compete over 11 rounds for a $325,000 prize fund. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and IM Jovanka Houska for the move-by-move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/U0wJpkQKyoo 16807 2019-07-03T20:46:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-8/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JyAxyoQ_zkM.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 8 The second leg of this year’s Grand Chess Tour is a classical round robin in Zagreb, Croatia. All 12 full-Tour participants will compete over 11 rounds for a $325,000 prize fund. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, and IM Jovanka Houska for the move-by-move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/JyAxyoQ_zkM 18427 2019-07-04T20:37:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-6-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FmJNc3M-ViQ.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: 6 Тур Второй этап Гранд Чесс Тура в Хорватии - первый из двух турниров серии 2019-го года с классическим контролем времени. Все двенадцать участников Гранд Чесс Тура на протяжении одиннадцати дней будут бороться за призовой фонд в 325000 долларов. Комментаторы Меликсет Хачиян и Евгений Мирошниченко https://www.youtube.com/embed/FmJNc3M-ViQ 17584 2019-07-01T20:14:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-7-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/40dNHeaZowk.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: 7 Тур Второй этап Гранд Чесс Тура в Хорватии - первый из двух турниров серии 2019-го года с классическим контролем времени. Все двенадцать участников Гранд Чесс Тура на протяжении одиннадцати дней будут бороться за призовой фонд в 325000 долларов. Комментаторы Меликсет Хачиян и Евгений Мирошниченко https://www.youtube.com/embed/40dNHeaZowk 16791 2019-07-03T19:48:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-8-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MEXv9ueeOZU.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: 8 Тур Второй этап Гранд Чесс Тура в Хорватии - первый из двух турниров серии 2019-го года с классическим контролем времени. Все двенадцать участников Гранд Чесс Тура на протяжении одиннадцати дней будут бороться за призовой фонд в 325000 долларов. Комментаторы Меликсет Хачиян и Евгений Мирошниченко https://www.youtube.com/embed/MEXv9ueeOZU 17724 2019-07-04T19:56:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/blazenka-divjak-phd-croatias-minister-of-science-education/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ldtkHy7uiws.jpg Blaženka Divjak PhD, Croatia’s Minister of Science & Education Many Dignitaries are showing up for the first ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament. Blaženka Divjak, PhD is one such Dignitary. Blazenka is a highly regarded and well versed Official for Croatia and she is thrilled with the Croatia GCT Event taking place in Zagreb. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ldtkHy7uiws 288 2019-07-01T19:22:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/founder-of-the-saint-louis-chess-club-and-chess-super-fan-rex-sinquefield/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Tew6MoqLNcI.jpg Founder of the Saint Louis Chess Club and Chess Super Fan, Rex Sinquefield Rex Sinquefield, Founder of the Saint Louis Chess Club and major Contributor to the resurgence of American Chess is in the Studio with the Croatia Grand Chess Tour Commentators. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tew6MoqLNcI 613 2019-07-03T17:34:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-6-recap/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/oMrPIiT9iNs.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 6 Recap Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights moments from the sixth round of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/oMrPIiT9iNs 38 2019-07-03T13:35:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-most-confusing-player/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5uGN0fV8Ux0.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Most Confusing Player The GCT Players are asked the question, Who is the most confusing player and their responses are quite interesting. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5uGN0fV8Ux0 133 2019-07-03T13:43:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/tomislav-coric-croatian-minister-of-environmental-protection-energy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/V10XJRdS6T0.jpg Tomislav Ćorić, Croatian Minister of Environmental Protection & Energy The fact that the Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament is a pretty big deal in Zagreb is evidenced by the abundance of Croatia's top Officials on hand for the first ever Grand Chess Tour Tournament being held in Zagreb. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley is with Tomislav Ćorić, Croatia's Minister of Environemntal Protection & Energy. https://www.youtube.com/embed/V10XJRdS6T0 225 2019-07-03T17:09:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/world-chess-champion-magnus-carlsens-greatest-fan-and-father-henrik-carlsen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/WA_1hEWy5IE.jpg World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsens’ Greatest Fan and Father, Henrik Carlsen Henrik Carlsen, Magnus Carlsen's Father and greatest fan, shows great love and respect for his son as a Man and as the World's Chess Champion. Henrik speaks candidly with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley on location in Zagreb. https://www.youtube.com/embed/WA_1hEWy5IE 460 2019-07-03T18:43:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-7-recap-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pcUoWeLLxfA.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 7 Recap Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights moments from the seventh round of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/pcUoWeLLxfA 38 2019-07-04T17:16:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-great-attack-that-seems-to-be-virtually-unknown/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/KDXpo8ZCRnc.jpg A Great Attack That Seems To Be Virtually Unknown In this video I am analyzing a brilliant attacking game played by English chess player John Cazenove (President of the London Chess Club) against D Tomalin. By going for King's gambit Cazenove manages to build up a strong attack and making use of opponent's mistakes sacrifices his queen after which Black king finds himself in a mating net! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle! https://www.youtube.com/embed/KDXpo8ZCRnc 228 2019-06-29T16:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/rubinstein-started-the-game-without-a-rook-but-in-the-end-sacrificed-more/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/WkaNpdjFpaY.jpg Rubinstein Started The Game Without A Rook But In The End Sacrificed More In this video I am analyzing a handicap game played by Polish chess player Akiba Rubinstein where the latter starts the game without a rook but soon manages to gain a space advantage and an active position! Using the fact that his opponent started to make mistakes one after another Rubinstein sacrifices his queen which allowed him to checkmate opponent's king! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle! https://www.youtube.com/embed/WkaNpdjFpaY 261 2019-06-30T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/another-great-queen-sacrifice-by-alexander-alekhine/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/v2iOdQKD_pg.jpg Another Great Queen Sacrifice By Alexander Alekhine In this video I am analyzing another game played by the fourth World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine where the latter goes for a queen sacrifice during a chess simul! A brilliant game where Alekhine exploits the fact that Black king failed to castle! Another daily puzzle will wait for you this time in the beginning! Alexander Alekhine vs Jaromir Novak B27 Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl https://www.youtube.com/embed/v2iOdQKD_pg 340 2019-07-01T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparov-vs-kasparov-kasparov-gets-crushed/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/36-dlyZuq_w.jpg Kasparov vs Kasparov! Kasparov Gets Crushed In this video I am analyzing a chess game where 19-year-old Garry Kasparov is playing against his namesake Alexander Kasparov during a chess simul which Garry gave in 1982 in Baku! In English opening Kasparov sacrifices a pawn and manages to create some technical problems for his opponent! Being unable to defend accurately very quickly White makes a mistake and faces serious problems! Kasparov sacrifices two minor pieces which allow him to get far ahead in development while keeping opponent's king in the center under fire! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle! https://www.youtube.com/embed/36-dlyZuq_w 308 2019-07-01T14:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-eric-hansen-blitz-speedrun-to-3000-2700-2850/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sZfmBNRK3sQ.jpg GM Eric Hansen BLITZ SPEEDRUN to 3000 | 2700-2850 ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/sZfmBNRK3sQ 2051 2019-06-29T22:24:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/how-to-attack-defend-backward-pawns-in-rook-endgames/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tiQpdx3e9AE.jpg How to Attack/Defend Backward Pawns in Rook Endgames? ♖ NOTE: This is a video lesson from the RCA chess course "Top Secrets in Rook Endgames" by IM Mateusz Kołosowski. Study the full course here - Backward pawns require special attention in rook endgames, whether you’re attacking the backward pawn or defending it. There are certain principles and strategies that a player must know in order to play better in such positions. Indeed, having a backward pawn is a weakness, but there’s a truth in chess that the presence of weakness does not necessarily mean that the weakness is ‘exploited’. That is, in this case, when your opponent has a backward pawn, which is a weakness, it does not always necessarily mean that you can take that pawn and gain material advantage. https://www.youtube.com/embed/tiQpdx3e9AE 1372 2019-07-01T14:45:55+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-strangest-position-ive-ever-played-road-to-gm-game-68/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ruOqHVXcrAM.jpg The Strangest Position I’ve Ever Played | Road to GM, Game 68 My game against WGM Voiska played in round 2 in Gradište Open 2019. After 4 moves, we were in a position I’ve never seen before and didn’t understand! Tomic S. (1910) vs WGM Voiska M. (2218) Gradište Open 2019, Round 2, 06/25/2019, Modern Defense Gradište Open is the first tournament I played since switching to chess full time. I decided to go a while back because a club mate asked me to go with him. It was also much cheaper than any other tournament I could have gone to. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ruOqHVXcrAM 812 2019-06-30T12:31:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/sacrifice-sacrifice-road-to-gm-game-70/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/iVUbheyCLzA.jpg Sacrifice? Sacrifice! | Road to GM, Game 70 A very aggressive (and slightly dubious) bishop sacrifice on move 6! Tomic S. (1910) vs Lalic K. (2202) Gradište Open 2019, Round 4, 06/26/2019, Pirc Defense In round 4, after having beaten a 1400 player in the previous one, I faced a very strong opponent. I had time and games to prepare for him, though. I prepared for about six hours, and expected the Sicilian. He plays that almost exclusively against e4, and I found several interesting lines. https://www.youtube.com/embed/iVUbheyCLzA 841 2019-07-01T12:31:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischers-3-best-chess-traps-%f0%9f%98%b1-by-im-valeri-lilov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/9aSNDtxGl7Q.jpg Bobby Fischer's 3 Best Chess Traps 😱 by IM Valeri Lilov Discover 3 impressive Bobby Fischer traps including his more impressive Sicilian Sacrifice! If you want to know more about Sicilian Sacrifices you should ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/9aSNDtxGl7Q 2408 2017-10-20T13:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/64-cases-pour-un-genie-bobby-fischer-2011-documentaire-echecs/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/wrG54G8_UMU.jpg 64 cases pour un genie Bobby Fischer (2011) documentaire échecs En 1958, Robert James “Bobby” Fischer, alors âgé de quatorze ans, stupéfia le monde des échecs en devenant le plus jeune Grand Maître de l'histoire, lançant ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/wrG54G8_UMU 5298 2016-03-07T18:05:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-versus-mikhail-tal/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Gb0DnJBjqSE.jpg Bobby Fischer versus Mikhail Tal A short film [11 minutes] of this much anticipated Chess encounter between Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Tal. And the aftermath. The super brilliant young 14 year ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gb0DnJBjqSE 694 2015-09-20T19:14:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/in-the-spirit-of-mikhail-tal-carlsen-vs-mamedyarov-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/y-42HP_TPt4.jpg In The Spirit Of Mikhail Tal || Carlsen vs Mamedyarov || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Magnus Carlsen vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019), Zagreb, CRO, rd4, Jun-29 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. h5 c5 8. Rb1 b6 9. e4 O-O 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. d4 Bb7 12. Ng5 cxd4 13. Qg4 Nd7 14. Qh3 Nf6 15. e5 Nh5 16. e6 Qd5 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Bd3 Qe5+ 19. Kd1 dxc3 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Re1 c2+ 22. Bxc2 Rd8+ 23. Bd2 Qd6 24. Qe3 Nf4 25. Kc1 Bh6 26. Kb2 Rc8 27. Rbc1 e6 28. Kb1 Bxg2 29. Bb3 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Bh3 31. Bb2 Bf5+ 32. Ka1 Bg7 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Rd1 Nd3 35. Bc4 Qe5+ 36. Qxe5+ Nxe5 37. Be2 g5 38. Rc1 Kf6 39. Rc7 Bd3 40. Bxd3 Nxd3 41. Rxa7 Nxf2 42. Rb7 g4 43. Rxb6 g3 44. a4 Ne4 45. Rb1 Nc5 46. a5 Ke5 47. Kb2 Kf4 48. Kc3 g2 49. Kc4 Na6 50. Kb5 Nb8 51. Kc4 Na6 52. Kb5 Nb8 53. Kc4 Na6 54. Rg1 Kg3 55. Kd4 Kf2 56. Rxg2+ Kxg2 57. Ke5 Nc5 58. a6 Nxa6 59. Kxe6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/y-42HP_TPt4 1287 2019-06-29T21:47:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-ending-we-deserve-mamedyarov-vs-aronian-croatia-grand-chess-tour-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DqsjWJ-7q5A.jpg The Ending We Deserve || Mamedyarov vs Aronian || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019) Download agadmator chess clock here Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Levon Aronian Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019), Zagreb, CRO, rd5, Jun-30 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qd5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. g3 Bd7 11. Qc2 Na5 12. e4 Qd6 13. Bg2 Nb3 14. Rd1 Qxa3 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Qe2 Bb5 17. Rb1 c6 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Nd2 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Rxd4 21. Ra1 Qb2 22. Rab1 c3 23. Qf3 Rxd2 24. Rxb2 cxb2 25. Bf1 Rhd8 26. Rb1 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Rc2 28. Kg2 Rdd2 29. Qxf6 a4 30. Kh3 30. Rxf2 31. Qh8+ Kc7 32. Qd4 f6 33. Qxa4 Rxh2+ 34. Kg4 h5+ 35. Kf4 Rhf2+ 36. Ke3 Rfe2+ 37. Kf3 Rf2+ 38. Ke3 Rfe2+ 39. Kf3 Rf2+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/DqsjWJ-7q5A 922 2019-06-30T19:11:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/cant-believe-shes-hustling-me-with-halloween-gambit-nora-the-bubbly-bunny-vs-tao-knight-brian/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hB7b6yt31B8.jpg Can't Believe She's Hustling Me With Halloween Gambit! Nora The Bubbly Bunny vs. Tao Knight Brian Can't Believe She's Hustling Me With Halloween Gambit! Nora The Bubbly Bunny vs. Tao Knight Brian https://www.youtube.com/embed/hB7b6yt31B8 1079 2019-05-19T13:00:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/cant-believe-new-guy-finds-carlinis-mute-button-electric-eric-vs-carlini/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/vsHrPVlC5X0.jpg Can't Believe New Guy Finds Carlini's Mute Button! Electric Eric vs. Carlini Binge watch a TON of cool stuff by becoming a patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: ZMF Blue Chess Clock (Best Chess ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/vsHrPVlC5X0 895 2019-06-30T13:00:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/strong-new-guy-shocked-at-masters-28th-move-fm-mark-the-duck-vs-jeff-the-shark/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/wOVgzaKIDp4.jpg Strong New Guy Shocked at Master's 28th Move! FM Mark The Duck vs. Jeff The Shark Binge watch a TON of cool stuff by becoming a patron! - CHESS GEAR IN VIDEO: Chronos Button Clock (Very Nice ... https://www.youtube.com/embed/wOVgzaKIDp4 823 2019-07-01T13:00:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-4/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bbvDQmvSn6c.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 4 The second leg of this year’s Grand Chess Tour is a classical round robin in Zagreb, Croatia. All 12 full-Tour participants will compete over 11 rounds for a $325,000 prize fund. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and IM Jovanka Houska for the move-by-move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bbvDQmvSn6c 20181 2019-06-29T20:43:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-5/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Q7z-MajRuk4.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 5 The second leg of this year’s Grand Chess Tour is a classical round robin in Zagreb, Croatia. All 12 full-Tour participants will compete over 11 rounds for a $325,000 prize fund. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, and IM Jovanka Houska for the move-by-move. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q7z-MajRuk4 19436 2019-06-30T20:37:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-4-%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/h1BItpKadqU.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: 4 Тур English Commentary available here: Второй этап Гранд Чесс Тура в Хорватии - первый из двух турниров серии 2019-го года с классическим контролем времени. Все двенадцать участников Гранд Чесс Тура на протяжении одиннадцати дней будут бороться за призовой фонд в 325000 долларов. Комментаторы Меликсет Хачиян и Евгений Мирошниченко https://www.youtube.com/embed/h1BItpKadqU 19249 2019-06-29T20:59:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-3-recap/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nEKbbT803D4.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 3 Recap Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights moments from the third round of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/nEKbbT803D4 39 2019-06-29T13:48:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-zvonimir-frka-petesic-interview/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mLn1XCxXKhs.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Zvonimir Frka-Petešić Interview Grandmaster Maurice Ashley interviews Head of the Croatian Prime Minister's Office Zvonimir Frka-Petešić during Round 4 of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/mLn1XCxXKhs 210 2019-06-29T23:49:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/legendary-garry-kasparov-on-magnus-carlsen-and-fabiano-caruana/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jFP8Rx23p38.jpg Legendary Garry Kasparov on Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana The legendary Garry Kasparov is in town for the Global Young Stars first International session being held in Zagreb and one other pretty important Event, the inaugural Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament. https://www.youtube.com/embed/jFP8Rx23p38 670 2019-06-30T00:27:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/vlad-ardeleanu-managing-director-superbet-rapid-blitz/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lkD1CwqPQLE.jpg Vlad Ardeleanu, Managing Director, Superbet Rapid & Blitz The Grand Chess Tour is going places in 2019. Bucharest, Romania will be the sixth stop along the way. Vlad Areleanu expresses the excitement of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz coming to Bucharest and showcases the luxurious Stejarii Country Club venue, home to the GCT Bucharest event. https://www.youtube.com/embed/lkD1CwqPQLE 242 2019-06-30T13:57:47+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-round-4-recap/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Yg6Lfib9-Vw.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour: Round 4 Recap Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights moments from the fourth round of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yg6Lfib9-Vw 39 2019-06-30T13:41:57+00:00 https://chessterra.com/thoughts-on-croatia/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lE1O2RQprX8.jpg Thoughts on Croatia The Grand Chess Tour Players are excited to be in Croatia for the Tournament. They express their thoughts on this opportunity. https://www.youtube.com/embed/lE1O2RQprX8 130 2019-06-30T13:45:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/paris-grand-chess-tour-sponsor-and-ceo-colliers-france-gilles-betthaeuser/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/OZrW7WqgYS4.jpg Paris Grand Chess Tour Sponsor and CEO, Colliers France, Gilles Betthaeuser Paris Grand Chess Tour Sponsor and CEO, Colliers France, Gilles Betthaeuser https://www.youtube.com/embed/OZrW7WqgYS4 350 2019-07-01T14:08:34+00:00 https://chessterra.com/legendary-garry-kasparov-in-zagreb-with-grandmaster-maurice-ashley/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ogjHyr7q6UQ.jpg Legendary Garry Kasparov in Zagreb with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley The legendary Garry Kasparov joins Grandmaster Maurice Ashley during Round 5 and offers some expert analysis. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ogjHyr7q6UQ 475 2019-07-01T15:18:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-tournament-round-5-recap/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8pBeHnO_YMc.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament: Round 5 Recap Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights moments from the fifth round of the first-ever Croatia Grand Chess Tour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/8pBeHnO_YMc 34 2019-07-01T14:32:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2019-croatia-grand-chess-tour-pre-game-ritual-3/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hr185M35pl0.jpg 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Pre-Game Ritual The Grand Chess Tour Players share their pre-game rituals with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hr185M35pl0 125 2019-07-01T15:25:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/armenian-judo-cup-2011-abrahamyan-arakelyan/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TANcs89OQ7k.jpg Armenian Judo Cup 2011: Abrahamyan – Arakelyan Armenian Judo Cup 2011: Abrahamyan – Arakelyan https://www.youtube.com/embed/TANcs89OQ7k 94 2012-06-04T11:48:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/crushing-a-raw-potato/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/c9XsT-4kJ4c.jpg Crushing a raw potato Crushing a raw potato https://www.youtube.com/embed/c9XsT-4kJ4c 9 2013-05-17T19:08:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-crazy-chess-game-from-samuel-becketts-murphy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/muOV3-WbkNk.jpg The crazy chess game from Samuel Beckett’s Murphy In Samuel Beckett's novel "Murphy" the eponymous protagonist takes a job as a male nurse in a mental hospital, wherein he plays a chess game with one of the patients, Mr Endon. Murphy vs. Mr. Endon | Magdalen Mental Mercyseat 1. e4 Nh6 2. Nh3 Rg8 3. Rg1 Nc6 4. Nc3 Ne5 5. Nd5 Rh8 6. Rh1 Nc6 7. Nc3 Ng8 8.Nb1 Nb8 9. Ng1 e6 10. f3 Ne7 11. Ne2 Ng6 12. g4 Be7 13. Ng3 d6 14. Be2 Qd7 15.d3 Kd8 16. Qd2 Qe8 17. Kd1 Nd7 18. Nc3 Rb8 19. Rb1 Nb6 20. Na4 Bd7 21. b3 Rg8 22. Rg1 Kc8 23. Bb2 Qf8 24. Kc1 Be8 25. Bc3 Nh8 26. b4 Bd8 27. Qh6 Na8 28. Qf6 Ng6 29. Be5 Be7 30. Nc5 Kd8 31. Nh1 dxe5 32. Kb2 Rh8 33. Kb3 Nb6 34. f4 Nd7 35.Na6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/muOV3-WbkNk 193 2017-01-22T11:34:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stockfish-8-vs-komodo-10-1-mega-exciting-game-played-in-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JqtU-IZ0SXc.jpg Stockfish 8 vs Komodo 10.1 | Mega-exciting game played in 2017 A bullet game of mega-chess engines where Komodo loses in a bloody battle! Facebook → href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/JqtU-IZ0SXc 128 2017-01-23T12:46:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/climbing-the-typing-ladder-to-200-wpm-part-i/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/oX5Qxn6hl24.jpg Climbing the typing ladder to 200 WPM. Part I _____________________________________________________ Suren Types 112 words per minute on 10fastfingers.com https://www.youtube.com/embed/oX5Qxn6hl24 66 2017-01-24T12:25:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hou-yifans-game-of-protest-at-gibraltar-masters-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/uutu3TTP7fw.jpg Hou Yifan’s game of protest at Gibraltar Masters 2017 Hou Yifan's game of protest at Gibraltar Masters 2017 Hou Yifan vs Lalith Babu M R https://www.youtube.com/embed/uutu3TTP7fw 63 2017-02-02T13:39:16+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stockfish-8-failed-to-solve-this-chess-puzzle-but-mikhail-tal-solved/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5say2stC7eQ.jpg Stockfish 8 Failed To Solve This Chess Puzzle, But Mikhail Tal Solved! A very complex chess puzzle which is known as "Plaskett's Puzzle". This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/3P3k/n2K3p/2p3n1/1b4N1/2p1p1P1/8/3B4 w - - 0 1 __________________________ Video Thumbnail Attribution: By MBIHund [CC BY 3.0 ( from Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/5say2stC7eQ 563 2017-02-06T13:23:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/why-do-engines-fail-to-solve-a-400-year-old-chess-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tnHKUtUXaCM.jpg Why do engines fail to solve a 400 year old chess puzzle? Here is a chess puzzle composed by Gioachino Greco. This was created in 1623 and its black to move and draw the game. He was an Italian chess player and writer. He recorded some of the earliest chess games known. His games, all against anonymous opponents ("NN"), were quite possibly constructs but served as highly useful tools for spotting opening traps. Mikhail Botvinnik considered Greco to be the first professional chess player. In this video I am showing how chess engine Komodo 10 fails to solve it and attempt to answer why that happens ! https://www.youtube.com/embed/tnHKUtUXaCM 342 2017-02-16T09:51:23+00:00 https://chessterra.com/can-komodo-10-checkmate-with-5-bishops/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/A_iXrxXo1G8.jpg Can Komodo 10 Checkmate With 5 Bishops? Testing Komodo chess engine with a crazy puzzle where white wins despite having only 5 dark squared bishops! This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is: 3B1B1B/p7/7B/8/7B/8/k1K5/8 w - - 0 0 __________________________ Video Thumbnail Attribution: Music Credits: Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license https://www.youtube.com/embed/A_iXrxXo1G8 177 2017-02-17T12:54:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/after-thinking-for-20-minutes-stockfish-failed-to-solvedepth-62-troitskys-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8oXaJN842PU.jpg After Thinking For 20 Minutes Stockfish Failed To Solve(Depth 62) Troitsky’s Puzzle! After Thinking For 20 Minutes Stockfish Failed To Solve(Depth 62) Troitsky's Puzzle! Alexey Troitsky "Deutsche Schachzeitung", 1907 Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://www.youtube.com/embed/8oXaJN842PU 264 2017-02-22T16:50:55+00:00 https://chessterra.com/paul-morphys-first-recorded-queen-sacrifice-age-12/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/me-FQwA8yA4.jpg Paul Morphy’s First Recorded Queen Sacrifice (Age 12) Paul Morphy vs. Charles Le Carpentier New Orleans | New Orleans | 1849 | 1-0 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 ed4 4. Bc4 Bb4 5. c3 dc3 6. O-O cb2 7. Bb2 Bf8 8. e5 d6 9. Re1 de5 10. Ne5 Qd1 11. Bf7 Ke7 12. Ng6 Kf7 13. Nh8# __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Anonymous (Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion 1, no 1) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://www.youtube.com/embed/me-FQwA8yA4 185 2017-02-25T13:14:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-horrible-blunder-by-fritz-6-against-viswanathan-anand/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/oOriL2fjeDQ.jpg A Horrible Blunder By Fritz 6 Against Viswanathan Anand Fritz 6 vs Viswanathan Anand. Frankfurt rapidplay 1999 __________________________ Video Icon (Cropped) Attribution: By GFHund (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://www.youtube.com/embed/oOriL2fjeDQ 162 2017-02-26T20:54:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/capablancas-quickest-victory-9-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PYqt4wTF5NE.jpg Capablanca’s Quickest Victory (9 moves)! __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/PYqt4wTF5NE 100 2017-02-28T13:58:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stockfish-8-suffocates-no-way-to-solve-this-chess-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bVWB9It22Q0.jpg Stockfish 8 Suffocates! No Way To Solve This Chess Puzzle! Here is a chess puzzle composed by Russian chess composer V. Novikov. After inserting the puzzle and waiting for 20 minutes Stockfish 8 still could not solve it! __________________________ Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://www.youtube.com/embed/bVWB9It22Q0 185 2017-03-01T09:50:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-craziest-chess-game-gm-level-ever-seen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lr4fs0znq2M.jpg The Craziest Chess Game (GM level) Ever Seen Richard Rapport vs Ahmed Adly (game of the day Aug-29-15) FIDE World Team Championship (2015) Nimzo-Larsen Attack: General (A01) 1. b3 a5 2. e4 a4 3. b4 e6 4. Bb2 d5 5. a3 de4 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. g4 c5 8. b5 h6 9. Bg2 Ra5 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Be4 Ne4 13. Qe4 Bb5 14. Nb5 Rb5 15. Qa4 Qc6 16. Nf3 Bd6 17. Ke2 c4 18. Bg7 Re5 19. Ne5 Qa4 20. Bh8 c3 21. f3 Qf4 22. dc3 Bc5 23. Rb5 Nd7 24. Nd7 Qe3 25. Kd1 Qf3 26. Kd2 Be3 27. Kd3 Bf4 28. Kc4 Qh1 29. Kd4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/lr4fs0znq2M 428 2017-03-04T12:06:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stockfish-failed-to-solve-this-puzzle-komodo-is-faster/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PXC-HgLiu0Y.jpg Stockfish Failed To Solve This Puzzle! Komodo Is Faster … Komodo Is Faster Than Stockfish! Strange Puzzle With Strange Results! __________________________ Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://www.youtube.com/embed/PXC-HgLiu0Y 283 2017-03-05T13:49:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-sos-strange-decision-on-move-3/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/QjZMdd-5uvc.jpg Wesley So’s “Strange” Decision On Move 3 US Championships (2015) · Indian Game: Knights Variation. (A46) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg5 c5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. c3 cd4 7. cd4 Be7 8. O-O h6 9. Bf6 Bf6 10. e3 O-O 11. Nc3 b4 12. Ne2 Qb6 13. Nf4 Rc8 14. Nh5 Be7 15. Ne5 Bg2 16. Qg4 Bg5 17. Kg2 Qb7 18. Kg1 d6 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. h4 Bf6 21. Rfc1 a5 22. Ndf4 Qe4 23. Qe2 Be7 24. Qb5 Nf8 25. Qd3 Qb7 26. Ng2 e5 27. de5 de5 28. g4 Ng6 29. Qf5 Bh4 30. Ne1 Re8 31. Rd1 Rad8 32. Ng2 Qb5 33. Rd8 Rd8 34. Qc2 Qd5 35. Qe2 Qd2 36. Kf1 a4 37. Ne1 Qd5 38. e4 Qe6 39. Nc2 Bg5 40. Ne3 Be3 41. fe3 Nh4 42. Rd1 Rd1 43. Qd1 Kh7 44. b3 ab3 45. ab3 g6 46. Ng3 h5 47. Qd5 Qf6 48. Ke2 hg4 49. Kd3 Ng2 50. Qb7 Kg7 51. Qb5 Ne3 52. Ne2 Nf1 53. Kc4 Qd6 54. Qb4 Nd2 55. Kc3 Nb1 56. Kc4 Qa6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/QjZMdd-5uvc 503 2017-03-07T11:23:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/akopians-immortal-rook-sacrifice-vs-vladimir-kramnik/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/UbElbNYkcXc.jpg Akopian’s Immortal Rook Sacrifice vs. Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Akopian vs Vladimir Kramnik Corus (2004) Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack Anti-English (B90) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2 Nd4 14. Bd4 Qa5 15. a3 O-O 16. h4 Ng6 17. hg5 hg5 18. b4 Qc7 19. Ne2 f6 20. Bb2 Bf7 21. Nd4 d5 22. ed5 Qe5 23. Be2 Qd5 24. O-O-O Rfc8 25. Bd3 Ne5 26. Be4 Qa2 27. Nf5 Nc4 28. Qc3 Rc7 29. Rh7 Qb2 30. Qb2 Nb2 31. Rg7 Kf8 32. Rh1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/UbElbNYkcXc 496 2017-03-08T07:25:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/urgent-komodo-refuted-troitskys-chess-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RqG-mXJu5as.jpg Urgent! Komodo Refuted Troitsky’s Chess Puzzle! Here is an analysis of Alexey Troitsky's chess puzzle, where Komodo chess engine found a refutation line, showing that the only thing that white can do is draw the game. __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/RqG-mXJu5as 211 2017-03-09T11:15:30+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsens-strong-novelty-in-sicilian-defence/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/LzqXf9x1Iw0.jpg Magnus Carlsen’s Strong Novelty In Sicilian Defence Magnus Carlsen vs Deepan Chakkravarthy J 6th Dubai Open (2004) Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e5 5. Bc6 dc6 6. Ne5 Ne4 7. Ne4 Qd4 8. O-O Qe5 9. d4 cd4 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. f4 Qd5 13. Be7 Ke7 14. f5 Qf5 15. Qd4 Qd5 16. Qb4 c5 17. Nc5 a5 18. Qa3 Qd4 19. Kh1 Qb4 20. Qe3 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Andreas Kontokanis from Piraeus, Greece (Carlsen Magnus) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/LzqXf9x1Iw0 223 2017-03-16T10:14:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/paul-morphys-victorious-blunder/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bi8lVp7VCGc.jpg Paul Morphy’s Victorious “Blunder” Alphonse Delannoy vs Paul Morphy Delannoy - Morphy Construction (1859) __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bi8lVp7VCGc 78 2017-03-16T12:29:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-insane-topalov-sacrifices-everything/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/iTjarwghznc.jpg Absolutely Insane! Topalov Sacrifices Everything! In this famous chess game Bulgarian chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov starts a strong attack vs Ukrainian grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov and pulls out series of sacrifices which give birth to a king hunt! Veselin Topalov vs Ruslan Ponomariov MTel Masters (2005) Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. e4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nc3 12. Rc3 c5 13. dc5 bc5 14. h4 h6 15. Bb1 f5 16. ef6 Bf6 17. Qc2 d4 18. Ng5 hg5 19. hg5 dc3 20. Bf4 Kf7 21. Qg6 Ke7 22. gf6 Rf6 23. Qg7 Rf7 24. Bg5 Kd6 25. Qf7 Qg5 26. Rh7 Qe5 27. Kf1 Kc6 28. Qe8 Kb6 29. Qd8 Kc6 30. Be4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/iTjarwghznc 341 2017-03-17T07:17:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-so-crushes-navara-with-simple-tactics/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BPs_szK8XDw.jpg Wesley So Crushes Navara With Simple Tactics! Wesley So vs David Navara Tata Steel Group B (2011) Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Variation (D76) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cd5 Nd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 a4 12. Rd1 Be6 13. d5 Nd5 14. Nb5 Qc8 15. Ng5 Rd8 16. Ne6 fe6 17. Rb1 Kh8 18. Bh3 Nf6 19. Bd2 Ra6 20. Bc3 Rd5 21. Rd5 Nd5 22. Bg7 Kg7 23. Qc4 Nf6 24. Rd1 Kf7 25. Qf4 Rb6 26. Qa4 Ne5 27. Nd4 c5 28. Qc2 Rd6 29. f4 Neg4 30. Re1 b6 31. Nf3 Qd7 32. Bg4 Ng4 33. h3 Ne3 34. Re3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/BPs_szK8XDw 283 2017-03-17T13:46:23+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stockfish-8-is-in-trouble-no-way-to-solve-this-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HOX68Pb7_NM.jpg Stockfish 8 Is In Trouble! No Way To Solve This Puzzle! Alexey Troitsky's chess puzzle turned out to be too hard for Stockfish 8 to solve! __________________________ Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://www.youtube.com/embed/HOX68Pb7_NM 146 2017-03-18T08:38:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bloody-game-nakamura-sacrifices-his-pieces-one-after-another/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/B3cHmZyO_cA.jpg Bloody Game! Nakamura Sacrifices His Pieces One After Another Hikaru Nakamura vs Loek van Wely Corus (2010) Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. Bf6 Nf6 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nc5 13. a3 Rb8 14. b4 Nd7 15. Nd5 ed5 16. ed5 Be7 17. Re1 Ne5 18. fe5 Bg5 19. Kb1 de5 20. Nc6 Bf6 21. Bd3 h5 22. Re5 Be5 23. Re1 Bg4 24. Qf4 O-O 25. Re5 g6 26. Qf6 Rbe8 27. Ne7 Re7 28. Re7 Qh2 29. Bg6 Qh1 30. Kb2 Qd5 31. Bf7 Qf7 32. Rf7 Rf7 33. Qa6 Kg7 34. Qb5 Kg6 35. Qc4 Rd7 36. b5 Kg5 37. b6 Bf3 38. Qb5 Rd5 39. Qb3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/B3cHmZyO_cA 351 2017-03-18T12:47:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/judit-polgar-destroys-french-defense-with-a-violent-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Amr7_WN7pZ4.jpg Judit Polgar Destroys French Defense With A Violent Attack Judit Polgar vs Ferenc Berkes Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament (2003) French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation Main Line (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 de4 5. Ne4 Be7 6. Bf6 Bf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Neg5 h6 12. Bh7 Kh8 13. Be4 hg5 14. g4 Rb8 15. h4 g6 16. hg5 Kg7 17. Qf4 Bb7 18. Rh7 Kh7 19. Qh2 Kg8 20. Rh1 Bg5 21. Ng5 Qg5 22. f4 Qf4 23. Qf4 Be4 24. Qe4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Amr7_WN7pZ4 223 2017-03-19T10:42:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/refutation-of-troitskys-chess-puzzle-by-a-lucky-chance/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/oDsRDdNmI70.jpg Refutation Of Troitsky’s Chess Puzzle By A Lucky Chance! Refutation Of Troitsky's Chess Puzzle By A Lucky Chance! __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/oDsRDdNmI70 125 2017-03-19T16:32:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gelfand-cruelly-crushes-nakamura-in-najdorf-variation/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4EUPiO_hWJo.jpg Gelfand Cruelly Crushes Nakamura In Najdorf Variation Hikaru Nakamura vs Boris Gelfand FIDE Grand Prix Paris (2013) Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack Anti-English (B90) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. h3 Ne5 13. f3 Nbc6 14. Bf2 Be6 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. O-O-O Nd4 17. Bd4 Qa5 18. a3 O-O 19. h4 g4 20. Qf2 Rc6 21. f4 Rfc8 22. Qg3 Nd7 23. Bg7 Kg7 24. f5 Rc3 25. bc3 Qa3 26. Kd2 Nf6 27. Qd3 Bc4 28. Qd4 d5 29. ed5 Bd5 30. Rg1 Be4 31. Bd3 Qa5 32. Qb4 Qc7 33. Be4 a5 34. Qb7 Qf4 35. Ke2 Rc7 36. Qb6 Ne4 37. Qd4 Kh7 38. c4 Rd7 39. Qe3 Ng3 40. Qg3 Qg3 41. Rd7 Qe5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/4EUPiO_hWJo 542 2017-03-20T16:00:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/aronian-destroys-caruana-with-a-brilliant-rook-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zwQ8wtf3Ypg.jpg Aronian Destroys Caruana With A Brilliant Rook Sacrifice Levon Aronian vs Fabiano Caruana Sinquefield Cup (2015) Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Defense Blockade Line (D37) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1 Nc3 9. Rc3 b6 10. c6 Nf6 11. a3 a5 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Rc2 f6 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. O-O g5 16. Bd6 Nd6 17. Re1 a4 18. Nd2 e5 19. e4 f5 20. f3 de4 21. fe4 Ra5 22. ef5 Nf5 23. Bc4 Kg7 24. d5 Re8 25. Ne4 Nd4 26. Qh5 Nc2 27. Ng5 Bf5 28. Rf1 Qf6 29. Ne6 Re6 30. Rf5 Qg6 31. de6 Qh5 32. Rh5 Nd4 33. e7 Ra8 34. Re5 Re8 35. Re4 Nf5 36. Be6 Nd6 37. Bd7 Ne4 38. Be8 Kf6 39. Bg6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/zwQ8wtf3Ypg 487 2017-03-21T14:34:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stockfish-8-refuted-another-chess-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J2StHW1RUck.jpg Stockfish 8 Refuted Another Chess Puzzle F. Bondarenko and A. Kakovin, 1958 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/J2StHW1RUck 166 2017-03-22T13:22:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/womens-world-champion-blunders-checkmate-in-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/XKgMFRpoflo.jpg Women’s World Champion Blunders Checkmate In 2 Tradewise Gibraltar (2017) French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. dc5 Nc5 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 b6 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Na5 15. f5 Qe5 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. h4 e5 18. Nd5 Bd5 19. Bg5 Qd6 20. Be7 Qe7 21. Bd5 ed4 22. Ba8 Ra8 23. Rhe1 Qc7 24. b4 Nc6 25. bc5 bc5 26. Qf4 Qb6 27. Qd6 h5 28. Re5 c4 29. Rde1 c3 30. Re8 Re8 31. Re8 Kh7 32. Qd5 d3 33. Qd3 Nb4 34. Qe4 Qg1 35. Qe1 Qg2 36. Qe4 Qd2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/XKgMFRpoflo 424 2017-03-23T11:12:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsens-second-move-made-both-players-smile/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GBHheZthvPg.jpg Carlsen’s Second Move Made Both Players Smile In this blitz game the reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen makes a crazy decision and in Alekhine's defense moves his knight back on g8 once it is attacked by White pawn. Carlsen's move makes both players smile! Laurent Fressinet vs Magnus Carlsen FIDE World Blitz Championship (2014) Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 c6 5. h3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bd3 7. Qd3 de5 8. Ne5 Nd7 9. Bf4 Ngf6 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Be5 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Qg3 Nh5 15. Qf3 Nf6 16. h4 Nd7 17. Ne4 Qa5 18. Qg3 Ne5 19. de5 Rad8 20. Nd6 Bd6 21. Rd6 Rd6 22. ed6 Rd8 23. Rd1 Rd7 24. b3 h6 25. Qf4 Qc5 26. g3 f6 27. Rd3 Kf7 28. Qd2 e5 29. Rc3 Qb4 30. Kb2 Rd6 31. Qe2 Qd4 32. Qh5 Kf8 33. Qf5 b5 34. a3 Kg8 35. b4 Kf7 36. Qc8 h5 37. Qf5 Qg4 38. Qg4 hg4 39. Kc1 Ke6 40. a4 a6 41. a5 Kd7 42. Re3 Rd5 43. c3 c5 44. Kc2 c4 45. Re4 f5 46. Re3 Ke6 47. Kc1 Rd3 48. Kc2 Re3 49. fe3 Kd5 50. Kd2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/GBHheZthvPg 333 2017-03-24T10:49:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anand-destroys-scandinavian-defense-with-a-brilliant-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/eRwDN-5UxA.jpg Anand Destroys Scandinavian Defense With A Brilliant Queen Sacrifice Viswanathan Anand vs Joel Lautier Credit Suisse, Biel SUI (1997) Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines. Mieses Variation (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. ed5 Qd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Ne5 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Nbd7 10. Nd7 Nd7 11. h5 Be4 12. Rh3 Bg2 13. Re3 Nb6 14. Bd3 Nd5 15. f3 Bb4 16. Kf2 Bc3 17. bc3 Qc3 18. Rb1 Qd4 19. Rb7 Rd8 20. h6 gh6 21. Bg6 Ne7 22. Qd4 Rd4 23. Rd3 Rd8 24. Rd8 Kd8 25. Bd3 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_eRwDN-5UxA 474 2017-03-25T10:21:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/can-stockfish-8-play-like-nigel-short-and-find-a-brilliant-strategic-idea/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/W9A3To-XOl0.jpg Can Stockfish 8 Play Like Nigel Short And Find A Brilliant Strategic Idea? Nigel Short vs Jan Timman Interpolis 15th (1991) Alekhine Defense: Modern. Alburt Variation (B04) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 a5 10. a4 de5 11. de5 Nd4 12. Nd4 Qd4 13. Re1 e6 14. Nd2 Nd5 15. Nf3 Qc5 16. Qe4 Qb4 17. Bc4 Nb6 18. b3 Nc4 19. bc4 Re8 20. Rd1 Qc5 21. Qh4 b6 22. Be3 Qc6 23. Bh6 Bh8 24. Rd8 Bb7 25. Rad1 Bg7 26. R8d7 Rf8 27. Bg7 Kg7 28. R1d4 Rae8 29. Qf6 Kg8 30. h4 h5 31. Kh2 Rc8 32. Kg3 Rce8 33. Kf4 Bc8 34. Kg5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/W9A3To-XOl0 560 2017-03-26T11:00:15+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anand-trapped-kasparovs-queen-on-move-12/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nBlkfinMeL8.jpg Anand Trapped Kasparov’s Queen On Move 12 In this famous chess game Indian chess grandmaster traps Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov's queen in Sicilian defense after which victory becomes a matter of time! Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov Interpolis 15th (1991) Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Amsterdam Variation (B82) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Qb6 9. Be3 Qb2 10. Ndb5 ab5 11. Nb5 Ra5 12. Rb1 Rb5 13. Rb2 Rb2 14. Qa1 Rb6 15. Bb6 Nb6 16. Qc3 Be7 17. Rb1 Nfd7 18. Qg7 Bf6 19. Qh6 Ke7 20. Bb5 Rg8 21. Rd1 e5 22. f5 Nc5 23. Rd6 Bg5 24. Qh7 Ne4 25. Rb6 Rd8 26. Bd3 Be3 27. Kf1 Bb6 28. Be4 Rd4 29. c3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/nBlkfinMeL8 391 2017-03-27T12:38:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/shocking-your-engine-is-useless-against-this-simple-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/paq1XFiF3wE.jpg Shocking! Your Engine Is Useless Against This Simple Puzzle! W.E. Rudolph, La Strategie (1912) This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 3B4/1r2p3/r2p1p2/bkp1P1p1/1p1P1PPp/p1P4P/PPB1K3/8 w - - 0 1 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/paq1XFiF3wE 181 2017-03-27T19:17:30+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alekhines-quickest-checkmate-11-moves-with-a-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tK979k7ThVE.jpg Alekhine’s Quickest Checkmate (11 Moves) With A Queen Sacrifice Alexander Alekhine the 4th World Chess Champion goes for a queen sacrifice as early as on move 10. Alekhine's opponent who fails to play the opening (French Winawer) correctly makes mistakes one after another and steps into a queen sacrifice which leads to a Boden's mate! Alexander Alekhine vs Vasic Simul, 35b (1931) French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 Bc3 5. bc3 h6 6. Ba3 Nd7 7. Qe2 de4 8. Be4 Ngf6 9. Bd3 b6 10. Qe6 fe6 11. Bg6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/tK979k7ThVE 171 2017-03-28T11:18:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-so-blunders-his-queen-against-carlsen-pro-chess-league-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/byQtma2Vk6I.jpg Wesley So Blunders His Queen Against Carlsen: PRO Chess League 2017 Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen PRO Chess League 2017 Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation (E11) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. Bd2 a5 5. a3 Bd2 6. Qd2 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Ne4 10. Ne4 Be4 11. O-O a4 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. Qd3 f5 14. Ne5 Bg2 15. Kg2 d6 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. e4 Nc6 18. Rae1 Ra5 19. d5 fe4 20. Qe4 ed5 21. cd5 Ne7 22. Rd1 Qf5 23. Qe7 Qf3 24. Kg1 Rc5 25. Rd2 h6 26. Re1 Rf5 27. Re3 Rc1 28. Re1 Re1 29. Qe1 Re5 30. Qc1 b5 31. h3 Kf8 32. h4 Ke8 33. Kh2 Kd8 34. Qh1 Qb3 35. Qg2 Re1 36. Qh3 Qf3 37. Qg2 Qf5 38. Qh3 Rh1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/byQtma2Vk6I 317 2017-03-28T14:32:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/what-a-shock-karjakin-loses-in-10-moves-at-the-world-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rxQ_va1xsKo.jpg What A Shock! Karjakin Loses In 10 Moves At The World Championship! Dmitry Andreikin vs Sergey Karjakin World Blitz Championship (2010) English Opening: King's English Variation. Three Knights System General (A27) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 ed4 5. Nd5 Bg7 6. Bg5 Nge7 7. Nd4 Bd4 8. Qd4 O-O 9. Nf6 Kh8 10. Ng4 __________________________ Video Icon (cropped) Attribution: By Andreas Kontokanis from Piraeus, Greece (Karjakin Sergey) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/rxQ_va1xsKo 161 2017-03-29T13:56:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparovs-first-victory-over-mikhail-tal-training-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/KIo59oUgwOM.jpg Kasparov’s First Victory Over Mikhail Tal (Training Match) Mikhail Tal vs Garry Kasparov Soviet Union tt (1980) Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation. Main lines (B19) 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 de4 4. Ne4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bd3 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. Qe2 e6 13. Ne5 c5 14. Nd7 Qd7 15. dc5 Bc5 16. O-O-O Qa4 17. Bc3 Rc8 18. Bf6 gf6 19. Kb1 Be7 20. Rd3 Rg8 21. Rhd1 f5 22. Nf5 ef5 23. Re1 Qh4 24. Re3 Rc7 25. Qb5 Kf8 26. Qe5 f4 27. Re4 Rc5 28. Qe7 Qe7 29. Re7 Rg2 30. Rb7 Rf2 31. a4 f3 32. Re4 Rf5 33. Rb5 Rb5 34. ab5 Re2 35. Rf4 f2 36. Ka2 Rc2 37. Kb3 Re2 38. Kc3 Ke7 39. b4 Ke6 40. Kd3 Rb2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIo59oUgwOM 331 2017-03-30T09:47:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-sacrifices-his-pieces-one-after-another-age-13/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Zv1QgpvBxQ.jpg Carlsen Sacrifices His Pieces One After Another (Age 13) Magnus Carlsen played this famous attacking game when he was still 13 years old but despite the young age he demonstrates the professionalism of an elite grandmaster! Carlsen's countless sacrifices are exposing opponent's king after which an Epaulette mate appears on the board! Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs Sipke Ernst (2474) Corus Group C (2004) Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation. Main lines (B19) https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Zv1QgpvBxQ 283 2017-03-30T11:59:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/judit-polgars-brilliant-rook-sacrifice-at-the-age-of-10/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QwlVAoyNRYk.jpg Judit Polgar’s Brilliant Rook Sacrifice At The Age Of 10 Judit Polgar"s Brilliant Rook Sacrifice At The Age Of 10 __________________________ Video Icon (Cropped) Attribution: By GFHund (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/QwlVAoyNRYk 209 2017-03-31T05:50:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/horrible-blunder-at-us-chess-championship-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Be_kr0sTKfk.jpg Horrible Blunder At US Chess Championship (2017) Gata Kamsky vs Varuzhan Akobian US Championship (2017) · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cd4 5. ed5 Qd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1 Nf6 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 Be7 11. Nbd4 Nd4 12. Nd4 O-O 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bb2 Qc5 15. Qd3 h6 16. h3 Qc7 17. Qe2 Bb4 18. Red1 Bd7 19. Rd3 e5 20. Nf3 e4 21. Bf6 ed3 22. Bd8 Qc4 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Be_kr0sTKfk 325 2017-03-31T15:02:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/never-resign-in-a-winning-position/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9kLaDdwun4.jpg Never Resign In A Winning Position! An instructive chess position taken from a game played by Carl Ahues vs NN (Berlin, 1920) shows that even in such a seemingly lost position, you can find a winning move. Never give up! __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_9kLaDdwun4 124 2017-04-01T07:12:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/karpovs-most-fierce-victory-over-korchnoi/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/txXbTyQxFDY.jpg Karpov’s Most Fierce Victory Over Korchnoi Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi 06, Leningrad m (1971) French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System Main Line (C09) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. ed5 ed5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dc5 Qe7 8. Qe2 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Ne5 Kf8 11. Bf4 Qf6 12. Bg3 h5 13. h4 Nge7 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Be5 Qf2 16. Bg7 Kg7 17. Qe7 Bf5 18. Qe5 f6 19. Qe7 Kg6 20. Rd2 Be3 21. Rf1 Bd2 22. Nd2 Qd4 23. Rf5 Kf5 24. Bd3 Kf4 25. Qd6 Qe5 26. Qb4 d4 27. Ne4 Kf5 28. Qb7 Kg4 29. Be2 Kh4 30. g3 Kh3 31. Nf2 Kh2 32. Qh1 Kg3 33. Ne4 Kf4 34. Qf3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/txXbTyQxFDY 422 2017-04-01T16:28:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-so-crushes-onischuk-and-becomes-the-sole-leader-of-us-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GEZzWgm_HEU.jpg Wesley So Crushes Onischuk And Becomes The Sole Leader Of US Championship Wesley So vs Alexander Onischuk US Championship (2017) English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cd5 Nd5 9. d4 Nd7 10. Re1 c5 11. e4 N5f6 12. Nc3 cd4 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Qe2 Bc5 15. Red1 Qe7 16. Na4 Bd4 17. Bd4 Nc6 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. Nc3 Qb4 20. Qb2 Ng4 21. Bf4 Nce5 22. a3 Qc5 23. Na4 Qb5 24. Nc3 Qc5 25. Na4 Qb5 26. h3 Nd3 27. Rd3 Rd3 28. hg4 Qb3 29. Bf1 Qb2 30. Nb2 Rb3 31. Nc4 Rd8 32. Nd6 Ba8 33. g5 Rc3 34. a4 Rc5 35. e5 Rd7 36. Be3 Re5 37. Rc1 Rd8 38. Rc7 Rd5 39. Nf7 Rf8 40. g6 hg6 41. Ng5 Rd1 42. Ne6 Re8 43. Rg7 Kh8 44. Rg6 Be4 45. Bd4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/GEZzWgm_HEU 361 2017-04-02T11:26:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/vachier-lagraves-unnecessary-king-march/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/o__rOImhbf0.jpg Vachier-Lagrave’s “Unnecessary” King March Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Peter Leko __________________________ Video Icon (Cropped) Attriubtion: By Euku (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/o__rOImhbf0 184 2017-04-02T13:31:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ray-robson-wins-shabalov-with-an-aggressive-pawn-storm/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/d4k6uK5XmCs.jpg Ray Robson Wins Shabalov With An Aggressive Pawn Storm Ray Robson vs Alexander Shabalov US Championship (2017) Modern Defense: Standard Line (B06) 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 Nh6 6. Nf3 f6 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. g4 Nf7 12. Bd3 fe5 13. de5 Na6 14. Rb3 Qa5 15. O-O e6 16. h4 Nc5 17. h5 Nd3 18. cd3 gh5 19. g5 Nh8 20. Qh2 Ng6 21. Qh5 Nf4 22. Bf4 Rf4 23. Ne2 Rf8 24. Ng3 Qc5 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. Rb2 Qf7 27. Qh3 b6 28. Rh2 Qg6 29. Nh5 Ba6 30. Nf6 Kf7 31. Nd4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/d4k6uK5XmCs 399 2017-04-03T11:11:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/yasser-seirawan-crushes-a-chess-engine-with-an-anti-computer-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/z6Og0MUtyXM.jpg Yasser Seirawan Crushes A Chess Engine With An “Anti-Computer” Move Dragon Chess Engine vs Yasser Seirawan __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By © James F. Perry (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/z6Og0MUtyXM 396 2017-04-03T17:54:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/topalov-plays-the-wrong-move-order-and-loses-nakamura-in-14-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Xw9aWiFyRTQ.jpg Topalov Plays The Wrong Move Order And Loses Nakamura In 14 Moves Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov Champions Showdown (2016) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation (E34) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cd5 ed5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dc5 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Bf5 11. Bb8 Nc3 12. Qf5 Ne4 13. Ke2 Qb8 14. Qd5 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xw9aWiFyRTQ 235 2017-04-04T12:42:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/what-a-tragedy-carlos-torre-resigns-in-a-winning-position/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8e0N4UD2_sc.jpg What A Tragedy! Carlos Torre Resigns In A Winning Position! Carlos Torre Repetto vs Frank E Parker Simul, 10b (1924) · Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack Long Variation (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 ed4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. ef6 dc4 8. Re1 Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 O-O-O 12. g4 Qe5 13. Ne6 fe6 14. fg7 Rhg8 15. Bh6 Bd6 16. f4 Qa5 17. Qf3 Qd5 18. g5 Bc5 19. Kg2 Be7 20. Nf6 Bf6 21. Qd5 Rd5 22. gf6 Rf5 23. Re6 Nd8 24. Rae1 Ne6 25. Re6 d3 26. cd3 cd3 27. Kf2 d2 28. Ke2 Rd8 29. Kd1 Rc5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8e0N4UD2_sc 333 2017-04-06T16:01:16+00:00 https://chessterra.com/caruana-easily-destroys-french-defense-at-us-championship-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cFq-2YhvPvY.jpg Caruana Easily Destroys French Defense At US Championship 2017 🔵 Help me get a silver button by subscribing to my channel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabiano Caruana vs Daniel Naroditsky US Championship (2017) French Defense: Winawer Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bc3 6. bc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Nf3 b6 10. c4 Ne7 11. Bd3 dc4 12. dc5 bc5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nh7 Rh7 15. Bh7 Bb7 16. O-O Nbc6 17. Rab1 Ba6 18. Be3 Qa5 19. Rfd1 Ne5 20. Qg3 f6 21. Rd6 Bc8 22. Rbd1 Nd5 23. Bf4 Rb8 24. Be5 fe5 25. Qe5 Qd2 26. Rd8 Kf7 27. Bg8 Kg6 28. Qe4 Kf6 29. Qf3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/cFq-2YhvPvY 348 2017-04-07T13:57:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-so-again-wins-at-us-championship-2017-round-9/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/6RUo8kG6hJM.jpg Wesley So Again Wins At US Championship 2017 (Round 9) Jeffery Xiong vs Wesley So US Championship (2017) Catalan Opening (E06) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bf3 11. Bf3 Nc6 12. Bc6 bc6 13. Bg5 Rb8 14. e3 c5 15. dc5 Qe8 16. Rd4 Nd7 17. Be7 Qe7 18. c6 Ne5 19. Qe4 Qc5 20. Nd5 Nd3 21. Nc7 Nf2 22. Kf2 Rb2 23. Kf1 Qh5 24. Qg4 Qh2 25. Qf3 c3 26. Rc1 e5 27. Rh4 Qd2 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Nd5 Rd5 30. Rd4 Rd4 31. ed4 Qd1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/6RUo8kG6hJM 331 2017-04-08T14:08:47+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-makes-a-horrible-blunder-against-nakamura-and-loses-in-17-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/axSO993xITI.jpg Carlsen Makes A Horrible Blunder Against Nakamura And Loses In 17 Moves Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen YourNextMove Rapid (2016) Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4 Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 e5 9. de5 Ne5 10. cd5 Nf3 11. gf3 Nd5 12. Nd5 Qd5 13. Bb4 Qf3 14. Rg1 Bf5 15. Qe2 Qe4 16. Bc3 Bg6 17. Qc4 Video Icon Attribution: Ralf Roletschek [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/axSO993xITI 192 2017-04-08T16:32:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nakamuras-most-beautiful-and-shortest-game-at-us-championship-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/uwi1al8odxs.jpg Nakamura’s Most Beautiful And Shortest Game At US Championship 2017 Yaroslav Zherebukh vs Hikaru Nakamura US Championship (2017) Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Flohr Variation (B18) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 de4 4. Ne4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Nf4 Nbd7 8. Bc4 Qc7 9. O-O e6 10. c3 Bd6 11. Qf3 c5 12. dc5 Bc5 13. Bb3 O-O-O 14. Ng6 hg6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Be3 e4 17. Qe2 Be3 18. Qe3 Rh2 19. Rfd1 Rdh8 20. Qa7 e3 21. Qe3 Ng4 Video Icon Attribution: By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/uwi1al8odxs 574 2017-04-09T17:56:43+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-developer-of-caro-kann-defence-wins-in-17-moves-with-his-newly-created-weapon/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/uo9eH3zNjSc.jpg The Developer Of Caro–Kann Defence Wins In 17 Moves With His Newly Created Weapon Jacques Mieses vs Marcus Kann Hamburg (1885) Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation (B12) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bd3 5. Qd3 e6 6. f4 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. O-O Nh6 10. b3 cd4 11. cd4 Nf5 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. a3 Ncd4 14. Nd4 Bc5 15. Rd1 Nd4 16. Bd4 Bd4 17. Qd4 Rc1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/uo9eH3zNjSc 219 2017-04-10T13:10:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wei-yis-brilliancy-black-is-in-zugzwang-with-so-many-pieces-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J017k8dgzi0.jpg Wei Yi’s Brilliancy! Black Is In Zugzwang With So Many Pieces On The Board! Wei Yi vs Anh Khoi Nguyen Chess Olympiad (2016) Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. Qd2 b5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. a3 Ne5 11. O-O-O Be7 12. g4 Nc4 13. Bc4 Qc4 14. g5 Nd7 15. h4 Rb8 16. b3 Qc7 17. Nf5 ef5 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. ef5 Ne5 20. f6 gf6 21. f4 Ng4 22. Bd4 Be6 23. Ne7 Ke7 24. f5 Bf5 25. Qf4 Be6 26. Bf6 Nf6 27. gf6 Ke8 28. Rd6 Qc8 29. Rhd1 h5 30. Qg3 Ra8 31. Qg7 Rf8 32. b4 a5 33. ba5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/J017k8dgzi0 330 2017-04-10T20:02:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/petrosians-immortal-centralized-rook/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/T0xOkiEhTDw.jpg Petrosian’s Immortal “Centralized” Rook Dunaev vs Tigran Petrosian USSR (1946) Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Nb3 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 Nbd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. g4 Nc5 14. Nc5 bc5 15. g5 Nd7 16. a5 Rb8 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. Na4 Rb4 19. b3 Re4 20. c4 h6 21. g6 f5 22. Nc3 Nf6 23. Be4 fe4 24. Rad1 d5 25. cd5 ed5 26. f5 d4 27. Bf4 Qc8 28. Ne2 Qf5 29. Bg3 Qg6 30. Nf4 Qf7 31. Qc2 g5 32. Ne2 d3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/T0xOkiEhTDw 332 2017-04-11T13:18:43+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-brilliancy-at-the-age-of-13-his-first-published-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QKhUSGIaxzA.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Brilliancy At The Age Of 13 (His First Published Game) Riga (1949) · Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (B13) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. ed5 cd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. h3 h6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Bd6 Qd6 9. c3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 Ne5 14. fe5 Nh7 15. Qh5 Re7 16. Na3 a6 17. Nc2 Qd7 18. Ne3 Qe8 19. Rf6 Qf8 20. Rf4 Bd7 21. Ng4 Be8 22. Nf6 Nf6 23. ef6 Rc7 24. fg7 Kg7 25. Qe5 Video Icon Attribution: By Kroon, Ron / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/QKhUSGIaxzA 316 2017-04-12T13:39:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-greek-gift-that-even-stockfish-8-is-accepting/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/LddBV626jn8.jpg A Greek Gift That Even Stockfish 8 Is Accepting! An instructive example of fortress, taken from the game played by Arshak B Petrosian vs Laszlo Hazai. Schilde (1970) · King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E80) 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. f3 e5 6. d5 Na6 7. Be3 Nh5 8. Qd2 Qh4 9. Bf2 Qe7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Be3 f5 12. Bd3 f4 13. Bf2 Bf6 14. Nge2 Bh4 15. Bg1 Bd7 16. Kb1 b6 17. Nc1 Nc5 18. Bc2 a5 19. Bc5 bc5 20. Ba4 Ba4 21. Na4 Rfb8 22. Qc2 Kh8 23. Rd3 Rb4 24. Ra3 Qe8 25. Nd3 g5 26. h3 Nf6 27. Rc1 Kg7 28. b3 Nd7 29. Qd2 Rb7 30. Ndb2 Nb6 31. Ka1 h5 32. Nd1 Na4 33. Ra4 Rb4 34. Nc3 Qc8 35. Nb5 Bg3 36. Qe2 Kf6 37. Rb1 Ke7 38. a3 Ra4 39. ba4 Kd8 40. Nc3 Rb8 41. Rb5 Rb5 42. ab5 Qa8 43. Na4 Qa7 44. Ka2 Kc8 45. Qb2 Qb6 46. Nb6 cb6 47. h4 gh4 48. Qd2 h3 49. gh3 h4 50. Kb3 Kb7 51. Ka4 Ka7 52. Qg2 Kb7 53. Qb2 Ka7 54. Qc2 Kb7 55. Qc3 Ka7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/LddBV626jn8 336 2017-04-13T14:29:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-brilliant-attacking-game-by-a-14-year-old-robert-fischer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tdJZx5mx3eY.jpg A Brilliant Attacking Game By A 14 Year Old Robert Fischer Robert James Fischer vs James T Sherwin New Jersey Open (1957) · Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 Rb8 8. Re1 d6 9. c3 b6 10. d4 Qc7 11. e5 Nd5 12. ed6 Bd6 13. Ne4 c4 14. Nd6 Qd6 15. Ng5 Nce7 16. Qc2 Ng6 17. h4 Nf6 18. Nh7 Nh7 19. h5 Nh4 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. gh4 Rb7 22. h6 Qh4 23. hg7 Kg7 24. Re4 Qh5 25. Re3 f5 26. Rh3 Qe8 27. Be5 Nf6 28. Qd2 Kf7 29. Qg5 Qe7 30. Bf6 Qf6 31. Rh7 Ke8 32. Qf6 Rh7 33. Bc6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/tdJZx5mx3eY 389 2017-04-14T14:44:29+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-amazing-14-year-old-kasparov-destroys-his-opponent-in-12-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MFsIcSJhzAA.jpg Just Amazing! 14 Year Old Kasparov Destroys His Opponent In 12 Moves! Garry Kasparov vs Guy West telex (1977) Sicilian Defense: Pin. Koch Variation (B40) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cd4 5. Nd4 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Nc3 8. bc3 Bf8 9. Bd3 d6 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Ne6 Qb6 12. Nc7 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Copyright 2007, S.M.S.I., Inc. - Owen Williams, The Kasparov Agency. ( [GFDL ( or CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/MFsIcSJhzAA 175 2017-04-14T17:26:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-first-professional-chess-player-checkmates-his-opponent-in-8/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VO11wbLGHmM.jpg The First Professional Chess Player Checkmates His Opponent In 8 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 f5? 4. exf5 Bxg2? 5. Qh5+ g6 6. fxg6 Nf6?? 7. gxh7+! Nxh5 8. Bg6# __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/VO11wbLGHmM 94 2017-04-16T13:21:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anand-vs-svidler-exciting-encounter-at-korchnoi-zurich-chess-challenge-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Vr6044tyOI.jpg Anand vs. Svidler Exciting Encounter At Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge 2017 Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Svidler Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge (2017) · Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal Variation (B45) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qe2 a6 8. O-O-O Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nd7 11. h4 Bb7 12. a3 Rc8 13. Bh3 b4 14. ab4 Nb4 15. Ne6 fe6 16. Be6 Qa5 17. Kb1 Rc3 18. bc3 Nc6 19. Rh3 Be7 20. Bd4 Nc5 21. Bc5 Qc5 22. f4 Kd8 23. Qe3 Qe3 24. Re3 h6 25. c4 hg5 26. hg5 Rf8 27. f5 Ne5 28. Rg1 d5 29. Rb3 Kc7 30. cd5 Rh8 31. f6 Bf8 32. d6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Vr6044tyOI 359 2017-04-16T17:22:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gelfands-brilliant-game-at-korchnoi-zurich-chess-challenge-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HB7TVPI26_8.jpg Gelfand’s Brilliant Game At Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge 2017 Pelletier, Yannick (SUI) - Gelfand, Boris (ISR) Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge 2017 round 07 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Bf1 e5 14. cxd5 e4 15. Nh4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ 17. Kh3 Ndf6 18. g3 g5 19. f3 gxh4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. fxg4 Qd6 22. Qg2 hxg3 23. Qg1 g2 0-1 Video Icon Attribution: By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/HB7TVPI26_8 304 2017-04-17T14:50:44+00:00 https://chessterra.com/every-chess-player-should-know-this-trap-in-dragon-variation-with-a-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FwpeCeRu4IY.jpg Every Chess Player Should Know This! Trap In Dragon Variation With A Queen Sacrifice Milenko Loyanika vs. Gawain Jones 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 (10... Qb8) 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12. h4 Qa5 13. Nb1 Nxe4 14. Qd4 (14. Qxa5 Bxb2#) Video Icon Attribution: Vysotsky (Wikimedia) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( or Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/FwpeCeRu4IY 125 2017-04-18T13:43:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-peruvian-immortal-i-strongly-recommend-to-view-this-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zwy3GhkLI5I.jpg The Peruvian Immortal: I Strongly Recommend To View This Game! In this video I am covering the famous immortal game known as "The Peruvian Immortal". The Peruvian Immortal is the name given to a spectacular chess game played by the Peruvian master (later grandmaster) Esteban Canal against an unknown amateur in a simultaneous exhibition he gave at Budapest in 1934. In just 14 moves, Canal sacrificed both his rooks and his queen, finishing the game with Boden's mate. https://www.youtube.com/embed/zwy3GhkLI5I 144 2017-04-19T14:20:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamuras-brilliancy-at-the-age-of-12/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/y2KbQ3WMXBY.jpg Hikaru Nakamura’s Brilliancy At The Age Of 12 Hikaru Nakamura (2204) vs Oladapo Oluto Adu (2254) Washington Eastern op (1999) Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B54) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Nd4 11. Bd4 Bc6 12. Bf6 gf6 13. f5 Be7 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 b4 16. Ne2 e5 17. Ng3 a5 18. Kb1 a4 19. Bc4 Rc8 20. b3 Qb7 21. Qe2 Rb8 22. Rhe1 Rg8 23. h3 Qd7 24. Qd2 Rg5 25. Nh5 Qb7 26. Nf6 Bf6 27. Qd6 Be7 28. Qe5 f6 29. Qe6 Rg7 30. e5 Bd7 31. Qf6 Bf6 32. ef6 Kf8 33. fg7 Kg7 34. Re7 Kf6 35. Red7 Qe4 36. g5 Kg5 37. Rg1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/y2KbQ3WMXBY 351 2017-04-20T14:10:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/leo-tolstoy-crushes-his-opponent-by-playing-the-aggressive-greco-gambit/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/o-goBoLKTCY.jpg Leo Tolstoy Crushes His Opponent By Playing The Aggressive Greco Gambit! Leo Tolstoy vs Fritz Kuhler (1900) Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Greco Variation (C54) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 ed4 6. cd4 Bb4 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. O-O Nc3 9. bc3 Bc3 10. Qb3 Ba1 11. Bf7 Kf8 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Re1 d5 14. Bd5 Qd7 15. Be7 Qe7 16. Re7 Ke7 17. Qe3 Kd8 18. Qg5 Ke8 19. Qg7 Rf8 20. Ng5 h5 21. Nh7 Rf5 22. Nf6 Rf6 23. Qf6 Bb2 24. Bf7 Kf8 25. Bg6 Kg8 26. Qf7 Kh8 27. Qh7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/o-goBoLKTCY 193 2017-04-20T17:19:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-knocks-down-his-opponent-with-a-knight-manoeuvre/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DmL2W_fpEUA.jpg Carlsen Knocks Down His Opponent With A Knight Manoeuvre Georg Meier vs Magnus Carlsen GRENKE Chess Classic (2017) Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation (D90) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 dc4 6. Qa4 Nfd7 7. Qc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 O-O 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bf5 11. Qd2 Bg4 12. Bg2 Bf3 13. Bf3 Nd4 14. Bb7 Nc4 15. Qc1 Rb8 16. b3 Rb7 17. bc4 c5 18. O-O Rb4 19. Bh6 Bh6 20. Qh6 Rc4 21. Ne4 Ne2 22. Kg2 Qa8 23. f3 Re4 24. fe4 Qe4 25. Kf2 Nd4 26. Qe3 Qd5 27. Rd2 e5 28. Re1 Re8 29. Qe4 Qe6 30. Re3 Kg7 31. Rb2 c4 32. g4 Qf6 33. Ke1 Qg5 34. Kf2 Re6 35. Ke1 h5 36. h3 Rf6 37. Kd2 Rf4 38. Qe5 Qe5 39. Re5 Nf3 40. Ke3 Ne5 41. Kf4 Nd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmL2W_fpEUA 307 2017-04-21T18:04:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-art-of-attack-learning-from-rashid-nezhmetdinov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/qwICSRO5RDI.jpg The Art Of Attack: Learning From Rashid Nezhmetdinov Nezhmetdinov, Rashid (2660) vs Kamyshov, Mikhail Ch Russia, Gorky, 1950, Caro-Kann Defense, Two Knights Attack (B10) 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 c5 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Ned4 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Qxb5 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Bg5 e6 15. c4 Qa5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qh5+ Ke7 19. cxd5 e5 20. f4 Qxd5 21. fxe5 f5 22. e6 Kf6 23. h4 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Qxe6 25. Qh6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/qwICSRO5RDI 399 2017-04-22T09:32:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/12-year-old-kasparov-checkmates-his-opponent-in-the-most-beautiful-way/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/A-cXlfy6B_g.jpg 12 Year Old Kasparov Checkmates His Opponent In The Most Beautiful Way! Oleg Romanishin vs Garry Kasparov Leningrad (1975) Bird Opening: Anti-Bird Variation (A02) 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. b3 Nbd7 5. Bb2 c6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Bf3 8. Bf3 e5 9. d3 Bd6 10. g3 O-O-O 11. c4 dc4 12. bc4 h5 13. Qc2 h4 14. Nc3 hg3 15. hg3 ef4 16. ef4 g5 17. Ne4 Ne4 18. de4 Rhg8 19. e5 Bc5 20. Kg2 gf4 21. g4 Ne5 22. Qf5 Qd7 23. Qd7 Nd7 24. Kh3 Nb6 25. Bf6 Rd3 26. Rac1 Nd7 27. Ba1 f5 28. Kh4 Be7 29. Kh5 Rg5 30. Kh6 Rd6 31. Kh7 Nf8 32. Kh8 Rh6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/A-cXlfy6B_g 303 2017-04-22T13:31:16+00:00 https://chessterra.com/david-bronsteins-most-memorable-blunder-at-the-world-championship-match-1951/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Wv5END2p8pg.jpg David Bronstein’s Most Memorable Blunder At The World Championship Match (1951) David Bronstein vs Mikhail Botvinnik Botvinnik - Bronstein World Championship Match (1951) · Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation. Traditional Vartiation (B63) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 h6 8. Bf6 gf6 9. O-O-O a6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Be2 Nd4 13. Qd4 Qa5 14. Rhf1 h5 15. Rf3 Qc5 16. Qd2 Bc6 17. Re3 Qa5 18. Bf3 O-O-O 19. Qd3 Rd7 20. h4 Kb8 21. a3 Bd8 22. Ka2 Qc5 23. Re2 a5 24. a4 Bb6 25. b3 Rc8 26. Qc4 Qc4 27. bc4 Rh8 28. Kb3 Rdd8 29. Rd3 Bg1 30. Red2 Kc7 31. Ne2 Bf2 32. Rd1 Bc5 33. Ng3 Rdg8 34. Ne2 Rh7 35. f5 e5 36. Nc3 Bd4 37. Rd4 ed4 38. Rd4 Rhg7 39. Ne2 Rg2 40. Bg2 Rg2 41. Nf4 Rg3 42. Kb2 Rg4 43. Nh5 Rh4 44. Nf6 Kb6 45. Rd6 Kc5 46. e5 Rd4 47. Rd4 Kd4 48. Ng4 Ba4 49. e6 fe6 50. f6 Be8 51. Kb3 e5 52. c3 Ke4 53. Nh6 Kf4 54. f7 Bf7 55. Nf7 e4 56. Nd8 e3 57. Kc2 Kg3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wv5END2p8pg 208 2017-04-22T19:54:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fischer-sacrifices-both-knights-and-checkmates-his-opponent-in-the-center-of-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jnZTCP0VEdM.jpg Fischer Sacrifices Both Knights And Checkmates His Opponent In The Center Of The Board Robert James Fischer vs Michalopoulos Fischer Simul Exhibition Tour (1964) King's Gambit: Panteldakis Countergambit (C30) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 f5 3. ef5 d6 4. Qh5 Kd7 5. fe5 de5 6. Nf3 Qf6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Ne4 Qf5 9. Ne5 Ke6 10. Bc4 Ke5 11. d4 Kd4 12. Be3 Ke5 13. Bf4 Kd4 14. O-O-O Ke4 15. Qf3# Video Icon Attribution: Karpouzi [CC BY-SA 3.0 de ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 de ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/jnZTCP0VEdM 191 2017-04-23T09:55:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stockfish-refuted-one-of-the-most-fantastic-puzzles-ever-seen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fcNhM2blcd0.jpg Stockfish Refuted One Of The Most Fantastic Puzzles Ever Seen! Here is a refutation of a famous chess puzzle which was composed by a Russian chess composer Somov-Nasimovitch. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 7b/2R2Pq1/4b1B1/4P3/8/8/1PP2k2/K7 w - - 0 0 __________________________ Analysis by Suren Aghabekyan https://www.youtube.com/embed/fcNhM2blcd0 438 2017-04-23T17:04:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-1/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BxqfnNEGEic.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 1 A beautiful puzzle by Austrian chess master Helmut Steniczka, 4th prize. Schach 1991-2. White to play and win! __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/BxqfnNEGEic 155 2017-04-24T09:32:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-best-combination-of-the-20th-century/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8LsPTmLZhFc.jpg The Best Combination Of The 20th Century? In this video I am covering the famous Adams vs. Torre game. Adams - Torre, New Orleans 1920, is a famous chess game allegedly played between the American chess amateur Edwin Ziegler Adams (1885-1944) and the Mexican champion Carlos Torre Repetto (1905-1978) in 1920 in New Orleans. Despite the controversial articles written about this encounter, the game serves as a classical example of a deflection and back rank weakness exploitation. https://www.youtube.com/embed/8LsPTmLZhFc 335 2017-04-24T16:59:44+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-first-grandmaster-of-chess-compositions-was-also-a-great-tactician/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nGLvY0Wzn_A.jpg The First Grandmaster Of Chess Compositions Was Also A Great Tactician Kasparyan - Manvelyan (Chess simul), 1939, Yerevan __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/nGLvY0Wzn_A 153 2017-04-25T10:32:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/sacrifices-are-everywhere-aronian-crushes-rapport-with-an-aggressive-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/xXnjPlA5VJE.jpg Sacrifices Are Everywhere! Aronian Crushes Rapport With An Aggressive Attack Levon Aronian vs Richard Rapport Tata Steel (2017) · Queen's Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional Variation (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Be1 (9. Rc1) (9. Qc2) 9... Re8 10. Qc2 d5 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Bxd4 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Nxe4 Bc5 15. Ng5 f5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bc3 Bf8 (17... a6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Rd8+ Kf7 20. Qxf5+) (17... Na6) 18. e4 h6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xXnjPlA5VJE 391 2017-04-25T16:43:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/karjakin-just-punishes-topalov-for-not-castling-in-time/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RIz5YUKZy18.jpg Karjakin Just Punishes Topalov For Not Castling In Time Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov Shamkir Chess 2017 Round 5 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Botvinnik-Carls Defense (B12) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 (3... Bf5) 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Ng6 8. O-O Nc6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 Nf4 11. c4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Ne7 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Qg4 Bc6 (15... O-O) 16. Rad1 {0} (16. Qxg7 Rg8 17. Qf6 Nf5 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8) 16... Qc7 17. Ng5 Qxe5 (17... O-O https://www.youtube.com/embed/RIz5YUKZy18 288 2017-04-25T19:44:30+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/xejq4ZYlt9Q.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 2 Analyzing Leopold Mitrofanov's famous chess study, which is known as "Mitrofanov's deflection". In 1967, Mitrofanov's most celebrated chess study was awarded the first prize from 250 entries to a tournament commemorating the twelfth-century Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli. Former world champion Mikhail Tal was among the judges. https://www.youtube.com/embed/xejq4ZYlt9Q 258 2017-04-26T11:53:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fischer-crushes-a-strong-grandmaster-in-just-10-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Lk_46dofTec.jpg Fischer Crushes A Strong Grandmaster In Just 10 Moves Robert James Fischer vs Reuben Fine Blitz, New York (USA) (1963) Philidor Defense: Hanham. Steiner Variation (C41) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. O-O Be7 6. dxe5 dxe5 (6... Nxe5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qxe5 Nf6 10. Bh6 Rg8 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. Qxd6 Bxd6 13. e5 Bxe5 {0} 14. Rfe1 {4}) 7. Qe2 (7. Ng5 Bxg5 (7... Nh6 8. Ne6 fxe6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. Bxe6 Qe8 12. Qxh6#) 8. Qh5 Qe7 9. Qxg5 Qxg5 10. Bxg5 {0}) 7... Ngf6 8. Rd1 Qc7 9. Ng5 O-O https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lk_46dofTec 164 2017-04-26T16:44:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/paul-morphy-crushes-his-opponent-by-sacrificing-his-pieces-one-after-another/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p2Q9Eq2VXbo.jpg Paul Morphy Crushes His Opponent By Sacrificing His Pieces One After Another Paul Morphy vs Thomas Herbert Worrall New York (1857) C37: King's Gambit Accepted, Lolli gambit, Young variation 1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gf3 6. O-O Bh6 7. Qf3 Nc6 8. Bf7 Kf7 9. Qh5 Kg7 10. Bf4 Bf4 11. Rf4 Nh6 12. Raf1 Qe8 13. Qh4 d6 14. Qf6 Kg8 15. Qh6 Bd7 16. R4f3 Ne7 17. h4 Ng6 18. h5 Bg4 19. hg6 hg6 20. Rf8 Qf8 21. Rf8 Rf8 22. Qg6# Video Icon Attribution: Not credited (Via [1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/p2Q9Eq2VXbo 253 2017-04-27T13:33:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/napoleon-sacrifices-a-knight-and-a-bishop-and-checkmates-his-opponent/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/VjqEseWvR0Q.jpg Napoleon Sacrifices A Knight And A Bishop And Checkmates His Opponent Napoleon Bonaparte vs Madame De Remusat Chateau de Malmaison (1804) Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: Reversed Nimzowitsch (A00) 1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. e4 f5 4. h3 fe4 5. Ne4 Nc6 6. Nfg5 d5 7. Qh5 g6 8. Qf3 Nh6 9. Nf6 Ke7 10. Nd5 Kd6 11. Ne4 Kd5 12. Bc4 Kc4 13. Qb3 Kd4 14. Qd3# Video Icon Attribution: Jacques-Louis David [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/VjqEseWvR0Q 180 2017-04-27T16:41:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/leonid-kubbels-beautiful-endgame-composition/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Oz0t1_aHu5U.jpg Leonid Kubbel’s Beautiful Endgame Composition! Leonid Kubbel. "64", 1927-II Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [GFDL ( or CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oz0t1_aHu5U 149 2017-04-28T09:49:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wang-hao-crushes-anish-giri-22-moves-with-a-bishop-and-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dIovZwjL0u4.jpg Wang Hao Crushes Anish Giri (22 Moves) With A Bishop And Queen Sacrifice FIDE Grand Prix Beijing (2013) Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 ed4 6. Qd4 Be7 7. Bf7 Kf7 8. Ng5 Ke8 9. Ne6 c5 10. Qd1 Qb6 11. Ng7 Kf7 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. O-O d5 14. Nd5 Nd5 15. Qd5 Ke8 16. Bg5 Qg6 17. Rad1 Rg8 18. f4 a5 19. e5 Qf5 20. Qg8 Ra6 21. Rfe1 Rg6 22. e6 Video Icon Attribution: By Knight Tour (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/dIovZwjL0u4 244 2017-04-28T16:23:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nakamura-crushes-a-strong-grandmaster-in-just-17-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/M8fHrPWG-xE.jpg Nakamura Crushes A Strong Grandmaster In Just 17 Moves Hikaru Nakamura vs Loek van Wely Rising Stars - Experience (2010) · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Bf6 Nf6 11. e5 de5 12. fe5 Nd7 13. Nd5 Qc5 14. Nb3 Qc6 15. Na5 Qc5 16. Nb7 Qc6 17. Rb6 Video Icon Attribution: By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/M8fHrPWG-xE 187 2017-04-29T16:54:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wojtaszek-crushes-mamedyarov-with-an-aggressive-attack-shamkir-chess-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9XVQYPCPq2E.jpg Wojtaszek Crushes Mamedyarov With An Aggressive Attack (Shamkir Chess 2017) Radoslaw Wojtaszek vs. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Vugar Gashimov Memorial, King Indian Attack, Reti, Zukertort (A05) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. e4 Bg4 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Ng5 O-O 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Na6 12. Qh3 h6 13. Nf3 h5 14. Rg1 Nb4 15. g4 Qd7 16. Qh4 Nc2+ 17. Kf1 Nxd4 18. Nexd4 Bxd4 19. gxh5 Bf6 20. Bg5 Bxb2 21. Re1 Qd3+ 22. Kg2 f6 23. Bh6 g5 24. Nxg5 Rf7 25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Re3 Qc2 27. Rg3 Bd4 28. Rg7+ Ke6 29. Qg4+ Kd6 30. Be3 Bxe3 31. Qg3+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/9XVQYPCPq2E 319 2017-04-30T12:32:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-brilliant-chess-puzzle-by-a-spanish-catholic-priest/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rNyLViPSjrI.jpg A Brilliant Chess Puzzle By A Spanish Catholic Priest This chess puzzle was composed in 1895 by a Spanish chess player and a catholic priest Fernando Saavedra. White is winning! Video Icon Attribution: By Paul Mercuri [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/rNyLViPSjrI 129 2017-04-30T18:00:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/botvinnik-undresses-his-opponents-king-with-a-beautiful-tactical-combination/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rxkYMNM3Cps.jpg Botvinnik “Undresses” His Opponent’s King With A Beautiful Tactical Combination Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail M Yudovich Sr. USSR Championship (1933) Gruenfeld Defense: Russian Variation (D96) 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 c6 6. cd5 Nd5 7. Bd2 O-O 8. e4 Nb6 9. Rd1 N8d7 10. a4 a5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Be2 Qd6 13. Na2 e6 14. O-O h6 15. Rc1 f5 16. Nc3 Kh7 17. Rfd1 fe4 18. Ne4 Qb4 19. Qc2 Qa4 20. b3 Qa3 21. Nh4 Qe7 22. Ng6 Kg6 23. Bh5 Video Icon Attribution: By Nijs, Jac. de / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/rxkYMNM3Cps 240 2017-05-01T12:10:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/learning-from-the-mistakes-of-gms-jobava-loses-carlsen-in-a-won-position/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xc6nEbmEVgw.jpg Learning From The Mistakes Of GM’s! Jobava Loses Carlsen In A Won Position Baadur Jobava vs Magnus Carlsen World Blitz Championship (2016) Queen Pawn Game: Veresov Attack (D00) 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. a3 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qh5 f5 13. h3 Rc8 14. Bh2 Qb6 15.Rad1 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qh4 Rce8 18. Bf1 e5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Qb4 Rc8 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxc5 Rxc5 23. b4 Rxc2 24. Rxd5 Rf7 25. Red1 Nf6 26. Rxe5 g6 27.Re6 Ne4 28. Rxa6 Nxf2 29. Re1 Rd7 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Bxe2 Ne4 32. Bxb5 Rd1+ 33.Kh2 Kg7 34. Bc6 Nd2 35. Kg3 Nc4 36. a4 Nxe3 37. a5 g5 38. Kf2 f4 39. Ke2 Rb1 40. b5 Rb2+ 41. Kd3 Nxg2 42. Bxg2 Rxg2 43. b6 Rb2 44. Ra7+ Kg6 45. b7 f3 46.Ra6+ Kh5 47. Rf6 Rxb7 48. Rxf3 Rb3+ 49. Ke4 Rb4+ 50. Ke3 Ra4 51. Rf7 h6 52. Ra7 Ra3+ 53. Ke4 Rxh3 54. a6 Ra3 55. Ra8 Kg4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xc6nEbmEVgw 226 2017-05-01T14:44:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-3/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2WyVheMqTjA.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 3 This endgame study was composed by a Soviet chess master and problemist Vladimir Bron. First published in a Soviet chess Magazine "Chess in the USSR". 1940. White is winning https://www.youtube.com/embed/2WyVheMqTjA 139 2017-05-02T06:37:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-chinese-immortal-a-chess-game-which-you-should-see/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ntxjJmj9utI.jpg The Chinese Immortal! A Chess Game Which You Should See Liu Wenzhe (2200) vs Jan Hein Donner (2490) Olympiad (1978) Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation (B07) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. g4 h6 6. h3 c5 7. d5 O-O 8. h4 e6 9.g5 hxg5 10. hxg5 Ne8 11. Qd3 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nc6 13. Qg3 Be6 14. Qh4 f5 15. Qh7+ Kf7 16. Qxg6+ Kxg6 17. Bh5+ Kh7 18. Bf7+ Bh6 19. g6+ Kg7 20. Bxh6+ Kh8 21.Bxf8+ Qh4 22. Rxh4# __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Drawn by User:SKopp, redrawn by User:Denelson83 and User:Zscout370 Recode by cs:User:-xfi- (code), User:Shizhao (colors) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/ntxjJmj9utI 234 2017-05-02T17:48:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-game-of-pins-maurice-ashley-vs-alexander-shabalov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GJjDe2idFIU.jpg The Game Of Pins! Maurice Ashley vs Alexander Shabalov Maurice Ashley (2435) vs Alexander Shabalov (2590) New York UUSAO MARSHALL (1993) French Defense: Exchange. Monte Carlo Variation (C01) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. ed5 ed5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. cd5 Nd5 9. dc5 Bg4 10. O-O Bc3 11. bc3 Nc3 12. Qc2 Be2 13. Re1 Qd4 14. Bb2 O-O-O 15. Bf5 Kc7 16. Bc3 Bd3 17. Qc1 Qc4 18. Re4 Nd4 19. Qf4 Kc6 20. Bd4 Rd5 21. Bg7 Qc5 22. Rc1 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/GJjDe2idFIU 238 2017-05-03T14:26:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-4/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Q9iSzxHwo6Y.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 4 A very complex endgame study composed by Soviet chess composer Gleb Zakhodyakin. This was first published in 1939 in a Soviet chess magazine "64". White is winning. __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q9iSzxHwo6Y 154 2017-05-03T17:32:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-crushes-a-strong-grandmaster-in-just-12-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lyakmMO2ObQ.jpg Mikhail Tal Crushes A Strong Grandmaster In Just 12 Moves Mikhail Tal vs Rafael Vaganian Dubna (1973) · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 f6 7. Bb5 fxe5 8. dxe5 Nc5 9. Ng5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qf3 Qe7 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Qf7+ Kd8 15. Qf6+ __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Croes, Rob C. / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/lyakmMO2ObQ 120 2017-05-04T06:40:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/viswanathan-anands-unforgettable-attacking-hanging-pawns/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Zcw2wG87Xtw.jpg Viswanathan Anand’s Unforgettable Attacking Hanging Pawns Viswanathan Anand (2505) vs Kiril Ninov (2425) Wch U20, Baguio (1987) · Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Variation (B42) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Qe2 d6 9. Be3 Be3 10. Qe3 Nf6 11. g4 b5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. g5 Ne8 14. f4 b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. Nbd4 Nd4 17. Nd4 Qb6 18. e5 Bb7 19. Rhf1 de5 20. fe5 Rd8 21. Bh7 Kh7 22. g6 Kg8 23. Qh3 Nf6 24. ef6 fg6 25. fg7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zcw2wG87Xtw 332 2017-05-04T16:21:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/two-world-chess-champions-together-composed-this-endgame-study/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tPpKQYIIW9o.jpg Two World Chess Champions Together Composed This Endgame Study A brilliant endgame study by Jose Raul Capablanca and Emanuel Lasker. https://www.youtube.com/embed/tPpKQYIIW9o 103 2017-05-05T09:14:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-most-horrible-blunder-in-tigran-petrosians-career/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VfygoSUdMLY.jpg The Most Horrible Blunder In Tigran Petrosian’s Career Tigran Petrosian vs David Bronstein Amsterdam Candidates (1956) King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Yugoslav Variation Exchange Line (E66) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 d6 8. dc5 dc5 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qc1 Nd4 11. Rd1 e5 12. Bh6 Qa5 13. Bg7 Kg7 14. Kh1 Rb8 15. Nd2 a6 16. e3 Ne6 17. a4 h5 18. h4 f5 19. Nd5 Kh7 20. b3 Rf7 21. Nf3 Qd8 22. Qc3 Qh8 23. e4 fe4 24. Nd2 Qg7 25. Ne4 Kh8 26. Rd2 Rf8 27. a5 Nd4 28. b4 cb4 29. Qb4 Nf5 30. Rad1 Nd4 31. Re1 Nc6 32. Qa3 Nd4 33. Rb2 Nc6 34. Reb1 Nd4 35. Qd6 Nf5 36. Ng5 Nd6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/VfygoSUdMLY 389 2017-05-05T18:01:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-5/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MlkE7JNZQw4.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 5 This brilliant chess puzzle is considered to be one of the best endgames studies (1947) ever composed by a Soviet chess master and problemist Vladimir Bron. White is winning! __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/MlkE7JNZQw4 315 2017-05-06T14:55:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-most-sadistic-checkmate-delivered-by-a-postal-service/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RaaaRCEq4s.jpg The Most Sadistic Checkmate “Delivered” By A Postal Service 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 (3. Nf3) 3... Nc6 4. f4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Be3 (6. Nf3) (6. Be2) 6... Ng4 7. Bd2 (7. Qd2 Nxe3 8. Qxe3 exf4 9. Qxf4 f5) 7... Nxh2 (7... Bh4+ 8. g3 Nxh2) 8. Rxh2 Bh4+ 9.Ke2 (9. Rxh4 Qxh4+ 10. Ke2 Nd4+ 11. Ke3 Qxf4#) 9... Nd4+ 10. Ke3 exf4+ 11. Kxd4 Qf6+ 12. Kd5 Be6# __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By „Thomas Patterson“ (dates unknown) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/_RaaaRCEq4s 185 2017-05-07T08:09:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-6/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/T8QVB8klZao.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 6 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is: 8/2PP2PP/8/8/3B4/p7/P1pk1b2/K7 w - - 0 0 __________________________ Video Thumbnail Attribution: By user:Tokoko ( [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/T8QVB8klZao 254 2017-05-07T15:16:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/easy-win-ian-nepomniachtchi-vs-wesley-so/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PnnnrWdzXa8.jpg Easy Win! Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Wesley So Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Wesley So Tata Steel (2017) Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dc5 e6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 de4 7. Qe2 Qa5 8. O-O-O Qa2 9. Qb5 Nbd7 10. c6 bc6 11. Qc6 Bb7 12. Qb7 Qa1 13. Nb1 Rb8 14. Qb8 Nb8 15. Bb5 Nfd7 16. Ne2 Be7 17. Be7 Ke7 18. Nd4 Nc5 19. h4 Rd8 20. Rh3 Nd3 21. Bd3 Rd4 22. Be2 Rd1 23. Bd1 Qa5 24. Nd2 f5 25. Rg3 Qe5 26. Ra3 Nc6 27. g3 Qd4 28. Re3 Nb4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/PnnnrWdzXa8 207 2017-05-08T07:36:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-see-this-is-the-famous-bronsteins-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1XLtHSmGb3Y.jpg Must See! This Is The Famous “Bronstein’s Move”! Vladas Mikenas vs David Bronstein USSR Championship (1965) Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation (A53) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nf3 Na6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Ne1 Qc8 10. Nd3 Bd8 11. f4 cd5 12. cd5 Nc5 13. fe5 Nfe4 14. Ne4 Ne4 15. Be3 Bb6 16. Bb6 ab6 17. Rf4 Nc5 18. ed6 Nd3 19. Qd3 Qc5 20. Kh1 Qd6 21. Rh4 h6 22. a3 Rfe8 23. Bf3 Qe5 24. Rb4 Ra3 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/1XLtHSmGb3Y 227 2017-05-08T15:55:34+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-7/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bbiw2XE5pAU.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 7 This chess study (1934) was composed by Alexander Herbstman. White is winning Facebook → target="_blank" rel="nofollow" __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/bbiw2XE5pAU 94 2017-05-09T08:54:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fire-on-the-board-andrei-petelin-vs-alexei-shirov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NRhFI1H458o.jpg Fire On The Board! Andrei Petelin vs. Alexei Shirov Andrei Petelin (2415) vs. Alexei Shirov (2360) URS-ch U16, 1988, Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (B77) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Qa5 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Bb3 Rfc8 13. g4 Rc4 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Nb3 Qa6 17. Qe1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Rc8 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Qxa2 21. Qd3 Ba4 22. c3 Ng3 23. Rhe1 Rxc3+ 0-1 Video Icon Attribution: By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/NRhFI1H458o 266 2017-05-09T17:35:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-beautiful-endgame-study-by-the-first-world-chess-champion/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/EW9v6IW80cw.jpg A Beautiful Endgame Study By The First World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz, 1862. White is winning __________________________ Solution: 1. h7+ Kg7 (1... Kh8 2. Bf6#) 2. h8=Q+ Kxh8 3. Kf7 Rf1+ (3... Rxh4 4. g7+ Kh7 5.g8=Q+ Kh6 6. Qg6#) 4. Bf6+ Rxf6+ 5. Kxf6 Kg8 6. g7 Kh7 7. Kf7 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/EW9v6IW80cw 96 2017-05-10T07:05:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nezhmetdinovs-smothered-mate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DP25CJgjAc4.jpg Nezhmetdinov’s Smothered Mate Samsonov vs Rashid Nezhmetdinov Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fe5 Ne4 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Qe2 Bc3 7. bc3 Bg4 8. Qb5 c6 9. Qb7 Bf3 10. Qa8 Bg2 11. Be2 Qh4 12. Kd1 Nf2 13. Ke1 Nd3 14. Kd1 Qe1 15. Re1 Nf2# __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/DP25CJgjAc4 226 2017-05-10T15:09:44+00:00 https://chessterra.com/brilliant-idea-dig-your-own-grave-and-jump-into-it-to-save-your-life/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0ikNalb4Z2Y.jpg Brilliant Idea! Dig Your Own Grave And Jump Into It To Save Your Life! A brilliant endgame study (1933) by a Dutch chess composer Theodorus Cornelis Louis Kok. https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ikNalb4Z2Y 173 2017-05-11T09:23:34+00:00 https://chessterra.com/brilliant-game-wesley-so-sacrifices-his-whole-cavalry-age-13/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7mfoEsNuCQ.jpg Brilliant Game! Wesley So Sacrifices His Whole Cavalry (Age 13) Wesley So (2411) vs Michael Prusikin (2560) Bad Wiesse (2006) · French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C14) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 (6. h4 ) 6... Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 b6 9. Qd2 c5 10. Nd1 O-O 11. c3 f6 12. Bd3 a5 13. O-O Ba6 14. exf6 Qxf6 (14... Nxf6) 15. Ng5 g6 16. Ne3 h5 17. Rae1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 cxd4 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 (19... dxe3 20. Nxf8 Nxf8 (20... Kxf8 21. f5 g5 22. Qxd5 Qc6 23. Qe6 Nf6 24. Rxe3) 21. Qxd5+) 20. Nxd5 Qf7 (20... https://www.youtube.com/embed/_7mfoEsNuCQ 332 2017-05-11T18:26:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/do-not-lose-like-petrosian-in-13-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dGLpxlEdiWc.jpg Do Not Lose Like Petrosian In 13 Moves Alexander Kotov vs Tigran Petrosian USSR Championship (1949) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange. Positional Variation (D35) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Ne4 (7... Nbd7 ) (7... O-O) 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 (8... Kxe7 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxe4+) 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Qxc8+ Qd8 11. Bb5+ Nc6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Video Icon Attribution: By Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 910-9356 (Nationaal Archief Fotocollectie Anefo) [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/dGLpxlEdiWc 126 2017-05-13T07:27:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-fantastic-paul-morphy-sacrifices-his-queen-in-a-blindfold-simul/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pGITKK9ALC0.jpg Absolutely Fantastic! Paul Morphy Sacrifices His Queen In A Blindfold Simul New Orleans (1858), Blindfold Simul +6-0=0 King's Gambit: Accepted. King's Knight Gambit (C34) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bc4 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Ne7 7. Qd6 O-O 8. Bxf4 Ng6 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. O-O Kh8 11. Rae1 f6 12. e5 f5 (12... fxg5 13. Nxg5) 13. Nd4 f4 14. e6 dxe6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Rxe6 Qc8 17. Rxg6 hxg6 18. Qxg6 Qf5 19. Rxf4 (19. Qh5+ Qh7) 19... Qxg6 20. Rxf8+ Kh7 21. Bg8+ Kh8 22. Bf7+ Kh7 23. Bxg6+ Kxg6 24. Bf4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/pGITKK9ALC0 207 2017-05-13T17:03:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/houdini-5-refuted-a-famous-endgame-study-composed-by-gorgiev-and-rudenko/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/qz0jPIZwTk.jpg Houdini 5 Refuted A Famous Endgame Study Composed By Gorgiev And Rudenko A refutation of a famous chess study (1961) composed by Valentin Rudenko and Tigran Gorgiev using chess engine Houdini 5. 1. e8=Q (1. Rxa7 Nf3#) 1... Nf3+ (1... Rxa8 2. Qe5+ Kc2 3. Qxf4) (1... Rxg7 2. Qe5+ Kc2 3. Qxf4 Rgxg5 4. Rc8+ Kd1 5. Qd6+ Ke1 6. Rc1+ Kf2 7. Rc2+ e2 8. Qb6+ Kf1 9. Qb1+ Kf2 10. Qb6+ Kf1 11. Qb1=) 2. Qxh5 e2 (2... Nxh5 3. Rb8+ (3. Rgxa7 e2) 3... Ka2 4. Rgb7 (4. Rxa7 e2) 4... Rxa6 (4... Rxb7 5. axb7 e2 6. Ra8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/-qz0jPIZwTk 343 2017-05-14T10:28:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-fantastic-anastasias-mate-by-a-12-year-old-magnus-carlsen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Uly-ta7beXQ.jpg Absolutely Fantastic! Anastasia’s Mate By A 12 Year Old Magnus Carlsen Jon Ludvig Hammer (2074) vs Magnus Carlsen(2450) B07 Wch U1 Chalkidiki(1) 23.10.2003 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nbd2 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. h3 Nh5 9. dxe5 Nf4 10. Bb5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qg5 12. Ng4 Qxb5 13. Nb3 Ne2+ 14. Kh1 Bxg4 15. hxg4 Rae8 16. Be3 (16. a4 Qc4 17. Be3 Rxe4 18. Re1 Rxe3 19. fxe3 Ng3+ 20. Kh2 Ne4) 16... Rxe4 17. Re1 Qh5+ 18. gxh5 Rh4# __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: Falcongj from nl [GFDL ( or CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uly-ta7beXQ 166 2017-05-14T15:45:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-8/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/g5BR3S4raHc.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 8 This endgame study (1963) was composed by a Ukrainian chess composer Lev Olmutskiy. White is winning. https://www.youtube.com/embed/g5BR3S4raHc 145 2017-05-15T08:42:51+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bloody-game-mikhail-tal-vs-future-president-of-fide/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/F6UcdjEVgmM.jpg Bloody Game! Mikhail Tal vs. Future President Of FIDE Mikhail Tal vs Florencio Campomanes Leipzig olm (1960) Caro-Kann Defense: Standard. Unorthodox Replies (B15) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6 fxe6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Nf3 g6 8. h4 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Qe2 Bg7 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. O-O-O e5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Nb5 Qb8 15.h5 gxh5 16. Nfd4 Bg4 17. f3 e4 18. fxg4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 exd3 20. Rxd3 Ne4 21. Nf5 Qe5 22. Nxg7+ Qxg7 23. Rxd5 Nxg5 24. Qb5+ Kf7 25. Rf1+ Kg6 26. Qd3+ Kh6 27. Rh1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/F6UcdjEVgmM 337 2017-05-15T20:51:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-9/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/OKJgLOnjJ-A.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 9 This endgame study (1897) was composed by Alexey Troitsky. White is winning. Facebook → target="_blank" rel="nofollow" __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/OKJgLOnjJ-A 169 2017-05-16T14:17:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-queen-sacrifice-in-a-game-of-two-kings/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ZGbaMyhR-LY.jpg A Queen Sacrifice In A Game Of Two Kings Alexander Alekhine vs Emanuel Lasker Zurich (1934) Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Alekhine Variation (D67) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dc4 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Be7 Qe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 e5 13. O-O ed4 14. Nf5 Qd8 15. N3d4 Ne5 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. Nf5 Qb6 18. Qd6 Ned7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Qg3 g6 21. Qg5 Kh8 22. Nd6 Kg7 23. e4 Ng8 24. Rd3 f6 25. Nf5 Kh8 26. Qg6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZGbaMyhR-LY 262 2017-05-16T18:05:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-puzzle-difficult-for-humans-impossible-for-computers/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TaeeoC-pjk8.jpg Chess Puzzle: Difficult For Humans, Impossible For Computers This great endgame study (1933) was composed by 3 renowned chess composers; A. Kazancev, M. Liburkin, L. Staroverov and the task is to draw with the white pieces! I have to tell you that the puzzle is very complex and even chess engines fail to solve because they unable to understand chess fortresses and that's why their evaluation goes wrong! A. Kazancev, M. Liburkin and L. Staroverov This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/8/8/1P1K3b/6p1/5pP1/5P1B/7k w - - 0 0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/TaeeoC-pjk8 370 2017-05-17T17:46:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/weakened-diagonals-aggressive-game-by-rashid-nezhmetdinov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/fe8LuIITI8Y.jpg Weakened Diagonals! Aggressive Game By Rashid Nezhmetdinov Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov vs Yuri M Kotkov 17th RSFSR Ch (1957) · Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ne4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Ne5 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne5 9. Re5 Bf6 10. Re3 g6 11. Qf3 Bg7 12. b3 Ne8 13. Ba3 d6 14. Rae1 Nf6 15. h3 Nd7 16. Nd5 f5 17. Nc7 Qc7 18. Qd5 Kh8 19. Re8 Nf6 20. Rf8 Bf8 21. Bb2 Bg7 22. Bc4 Bd7 23. Bf6 Bf6 24. Qf7 Qd8 25. Re8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/fe8LuIITI8Y 326 2017-05-18T11:32:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-10/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/XeYNY6VJro.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 10 A. Semisazhenov. This endgame study was first published in 1940 in a Soviet chess magazine "Chess in the USSR". It's white to move and draw the game. __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/-XeYNY6VJro 108 2017-05-18T16:53:55+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-chess-puzzle-for-revealing-geniuses-your-answer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yawiRu9Ov6U.jpg A Chess Puzzle For Revealing Geniuses! Your Answer? This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 4k3/6p1/8/3p3b/p1pPp1pP/BpP1PpP1/1P3P1R/K2N3N w - - 0 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/yawiRu9Ov6U 62 2017-05-19T08:32:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-fantastic-sacrifice-by-the-worlds-first-womens-chess-champion/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/HXfDxLCkAds.jpg Absolutely Fantastic Sacrifice By The World’s First Women’s Chess Champion Vera Menchik vs Sonja Graf-Stevenson Semmering (1937) · Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation (D46) 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 de4 9. Ne4 Ne4 10. Be4 Nf6 11. Bc2 c5 12. dc5 Qa5 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Bd2 Qc7 15. Bc3 Be7 16. Qe2 b6 17. Ng5 g6 18. Qf3 Bb7 19. Qh3 h5 20. Rad1 Ng4 21. Rd7 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Unknown (Studio Herbert Vandyk) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/HXfDxLCkAds 276 2017-05-19T19:53:34+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-a-beautiful-chess-puzzle-by-emanuel-lasker/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/M5i6oQMj0B4.jpg Just A Beautiful Chess Puzzle By Emanuel Lasker A beautiful chess puzzle (1895) composed by Emanuel Lasker. White is winning. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 5r1k/5B2/4KpQp/5Pb1/8/8/2p5/8 w - - 0 0 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-00457 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/M5i6oQMj0B4 96 2017-05-20T15:56:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-largest-number-of-helpless-pinned-pieces/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/L62G1uviYCU.jpg The Largest Number Of Helpless Pinned Pieces Geoff Chandler vs Richard Kynoch Edinburgh Club Championship (1981) Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Van der Wiel Attack (B12) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. dc5 Ne5 9. Nd4 Rc8 10. Bb5 Nc6 11. Qe2 Nf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. h4 h5 14. f3 Nd7 15. gh5 Rh5 16. Rhg1 Nd4 17. Bd4 Qc7 18. Rg6 fg6 19. Qe6 Rf5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Qg6 Rf7 22. Re1 Kf8 23. Qh7 Ke8 24. Qg8 Rf8 25. Qg7 Rf7 26. Qg8 Rf8 27. Nf6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/L62G1uviYCU 183 2017-05-21T09:16:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-11/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CSCvJG-xawg.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 11 This endgame study was composed by a Russian chess composer Alexey Seleznyov. «Deutsche Schachzeitung», 1920. White is winning. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 3R4/p1p3n1/k2p4/P7/K1P5/8/8/8 w - - 0 0 Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/CSCvJG-xawg 148 2017-05-21T14:59:15+00:00 https://chessterra.com/do-not-blunder-a-piece-like-mikhail-tal/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/swpMtnhyagA.jpg Do Not Blunder A Piece Like Mikhail Tal Mikhail Tal vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian Curacao Candidates (1962) · French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 de4 5. Ne4 Nbd7 6. Nf6 Nf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. Qd3 Be7 9. Bf6 Bf6 10. Qb5 Bd7 11. Qb7 Rb8 12. Qa7 Rb2 13. Bd3 cd4 14. O-O Bc6 15. Qa3 Qb6 16. Bc4 Rb4 17. Qd3 O-O 18. a3 Ra4 19. Rfd1 Qa7 20. Ra2 Rc4 Video Icon Attribution: By Kroon, Ron / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/swpMtnhyagA 246 2017-05-22T17:20:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/found-a-beautiful-chess-problem-on-lichess-org/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ogo9-nzWteo.jpg Found A Beautiful Chess Problem On lichess.org Found a beautiful chess problem while solving puzzles on This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/1pk1Pr2/p1pn1n2/3p1P2/3P1Qr1/P1N3P1/1PP5/1K6 w - - 0 0 Video Icon Attribution: By Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/ogo9-nzWteo 115 2017-05-22T20:32:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-horse-a-horse-my-kingdom-for-a-horse/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TlAyztazh8k.jpg A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse! A brilliant chess puzzle (1964) composed by a French chess player and chess composer André Chéron where white promotes all his pawns to knights! This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : N7/PPPPPPPP/K1k3rB/b1pnnb1p/8/1r6/pp3p2/7q w - - 0 0 Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/TlAyztazh8k 134 2017-05-23T15:45:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/aggressive-game-paul-keres-vs-pal-benko/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yE7O3cYwUTs.jpg Aggressive Game! Paul Keres vs. Pal Benko Curacao Candidates (1962) · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation. Wing Attack (B43) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Qc7 8. Re1 Bc5 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Ndxb5 axb5 11. Nxb5 Qc6 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. e5 Bc6 14. b4 (14. Nc7+ Kf8 15. Nxa8) 14... Qxb4 (14... Qb6 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. exf6 Qxb4 17. fxg7+ Kxg7 18. Be4 ) 15. exf6 Na6 (15... Bxb5 16. Rb1) 16. fxg7 Rg8 17. Rb1 Qf4 18. Be4 Rxg7 ( https://www.youtube.com/embed/yE7O3cYwUTs 246 2017-05-24T16:06:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-12/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/o7HIhDrOd4I.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 12 A brilliant chess puzzle (1940) composed by Evgeniy Somov-Nasimovich. White is winning This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 1R6/2ppq2p/4p3/8/3N4/k7/2K4B/8 w - - 0 0 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/o7HIhDrOd4I 136 2017-05-25T15:17:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/suren-crushes-artificial-intelligence-with-the-mighty-kings-gambit/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ABzpU2TDBK4.jpg Suren Crushes Artificial Intelligence With The Mighty King’s Gambit Suren vs Thinking Machine 6 (Artificial Intelligence)! The link for playing against Thinking Machine 6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ABzpU2TDBK4 172 2017-05-25T17:06:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-so-blunders-but-anish-giri-misses-his-chance-to-win/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/XMq7-q2gnRI.jpg Wesley So Blunders But Anish Giri Misses His Chance To Win! 2017 Speed Chess Championship on Chess.com __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/XMq7-q2gnRI 217 2017-05-26T10:21:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-13/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/M_b-4bLqmbY.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 13 A brilliant chess puzzle by a Soviet chess composer From Simkhovitch. White to draw This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/8/8/5p2/1p3P1p/1Qb1p2P/p1ppp1BP/2rbk1K1 w - - 0 1 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/M_b-4bLqmbY 212 2017-05-27T10:26:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-chess-puzzle-composed-by-mikhail-tal/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hKoBgNh-1EI.jpg A Chess Puzzle Composed By Mikhail Tal This chess puzzle (1969) was composed by Mikhail Tal and Ernest Pogosyants. White is winning! Video Icon Attribution: By Pot, Harry / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKoBgNh-1EI 168 2017-05-29T17:39:23+00:00 https://chessterra.com/another-sadistic-checkmate-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gqjUSxwR0nE.jpg Another Sadistic Checkmate On The Board Vaillicella vs. Madasczky USA, 1990. Caro-Kann Defense Main Line 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 h6 (6... Nf6) (6... e6) (6... Nd7) 7. c4 (7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qf3 Nf6 9. Qb3) 7... Nd7 8. Bf4 e6 9. Bd3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd3 11. Bxb4 Bxc4 12. Nh5 Rh7 13. Qc2 g6 (13... Ngf6 14. Qxh7 Nxh7 15. Nxg7#) Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/gqjUSxwR0nE 151 2017-05-30T09:01:30+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-14/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LFVE2k4litw.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 14 William Anthony Shinkman. Draw. 1923 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 3bBk2/pp1PRP2/3PRP2/4P3/7p/5K2/P7/8 w - - 0 0 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/LFVE2k4litw 170 2017-05-30T17:51:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-quickest-and-the-most-amazing-checkmate-in-a-game-of-future-grandmasters/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dGX71bXHfRM.jpg The Quickest And The Most Amazing Checkmate In A Game Of Future Grandmasters Richard Reti vs Savielly Tartakower Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line (B15) 1.e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qd3 e5 6. dxe5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxe5 8.O-O-O Nxe4 9. Qd8+ Kxd8 10. Bg5+ Kc7 11. Bd8# __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/dGX71bXHfRM 95 2017-05-31T18:14:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/robert-fischers-sensational-blunder-in-a-won-position/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Z7sKQ_mTTa4.jpg Robert Fischer’s Sensational Blunder In A Won Position Robert James Fischer vs Eric Dale Bone Fischer Simul Exhibition Tour (1964) French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Maroczy Variation (C13) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 6...a6 (6... Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3) 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qh6 Bxg5 (9... Bf8 10. Bxd8 Bxh6 11. Bxc7) 10. hxg5 Qe7 11. Nh3 Qf8 12. Qh4 c5 13. Nf4 Qf7 14. O-O-O (14. Ncxd5 exd5 15. e6) 14... cxd4 15. Ncxd5 exd5 16. e6 Qg8 17. Nxd5 Kd8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z7sKQ_mTTa4 294 2017-06-01T14:19:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/how-the-dirty-minded-bishop-chased-the-black-rook/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mkjFuw_7oQQ.jpg How The “Dirty Minded” Bishop Chased The Black Rook A brilliant chess puzzle by Armenian chess composer Genrikh Kasparyan. White is winning. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : RKNk4/P1p5/P1P4p/n6P/3P1p2/5P2/8/1B5r w - - 0 0 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/mkjFuw_7oQQ 214 2017-06-02T16:23:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/no-world-champion-has-ever-been-checkmated-in-such-a-brutal-way/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/G8RNdn81wnA.jpg No World Champion Has Ever Been Checkmated In Such A Brutal Way Henry Bird vs. Wilhelm Steinitz Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65), London (1866) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. O-O Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc5 9. f4 b6 10. f5 Nb3 11. Qe4 (11. axb3 Bc5) 11... Nxa1 12. f6 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Rb8 14. e6 Rg8 (14... O-O 15. Bd3 g6 16. e7 Qe8 17. Bh6 d5 18. Qh4)15. Qxh7 Rf8 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Re1+ Be7 18. Qg8+ Rf8 19. f7# 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/G8RNdn81wnA 153 2017-06-03T18:30:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-absolutely-fantastic-epaulette-mate-by-alexander-morozevich/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ehzuSKTWgHo.jpg An Absolutely Fantastic Epaulette Mate By Alexander Morozevich Loek van Wely vs Alexander Morozevich Corus (2001) · Slav Defense: Alapin Variation (D16) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 c5 6. d5 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bxc4 exd5 9. Nxd5 Nc6 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Bd2 Rg8 13. Bc3 O-O-O 14. Bxf7 Rxg2 15. Nh4 Ne5 16. Nxf5 (16. Nxg2 Nf3+ 17. Ke2 Bd3+ 18. Kd1 Bc4+ 19. Kc1 Bxb3) (16. Bxe5 Qd2+ 17. Kf1 Qxf2#) 16... Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Rxf2+ 18. Kg1 Kb8 19. Qe6 (19. Be6 Qc6 20. Nh4 Qe4) 19... Rxf5 20.h4 Bd6 21. Rf1 Rg8+ 22. Bxg8 Qg7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/ehzuSKTWgHo 237 2017-06-04T08:33:44+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-absolutely-brilliant-checkmate-by-johannes-zukertort/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Cbr92E-3Ctw.jpg An Absolutely Brilliant Checkmate By Johannes Zukertort Johannes Zukertort vs Adolf Anderssen Berlin - (1865) · Spanish Game: Cozio Defense. General (C60) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 (3... Nf6) (3... a6) 4. c3 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. O-O Ng6 7. Ng5 h6 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Bc4+ Ke7 (9... Ke8 10. Qh5 Qf6 11. f4) 10. Qh5 Qe8 (10... Qc8) 11. Qg5+ hxg5 12. Bxg5# 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cbr92E-3Ctw 145 2017-06-04T17:30:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/12-year-old-mikhail-tal-playing-against-a-master-for-the-first-time/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/wN9-JOGpIfw.jpg 12 Year Old Mikhail Tal Playing Against A Master For The First Time Ratmir Kholmov vs Mikhail Tal Simul (1949) Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation (D44) 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 dc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bf6 gf6 9. ef6 Bb4 10. Be2 Qf6 11. O-O Bc3 12. bc3 Nd7 13. a4 Bb7 14. Ne5 Ne5 15. de5 Qe5 16. Bf3 Rd8 17. Qc2 Rd3 18. ab5 Rf3 19. Ra7 Qb5 20. gf3 Qg5 21. Kh1 Rg8 Video Icon Attribution: By Kroon, Ron / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/wN9-JOGpIfw 285 2017-06-05T10:57:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparyans-deflection-sacrificing-two-rooks-and-a-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/8Lj8gK6QB04.jpg Kasparyan’s Deflection: Sacrificing Two Rooks And A Queen Genrikh Kasparyan, "Chess in the USSR", 1956. White is winning This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : Rb6/1p4Pq/1p6/P2pR3/4p3/1K6/5P2/k7 w - - 0 1 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Lj8gK6QB04 185 2017-06-06T10:21:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/spassky-vs-fischer-their-first-ever-encounter-with-a-dramatic-finish/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/edQLTx0CkLA.jpg Spassky vs. Fischer: Their First Ever Encounter With A Dramatic Finish Boris Spassky vs Robert James Fischer Mar del Plata (1960) · King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Rubinstein Variation (C39) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. d4 d6 7. Nd3 Ne4 8. Bf4 Bg7 9. Nc3?! Nc3 10. bc3 c5 11. Be2 cd4 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bg4 O-O 14. Bc8 Rc8 15. Qg4 f5 16. Qg3 dc3 17. Rae1 Kh8 18. Kh1 Rg8 19. Bd6 Bf8 20. Be5 Ne5 21. Qe5 Rg7 22. Rf5 Qh4 23. Kg1 Qg4 24. Rf2 Be7 25. Re4 Qg5 26. Qd4 Rf8 27. Re5 Rd8 28. Qe4 Qh4 29. Rf4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/edQLTx0CkLA 390 2017-06-07T14:43:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stockfish-we-have-a-problem/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bsxDI0pKlug.jpg Stockfish, We Have A Problem Ottó Bláthy, The Chess Amateur, 1922 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/8/8/2p5/1pp5/brpp4/qpprpK1P/1nkbn3 w - - 0 1 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/bsxDI0pKlug 240 2017-06-08T12:25:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/attacking-game-petrosian-again-goes-for-his-favorite-exchange-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/U8UvAgJAXbI.jpg Attacking Game! Petrosian Again Goes For His Favorite Exchange Sacrifice Tigran Petrosian vs Yakov Estrin Moscow (1968) · English Opening: King's English Variation. Troger Defense (A21) 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 d6 4.Nc3 Be6 5.d3 g6 6.b4 Qd7 [6...Nxb4 7.Qb3 a5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qxb7 Nd4 10.Rb1 Rc8 11.e3 Nf5 12.Nb5; 6...a6] 7.b5 Nd8 8.Nf3 Bg7 9.Ng5 e4 10.Bb2 exd3 11.Qxd3 a6 12.h4 axb5 13.cxb5 Ne7 14.Qd2 0–0 [14...h6 15.Nce4 0–0 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nh7 Kxh7 (17...Qxb5 18.Nxf8) 18.Nf6+] 15.h5 gxh5 16.Rxh5 Bf5 17.Be4 Bg6 18.Rxh7 Bxh7 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.0–0–0 20...Ng8 21.Rh1 Nh6 22.Nd5 f6 23.Ne4 Rxa2 24.Rxh6 Bxh6 25.Qxh6 Qg7 26.Qh4 Qxh7 27.Bxf6+ Rxf6 28.Qxf6+ Qg7 29.Qxd8+ Kh7 30.Nef6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/U8UvAgJAXbI 319 2017-06-09T10:55:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/refutation-of-tigran-gorgievs-amazing-chess-problem/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HIduOMCYa_4.jpg Refutation Of Tigran Gorgiev’s Amazing Chess Problem Refutation of Tigran Gorgiev's beautiful chess puzzle(1959) This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/2NPP2k/8/4Np1K/8/8/3qP3/2b3R1 w - - 0 1 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/HIduOMCYa_4 167 2017-06-10T13:13:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/aronian-vs-carlsen-aronian-sacrifices-his-pieces-one-after-another/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8qIcqzMMr9c.jpg Aronian vs. Carlsen: Aronian Sacrifices His Pieces One After Another Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen Altibox Norway Chess (2017) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bc2 (10. Ne5) (10. Qc2) (10. Qe1) 10... Rd8 11. a3 Bxa3 12. Rxa3 Qxa3 13. c5 b6 14. b4 (14. Nb1 Qa2 15. Bb4 bxc5 16. Nc3 Qxc2 (16... Qb2 17. Na4 Qa2 18. Bb1 Qxb1 19. Qxb1 cxb4) 17. Qxc2 cxb4) 14... Ne4 (14... Qxb4 15. Nxd5 Qc4 16. Ne7+ Kf8 17. Nxc6 Re8 18. Nb4 bxc5 19. Bd3 Qxb4 20. Bxb4 cxb4) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qIcqzMMr9c 337 2017-06-10T20:18:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/giri-vs-anand-this-time-no-draw-by-giri/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5F0zkgyQf6w.jpg Giri vs. Anand: This Time No Draw By Giri Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand Altibox Norway (2017) · English Opening: King's English Variation. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nd5 6. bc5 Nf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 O-O 9. Bb2 d6 10. cd6 cd6 11. O-O Re8 12. a4 b6 13. d3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nh4 Rc8 17. Ng6 hg6 18. Bf3 g5 19. Bg2 Nd7 20. f4 gf4 21. ef4 Nc5 22. fe5 de5 23. Bd5 Rf8 24. Qf3 Qd7 25. Bc3 Ne6 26. Rae1 Ne7 27. Re5 Nd5 28. Rd5 Qa4 29. g5 Rc5 30. h4 Rd5 31. cd5 Nc5 32. g6 Qd7 33. Bb4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/5F0zkgyQf6w 322 2017-06-11T14:23:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-a-joke-chess-problem-by-sam-loyd/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/0GTHCD2FHls.jpg Just A Joke Chess Problem By Sam Loyd Sam Loyd. Which side mates in four? This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/8/4p1P1/3P1BP1/5PRP/5kPN/5PRP/6BK w - - 0 1 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/0GTHCD2FHls 57 2017-06-11T19:29:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/boom-deflection-in-all-its-beauty/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Y8ihwg1TZec.jpg Boom! Deflection In All Its Beauty Karl Berndtsson Kullberg vs Frans G Bengtsson Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attack (C45) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qd8 9. Qg4 g6 10. Qf4 d6 11. Bc4 Ne5 12. O-O Qe7 (12... Bh3 13. Bxf7+ Kd7 14. Nd4 (14. Rf2 g5) 14... Qe7 (14... Bxf1 15. Be6+ Ke8 16. Qxf1)) 13. N1c3 c6 14. Bxf7+ Kf8 (14... Nxf7 15. Qxf7+ Qxf7 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Nxf7 (17. Rxf7+ Kxd6 18. Rd1+)) 15. Bxg6+ Kg7 16. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8ihwg1TZec 318 2017-06-12T10:59:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-most-fantastic-chess-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NDFshO1o65Y.jpg The Most Fantastic Chess Puzzle? A fantastic chess puzzle composed by a Soviet chess composer Vladimir Neishtadt. White to draw This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : Q7/2P3q1/8/3Np3/4b1pp/1p5k/1P1R1Ppp/K5br w - - 0 0 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/NDFshO1o65Y 175 2017-06-13T11:38:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/thrilling-game-johannes-zukertort-vs-adolf-anderssen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AYT4fmlvZHY.jpg Thrilling Game! Johannes Zukertort vs Adolf Anderssen Johannes Zukertort vs Adolf Anderssen C 37 Casual Games Anderssen-Zukertort 1865 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O Qe7 6. Nc3 gxf3 (6... Qc5+ 7. d4 Qxc4 8. Ne5 Qe6 9. Nd5 Na6 10. Nxf4 Qe7 11. Nd5 Qe6 12. Nxf7) 7. d4 d6 (7... c6) (7... fxg2 8. Rxf4 Nh6 (8... Nf6 9. e5) 9. Nd5 ) 8. Nd5 Qd7 9. Qxf3 Nc6 10. Qxf4 Nd8 11. Qg3 f6 (11... Ne6) 12. Qxg8 Rxg8 13. Nxf6+ Ke7 14. Nxg8+ Ke8 15. Nf6+ Ke7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 (16... Kxd7 17. Rxf8) 17. https://www.youtube.com/embed/AYT4fmlvZHY 253 2017-06-14T10:38:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/can-you-solve-a-puzzle-composed-by-a-5-year-old-kid/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/39uyT4qZ_zs.jpg Can You Solve A Puzzle Composed By A 5 Year Old Kid? Elliot Franklin Eichholtz. Mate in two moves. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/8/B7/Q7/5p2/7p/2pP1k1K/2Rb4 w - - 0 0 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/39uyT4qZ_zs 73 2017-06-14T16:46:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kramnik-vs-carlsen-carlsen-slipped-again/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/resIPisRIJc.jpg Kramnik vs. Carlsen! Carlsen Slipped Again! Vladimir Kramnik vs. Magnus Carlsen Altibox Norway Chess (2017) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. a4 O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Nbd2 c6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Bc2 h6 14. Nf1 exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. d5 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ng3 Bd7 19. Be3 Bb6 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. b4 Qa7 22. Qa1 Qc7 23. Bxh6 cxb4 24. Bxg7 Qxc2 (24... Kxg7 25. Nh5+) 25. Qxf6 Qxf2+ (25... Bxf2+ 26. Kh2 Bxe1 (26... Qc3 27. Re2 Bxg3+ 28. Kxg3) 27. Bh6) 26. https://www.youtube.com/embed/resIPisRIJc 263 2017-06-14T18:58:52+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-queen-is-needed-to-save-the-kingdom/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/C82V-qcKpHs.jpg A Queen Is Needed To Save The Kingdom Alexander Kuznetsov, 1968 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 2Qbn1n1/kpp1PPPP/3pp3/8/K7/8/p2p4/8 w - - 0 0 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/C82V-qcKpHs 136 2017-06-15T13:43:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/20-moves-giri-decided-to-punish-kramnik-for-a-dubious-move-the-result/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NXUwDnDj8LE.jpg 20 Moves! Giri Decided To Punish Kramnik For A “Dubious” Move! The Result? Kramnik, Vladimir (RUS) - Giri, Anish (NED) 5th Norway Chess 2017 round 09 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. O-O c4 6. Be2 b5 7. b3 Bb7 8. Nc3 b4 9. Na4 c3 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. a3 a5 12. Bb5+ Kf8 (12... Nbd7 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. axb4 axb4 17. Rxa8+ Bxa8 18. Qd4 O-O 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Qxb4) 13. Nc5 Qb6 14. Nxb7 Qxb7 15. Qe2 g6 (15... Ke7 16. f3 Rd8 17. e4 Bc7) 16. e4 Nxe4 17. Bh6+ Ke7 (17... Kg8 18. Ng4 Be7 19. axb4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXUwDnDj8LE 341 2017-06-17T09:42:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/strange-but-chess-engines-are-managing-to-solve-this-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/x8cvzpSOcLE.jpg Strange But Chess Engines Are Managing To Solve This Puzzle Froim Simkhovich. Swiss Schachzeitung, 1923. White to draw This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 7k/4p3/5p2/1p1p1p2/1PpP1PpB/1pP3P1/7P/6NK w - - 0 5 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By tenaciousme from Tokyo, Japan (Terminator) [CC BY 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/x8cvzpSOcLE 163 2017-06-17T19:27:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/but-where-is-the-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MVAGfM0b6eQ.jpg But Where Is The Checkmate? In this famous chess miniature Croatian Jewish chess player Vladimir Vukovic sacrifices his queen after which Black king finds himself entangled in a mating net! After the queen sacrifice checkmate becomes a matter of moves by white minor pieces! C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bf4 f5 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.Qxd4 Qd5 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Ne2 Bc5 13. Qd8+ Kxd8 14. Bg5+ Ke8 15. Rd8+ Kf7 16. e6+ Kxe6 17. Nf4+ Kf7 18. Ne5# https://www.youtube.com/embed/MVAGfM0b6eQ 173 2017-06-18T11:10:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-15/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VgN7SAifptA.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 15 A. Hurtig. White to draw. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is :1b1r2n1/Pkp3pP/1P4Pn/Q5pK/8/3b4/8/2q5 w - - 0 0 Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/VgN7SAifptA 137 2017-06-18T19:57:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/another-cruel-checkmate-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Pe5Bc8K0YrY.jpg Another Cruel Checkmate On The Board French Defense: Winawer. Fingerslip Variation Kunin Double Gambit (C15) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Qxd4 6. O-O-O f5 7. Bg5 Qe5 (7... Qxf2) 8. Rd8+ Kf7 9. Nf3 Qa5 (9... fxg4 10. Nxe5#) (9... exf3 10. Qxb4 Nf6 11. Rxh8 (11. Rd1) 11... Qe1+ 12. Nd1 Qxb4) 10. Bb5 Nc6 (10... Nf6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Ne5+ Kg7 (12... Ke7 13. Re8+ Rxe8 14. Qxh7+ Kd6 15. Nc4+ Kc5 16. Be3#) 13. Bh6#) (10... fxg4 11. Ne5#) 11. Ne5+ Nxe5 12. Be8+ Kf8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pe5Bc8K0YrY 184 2017-06-19T15:16:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/akopians-study-like-move-against-karjakin/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/C7yI6dcHwY8.jpg Akopian’s Study-Like Move Against Karjakin Vladimir Akopian vs Sergey Karjakin 4th FIDE Grand Prix (2009), Nalchik RUS, rd 6, Apr-21 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is :1Q6/PK1kp3/3p4/3P1P2/6p1/8/1P6/2q5 w - - 0 71 Video Icon Attribution: By karpidis from Piraeus, Greece (alteration of KIF_4996) [CC BY 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/C7yI6dcHwY8 105 2017-06-20T09:44:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-best-ever-chess-miniatures/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DMbIlmhr1sA.jpg One Of The Best Ever Chess Miniatures Schwartz vs Carl Hartlaub. Bremen (1918) Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. h3 h5 6. Nh2 Nf6 7. d3 Bg4 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Nxg4 Nh5 10. Be3 Qh4 11. Bxc5 Qh1+ 12. Kxh1 Ng3+ 13. Kg1 Rh1# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/DMbIlmhr1sA 161 2017-06-20T20:41:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-absolutely-fantastic-attacking-game-by-simon-williams/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/YS5f0GOFD5o.jpg An Absolutely Fantastic Attacking Game By Simon Williams Simon Kim Williams vs David Guthrie Sicilian Defense: General (B20) 1. e4 c5 2. Be2 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe1 d6 8. Qh4 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Nd4 11. Bd1 e6 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3 Nd7 14. Qg3 Kh7 (14... d5) 15. c3 Nc6 16. f5 Nde5 17. Bc2 (17. Bg5 Qc7 (17... f6 18. fxg6+ Nxg6 19. Be3 Qd7 20. Bh5) 18. f6 hxg5 19. Nxg5+ Kg8 20. Qh3) 17... exf5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Rxf5 Ng6 20. Rh5 Nce7 21. Bf4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/YS5f0GOFD5o 295 2017-06-21T10:47:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-solution-to-the-puzzle-the-chinese-wall/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ZEq_X-yE9nU.jpg The Solution To The Puzzle “The Chinese Wall” Otto Blathy, "Chess Amateur", 1921 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 4k3/6p1/8/3p3b/p1pPp1pP/BpP1PpP1/1P3P1R/K2N3N w - - 0 1 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZEq_X-yE9nU 403 2017-06-22T12:07:29+00:00 https://chessterra.com/caruana-vs-so-caruanas-exchange-sacrifice-and-the-dramatic-finish/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/KrNHhiSn5Q.jpg Caruana vs. So: Caruana’s Exchange Sacrifice And The Dramatic Finish Fabiano Caruana vs Wesley So Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid) (2017), Paris FRA, rd 1, Jun-21 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. cd5 cd5 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qb3 Nc3 9. bc3 O-O 10. Nd2 e6 11. e4 Nc6 12. e5 b6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Qd1 Re8 16. a4 Na5 17. Re3 Qd7 18. h4 Nc4 19. Nc4 Bc4 20. h5 a5 21. Ba3 b5 22. Bd6 ba4 23. Bf1 Bf1 24. Kf1 Rc4 25. Kg2 Bh6 26. Rf3 Rec8 27. Qd3 Bg5 28. Rh1 Kg7 29. g4 Qb7 30. hg6 fg6 31. Rf6 Bf6 32. ef6 Kg8 33. Be7 R4c7 34. Bd6 Rc3 35. Qe2 Qf7 36. g5 h5 37. Qb5 e5 38. Be5 Qe6 39. Rh4 Qf5 40. Qd5 Kh8 41. f7 Kh7 42. Qb7 Qg5 43. Bg3 Rg3 44. fg3 Rc2 45. Kf3 Qf5 46. Ke3 Rc3 47. Ke2 Qd3 48. Ke1 Rc1 49. Kf2 Rc2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/_KrNHhiSn5Q 399 2017-06-23T11:57:51+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-puzzle-for-revealing-brilliant-minds/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1GjlzpH9h8A.jpg Chess Puzzle For Revealing Brilliant Minds This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/4k2r/p1p5/1pPp4/3P4/PP4P1/3P1PB1/2K5 w - - 0 1 My Facebook page: target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Music Creadit: Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( Video Icon Attribution: By Allan Ajifo [CC BY 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/1GjlzpH9h8A 72 2017-06-23T21:38:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grischuk-vs-caruana-grischuk-sacrifices-both-knights/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/r-ytYG60RV8.jpg Grischuk vs. Caruana: Grischuk Sacrifices Both Knights Alexander Grischuk vs. Fabiano Caruana Event: GCT Rapid Paris, 2017.06.23, Boleslavsky Variation, French (C11) . e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Be2 b5 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Bb7 12. Nd1 f6 13. c3 Rc8 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Qe2 fxe5 16. fxe5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nb6 18. Nf2 Nbc4 19. Nh3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc4 21. Qe2 g6 22. Rf2 Qb6 23. Raf1 b4 24. axb4 Qxb4 25. Nhg5 Qb6 26. Kh1 h6 27. Bxg6 Kg7 28. Bb1 hxg5 29. Qd3 Rf5 30. g4 Rcf8 31. gxf5 exf5 32. Nxg5 Nxe5 33. Qg3 Ng4 34. Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Bxf5 Bxg5 36. Qxg4 Qh6 37. Bd3 Kh8 38. Rf7 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/r-ytYG60RV8 307 2017-06-24T14:58:34+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-single-bishop-against-the-whole-army/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Nqnl3YPAOw0.jpg A Single Bishop Against The Whole Army Boris Sidorov. White to draw. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : BK1k4/PPNP4/2Pb4/1R1P1P2/1P6/N7/2Q2RP1/6B1 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nqnl3YPAOw0 112 2017-06-25T09:21:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-vs-wesley-so-grand-chess-tour-paris-blitz-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/XbdNsPEVCow.jpg Magnus Carlsen vs. Wesley So: Grand Chess Tour – Paris (Blitz) 2017 Carlsen, Magnus - So, Wesley Grand Chess Tour - Paris (Blitz) 2017 round 18 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 a6 5. dxc5 e6 6. Na4 Bxc5 7. Nxc5 Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxc5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bd3 h6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. O-O Qe7 13. c4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Rd8 16. Qf3 Nd5 17. e4 Nb6 ( 17... Qg5 18. Bg3 b5 19. Bb3 Nf6) 18. Bb3 f6 19. Bc3 a5 20. a3 Kh8 21. Qe3 (21. e5 f5 22. Rad1 Nd5 (22... Kh7 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Rd6) 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/XbdNsPEVCow 210 2017-06-26T12:05:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-vs-boris-gulko-every-chess-player-should-see-this-beauty/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7UBkvfWAXUU.jpg Mikhail Tal vs Boris Gulko: Every Chess Player Should See This Beauty Mikhail Tal vs Boris Gulko Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82), (1969) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Qg3 Nxg4 (13... Bd6 14. Be3 Be6) 14. Be2 (14. Nd5 Qd6 15. Bc3 O-O 16. Be2 Qh6+ 17. Bd2 Bh4 18. Bxg4 Bxg3 19. Bxh6 Bxg4 20. Rdg1 Bh5 21. Rxg3) 14... Qa5 ( 14... Qc6 15. Bxg4 exd4 16. Nd5 Bd6) 15. Bxg4 exd4 16. Nd5 Qxa2 17. Qe5 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qa5+ 19. b4 Qd8 20. Rhg1 f6 21. Bh5+ Kf8 (21... https://www.youtube.com/embed/7UBkvfWAXUU 297 2017-06-27T14:09:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-out-of-this-world-checkmate-by-siegbert-tarrasch/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/JW-lSZI-njg.jpg An Out Of This World Checkmate By Siegbert Tarrasch Arturo Reggio vs Siegbert Tarrasch Monte Carlo (1902), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 15, Feb-27 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (B40) d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. Bf4 Nxe4 8. Nc7+ Kf8 9. Nxa8 (9. Qf3 Nxc3 10. bxc3) 9... Qf6 10. Qf3 Nxc3 11. Bd2 Nd4 12. Qd3 Qe5+ 13. Be3 Na4+ 14. c3 Nxb2 15. Qb1 Bxc3# Video Icon Attribution: By not given in source (Hartston W. The kings of chess. London 1985.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/JW-lSZI-njg 103 2017-06-28T11:20:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chasing-black-queen-at-the-top-of-mount-azhdahak/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/s9Q137NwWPI.jpg Chasing Black Queen At The Top Of Mount Azhdahak Alexey Troitsky. "Deutsche Schachzeitung". 1910 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/1qp1k3/p7/3PN3/3RP3/8/PP3Pn1/6K1 w - - 0 0 _____________________________ _____________________________ Special thanks to my friend Ashot Arushanyan for filming this video! https://www.youtube.com/embed/s9Q137NwWPI 93 2017-06-29T16:21:15+00:00 https://chessterra.com/there-will-be-a-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IJWnVJYhPAA.jpg There Will Be A Checkmate Yuri Troinov vs Luben S Popov. Bulgaria (1962) Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Variation (B88) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Be3 a6 10. f4 d5 11. e5 Nd7 12. Qh5 Re8 (12... Nc5 ) 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qxf7+ Kxf7 (14... Kh8 15. Ne6 Rg8 16. Nxd8) 15.Bxd5+ Kg6 16. f5+ Kh5 17. Bf3+ Kh4 18. g3+ Kh3 19. Bg2+ Kg4 20. Rf4+ Kh5 21. _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/IJWnVJYhPAA 167 2017-06-30T15:10:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anish-giri-sacrifices-his-knight-against-aronian-move-11/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/icRxgmCa8Jg.jpg Anish Giri Sacrifices His Knight Against Aronian (Move 11) Giri, Anish - Aronian, Levon Grand Chess Tour - Your Next Move (Rapid) 2017 round 03 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 6. Nh4 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8. b3 g5 9. Bb2 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Nb8 11. Qc2 (11. Bxe4 f5 12.Nxf5 (12. g4 fxe4) 12... Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Rxf5) 11... gxh4 12. Bxe4 Re8 (12... f5 13. gxh4 fxe4 (13... Rf6 14. Rg1+ Kf7) 14. Rg1+ Kf7 15. Rg7+ Ke8 16. Qxe4+ Qe7 17. Qxe7#) 13. Bxh7+ Kf8 14. Qc4 Na6 15. gxh4 Re5 16. Qf4 Qe7 17. Rg1 Rxe2+ 18. Kd1 Rxd2+ 19. Qxd2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/icRxgmCa8Jg 227 2017-07-01T16:17:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/duel-of-queens-in-geghama-mountains/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/XuoPAyLhl6Q.jpg Duel Of Queens In Geghama Mountains David Joseph, "British Chess Magazine", 1922 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 3K4/kp6/p7/1P6/8/8/7P/8 w - - 0 0 __________________________ Special thanks to my friends Ashot Arushanyan and Zaven Lalayan for filming this video!!! https://www.youtube.com/embed/XuoPAyLhl6Q 131 2017-07-03T09:09:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/all-you-need-is-a-sacrifice-and-your-opponent-will-resign/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/UxYmBA31zl4.jpg All You Need Is A Sacrifice… And Your Opponent Will Resign 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 b5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. a3 h5 12. Qe2 (12. h3 h4 13. g4) 12... h4 13. Bg5 hxg3 14. hxg3 Bc5 15. a4 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 (16... exd5 17. exd5+) 17. exd5 Qd6 18. Bf4 (18. Qg4) 18... Qxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Qe4 Bxe4 21. Bh6 Rxh6 22. Rfd1 Rh1# __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/UxYmBA31zl4 192 2017-07-03T20:58:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsens-thrilling-move-will-definitely-find-its-place-in-chess-books/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AWlNBu65qSs.jpg Carlsen’s Thrilling Move Will Definitely Find Its Place In Chess Books Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi YourNextMove (Blitz) (2017), Leuven BEL, rd 14, Jul-02 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Variation (B92) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. a4 O-O (9... Qb6 10. Ra2 10. Nd2 Nc5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc4 Be7 13. O-O Be6 14. a5 Rc8 ( 14... Bxc4 15. Bxc4) 15. Nb6 Rc6 16. b4 Nd7 17. Nbd5 Bg5 18. Na4 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rc7 20. c4 e4 21. c5 dxc5 22. d6 Rc8 23. Bg4 cxb4 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Nb6 Qc6 26. https://www.youtube.com/embed/AWlNBu65qSs 249 2017-07-04T13:38:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/yes-this-castling-is-legal-and-its-crushing/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/toudMTswQUk.jpg Yes, This Castling Is Legal And It’s Crushing! 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Rb8 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxb2 11. Bxf6 gxf6 (11... exf6 12. Nxc6) 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 (12... Rb7 13.Nxf6+ exf6 14. Qa4 (14... Bb4 15. O-O Bxc3 16. Qxc6+)) 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14.O-O-O+ Video Icon Attribution: By Oliver-Bonjoch (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( or GFDL ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/toudMTswQUk 124 2017-07-05T11:52:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dramatic-finish-nakamuras-funky-underpromotion-which-cant-be-forgotten/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ljjq2eZbF9A.jpg Dramatic Finish! Nakamura’s Funky Underpromotion Which Can’t Be Forgotten Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Hikaru Nakamura Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz) (2017), Paris FRA, rd 16, Jun-25 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/8/8/5R1P/8/7r/4Kpk1/8 b - - 0 77 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Andreas Kontokanis from Piraeus, Greece (Nakamura Hikaru) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ljjq2eZbF9A 198 2017-07-05T18:31:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-astounding-checkmate-by-richard-teichmann/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sgZsZAkws6w.jpg An Astounding Checkmate By Richard Teichmann King's Gambit: Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bd6 6. d3 O-O 7. dxe4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 Re8 9. Kd1 Bf5 10. Nf6+ gxf6 11. Qh5 (11. Qd2) 11... Bb4 12. Nf3 Qxd5+ 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd5 (14. Qg4+ Bg6+) 14... Be2# https://www.youtube.com/embed/sgZsZAkws6w 142 2017-07-07T08:07:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-a-mighty-attack-by-the-first-female-grandmaster-nona-gaprindashvili/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/6Ai153-zhvc.jpg Just A Mighty Attack By The First Female Grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili Nona Gaprindashvili vs Liubov M Idelchik URS Spartakiad (1964), Moscow Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 (12... Na5 13. Qc2 Qc7) 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bc2 Na5 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Re3 Nc4 19. Rh3 Na3 20. Bb3 a5 21. Qe3 Qd8 (21... a4 22. Bg7 Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 axb3 25. Bf6 b2 26. Rf1 Bb4 27. Rb3 Bxd2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Ai153-zhvc 288 2017-07-07T20:10:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/analyzing-my-favorite-game-on-my-birthday-july-8/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cwMCyz5A46s.jpg Analyzing My Favorite Game On My Birthday (July 8) Edward Lasker vs George Alan Thomas Casual game (1912), London ENG, Oct-29 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7 (10... Bxe5 11. Nd2 g6 12. Qxe5 Nc6) 11. Qxh7+ (11. Nxf6+ gxf6) 11... Kxh7 12. Nxf6+ Kh6 (12... Kh8 13. Ng6#) 13. Neg4+ Kg5 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3 16. Be2+ (16. O-O) 16... Kg2 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. Kd2# (18. O-O-O#) 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/cwMCyz5A46s 190 2017-07-08T17:17:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/10-year-old-karjakin-knocks-down-wladimir-klitschko/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4bIC5rZ5cwc.jpg 10 Year Old Karjakin Knocks Down Wladimir Klitschko Sergey Karjakin vs. Wladimir Klitschko 1. e4 b6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb7 5. d5 Kd7 6. dxc6+ __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/4bIC5rZ5cwc 96 2017-07-09T12:02:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/white-pawn-in-blacks-throat/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lKjXCKF9Q6E.jpg White Pawn In Black’s Throat Nicolas Rossolimo vs Ivan Romanenko Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Variation (B31) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nd4 7. e5 Ng8 8. d3 Nb5 9. Nb5 a6 10. Nd6 ed6 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. ed6 Kf8 13. Re8 Ke8 14. Qe2 Kf8 15. Be7 Ke8 16. Bd8 Kd8 17. Ng5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/lKjXCKF9Q6E 167 2017-07-09T21:17:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-solution-to-the-puzzle-for-revealing-brilliant-minds/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dFAL7j_naW8.jpg The Solution To The Puzzle For Revealing Brilliant Minds Vitaly Chekhover, White to draw. 1947 __________________________ This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 7r/p3k3/2p5/1pPp4/3P4/PP4P1/3P1PB1/2K5 w - - 0 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/dFAL7j_naW8 170 2017-07-10T12:54:44+00:00 https://chessterra.com/%e2%99%9acarlsen-crushes-a-strong-grandmaster-in-just-19-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/0xPQhZAH9M0.jpg ♚Carlsen Crushes A Strong Grandmaster In Just 19 Moves Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen YourNextMove (Blitz) (2017) Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation (C22) d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qf4 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Rxe4 10. Qg3 d5 11. f3 Re8 12. Ne2 a5 13. Nf4 Nb4 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. a3 Bf5 16. axb4 (16. Rd2 Qc6 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Qc4) 16... axb4 17. Nxd5 (17. Kb1 Ra1+ 18. Kxa1 Bxc2) 17... Ra1+ 18. Kd2 Qxb2 19. Qxc7 (19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Kxd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/0xPQhZAH9M0 181 2017-07-10T20:06:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/shocking-kramnik-sacrifices-his-queen-against-junior-computer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NXlXCdSYmgY.jpg Shocking! Kramnik Sacrifices His Queen Against Junior (Computer) Vladimir Kramnik vs Junior (Computer) 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 e6 4. f4 Be7 5. Nf3 c5 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Ng4 Bc2 f5 10. Rg1 Nc6 11. h3 Nf6 12. g4 Ne4 13. Qg2 g6 14. Qh2 Kh8 15. h4 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 fxg4 17. Ng5 Qe8 (17... Bxg5 18. hxg5 Ne7 19. O-O-O Nf5) 18. h5 gxh5 19. Rxg4 Rf6 (19... hxg4 20. Qxh7#) 20. Rh4 Rh6 21. O-O-O a5 22. Rh1 b5 23. Bd1 Ra7 24. Bxh5 Qf8 25. e4 Bd8 26. f5 b4 27. Bg6 Rxh4 28. Qxh4 bxc3 29. bxc3 Bf6 30. https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXlXCdSYmgY 242 2017-07-11T16:46:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/teichman-goes-for-a-king-march/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1H3GZnwciO8.jpg Teichman Goes For A King March!!!! Richard Teichmann vs Allies Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O (4. d3) (4. Ng5) 4... Nxe4 5. d4 exd4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qh5 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bg5 Be6 (10... Bg4 11. Bxe7 Bxf3) 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Ng3 Qh6 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Qa4 Rad8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 (16... Rxd4 17. Rxd4 b5 18. Qxb5 (18. Rh4 bxa4 19. Rxh6 gxh6) 17. Rxd4 Rxd4 18. Qxd4 b6 19. Qe5 c5 20. f4 Bc8 21. f5 Bb7 22. Qe7 Qc6 23. Re2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/1H3GZnwciO8 285 2017-07-12T14:34:23+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-16/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TpnOsSclR1s.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 16 Reginald A. Brown. Illustrated London News, 1846 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is: 5bKn/6PP/4n1Q1/8/1q3rp1/5k2/5r2/8 w - - 0 0 Video Icon Attribution: © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons, via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/TpnOsSclR1s 89 2017-07-13T07:21:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/amazing-fischer-crushes-a-strong-grandmaster-in-17-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jbWVNTufszE.jpg Amazing! Fischer Crushes A Strong Grandmaster In 17 Moves Robert James Fischer vs Reuben Fine Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Compromised Defense (C52) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. Nxc3 Nf6 (9... Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Nf6 11. Ba3 d6 12. e5) 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb2 Qg5 14. h4 (14. Qa3 b6 15. Rae1+ Bxe1 16. Rxe1+ Kd8 17. Bxg7 Rg8 (17... Qxg7 18. Qe7#) 18. h4 Qxh4 19. Qg3 Qe7 20. Rxe7 Kxe7 21. Qe5+ Kd8 22. Bf6#) 14... https://www.youtube.com/embed/jbWVNTufszE 208 2017-07-13T12:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/morphys-amazing-move-made-paulsen-think-more-than-an-hour/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zYu7Hy22SzQ.jpg Morphy’s Amazing Move Made Paulsen Think More Than An Hour Louis Paulsen vs Paul Morphy 1st American Chess Congress (1857), New York, NY USA, rd 4, Nov-03 Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Re8 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Bc4 b5 9. Be2 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Rxe4 11. Bf3 Re6 12. c3 Qd3 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Ra2 Rae8 17. Qa6 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rg6+ 19. Kh1 Bh3 20. Rd1 Bg2+ 21. Kg1 Bxf3+ 22. Kf1 Bg2+ 23. Kg1 Bh3+ 24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Qf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Re2 27. Ra1 Rh6 28. d4 Be3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/zYu7Hy22SzQ 342 2017-07-14T11:21:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/rossolimos-immortal-one-of-the-most-amazing-moves-in-chess-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yg-VWurgwXU.jpg Rossolimo’s Immortal! One Of The Most Amazing Moves In Chess History Nicolas Rossolimo vs Paul Reissmann Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Traditional Line (C54) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 ed4 6. cd4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bd2 8. Nbd2 d5 9. ed5 Nd5 10. Qb3 Nce7 11. O-O c6 12. Rfe1 O-O 13. a4 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. a5 Rc8 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. a6 Ba8 18. Qh3 Nf4 19. Qg4 Ned5 20. Ra3 Ne6 21. Bd5 cd5 22. Nf6 Kh8 23. Qg6 Qc2 24. Rh3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/yg-VWurgwXU 226 2017-07-15T07:31:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-most-amazing-and-complex-chess-puzzles-in-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cmOcJWepUJc.jpg One Of The Most Amazing And Complex Chess Puzzles In History Vladimir Neistadt, 1992. White is winning! This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/P3n3/pp6/p3P3/k1P1p2n/Pp2p3/1P2PpBp/3b1K2 w - - 0 1 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/cmOcJWepUJc 293 2017-07-15T19:52:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-time-mikhail-tal-sacrificed-his-king/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/f0CUhikmG00.jpg This Time Mikhail Tal Sacrificed His King Mikhail Tal vs Fridrik Olafsson 4th Ruy Lopez Memorial (1975), Las Palmas ESP, rd 11 Modern Defense: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Qe2 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 e5 7. Bb5 ed4 8. cd4 Nd7 9. Be3 Bg7 10. Bc6 bc6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rc1 c5 13. dc5 Bb2 14. Rc2 Bg7 15. O-O Re8 16. Rd1 Nc5 17. Bc5 dc5 18. Rc5 Qd6 19. Rdc1 Bh6 20. Rc7 Rad8 21. R1c2 Bd2 22. Qd2 Qf4 23. Re7 Rf8 24. Qa5 Rd1 25. Ne1 Qg5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/f0CUhikmG00 215 2017-07-16T13:01:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-so-had-never-been-checkmated-in-such-a-brutal-way/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/vgK_1eRhsYY.jpg Wesley So Had Never Been Checkmated In Such A Brutal Way Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura Sinquefield Cup (2015), Saint Louis USA, rd 6, Aug-29 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Classical System Traditional Line (E99) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.f3 f5 11.Be3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.Nd3 Ng6 14.c5 Nf6 15.Rc1 Rf7 16.Kh1 h5 17.cxd6 cxd6 18.Nb5 a6 19.Na3 b5 20.Rc6 g4 21.Qc2 Qf8 22.Rc1 Bd7 23.Rc7 [23.Rb6 h4 24.Qc7 gxf3 25.gxf3 Bf5] 23...Bh6 24.Be1 h4 25.fxg4 f3 [25...Nxe4 26.Bf3 Ng5 27.Nf2] 26.gxf3 Nxe4 27.Rd1 [27.fxe4 Rf1+ 28.Kg2 (28.Bxf1 Qxf1#) 28...Be3 29.Rxd7 h3+ 30.Kxh3 Qh6+ 31.Bh4 Rxc1 32.Nxc1 (32.Qxc1 Qxh4+ 33.Kg2 Bxc1) 32...Qxh4+ 33.Kg2 Qf2+ 34.Kh3 Nf4#] 27...Rxf3 28.Rxd7 Rf1+ 29.Kg2 Be3 30.Bg3 hxg3 31.Rxf1 Nh4+ 32.Kh3 [32.Kh1 g2#] 32...Qh6 33.g5 Nxg5+ 34.Kg4 Nhf3 35.Nf2 Qh4+ 36.Kf5 Rf8+ 37.Kg6 Rf6+ 38.Kxf6 Ne4+ 39.Kg6 Qg5# https://www.youtube.com/embed/vgK_1eRhsYY 309 2017-07-17T15:51:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/look-how-morphy-smothered-his-opponents-king-with-a-single-knight/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/0zlFIivOm3k.jpg Look How Morphy Smothered His Opponent’s King With A Single Knight Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 ed4 5. O-O Ne4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bd5 Qd5 8. Nc3 Qh5 9. Ne4 Be6 10. Neg5 Bb4 11. Re6 fe6 12. Ne6 Qf7 13. Nfg5 Qe7 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Ng7 Kd7 16. Qg4 Kd8 17. Nf7 Qf7 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Ne6 Kc8 20. Nc5 Kb8 21. Nd7 Kc8 22. Nb6 Kb8 23. Qc8 Rc8 24. Nd7# Video Icon Attribution: By en:User:Cburnett [GFDL ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( BSD ( or GPL ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/0zlFIivOm3k 225 2017-07-18T12:35:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/janowskis-killer-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eANJTDPzxpw.jpg Janowski’s Killer Move… David Janowski vs Friedrich Saemisch Torre Attack: Classical Defense (A46) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. h4 (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Bd3) 11... h6 12. Qd2 Ng4 13. Bf4 d6 14. Ne3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 h5 16. Rh3 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 ( 18... Bf6 19. Nf3 Rfe8) 19. Bxe5 Bd6 20. Qh6 f6 (20... gxh6 21. Rg3#) 21. Qh7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/eANJTDPzxpw 190 2017-07-19T12:56:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/shocking-results-testing-chess-engines-with-behtings-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aCHbQAcqcsI.jpg Shocking Results! Testing Chess Engines With Behting’s Puzzle In this video I am testing 4 chess engines Stockfish 8 64-bit, Komodo 10.4 64-bit, Houdini 5.01 64-bit and Crafty 23.1 64-bit with Behting's chess puzzle! Johann Behting, "Rigasche Rundschau", 1901. White is winning __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/aCHbQAcqcsI 300 2017-07-20T09:34:26+00:00 https://chessterra.com/karpov-slays-the-dragon-with-a-double-rook-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5emGhxFek7k.jpg Karpov Slays The Dragon With A Double Rook Sacrifice Anatoly Karpov vs Evgeny Gik Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Main Line (B77) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. h4 Ne5 12. Bb3 Rfc8 13. h5 Nh5 14. Bh6 Bh6 15. Qh6 Rc3 16. bc3 Qc3 17. Ne2 Qc5 18. g4 Nf6 19. g5 Nh5 20. Rh5 gh5 21. Rh1 Qe3 22. Kb1 Qf3 23. Rh5 e6 24. g6 Ng6 25. Qh7 Kf8 26. Rf5 Qb3 27. ab3 ef5 28. Nf4 Rd8 29. Qh6 Ke8 30. Ng6 fg6 31. Qg6 Ke7 32. Qg5 Ke8 33. ef5 Rc8 34. Qg8 Ke7 35. Qg7 Kd8 36. f6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/5emGhxFek7k 348 2017-07-21T12:15:29+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-messy-puzzle-with-a-brilliant-solution/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yn-AwWS2jyg.jpg A Messy Puzzle With A Brilliant Solution Vladimir Korolkov, Chess in the USSR, 1936 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/7p/4p1pP/6Pk/3Q1P1n/5pBK/2b2PpP/3r1RR1 w - - 0 0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/yn-AwWS2jyg 168 2017-07-22T10:52:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bongcloud-is-back-nakamura-moves-his-king-on-move-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VRDvDWIl3kk.jpg Bongcloud Is Back! Nakamura Moves His King On Move 2 American chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura who is one of the best blitz and bullet players in the world goes for Bongcloud attack which means that he gives odds! Being unable to make use of White's silly opening Nakamura's opponent IM Petrosianic soon faces serious problems and loses the game! Hikaru Nakamura vs. Petrosianic 1. e4 c5 2. Ke2 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. f4 d6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bg2 Rb8 9. a4 a6 10. Re1 b5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Kf1 b4 13. Kg1 Nd7 14. d4 bxc3 15. bxc3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb6 17. Be3 Qb3 18. Nbd2 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Ba6 20. e5 Nb4 21. Bf1 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Rfc8 23. Rb1 Nc2 24. Kf2 Nb6 25. Rfc1 Nxe3 26. Rxb6 Nd5 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Ne4 Rb2+ 29. Ke1 h6 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. exd6 exd6 32. Nxd6 Nb4 33. Kf1 Nd3 34. Ne5 Bxe5 35. dxe5 Rxh2 36. Ne8 g5 37. Nf6+ Kg6 38. g4 h5 39. Rg8+ Kh6 40. fxg5# https://www.youtube.com/embed/VRDvDWIl3kk 244 2017-07-22T18:54:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-bobby-fischers-best-queen-sacrifices-ever/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bW3EjVQrGf8.jpg One Of Bobby Fischer’s Best Queen Sacrifices Ever One Of Bobby Fischer's Best Queen Sacrifices Ever In this video I am analyzing a brilliant game played by Bobby Fischer against Rene Letelier. Letelier transgresses opening principles by neglecting his development in order to win material. But his plan fails, and he faces serious problems. After Fischer undermines White's center, White finds himself overextended with his king still stuck in the center. Fischer rapidly organizes his attack and with a startling queen sacrifice finishes up the game. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bW3EjVQrGf8 320 2017-07-23T13:56:52+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-greatest-moves-in-chess-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xIHPKoTR0_8.jpg One Of The Greatest Moves In Chess History! In this famous chess game Siegbert Tarrasch makes one of the best moves in his career! By sacrificing the bishop on c7 square Tarrasch is both using a blockading and at the same time deflecting tactic! The piece sacrifice forces his opponents to resign on the spot! Siegbert Tarrasch vs Consultants 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Qc7 7. Bb2 f6 8. c4 Nce7 9. Nc3 Nh6 10. Rc1 Bb5 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. cd5 ed5 14. e4 O-O-O 15. e5 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. a4 b4 18. Nd1 Kb7 19. ef6 gf6 20. Bf6 Re8 21. Ne3 Rg8 22. Qd3 Ng4 23. Ng4 Qg4 24. Rf2 Qd7 25. Ne5 Ne5 26. Be5 Rc8 27. Qf3 Kb6 28. d3 Bh6 29. R2c2 d4 30. a5 Kb5 31. Bc7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xIHPKoTR0_8 217 2017-07-24T10:09:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-best-games-ever-played-by-12-year-old-magnus-carlsen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/I0UVQ2NFWng.jpg One Of The Best Games Ever Played By 12-Year-Old Magnus Carlsen Magnus Carlsen vs Dennis Rylander Salongernas IM-tournament (2003), Stockholm SWE, rd 8, Jun-14 Dutch Defense: Leningrad. Matulovic Variation (A89) 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ne5 de5 10. e4 f4 11. gf4 ef4 12. e5 Ng4 13. e6 Ne5 14. c5 f3 15. Bh3 g5 16. Kh1 g4 17. Qd4 gh3 18. Bh6 Bh6 19. Qe5 Rf6 20. Rg1 Rg6 21. Qh5 Kg7 22. Rg6 hg6 23. Rg1 Qe8 24. Ne4 c6 25. Qe5 Kg8 26. Ng5 Bg5 27. Qg5 Kg7 28. Rg4 Be6 29. Qe5 Kg8 30. Rh4 Bd5 31. Rh8 Kf7 32. Rh7 Kf8 33. Qg7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/I0UVQ2NFWng 276 2017-07-25T12:42:30+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-have-a-look-how-troitsky-fooled-his-opponent/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rS7E6qgW8I8.jpg Just Have A Look How Troitsky “Fooled” His Opponent Alexey Troitsky vs. Vogt, 1896 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 3k4/1pp2pp1/1b4r1/pP2p3/P3P3/6Nb/5P1P/3qB1KR w - - 0 3 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/rS7E6qgW8I8 138 2017-07-25T19:46:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/man-vs-machine-robert-fischer-destroys-greenblatt-computer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/N7tKNiSVzmI.jpg Man vs. Machine! Robert Fischer Destroys Greenblatt (Computer) Robert James Fischer vs Greenblatt (Computer) Computer Match (1977), Cambridge, MA USA King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit Bledow Countergambit (C33) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 (3... Qh4+) (3... Nf6 4. e5) 4. Bxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 (5. Bb3 Nxe4) 5... Bb4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Bd6 9. d4 g5 10. Nxg5 Qxg5 11. e5 Bh3 12. Rf2 Bxe5 13. dxe5 c6 14. Bxf4 Qg7 15. Nf6+ Kh8 16. Qh5 Rd8 (16... Be6 17. https://www.youtube.com/embed/N7tKNiSVzmI 233 2017-07-26T10:45:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/caterpillar-theme-joke-chess-problem-in-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ic2LG1qhYWg.jpg Caterpillar Theme! Joke Chess Problem In Chess This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is: k7/Pp6/1p6/1p3B2/1p3K2/1p6/8/R7 w - - 0 0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ic2LG1qhYWg 66 2017-07-26T19:50:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-sos-best-ever-game-vs-garry-kasparov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pgJ0rjyM2pM.jpg Wesley So’s Best Ever Game vs Garry Kasparov Wesley So vs Garry Kasparov Ultimate Blitz Challenge (2016), St. Louis. Modern Defense: Rossolimo Variation (A41) 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. d5 Nce7 8. h3 Bd7 9. c5 dc5 10. Nc4 f6 11. d6 Nc8 12. Be3 b6 13. O-O Bc6 14. dc7 Qc7 15. b4 cb4 16. Rc1 Nge7 17. Qb3 h6 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Nce5 fe5 20. Bb5 Rb8 21. Ba4 Qb7 22. Rc6 Nc6 23. Qe6 Ne7 24. Bc5 Rc8 25. Be7 Video Icon Attribution: By Andreas Kontokanis from Piraeus, Greece (So Wesley) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/pgJ0rjyM2pM 265 2017-07-27T11:34:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-out-of-this-world-move-by-the-puzzle-king-sam-loyd/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/O8DDEQleQ8I.jpg An Out Of This World Move By “The Puzzle King” Sam Loyd Sam Loyd vs Charles Caldwell Moore King's Gambit: Accepted. Polerio Gambit (C33) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. d4 d5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Bf4 c5 6. Bg5 de4 7. Be4 cd4 8. Bf6 Qf6 9. Nf3 Bc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 d3 12. Kh1 dc2 13. Bh7 Kh7 14. Qc2 Qg6 15. Qc5 Na6 16. Qb5 Nc7 17. Qc4 Qb6 18. Nh4 a5 19. Ndf3 Ra6 20. Ne5 f6 21. Rf3 Qb2 22. Re1 f5 23. Rh3 f4 24. Qe6 __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/O8DDEQleQ8I 254 2017-07-28T09:42:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-most-aggressive-player-vs-the-most-solid-player/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UIOWh6HZUEM.jpg The Most Aggressive Player vs. The Most Solid Player Mikhail Tal vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian URS Team Cup (Daugava-Spartak) 1974 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. Re1 e5 9. de6 Be6 10. Bf4 h6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. e5 de5 14. Be5 Ne4 15. Ne4 Be5 16. Nf3 Bg7 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bc4 Be8 19. Neg5 hg5 20. Ng5 Kg8 21. Qf4 Nd7 22. Rd7 Bd7 23. Bf7 __________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Croes, Rob C. / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/UIOWh6HZUEM 212 2017-07-28T16:23:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hahaha-yes-this-is-a-real-game-played-by-nakamura/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/HbIhabDSBuk.jpg Hahaha! Yes, This Is A Real Game Played By Nakamura In this ICC blitz game Hikaru Nakamura destroys Crafty Computer in the most fierce style! Nakamura chooses a correct anti-computer strategy goes for super-solid Hippopotamus Defence and like in King's Indian defense launches an attack on the kingside! By winning opponent's all pieces he goes for underpromotions and soon he starts mating White king with six knights! A game which you should definitely see! https://www.youtube.com/embed/HbIhabDSBuk 336 2017-07-29T15:26:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/if-both-parties-make-the-same-moves-how-can-white-mate-in-4/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QitEMIz-dik.jpg If both parties make the same moves how can white mate in 4? A chess puzzle composed by Samuel Loyd. __________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/QitEMIz-dik 71 2017-07-29T21:17:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsens-king-is-in-danger-lu-shanglei-vs-magnus-carlsen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/xhXs3sLuSH0.jpg Carlsen’s King Is In Danger: Lu Shanglei vs Magnus Carlsen Lu Shanglei vs Magnus Carlsen FIDE World Blitz Championship (2014) Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (C25) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Na4 Be6 6. Ne2 Qd7 7. h3 Nge7 8. d3 O-O-O 9. Nc5 dc5 10. Be3 b6 11. f4 f5 12. Qd2 fe4 13. de4 Qe8 14. Qc3 Nd4 15. Bd4 cd4 16. Qa3 Bc4 17. Bf3 Nc6 18. O-O-O ef4 19. gf4 Be2 20. Be2 Qe4 21. Bf3 Qf4 22. Kb1 Ne5 23. Qa6 Kd7 24. Bg2 Rhe8 25. Rhe1 Ke6 26. Qa7 Re7 27. Re4 Qf2 28. Rde1 Kf7 29. Rf1 Qf6 30. Rf6 gf6 31. Re1 d3 32. cd3 Rd3 33. Qa4 Red7 34. a3 Rd2 35. Bc6 R7d4 36. Qb3 Ke7 37. Qg3 Kd6 38. Be4 b5 39. Bh7 b4 40. ab4 Rb4 41. Qc3 Rbd4 42. Bc2 c5 43. Rc1 Nc4 44. Qg3 Kc6 45. Ba4 Kd5 46. Bb3 Rb2 47. Ka1 Rbd2 48. Rc4 Rc4 49. Qf3 Ke5 50. Bc4 Rd4 51. Qe3 Re4 52. Qc5 Kf4 53. Bd3 Re5 54. Qf2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xhXs3sLuSH0 347 2017-07-30T12:10:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-see-one-of-the-greatest-swindles-in-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kjH8yuH4LSY.jpg Must See! One Of The Greatest Swindles In Chess Alexander Beliavsky vs Larry Mark Christiansen Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Bg2 Bd2 6. Qd2 d6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nf3 e5 9. O-O Re8 10. e4 Bg4 11. d5 Bf3 12. Bf3 Nbd7 13. b4 a5 14. a3 Ra6 15. Nb5 Nb6 16. Rac1 ab4 17. ab4 Qd7 18. Qd3 Ra4 19. Qb3 Rea8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h4 g6 22. Rb1 Ng4 23. Be2 Qe7 24. Rbc1 c6 25. dc6 bc6 26. c5 dc5 27. bc5 Nd7 28. Nd6 Ndf6 29. Bc4 Nf2 30. Kf2 Ra3 31. Bf7 Kg7 32. Qe6 Ra2 33. Kg1 R8a3 34. Ne8 Kh6 35. Nf6 Rg3 36. Kh1 Qf7 37. Rd7 Qf6 38. Qf6 Rh2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/kjH8yuH4LSY 348 2017-07-31T11:07:51+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fried-liver-shirov-vs-sulskis/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ykMViap5vX8.jpg Fried Liver!!! Shirov vs. Sulskis Alexey Shirov vs Sarunas Sulskis Chess Olympiad (2014), Tromso NOR, rd 2, Aug-03 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. ed5 Nd5 6. Nf7 Kf7 7. Qf3 Ke6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. a3 Nc2 10. Kd1 Na1 11. Nd5 Kd6 12. d4 Be6 13. Re1 b5 14. Nb4 bc4 15. Qc6 Ke7 16. Bg5 Kf7 17. Bd8 Rd8 18. Qc7 Rd7 19. Qe5 Rd6 20. d5 Bd7 21. Qf4 Kg8 22. Qc4 a5 23. Nd3 a4 24. Nc5 h5 25. Nd7 Rd7 26. d6 Kh7 27. Re6 g6 28. Rg6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ykMViap5vX8 229 2017-08-02T06:53:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-sets-up-a-trap-for-wesley-so/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/j94-vxsH40.jpg Magnus Carlsen Sets Up A Trap For Wesley So Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz (2016), A29 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cd5 Nd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. a3 Re8 10. b4 Bf8 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. Nd2 Qc8 13. Re1 a5 14. b5 Nd4 15. Nb3 a4 16. Nd4 ed4 17. Ne4 Qd7 18. Qc2 Rad8 19. Nc5 Bc5 20. Qc5 Re2 21. Re2 Be2 22. Bb7 Bd3 23. Rd1 Qb5 24. Qc7 Rf8 25. Bd4 Nc4 26. Bf3 Qb3 27. Bc5 Re8 28. Qd7 Qd1 Video Icon Attribution: Ralf Roletschek [CC BY-SA 1.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/j94--vxsH40 214 2017-08-02T16:58:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-immortal-zugzwang-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/y3spotdthFA.jpg The Immortal Zugzwang Game Friedrich Saemisch vs Aron Nimzowitsch Queen's Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional Variation Nimzowitsch Line (E18) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rc1 b5 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. h3 Qd7 15. Kh2 Nh5 16. Bd2 f5 17. Qd1 (17. Nb1) 17... b4 18. Nb1 Bb5 19. Rg1 (19. Qb3 {1}) 19... Bd6 20. e4 fxe4 (20... Nf6 21. e5) 21. Qxh5 Rxf2 22. Qg5 Raf8 23. Kh1 (23. Bf4 R8xf4 24. gxf4 Bxf4+) 23... https://www.youtube.com/embed/y3spotdthFA 270 2017-08-03T12:23:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/how-good-was-wesley-so-at-the-age-of-10/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/6QazUeD42aY.jpg How Good Was Wesley So At The Age Of 10? Wch U10 (2003), Chalkidiki, rd 3, Oct-25 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation (B33) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Na3 Be7 8. Be2 Be6 9. Be3 O-O 10. h4 d5 11. ed5 Nd5 12. Nd5 Bd5 13. Rh2 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. c4 Be4 16. Nb5 Bc5 17. f3 Bg1 18. Qb3 Bh2 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Bd2 Bg3 21. Kd1 Rad8 22. Nc3 Rd2 23. Kd2 Rd8 24. Ke3 Qc5 25. Ke4 Qd4 26. Kf5 Qf4# Video Icon Attribution: By Frank Hoppe (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/6QazUeD42aY 237 2017-08-03T20:36:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grischuk-sacrifices-his-rook-against-rapport-but-alas/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/06qb0222Ujo.jpg Grischuk Sacrifices His Rook Against Rapport, But Alas… Alexander Grischuk vs Richard Rapport 2017 Speed Chess Championship, chess.com Scandinavian Defense, Gubinsky-Melts 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nc4 Qc7 8. Qf3 Nb6 9. Bf4 Qd7 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. O-O-O Qd8 12. h3 e6 13. Bc4 Be7 14. g4 Nd5 15. Be5 Bf6 16. Ne4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 O-O 18. g5 b5 19. Bb3 Qc7 20. Nf6+ Nxf6 ( 20... gxf6 21. gxf6 Kh8 22. Qh5 Nf4 23. Qh6 Ne2+ 24. Kb1 Rg8 25. c3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/06qb0222Ujo 297 2017-08-04T10:50:51+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-most-fantastic-checkmates-in-chess-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ocWcMNDfHjw.jpg One Of The Most Fantastic Checkmates In Chess History Aron Nimzowitsch vs Siegbert Tarrasch Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense. Pseudo-Tarrasch (D30) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nh4 g6 13. Nhf3 Rad8 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bb5 Ne4 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Qc2 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 d4 19. exd4 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Bxg2 22. f3 Rfe8 23. Ne4 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 Bxf1 25. d5 f5 26. Qc3 Qg2+ 27. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ocWcMNDfHjw 316 2017-08-05T05:43:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/simon-williams-unleashes-his-inner-dragon/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TmhczZayq0g.jpg Simon Williams Unleashes His Inner Dragon In this game English chess grandmaster Simon William (Ginger GM) goes for Sicilian dragon and once White chooses Yugoslav Attack the game becomes extremely sharp where Simon Williams manages to organize a decisive attack full of sacrifices! A classical example how to attack in Sicilian dragon which can be very instructive for the players who choose this opening! Christopher J Dorrington vs Simon Williams https://www.youtube.com/embed/TmhczZayq0g 280 2017-08-05T20:47:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/capablancas-deflection/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9FpDXf6OS-8.jpg Capablanca’s Deflection Ossip Bernstein vs Jose Raul Capablanca 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 b6 8. cd5 ed5 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Ba6 Ba6 11. Qa6 c5 12. Bf6 Nf6 13. dc5 bc5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Qe2 c4 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bb4 18. b3 Rac8 19. bc4 dc4 20. Rc2 Bc3 21. Rc3 Nd5 22. Rc2 c3 23. Rdc1 Rc5 24. Nb3 Rc6 25. Nd4 Rc7 26. Nb5 Rc5 27. Nc3 Nc3 28. Rc3 Rc3 29. Rc3 Qb2 Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/9FpDXf6OS-8 212 2017-08-06T10:59:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/stalemate-with-all-the-pieces-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/0tZC1Bfbp7U.jpg Stalemate With All The Pieces On The Board 1.d4 d6 2.Qd2 e5 3.a4 e4 4.Qf4 f5 5.h3 Be7 6.Qh2 Be6 7.Ra3 c5 8.Rg3 Qa5+ 9.Nd2 Bh4 10.f3 Bb3 11.d5 e3 12.c4 f4 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/0tZC1Bfbp7U 120 2017-08-06T21:12:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anands-brilliant-sacrifice-will-definitely-find-its-place-in-chess-books/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/X_H7gkVtm2U.jpg Anand’s Brilliant Sacrifice Will Definitely Find Its Place In Chess Books Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana Sinquefield Cup (2017), Saint Louis USA, rd 5, Aug-06 English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines (A29) Video Icon Attribution: By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/X_H7gkVtm2U 276 2017-08-07T09:57:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/9-year-old-rising-star-from-norway-beats-fide-master/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1-9zzqyLglc.jpg 9 Year Old Rising Star From Norway Beats FIDE Master Aksel Bu Kvaloy vs Benjamin Dauth Xtracon Chess Open (2017), Elsinore, rd 1, Jul-22 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Perreux Variation (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 ed4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Ng5 d5 6. ed5 Na5 7. Qd4 Nc4 8. Qc4 Qd5 9. Qe2 Be6 10. Ne6 fe6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Re1 Kf7 13. Nc3 Qf5 14. Nb5 Rhe8 15. Nd4 Qd5 16. Be3 a6 17. Rad1 Qa2 18. Bg5 Qd5 19. Bf6 Kf6 20. c4 Qe5 21. Qf3 Qf4 22. Qh3 Kf7 23. c5 Bc5 24. Qh5 Kg8 25. Qc5 Rad8 26. g3 Qd6 27. Qc4 b5 28. Qa2 Qd5 29. Qa6 Rd6 30. Qb5 Red8 31. Qe2 Qa2 32. Nb5 Rd1 33. Rd1 Rd1 34. Qd1 Qb2 35. Nc7 Qe5 36. Qd8 Kf7 37. Qd7 Kf6 38. Ne8 Kg6 39. Nd6 h5 40. Qf7 Kh7 41. Qf4 Qa1 42. Kg2 Qa2 43. Qf3 Kg6 44. Qf7 Kh6 45. Nf5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/1-9zzqyLglc 293 2017-08-08T08:42:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/duz-khotimirskys-brilliancy-against-mikhail-chigorin/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/LyPeQfIZ1KY.jpg Duz-Khotimirsky’s Brilliancy Against Mikhail Chigorin Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky vs Mikhail Chigorin Old Indian Defense: General (A54) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e3 e5 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. f4 ed4 8. ed4 Re8 9. O-O Nf8 10. f5 d5 11. Ng3 c5 12. Be3 a6 13. cd5 Bd6 14. Bg5 cd4 15. Nce4 Be5 16. Nh5 N8d7 17. Re1 b5 18. Rc1 Bb7 19. Rc6 Bc6 20. dc6 Nf8 21. Bf6 Qc7 22. Qg4 Bh2 23. Kh1 g6 24. Qg5 Bd6 25. Qh6 Ne6 26. Be5 Be5 27. Nef6 Bf6 28. Nf6 Kh8 29. Qh7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/LyPeQfIZ1KY 282 2017-08-08T20:31:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/levon-aronian-crushes-wesley-so-with-a-mighty-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/JWhhrNhMTqQ.jpg Levon Aronian Crushes Wesley So With A Mighty Attack Levon Aronian vs Wesley So Sinquefield Cup (2017), Saint Louis USA, rd 6, Aug-08 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bf6 Qf6 7. Qa4 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 dc4 10. O-O Bc3 11. bc3 Bd7 12. Qc4 Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Nd2 Na5 15. Qb4 b6 16. Ba6 Rb8 17. Ne4 Qf5 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. f3 Be4 20. fe4 Qg5 21. Rf3 c5 22. Qb2 e5 23. Rdf1 cd4 24. cd4 Rb7 25. d5 Rc7 26. h4 Qh4 27. Qe5 Qe7 28. Qg3 Qc5 29. Rf6 h5 30. Rh6 Qc3 31. Rh5 g6 32. e5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/JWhhrNhMTqQ 307 2017-08-09T09:24:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-see-that-was-epic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/47pSiRPK-a8.jpg Must See! That Was Epic Filip Semenovich Bondarenko, Chess in the USSR, 1948 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : N7/1p6/1Pp5/2Pp1P2/2pPpPp1/1k2P1P1/5KP1/6B1 w - - 0 1 Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/47pSiRPK-a8 151 2017-08-10T19:43:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/what-a-surprise-tal-goes-for-french-defense-against-fischer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MtcPrVL1Da4.jpg What A Surprise! Tal Goes For French Defense Against Fischer Robert James Fischer vs Mikhail Tal Leipzig Olympiad Final (1960), Leipzig GDR, rd 5, Nov-01 French Defense: Winawer. Retreat Variation Armenian Line (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. ba5 dc3 9. Qg7 Rg8 10. Qh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Bg5 Ne5 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Nf7 Bf1 17. Nd8 Rg5 18. Ne6 Rg2 19. Kh1 Qe5 20. Rf1 Qe6 21. Kg2 Qg4 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/MtcPrVL1Da4 196 2017-08-11T12:14:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-fantastic-chiburdanidze-sacrifices-her-whole-cavalry/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pwk3etegyX8.jpg Absolutely Fantastic! Chiburdanidze Sacrifices Her Whole Cavalry Maia Chiburdanidze vs Semen I Dvoirys URS-ch48 sf Tallinn (1980) Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nd5 ed5 13. Nc6 Bc6 14. ed5 Be7 15. dc6 Nc5 16. Bf6 gf6 17. Bf5 Qc7 18. b4 Ne6 19. Qh5 Ng7 20. Bd7 Kf8 21. Qh6 d5 22. Re7 Ke7 23. Re1 Kf8 24. Qf6 Kg8 25. Re7 Rf8 26. Be6 Qe7 27. Qe7 fe6 28. c7 h5 29. Qf8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/pwk3etegyX8 300 2017-08-12T10:50:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-dirty-chess-trap-in-french-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yuWD21AXUoU.jpg A Dirty Chess Trap In French Defense Allan Werle vs. J Westlund French Defense Rubinstein Variation(C10) 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+Qxf6 6.Nf3 h6 7.h4 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Bg5 hxg510.hxg5 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 Qxf3+ 12.Kxf3 Rxh1 13.Bb5+ Video Icon Attriubtion: By Evan-Amos (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/yuWD21AXUoU 166 2017-08-12T18:11:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anderssen-attacks-steinitz-is-in-trouble/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dqrLdxb6arQ.jpg Anderssen Attacks, Steinitz Is In Trouble Adolf Anderssen vs Wilhelm Steinitz Anderssen - Steinitz (1866), London ENG, rd 9, Aug-01 Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 ed4 7. O-O d6 8. cd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nc3 Ng6 13. Ne2 c5 14. Qd2 Bc7 15. Rac1 Rb8 16. Ng3 f6 17. Nf5 b5 18. Kh1 b4 19. Rg1 Bf5 20. ef5 Ne5 21. Be5 fe5 22. Ng5 Qd7 23. Ne6 Rfc8 24. g4 b3 25. g5 ba2 26. g6 Nb3 27. gh7 Kh8 28. Qg5 Bd8 29. Nd8 Nc1 30. f6 Rc7 31. f7 Qf7 32. Nf7 Rf7 33. Rc1 Rf2 34. Qe7 Rbf8 35. Qa7 R8f7 36. Qb8 Rf8 37. Qd6 e4 38. Be4 c4 39. Qb4 c3 40. Rg1 R8f7 41. Qc3 R7f6 42. d6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/dqrLdxb6arQ 252 2017-08-13T12:42:15+00:00 https://chessterra.com/missed-checkmate-3-times-and-then-literally-smothered-his-opponent/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kYfatj7LKXE.jpg Missed Checkmate 3 Times And Then “Literally” Smothered His Opponent French Defense: Classical Variation (C14) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5 Qd8 8. Bd3 c6 9. Nd6+ Ke7 10. Qh5 f6 11. Nh3 (11. Qf7# ) 11... Na6 12. Nf4 g5 13. Qxh7+ Rxh7 14. Ng6# Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/kYfatj7LKXE 100 2017-08-13T19:46:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/no-need-for-bishops-laskers-brilliancy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/vh5JU8graw8.jpg No Need For Bishops! Lasker’s Brilliancy Emanuel Lasker vs Johann Hermann Bauer Amsterdam (1889), Amsterdam NED, rd 1, Aug-26 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) 1. f4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. Ne5 Ne5 12. Be5 Qc6 13. Qe2 a6 14. Nh5 Nh5 15. Bh7 Kh7 16. Qh5 Kg8 17. Bg7 Kg7 18. Qg4 Kh7 19. Rf3 e5 20. Rh3 Qh6 21. Rh6 Kh6 22. Qd7 Bf6 23. Qb7 Kg7 24. Rf1 Rab8 25. Qd7 Rfd8 26. Qg4 Kf8 27. fe5 Bg7 28. e6 Rb7 29. Qg6 f6 30. Rf6 Bf6 31. Qf6 Ke8 32. Qh8 Ke7 33. Qg7 Ke6 34. Qb7 Rd6 35. Qa6 d4 36. ed4 cd4 37. h4 d3 38. Qd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/vh5JU8graw8 245 2017-08-14T12:27:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/sacrifices-are-everywhere-aronian-vs-navara/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/F2-EuOdfK_s.jpg Sacrifices Are Everywhere! Aronian vs Navara Levon Aronian vs David Navara St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid) (2017), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 1, Aug-14 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. e4 Bf8 16. f4 d4 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 f6 19. Rde1 fxe5 20. fxe5 Nd7 21. e6 Nf6 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qf5 Qd8 24. Re4 Re7 25. Rg4+ Kh8 26. Be4 Rc8 27. Rh4 Kg8 (27... Rcc7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/F2-EuOdfK_s 229 2017-08-14T21:46:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/morphy-starts-without-a-knight-and-finishes-the-game-in-a-brilliant-way/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ytMtMFsyWWM.jpg Morphy Starts Without A Knight And Finishes The Game In A Brilliant Way Paul Morphy vs James Thompson New York (1859), New York, NY USA 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Bb6 7. d4 d6 8. de5 Ne5 9. Ne5 de5 10. Bf7 Ke7 11. Qb3 Nf6 12. Ba3 c5 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. f4 Rf8 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Rde1 Bd7 17. Bc1 Rf8 18. fe5 Qe5 19. Bf4 Qh5 20. Rd1 Kd8 21. e5 Ne8 22. Qa4 Qg4 23. e6 Nf6 24. Rd7 Kc8 25. Qc6 bc6 26. Ba6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/ytMtMFsyWWM 198 2017-08-16T10:00:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/caruana-crushes-karjakin-with-an-aggressive-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NZak6sDsA3E.jpg Caruana Crushes Karjakin With An Aggressive Attack Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid) (2017) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cd5 ed5 9. Ne5 c5 10. f4 Nc6 11. Ne2 c4 12. Bc2 Ne7 13. Ng3 Nc8 14. Nh5 Be7 15. b3 cb3 16. ab3 Nd6 17. Nf6 Bf6 18. Ba3 Bc8 19. Qf3 Bb7 20. Bd3 a5 21. Rac1 a4 22. Qh3 g6 23. Nd7 Be7 24. Nf8 Bf8 25. f5 ab3 26. fg6 hg6 27. Bg6 fg6 28. Qe6 Kh7 29. Bd6 Qd6 30. Rf7 Kh6 31. Qh3 Kg5 32. g3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/NZak6sDsA3E 196 2017-08-16T17:48:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparov-is-shocked-a-dramatic-turnaround-in-kasparov-vs-navara-encounter/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tdYi8DSNrho.jpg Kasparov Is Shocked! A Dramatic Turnaround In Kasparov vs. Navara Encounter Garry Kasparov vs David Navara Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid) (2017), St Louis, MO USA, rd 7, Aug-16 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Van der Wiel Attack (B12) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Ne7 8. f4 h5 9. f5 ef5 10. g5 Nbc6 11. Nf4 a6 12. Bg2 cd4 13. Bd4 Nd4 14. Qd4 Nc6 15. Qf2 Bb4 16. O-O-O Bc3 17. bc3 Qa5 18. Rd5 Qc3 19. Qc5 Qc5 20. Rc5 O-O 21. Bc6 bc6 22. Rd1 Rab8 23. c4 Rfd8 24. Rd6 Kf8 25. Rcc6 Rdc8 26. Kc2 h4 27. Rc8 Rc8 28. Kc3 a5 29. Ra6 Rb8 30. Ra5 Rb1 31. c5 Re1 32. Ra8 Ke7 33. Ra7 Ke8 34. Nd3 Re3 35. Kd2 Rh3 36. c6 Rh2 37. Ke3 Rc2 38. e6 h3 39. Nb4 f4 40. Kd4 h2 41. Ra8 Ke7 42. Rh8 Rd2 43. Kc5 Be4 44. c7 Bb7 45. Kb6 Bc8 46. Rc8 h1Q 47. Re8 Ke8 48. c8Q Ke7 49. Nc6 Qc6 50. Qc6 Rd6 0-1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/tdYi8DSNrho 460 2017-08-17T13:16:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wow-kasparov-goes-for-kings-gambit-vs-karjakin/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7THQWcBjYCg.jpg Wow! Kasparov Goes For King’s Gambit vs Karjakin Garry Kasparov vs Sergey Karjakin St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz) (2017), St Louis, MO USA, rd 1, Aug-17 King's Gambit: Accepted. Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nc3 Qh4 4. Ke2 Qd8 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bb4 7. Bg5 Bc3 8. bc3 d6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bf6 Qf6 11. Kf2 c5 12. h3 Re8 13. Qd3 b6 14. Re1 Bb7 15. g3 Nc6 16. Bg2 Rac8 17. a3 Nb8 18. Re3 Nd7 19. Rf1 Qe7 20. Kg1 Be4 21. Qe2 d5 22. Nh4 g6 23. Be4 de4 24. Qg4 Nf6 25. Qg5 Nh5 26. Qg4 Nf6 27. Qg5 Nh5 28. Qg4 Ng7 29. Qe2 cd4 30. cd4 f5 31. Ng2 Qd6 32. c3 Qa3 33. Qd2 Ne6 34. g4 Ng5 35. gf5 Nf3 36. Ref3 ef3 37. Rf3 Rf8 38. Nh4 Qe7 39. Qf2 Qg5 40. Rg3 Qc1 41. Kg2 Rc3 42. Ng6 Rg3 43. Qg3 Qd2 44. Kh1 Qd1 45. Kg2 Qe2 46. Kg1 Qd1 47. Kg2 Qc2 48. Kg1 Qb1 49. Kh2 Qb2 50. Kh1 Qb1 51. Kh2 Qa2 52. Kg1 Qa1 53. Kh2 Qb2 54. Kh1 Qc1 55. Kh2 Qd2 56. Kh1 Qd1 57. Kh2 Qe2 58. Kg1 Qd1 59. Kh2 Qd2 60. Kh1 Qd1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/7THQWcBjYCg 312 2017-08-18T08:51:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/karjakin-tries-to-surprise-kasparov-and-plays-1-b3/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/l-kyDCXbmZc.jpg Karjakin Tries To Surprise Kasparov And Plays 1. b3 Karjakin, Sergey - Kasparov, Garry Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz GCT 2017 round 19 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. d4 O-O 8. O-O exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bf3 Bd7 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. h3 c5 14. Qd2 h5 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Qc1 Be6 18. Ne2 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nf4 Ne5 21. Be2 Qf6 22. Bxh5 Rh8 23. Be2 g5 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. f4 gxf4 26. exf4 Nc6 27. Rd3 Nd4 28. Rg3+ Kf7 29. Bd3 Rbg8 30. Rg5 e5 31. Rf1 Ke7 32. Qe3 Kd7 33. Rxg8 Rxg8 34. fxe5 Qxe5 35. Rf7+ Ke6 36. Qf2 Qg5 37. Rxc7 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/l-kyDCXbmZc 234 2017-08-18T20:01:29+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dominguez-perez-crushes-caruana-in-22-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/y3jOPLnEZls.jpg Dominguez Perez Crushes Caruana In 22 Moves Fabiano Caruana vs Leinier Dominguez Perez St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz) (2017), St Louis, MO USA, rd 4, Aug-17 English Opening: Agincourt Defense. King's Knight (A13) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bb2 b6 9. cd5 Nd5 10. d4 Ba6 11. Re1 Ndb4 12. Bc3 Nd3 13. Re2 cd4 14. Nd4 Nd4 15. ed4 Rc8 16. Re3 Nb4 17. Bb4 Bb4 18. a3 Bc5 19. Re4 f5 20. Re1 Bd4 21. Ra2 e5 22. Nd2 Bf2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/y3jOPLnEZls 177 2017-08-19T13:40:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-fantastic-attacking-game-by-viktor-korchnoi/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/a9AYGPZzUNU.jpg A Fantastic Attacking Game By Viktor Korchnoi Viktor Korchnoi vs Mijo Udovcic French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Variation (C05) 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. O-O cd4 9. cd4 Nd4 10. Nd4 Qd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qa4 Qb4 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Rac1 Be7 16. Qa4 Qd8 17. Rc2 Kf8 18. Rfc1 Nb6 19. Qg4 Bd7 20. Ba5 Rc8 21. Rc8 Bc8 22. Bb4 g6 23. Qh4 g5 24. Ng5 Ke8 25. Bb5 Bd7 26. Ne6 fe6 27. Qh5 Kf8 28. Rc3 Rh7 29. Qg6 Rg7 30. Qh6 Bb5 31. Rg3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/a9AYGPZzUNU 255 2017-08-20T07:52:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-was-a-fantastic-chess-combination/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/E5sneTF9h0w.jpg That Was A Fantastic Chess Combination This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : K7/1pp4B/kq6/8/1PR3P1/8/2N5/8 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By ArnoldReinhold (Own work) [GFDL ( or CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/E5sneTF9h0w 78 2017-08-20T17:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-was-a-quick-victory/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/r3qNmXZ96fg.jpg That Was A Quick Victory!! Orrin Frink vs Francis J Le Count Brooklyn (1923), New York, NY USA, Apr-07 Indian Game: General (A45) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. Nh4 Bg6 5. Ng6 hg6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Bc4 e5 8. O-O c6 9. a4 ed4 10. Qd4 Ng4 11. h3 Nde5 12. hg4 Nf3 13. gf3 Qh4 Video Icon Attribution: By IDS.photos from Tiverton, UK (Horse in autumn sun) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/r3qNmXZ96fg 103 2017-08-20T21:12:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/masterpiece-game-carlsen-goes-for-a-positional-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FKgh3HAEwck.jpg Masterpiece Game! Carlsen Goes For A Positional Queen Sacrifice Magnus Carlsen vs. Andrew Tang Event: Carlsen vs Chess. com, 2014.12.14 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1 f5 9. h3 c6 10. b4 Bf6 11. Bd3 a5 12. a3 axb4 13. axb4 b5 14. O-O Re8 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Ra1 Qe7 17. Ne5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Nd2 19. Rd1 Ra8 20. Qxa8+ Bxa8 21. Rxd2 Bb7 22. Ra2 Qd8 23. Ra7 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qb8 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Bd6 Qa6 28. Nd4 Kf7 29. Be2 Qc8 30. Bh5+ Kg7 31. f4 Qd7 32. Kh2 Kh6 33. g4 fxg4 34. hxg4 Kg7 35. g5 f5 36. Kg3 Kg8 37. Be5 Qc8 38. g6 hxg6 39. Bxg6 Qa6 40. Kh4 Qa1 41. Kg5 Qa7 42. Nxc6 Qd7 43. Nd4 Qe7+ 44. Bf6 Qf8 45. Nxe6 Qh6+ 46. Kxh6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/FKgh3HAEwck 314 2017-08-21T14:19:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-was-epic-those-rooks-did-the-job/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BViKAA4WtWo.jpg That Was Epic! Those Rooks Did The Job! Alberto David vs Trajce Nedev European Club Cup (2007), Antalya TUR, rd 3, Oct-05 Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Bc6 dc6 7. h3 Nh6 8. g4 Bg7 9. d3 O-O 10. Qe2 f6 11. Bd2 Nf7 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Kb1 Nd8 14. Ne4 Ne6 15. h4 fe5 16. h5 Nf4 17. Bf4 ef4 18. hg6 hg6 19. Rh4 e5 20. Nfg5 f3 21. Qf1 Rf4 22. Qh3 Re4 23. de4 Qe7 24. Rh8 Bh8 25. Rd8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/BViKAA4WtWo 206 2017-08-22T09:52:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-puzzle-easy-for-humans-impossible-for-computers-3-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/avY0uhYYmiE.jpg Chess Puzzle: Easy For Humans, Impossible For Computers #3 In this video I am testing Komodo 10.4 chess engine with a very complex chess puzzle composed by English chess composer Harold Lommer. As White needs to develop a long strategical idea in order to win, the engine fails to calculate up to the end, the evaluation goes wrong and can't solve it! A very unique chess puzzle where underpromotion to a knight is the answer! Harold Lommer, Szachy,1965 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 4r3/p1p1pPp1/P1P1P1P1/5K2/3p2P1/7p/3P1ppr/3R1nkq w - - 0 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/avY0uhYYmiE 205 2017-08-23T09:56:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/henry-charlik-goes-for-charlick-gambit/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tWNuqH2J3Zg.jpg Henry Charlik Goes For Charlick Gambit!!! N.N. vs. Henry Charlick, Australia 1894 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. Bf4 Nc6 4. exd6 Qf6 5. Bc1 Bxd6 6. c3 Bf5 7. e3 O-O-O 8. Nd2 Qg6 9. h3 Nf6 10. Ngf3 Rhe8 11. Qa4 Bc2 12. Nb3 Ne4 13. Nh4 Qg3! 14. fxg3 Bxg3+ 15. Ke2 Bd1# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By South Australian Chess Association Inc. (Sent to me personally) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( or GFDL ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/tWNuqH2J3Zg 129 2017-08-23T20:30:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/joshua-waitzkin-the-immortal-game-of-a-10-year-old-chess-prodigy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/p38BremIU_Y.jpg Joshua Waitzkin: The Immortal Game Of A 10 Year Old Chess Prodigy Joshua Waitzkin vs Edward A Frumkin Open (1987), New York, NY USA Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (B40) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. f3 d5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bc6 bc6 10. e5 Ng8 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bc7 13. f4 Ne7 14. Na4 O-O 15. Nc5 a5 16. c3 Nc8 17. O-O Nb6 18. Qg4 Nc4 19. Bf2 Qe8 20. Rfe1 Bc8 21. Bh4 Kh8 22. a4 Bb6 23. Rad1 Bc5 24. bc5 Nb2 25. Re3 Nd1 26. Qg7 Kg7 27. Bf6 Kg6 28. Rg3 Kh6 29. Bg7 Kh5 30. Rg5 Kh4 31. Nf3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/p38BremIU_Y 214 2017-08-24T08:44:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-thrilling-king-hunt-by-a-canadian-gm-kevin-spraggett/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/YS5jE75ThTI.jpg A Thrilling King Hunt By A Canadian GM Kevin Spraggett Kevin Spraggett vs Patricia Llaneza-Vega San Sebastian Open (2007), Donostia-San Sebastian King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. c4 e5 7. d3 Nc6 8. O-O h6 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. e3 f5 11. a3 a5 12. Rb1 Be6 13. Nd5 Qd7 14. Nh4 Kh7 15. f4 ef4 16. Ng6 Kg6 17. Qh5 Kh5 18. Nf4 Kg5 19. h4 Kg4 20. Kh2 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/YS5jE75ThTI 180 2017-08-25T08:18:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-needs-no-queen-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/uCtBfpjiq5E.jpg Mikhail Tal Needs No Queen This is one of Mikhail Tal's best games ever, where by going for a queen sacrifice Tal manages to make Black king vulnerable, and once his rooks penetrate the seventh rank, Black's position collapses quickly! A nice attacking game which can serve as a good example of how to organize attack in chess! Mikhail Tal vs Roberts Skuja King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Fianchetto (E67) https://www.youtube.com/embed/uCtBfpjiq5E 351 2017-08-26T10:27:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-fatnastic-sacrifice-by-jacques-mieses/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vrt9-OQ23x8.jpg A Fatnastic Sacrifice By Jacques Mieses Julius Perlis vs Jacques Mieses Ostend (Belgium) (1907), Ostend BEL, rd 26, Jun-20 Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines. Mieses Variation (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. ed5 Qd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Bd2 e5 7. Nb5 Qb6 8. Qe2 a6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. f3 Nd4 11. Qe5 Be6 12. Nge2 Ne2 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Bd6 15. Bc4 Rhe8 16. Be6 Re6 17. Qc4 Qf2 18. Qf1 Qc5 19. g3 Be5 20. Qg2 Rb6 21. Be1 Qe3 22. Bd2 Bc3 23. Be3 Bb2 24. Kb1 Bd4 25. Kc1 Be3 26. Rd2 Bd2 27. Qd2 Rb1 28. Kb1 Rd2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vrt9-OQ23x8 190 2017-08-27T05:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-was-a-quick-victory-in-8-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p_I5XuRx1ts.jpg That Was A Quick Victory In 8 Moves 1. d4 c5 2. dxc5 Qa5+ 3. Nc3 Qxc5 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 d6 6. Nd5 Ne7 7. b4 Qc6 8.Bb5 1-0 Video Icon Attriubtion: By Evan-Amos (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/p_I5XuRx1ts 85 2017-08-27T17:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/electrical-engineer-crushes-max-euwe-with-a-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/qezd-YSWbc4.jpg Electrical Engineer Crushes Max Euwe With A Queen Sacrifice Karlsbad (1929), Karlsbad CZE, rd 16, Aug-19 Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense. Euwe Variation (A48) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O h6 8. Bf4 d6 9. c3 Nh5 10. Qb3 Nf4 11. ef4 O-O 12. Rad1 Nc6 13. Bb1 cd4 14. cd4 e6 15. Ne4 Ne7 16. Qa3 Nf5 17. Rd2 Qe7 18. Ng3 Ng3 19. fg3 Rfc8 20. g4 Rc7 21. f5 ef5 22. gf5 g5 23. Re1 Qf6 24. h3 Rac8 25. Rdd1 Rc4 26. d5 a5 27. Nd2 Qd4 28. Kh1 Qd5 29. Be4 Re4 30. Ne4 Qf5 31. Nd6 Bg2 32. Kg2 Rc2 33. Kh1 Qf4 34. Re8 Bf8 35. Rf8 Kf8 36. Nf5 Kg8 37. Qf8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/qezd-YSWbc4 320 2017-08-28T05:19:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/yu-yangyi-destroys-sicilian-dragon-with-yugoslav-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/g8PL9079-kw.jpg Yu Yangyi Destroys Sicilian Dragon With Yugoslav Attack 2nd Indonesia Open Chess Championship (2012), Jakarta INA, rd 8, Oct-16 Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Panov Variation (B76) · 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. Ne6 fe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Be2 Qc8 13. h4 Nc4 14. Bc4 Qc4 15. Bh6 Bh6 16. Qh6 b5 17. h5 b4 18. Nb1 Kf7 19. g5 Rfc8 20. c3 bc3 21. Nc3 Nh5 22. Qh7 Ke8 23. Qg6 Kd7 24. Qh5 Qa2 25. Rd6 Kd6 26. Rd1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/g8PL9079-kw 208 2017-08-28T16:07:34+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlos-torres-immortal-windmill-against-lasker/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NxkzbLKnl8A.jpg Carlos Torre’s Immortal Windmill Against Lasker Carlos Torre Repetto vs Emanuel Lasker Moscow (1925), Moscow URS, rd 12, Nov-25 Torre Attack: Classical Defense (A46) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 cd4 5. ed4 Be7 6. Nbd2 d6 7. c3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 b6 9. Nc4 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Rad1 Nf8 14. Bc1 Nd5 15. Ng5 b5 16. Na3 b4 17. cb4 Nb4 18. Qh5 Bg5 19. Bg5 Nd3 20. Rd3 Qa5 21. b4 Qf5 22. Rg3 h6 23. Nc4 Qd5 24. Ne3 Qb5 25. Bf6 Qh5 26. Rg7 Kh8 27. Rf7 Kg8 28. Rg7 Kh8 29. Rb7 Kg8 30. Rg7 Kh8 31. Rg5 Kh7 32. Rh5 Kg6 33. Rh3 Kf6 34. Rh6 Kg5 35. Rh3 Reb8 36. Rg3 Kf6 37. Rf3 Kg6 38. a3 a5 39. ba5 Ra5 40. Nc4 Rd5 41. Rf4 Nd7 42. Re6 Kg5 43. g3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/NxkzbLKnl8A 284 2017-08-29T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-was-a-majestic-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/j_XmTt3UurQ.jpg That Was A Majestic Checkmate Casual Game (1908), London, England Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Kf8 9. Bg5 gxf6 10. Bh6+ Kg8 11. Nc3 Bf8 (11... dxc3 12. Qxd8+ Nxd8 13. Re8+ Bf8 14. Rxf8#) 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 (12... Bxh6 13. Nxc6 Qxd1 14. Ne7+ Kg7 15. Raxd1 Be6) 13. Qxd4 Bf5 (13... Qxd4 14. Re8 Qd6 15. Nd5 Bf5 16. Rxa8 c6 17. Nxf6+ (17. Rxf8+ Qxf8 18. Nxf6#) 17... Qxf6 18. Rxf8#) 14. Qf4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/j_XmTt3UurQ 215 2017-08-30T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/omg-mikhail-tal-goes-for-a-queen-sacrifice-on-move-11/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ugQIG3QDYgQ.jpg OMG! Mikhail Tal Goes For A Queen Sacrifice On Move 11 Milko Bobotsov vs Mikhail Tal King's Indian Defense: Saemisch. Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation (E81) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Qd2 a6 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 b5 11. Nd5 Nd5 12. Qa5 Ne3 13. Rc1 Nc4 14. Rc4 bc4 15. Nc1 Rb8 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. Bb3 Bd4 18. Qd2 Bg7 19. Ne2 c4 20. Bc2 c3 21. Qd3 cb2 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Rd1 Rfc8 24. Bb3 Na4 25. Ba4 Ba4 26. Nb3 Rc3 27. Qa6 Bb3 28. ab3 Rbc8 29. Qa3 Rc1 30. Rc1 Rc1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ugQIG3QDYgQ 228 2017-08-29T16:00:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-most-fantastic-sacrifices-in-chess-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/OlY1aCim5q8.jpg One Of The Most Fantastic Sacrifices In Chess History Hawes Stephen(2200) vs Kerr Stephen(2200) B40 Lloyds Bank op 03rd (3) 1979 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bb2 Nf6 9. O-O d5 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 Nd7 12. b4 Be7 13. f4 O-O 14. Nd2 f6 15. Qh5 f5 16. Nb3 Nb8 17. Nd4 Be8 18. Qh3 Bf7 19. g4 g6 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Qh6 Qc8 23. Rg1 Rg8 24. Nxf5 exf5 25. e6 Qb7 26. Be4 (26. c4+ d4+ 27. Rg2 Qxg2#) (26. exf7 d4+ 27. Rg2 Qxg2#) 26... Nc6 (26... fxe4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/OlY1aCim5q8 231 2017-08-31T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/karpov-made-a-move-and-salov-resigned/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/iIAB-L6KEg8.jpg Karpov Made A Move And Salov Resigned Anatoly Karpov vs Valery Salov Linares (1993), Linares ESP, rd 1, Feb-23 Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Rc1 c5 10. d5 ed5 11. cd5 Nd2 12. Nd2 d6 13. Nde4 Be7 14. f4 Nd7 15. g4 a6 16. a4 Re8 17. g5 Bf8 18. Kh1 b5 19. ab5 ab5 20. Nb5 Qb6 21. Nbc3 Qb4 22. Qd3 Nb6 23. Qg3 Kh8 24. Rcd1 Nc4 25. b3 Nb6 26. g6 fg6 27. f5 gf5 28. Rf5 Nd7 29. Rdf1 Ne5 30. R5f4 Qb6 31. Ng5 Ng6 32. Nf7 Kg8 33. Qg6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/iIAB-L6KEg8 227 2017-09-01T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-dancing-knights-of-svetozar-gligoric/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IOXIxsaiOcc.jpg The Dancing Knights Of Svetozar Gligoric Svetozar Gligoric vs Pavle Bidev YUG-ch Semifinal East (1946), Belgrade YUG, rd 7, Jul-21 Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Flohr System (C92) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d3 Nd7 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 d5 13. ed5 Qd5 14. Nf1 Rad8 15. Ne3 Qd7 16. d4 ed4 17. cd4 Qc8 18. Bd2 Na4 19. d5 Nb8 20. Nf5 Bf6 21. Ng5 g6 22. Nh7 Kh7 23. Ne7 Be7 24. Qh5 Kg8 25. Bg6 fg6 26. Qg6 Kh8 27. Re7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/IOXIxsaiOcc 229 2017-09-02T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-russian-army-crosses-the-balkan-range/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/416Dry__a8.jpg The Russian Army Crosses The Balkan Range Ilya Shumov, "Crossing The Balkan Range", 1878 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/8/3p4/2pPp3/1pB1Pp2/pn1N1PpK/k4pP1/5Rb1 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_416Dry__a8 93 2017-09-03T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-game-of-chess-played-by-legendary-fidel-castro/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/w4Py3WUVpD8.jpg A Game Of Chess Played By Legendary Fidel Castro Filiberto Terrazas vs Fidel Castro King's Gambit: Accepted. King's Knight Gambit (C34) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nf3 Bd6 4. d4 h6 5. e5 Bb4 6. c3 Ba5 7. Bf4 g5 8. Bg3 Qe7 9. Be2 d6 10. ed6 cd6 11. Qa4 Nc6 12. d5 Bd8 13. dc6 b5 14. Qb5 a6 15. Qa4 g4 16. c7 Bd7 17. cd8Q Rd8 18. Qd4 gf3 19. Qh8 Qe2# Video Icon Attribution: Ralf Roletschek [CC BY 3.0 br ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/w4Py3WUVpD8 154 2017-09-03T16:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-was-a-crazy-attack-by-levon-aronian/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/iVgGoQ-DXwY.jpg That Was A Crazy Attack By Levon Aronian Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian Chess 960-Position 631, (chess.com bullet) 1. b3 g6 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb2 f5 4. g3 d6 5. f4 Bd7 6. O-O-O a5 7. Kb1 a4 8. Nxa4 Bxb2 9. Nxb2 Nf6 10. c3 e5 11. d3 e4 12. Qd2 b5 13.Nh3 h6 14. e3 Qf7 15. Nf2 O-O 16. h3 Rxa2 17. Kxa2 Ra8+ 18. Kb1 Qxb3 19. dxe4 b4 20. Rc1 Ra3 21. c4 Na5 22. Nfd3 Qa2+ 23. Kc2 Ba4# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/iVgGoQ-DXwY 165 2017-09-04T16:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/yes-nakamura-again-went-for-bongcloud-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/EAxTTm98OEQ.jpg Yes!!! Nakamura Again Went For Bongcloud Attack!!! Hikaru Nakamura(Hikaru) vs. Andrew Tang(penguingm1) 3 minute game on chess.com 1.e4 e6 2.Ke2 d5 3.d3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.g3 b5 6.Bg2 Ba6 7.a3 Nf6 8.b4 Be7 9.f4 O-O 10.e5 Nd7 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 f6 13.Nf3 fxe5 14.fxe5 Nb6 15.Nbd2 Nc4 16.Nb3 Bc8 17.h4 a5 18.Bf4 axb4 19.axb4 Rxa1 20.Qxa1 Nxb4 21.Bh3 Qe8 22.Qb1 Bd7 23.Kf2 Qa8 24.Kg2 Qa2+ 25.Qxa2 Nxa2 26.Nc5 Bxc5 27.dxc5 b4 28.Nd4 Nc3 29.c6 Bc8 30.Ra1 Na3 31.Nxe6 Re8 32.Nc7 Bxh3+ 33.Kxh3 Rc8 34.e6 d4 35.e7 Kf7 36.e8=Q+ Rxe8 37.Nxe8 Kxe8 38.Re1+ Kd8 39.c7+ Kd7 40.Re8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/EAxTTm98OEQ 333 2017-09-04T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-5-move-chess-problem-that-even-kasparov-failed-to-solve/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zeFLkzi9DEU.jpg The 5-Move Chess Problem That Even Kasparov Failed To Solve! Here is a chess problem where black checkmates in 5 by capturing the rook with a knight and checkmating white king! Video Icon Attribution: By Copyright 2007, S.M.S.I., Inc. - Owen Williams, The Kasparov Agency. ( [GFDL ( or CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/zeFLkzi9DEU 66 2017-09-05T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/petrosians-mighty-exchange-sacrifice-in-french-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9_ISD0YdPv0.jpg Petrosian’s Mighty Exchange Sacrifice In French Defense Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Kelendzheridze Training Tournament (1945), Tbilisi French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Qa5 6. ab4 Qa1 7. Nb5 Na6 8. bc5 Ne7 9. Nd6 Kf8 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. Bd3 Nd6 12. cd6 Nb4 13. O-O Bd7 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh7 Ke8 16. Qg4 g5 17. Bg5 Qa5 18. Bf6 Nd3 19. Bh8 Video Thumbnail Credits: By uploader Koperczak (talk) 08:49, 3 April 2009 (UTC), photographer unknown (scanned from "Szukam raju" Iskry, Warsaw 1975) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/9_ISD0YdPv0 155 2017-09-05T16:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/brainfish-just-demolishes-houdini-5-with-a-mighty-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GjsqEK68VPo.jpg Brainfish Just Demolishes Houdini 5 With A Mighty Attack B80: Sicilian, Scheveningen variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. a3 Nbd7 10. h4 Bb7 11. Rg1 Nb6 12. g5 Nfd7 (12... hxg5 13. hxg5 Nfd7 14. g6 d5 15. gxf7+ Kxf7 16. f4 Qh4+ 17. Bf2 Qxf4 18. Bh3) 13. g6 d5 14. gxf7+ Kxf7 15. f4 Qxh4+ 16. Bf2 Qxf4 17. Bh3 Nf6 18. Nxe6 Qh2 19. Qf3 Nbd7 20. O-O-O Ne5 21. Qf5 g6 22. Rxg6 Nxg6 23. Bd4 Be7 24. Rf1 Nh4 25. Qh5+ Ng6 26. e5 b4 27. exf6 Bd6 28. Ne2 Rae8 29. N2f4 Bxf4+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/GjsqEK68VPo 204 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hahaha-carlsens-opponent-decided-to-checkmate-him-in-4/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QEz2-klAfnE.jpg Hahaha! Carlsen’s Opponent “Decided” To Checkmate Him In 4 In this super blitz game Magnus Carlsen faces Scholar's mate! Of course it would be naive to think that with that move Carlsen's opponent hoped to mate the World Chess Champion but the idea arose a huge interest and in case you missed the game here it is on my channel! IM bilelou (chess.com nickname) vs Magnus Carlsen King Pawn Game, Wayward Queen Attack (C20) 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. h3 Na5 8. Nbc3 Nxc4 9. dxc4 h6 10. b3 Be6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. g4 c6 13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Qa5 15.O-O-O b5 16. cxb5 d5 17. Kb1 d4 18. Na4 Qxb5 19. Qxb5 cxb5 20. Nc5 Rac8 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22. f3 Nh5 23. Rd3 Rc7 24. Rf1 Kh7 25. Kb2 Bh6 26. h4 Rfc8 27. c3 a5 28. Rc1 Bg7 29. Bd2 a4 30. cxd4 exd4 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. f4 e5 33. fxe5 Bxe5 34. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QEz2-klAfnE 288 2017-09-07T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/world-cup-2017-anands-dubious-knight-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1OOIq7carqg.jpg World Cup 2017: Anand’s Dubious Knight Sacrifice Anand, Viswanathan - Kovalyov, Anton FIDE World Cup 2017 round 03 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Qd2 b5 12. Rfd1 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a4 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. a5 Qb7 18. Qe3 Be7 19. Qb6 Qxb6 20. axb6 Rb8 21. Rxa6 Bd8 22. b7 Ke7 23. Nc5 dxc5 24. d6+ Kf6 25. Bf3 Kf5 26. Bd5 e4 27. Re1 Bf6 28. Bxe4+ Kg5 29. Ra5 Bxb2 30. Rxc5+ Kf6 31. Re3 g6 32. Rf3+ Ke6 33. Rd3 Rhd8 34. Ra5 f5 35. Bf3 Bc3 36. h4 Kf6 37. g3 f4 38. Be4 Bf5 39. Bxf5 gxf5 40. Rb5 Ke6 41. Kf1 Rd7 42. gxf4 Rbxb7 43. Re3+ Kf6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/1OOIq7carqg 243 2017-09-06T15:21:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/severely-wounded-alekhines-brilliancy-in-a-blindfold-simul/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Rjm10DHfMZY.jpg Severely Wounded Alekhine’s Brilliancy In A Blindfold Simul Alexander Alekhine vs M von Feldt Blindfold Simul, 5b (1916), Tarnopol UKR French Defense: Classical. Delayed Exchange Variation (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. ed5 Nd5?! 4... exd5 5. Ne4 f5?! 6. Ng5 Be7 7. N5f3 c6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Ngf3 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Re8 12. c4 Nf6 13. Bf4 Nbd7 14. Qe2 c5 15. Nf7!! Kf7 16. Qe6! Kg6 17. g4! Be4 18. Nh4# Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rjm10DHfMZY 238 2017-09-07T14:18:52+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fisher-vs-steinitz-the-immortal-king-hunt/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/0u4rGk9FBic.jpg Fisher vs. Steinitz: The Immortal King Hunt Fisher vs Wilhelm Steinitz GBR tour sim (1872), Great Britain Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit (C23) 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 3. Bg8 Rg8 4. ef5 d5 5. Qh5 g6 6. fg6 Rg6 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. O-O Bg4 9. Qh7 Rh6 10. Qd3 e4 11. Qe3 Qh4 12. h3 Be2 13. Qe2 Nd4 14. Qd1 Nf3 15. Kh1 Qh3 16. gh3 Rh3 17. Kg2 Rh2 18. Kg3 Bd6 19. Kg4 Rh4 20. Kf5 Rh5 21. Kg6 Rg5 22. Kh6 Bf8 23. Kh7 Kf7 24. Rh1 Bg7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/0u4rGk9FBic 217 2017-09-08T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/omg-fischer-starts-the-game-with-a-king-march/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8T3WRf-yOs8.jpg OMG! Fischer Starts The Game With A King March Nigel Short vs. Bobby Fischer Wandering King Opening (B00) 1. e4 f6 2. f4 c6 3. c4 Kf7 4. Nc3 Ke6 5. d4 Kd6 6. f5 (6. e5+ Kc7 7. d5) 6... Kc7 7. Bf4+ d6 8. c5 e6 9. fxe6 Bxe6 10. Rc1 a6 11. Nf3 g5 12. cxd6+ (12. Bg3 h5 13. d5) 12... Kc8 13. d5 gxf4 14. dxe6 Bxd6 15. Na4 Bb4+ 16. Kf2 Nh6 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. Nb6 Ng4+ 19. Ke2 Ra7 20. h3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 fxe5 22. g3 fxg3 23. Bg2 Ke7 24. h4 Ba5 25. Nc4 Bc7 26. Rhf1 Kxe6 27. Bh3+ Ke7 28. Ne3 Rg8 29. Nf5+ Ke8 30. Rcd1 c5 31. Nh6 Rg6 32. Ng4 g2 33. Rf2 Ke7 34. Rxg2 Nc6 35. Ne3 Rxg2+ 36. Bxg2 Nd4+ 37. Kd3 b5 38. Nd5+ Kd6 39. Rf1 Bd8 40. Rf8 Bxh4 41. b4 c4+ 42. Kc3 Rg7 43. Bf1 Rg4 44. Ra8 Rxe4 45. Rxa6+ Kxd5 46. Bg2 Be1+ 47. Kb2 c3+ 48. Kc1 Bd2+ 49. Kd1 Nf5 50. Bxe4+ Kxe4 51. Ke2 Nd4+ 52. Kd1 Kd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8T3WRf-yOs8 328 2017-09-08T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/i-am-sure-you-have-never-seen-such-a-crazy-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/06WA4R7x8L0.jpg I Am Sure You Have Never Seen Such A Crazy Puzzle Tigran Gorgiev "Chess in the USSR", 1937 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : k4r2/PpP1p3/1P2P1q1/6P1/P5B1/3p2P1/3Pp3/4K2Q w - - 0 3 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/06WA4R7x8L0 164 2017-09-09T06:30:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/17-year-old-judit-polgar-beats-boris-spassky/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/lB7abf3sONE.jpg 17-year-old Judit Polgar Beats Boris Spassky Judit Polgar vs Boris Spassky Polgar - Spassky (1993), Budapest HUN, rd 2, Feb-01 Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Breyer Defense Zaitsev Hybrid (C95) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3 Bg7 16. d5 Bf8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 c6 19. c4 a5 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Nh2 b4 22. Ng4 Ng4 23. hg4 Qh4 24. g5 c5 25. Nf1 f6 26. g3 Qh3 27. f3 fg5 28. Re2 Nf6 29. g4 Qf3 30. Nh2 Qh3 31. Rf1 Ng4 32. Rf7 Bg7 33. Ng4 Qg4 34. Rg2 Qh3 35. Rb7 Rf8 36. Bg5 hg5 37. Qg5 Qh6 38. Qh6 Kh6 39. Rh2 Kg5 40. Rg7 Rf3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/lB7abf3sONE 315 2017-09-09T16:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/what-are-you-doing-mikhail-tal-%f0%9f%98%85/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zR0duiBkSqk.jpg What Are You Doing Mikhail Tal? 😅 Mikhail Tal vs Zigurds Pigits Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Exchange Variation (B62) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Nc6 bc6 8. e5 Qa5 9. Bb5 cb5 10. ef6 b4 11. Qf3 Qe5 12. Ne4 d5 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. Rd4 de4 15. Re4 Qg5 16. Re6 fe6 17. Qa8 Kf7 18. Qa7 Kf6 19. Qa6 Qc1 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Kroon, Ron / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/zR0duiBkSqk 220 2017-09-10T15:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mate-in-102-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/81qxxoZzLGI.jpg Mate In 102 Moves! Ottó Bláthy, Mate in 102 moves. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is: 1krr1b2/2pPpKp1/2P1P1Pp/2PpPp2/5p1R/8/3p4/8 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/81qxxoZzLGI 257 2017-09-11T08:33:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/easy-win-by-wesley-so-at-fide-world-cup2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zJJRXKpiFBs.jpg Easy Win By Wesley So At FIDE World Cup(2017) Francisco Vallejo Pons vs Wesley So World Cup (2017), Tbilisi GEO, rd 3, Sep-09 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Bayonet Attack (B12) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Be4 5. f3 Bg6 6. h4 h5 7. e6 Qd6 8. ef7 Bf7 9. Be3 hg4 10. fg4 Nf6 11. Nc3 Qe6 12. Kd2 Ng4 13. Bg5 Nf2 14. Qf3 Nh1 15. Qh1 Qd6 16. Bh3 e6 17. Rf1 Be7 18. Bf4 Qb4 19. Ne2 Nd7 20. a3 Qb2 21. Rb1 Qa3 22. Rb7 Qa6 23. Qb1 Rh4 24. Bf1 Rf4 25. Nf4 Qa5 26. Qe1 Bg5 27. Qg3 Bh6 28. Bd3 O-O-O 29. Rb3 e5 30. de5 d4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/zJJRXKpiFBs 192 2017-09-11T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/horsepower-one-of-the-greatest-checkmates-ever/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sybu87AoCMk.jpg Horsepower: One Of The Greatest Checkmates Ever J Smith vs George H Derrickson Philadelphia - (1860), Philadelphia, PA USA Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. h3 h5 8. hg4 hg4 9. Nh2 g3 10. Nf3 Ng4 11. Bd8 Bf2 12. Rf2 gf2 13. Kf1 Rh1 14. Ke2 Rd1 15. Nfd2 Nd4 16. Kd1 Ne3 17. Kc1 Ne2# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/sybu87AoCMk 147 2017-09-12T05:24:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-badass-rooks-of-mikhail-botvinnik/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/kSq26rF5bwg.jpg The Badass Rooks Of Mikhail Botvinnik Mikhail Botvinnik vs Lajos Portisch Monte Carlo (1968), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 7, Apr-10 English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Reversed Dragon (A22) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cd5 Nd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Nb6 8. d3 Be7 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Na4 Na4 12. Qa4 Bd5 13. Rfc1 Re8 14. Rc2 Bf8 15. Rac1 Nb8 16. Rc7 Bc6 17. R1c6 bc6 18. Rf7 h6 19. Rb7 Qc8 20. Qc4 Kh8 21. Nh4 Qb7 22. Ng6 Kh7 23. Be4 Bd6 24. Ne5 g6 25. Bg6 Kg7 26. Bh6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/kSq26rF5bwg 259 2017-09-12T16:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/spasskys-immortal-rook-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pn7euZL2_Cs.jpg Spassky’s Immortal Rook Sacrifice Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky USSR vs. Rest of the World (1970), Belgrade SRB, rd 2, Mar-31 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (A01) 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Bc5 6. Nc6 dc6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qc2 Qe7 9. Be2 O-O-O 10. f4 Ng4 11. g3 h5 12. h3 h4 13. hg4 hg3 14. Rg1 Rh1 15. Rh1 g2 16. Rf1 Qh4 17. Kd1 gf1Q _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/pn7euZL2_Cs 230 2017-09-13T06:31:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-wildest-castling-in-chess-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/397A9Mt11xQ.jpg The Wildest Castling In Chess History F Alexander Hoffmann vs Alexander Petrov Italian Game: Classical Variation. Center Attack (C53) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 ed4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd5 Nf2 8. Kf2 dc3 9. Kg3 cb2 10. Bb2 Ne7 11. Ng5 Nd5 12. Nf7 O-O 13. Nd8 Bf2 14. Kh3 d6 15. e6 Nf4 16. Kg4 Ne6 17. Ne6 Be6 18. Kg5 Rf5 19. Kg4 h5 20. Kh3 Rf3# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/397A9Mt11xQ 187 2017-09-13T16:34:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischers-quickest-defeat-12-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xn6Wr_aMkFI.jpg Bobby Fischer’s Quickest Defeat (12 Moves) Robert James Fischer vs Robert Eugene Burger Simultaneous Exhibition (1964), San Francisco, CA USA, Apr-13 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Fritz Variation (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. ed5 Nd4 6. c3 b5 7. Bf1 Nd5 8. cd4 Qg5 9. Bb5 Kd8 10. Qf3 Bb7 11. O-O ed4 12. Qf7 Nf6 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Verhoeff, Bert / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/xn6Wr_aMkFI 147 2017-09-14T04:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-majestic-checkmate-with-a-single-bishop/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/xWaXSzIv2bk.jpg A Majestic Checkmate With A Single Bishop Ely O Sollano vs Frederick Rhine Blitz (1977), Chicago, IL USA D01: Richter-Veresov attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. Bf6 ef6 5. dc5 d4 6. Ne4 Bf5 7. Ng3 Bc5 8. Nf5 Qa5 9. c3 dc3 10. b4 Bb4 11. Qc2 Qf5 12. Qf5 c2# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/xWaXSzIv2bk 136 2017-09-14T16:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mega-aggressive-attack-by-anatoly-karpov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yscKb3oVTEM.jpg Mega-Aggressive Attack By Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Karpov vs Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense. General (D58) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bf6 Bf6 10. cd5 ed5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O Qd6 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. Rfe1 Be7 15. Rab1 a5 16. ba5 Ra5 17. a4 Re8 18. Bf1 Bf8 19. Qc2 g6 20. e4 de4 21. Ne4 Qf4 22. Bc4 Bg7 23. Re2 c5 24. d5 Raa8 25. Rbe1 Rad8 26. Qb3 Ba8 27. g3 Qb8 28. d6 Rf8 29. Bf7 Rf7 30. Neg5 hg5 31. Ng5 Rdf8 32. Re8 Qd6 33. Qf7 Kh8 34. Ne6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/yscKb3oVTEM 284 2017-09-15T09:00:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-checkmate-which-seems-to-be-out-of-this-world/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/8n3bLkxnlew.jpg A Checkmate Which Seems To Be Out Of This World Smith-Morra Gambit (B21 ) 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qc4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f4 a6 7. e5 d5 8. Qe2 Nd4 9. Qd1 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. c3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Nf5 13. Ne2 b5 14. g4 Nh4 15. c4 Bb4 16. cxb5 Bc5 17. Bxa5 Nf3# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: Video Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/8n3bLkxnlew 154 2017-09-16T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/aronian-crushes-ivanchuk-in-24-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Zq6WF1YiTPM.jpg Aronian Crushes Ivanchuk In 24 Moves Aronian, Levon - Ivanchuk, Vassily FIDE World Cup 2017 round 09 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 b5 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Nc3 Rc8 9. O-O a6 10. d4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. Nh4 Ndf6 13. Rd1 g6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. e4 Bg7 16. exd5 Nf6 17. Qe2+ Kf8 18. a4 b4 19. Be3 Qd6 20. Rac1 Nd7 21. Nf3 h6 22. Nd2 Kg8 23. Ne4 Qf8 24. d6 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zq6WF1YiTPM 187 2017-09-15T14:09:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hahaha-nakamura-is-having-fun-with-5-bishops/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/aYa6FaGAC30.jpg Hahaha! Nakamura Is Having Fun With 5 Bishops Rybka (Computer) vs Hikaru Nakamura ICC blitz 3 0 (2008), Internet Chess Club, Mar-15 Grob Opening: General (A00) 1. g4 d5 2. h3 h5 3. g5 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Nh4 e6 8. Nf5 ef5 9. Bf4 Ne7 10. e3 O-O 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Re8 13. Bg2 Nf8 14. Be5 Ne6 15. f4 Nc8 16. Kb1 Nd6 17. Bf1 Qd7 18. a4 b6 19. Ba6 Nc7 20. Be2 a6 21. Bd3 b5 22. h4 Ne6 23. Ne2 Re7 24. Ka1 Ree8 25. Qa5 Nb7 26. Qd2 Nd6 27. Rh2 Bf8 28. Rf2 Ng7 29. a5 Nb7 30. Ng1 Qd8 31. b4 Qd7 32. Nf3 Nd6 33. Bd6 Bd6 34. Ne5 Qb7 35. Kb2 Rac8 36. c3 Re7 37. Be2 Ree8 38. Bf3 Re7 39. Qc2 Rd8 40. Rfd2 Bb8 41. Be2 Re6 42. Bd3 Re7 43. Rf2 Re6 44. Qd2 Re7 45. Rg1 Re6 46. Rff1 Re7 47. Qd1 Re6 48. Rg2 Re7 49. Qc2 Re6 50. Rfg1 Re7 51. Rf2 Re6 52. Qe2 Re7 53. Qf3 Re6 54. Rd2 Re7 55. Rgd1 Re6 56. Qg3 Re7 57. Kb1 Re6 58. Bc2 Re7 59. Nd3 Re6 60. Nc5 Qc8 61. Ne6 Qe6 62. Kb2 Re8 63. Re1 Qd7 64. Qf3 Re7 65. Bd3 Re8 66. Rg2 Re7 67. Kb3 Re8 68. Ra2 Re7 69. Rc1 Re8 70. Rca1 Re7 71. Rg1 Re8 72. Rh2 Re7 73. Qg3 Re8 74. Ka3 Re7 75. Rb1 Re8 76. Rd2 Re7 77. Kb3 Re8 78. Ra1 Re7 79. Kb2 Re8 80. Re2 Re7 81. Ree1 Re6 82. Qf3 Qe7 83. Qf2 Qe8 84. Be2 Qe7 85. Bd1 Qe8 86. Bf3 Qe7 87. Qd2 Qe8 88. Kb3 Qe7 89. Kc2 Qe8 90. Kb2 Qe7 91. Rab1 Kf8 92. Qf2 Ke8 93. Be2 Kd8 94. Bd3 Qe8 95. Qf3 Ke7 96. Kb3 Kf8 97. Ra1 Qe7 98. Bc2 Kg8 99. Kb2 Qe8 100. Qf2 Qe7 101. Qd2 Qe8 102. Bd3 Qe7 103. Be2 Qe8 104. Rad1 Qe7 105. Rc1 Qe8 106. Bf3 Qe7 107. Qf2 Qe8 108. Rcd1 Qe7 109. Be2 Re4 110. Bd3 Qe6 111. Be4 fe4 112. Ra1 Nf5 113. Kb3 Kf8 114. Rh1 Ke8 115. Rh2 Kd7 116. Qe1 Kd8 117. Rd1 Kd7 118. Rc2 Kd8 119. Qf2 Nd6 120. Ka2 Qf5 121. Rh1 Kd7 122. Qg3 Ke6 123. Qh3 Ke7 124. Qf5 Nf5 125. Rh3 Ke6 126. Kb3 Bc7 127. Re2 Bb8 128. Re1 Bc7 129. Ra1 Bb8 130. Rd1 Bc7 131. Re1 Bb8 132. Re2 Bc7 133. Rg2 Bb8 134. Rg1 Bc7 135. Rb1 Bb8 136. Rbh1 Bc7 137. Rg1 Bb8 138. Kb2 Bc7 139. Kc2 Bb8 140. Kd2 Bc7 141. Rh2 Bb8 142. Rc1 Bc7 143. Ra1 Bb8 144. Ke2 Bc7 145. Rg1 Bb8 146. Rhh1 Bc7 147. Kd2 Bb8 148. Rc1 Bc7 149. Rh3 Bb8 150. Ra1 Bc7 151. Rhh1 Bb8 152. Rae1 Bc7 153. Rh2 Bb8 154. https://www.youtube.com/embed/aYa6FaGAC30 406 2017-09-16T15:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-most-famous-endgame-tactics/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/OfinbAkLmm0.jpg The Most Famous Endgame Tactics Martin Ortueta Esteban vs Jose Sanz Aguado Madrid (1933), Madrid ESP French Defense: King's Indian Attack (C00) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. Nf3 f6 8. d4 c5 9. Nb5 fe5 10. de5 Rf4 11. c3 Re4 12. Be2 Ba5 13. O-O Ne5 14. Ne5 Re5 15. Bf4 Rf5 16. Bd3 Rf6 17. Qc2 h6 18. Be5 Nd7 19. Bf6 Nf6 20. Rf6 Qf6 21. Rf1 Qe7 22. Bh7 Kh8 23. Qg6 Bd7 24. Rf7 Qg5 25. Qg5 hg5 26. Rd7 Kh7 27. Rb7 Bb6 28. c4 dc4 29. Nc3 Rd8 30. h3 Rd2 31. Na4 Rb2 32. Nb2 c3 33. Rb6 c4 34. Rb4 a5 35. Nc4 c2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/OfinbAkLmm0 294 2017-09-17T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-destroys-scandinavian-defense-in-20-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/knptzGAL0r8.jpg Bobby Fischer Destroys Scandinavian Defense In 20 Moves Robert James Fischer vs Karl Robatsch Varna ol (Men) fin-A (1962), Varna BUL, rd 4, Sep-30 Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. ed5 Qd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. O-O-O c6 8. Bh6 O-O 9. h4 Qa5 10. h5 gh5 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Nge2 Rd8 13. g4 Nf8 14. gh5 Ne6 15. Rdg1 Kh8 16. Bg7 Ng7 17. Qh6 Rg8 18. Rg5 Qd8 19. Rhg1 Nf5 20. Bf5 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/knptzGAL0r8 297 2017-09-17T15:33:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-in-prison-alekhines-brilliancy-vs-bogoljubov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jjVd1z-sVQo.jpg Chess In Prison: Alekhine’s Brilliancy vs Bogoljubov Alexander Alekhine vs Efim Bogoljubov Vienna Game: Stanley Variation (C26) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4!? Bb4 5. Nd5 Nd5 6. ed5 d6 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O Nd7 9. c3 Bc5 10. d4 Bb6 11. f4 ed4 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. fe5 de5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Qf3 ed4 16. Qf7 Kh8 17. Bf8 dc3 18. Kh1 Bd4 19. d6 Be6 20. Be6 Rf8 21. dc7 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/jjVd1z-sVQo 203 2017-09-18T05:01:26+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bill-gates-misses-his-chance-to-beat-magnus-carlsen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Pc3_Yx9JoHM.jpg Bill Gates Misses His Chance To Beat Magnus Carlsen Bill Gates vs Magnus Carlsen 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bd3 Nf6 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nc3 Qh5 6.0--0 Bg4 7.h3 Ne5 8.hxg4 Nfxg4 9.Nxe5 Qh2# _____________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By World Economic Forum [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pc3_Yx9JoHM 116 2017-09-18T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/horsepower-one-of-the-most-brutal-checkmates-ever/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/oPaPA2Gn5Nw.jpg Horsepower: One Of The Most Brutal Checkmates Ever Lubomir Ftacnik vs Ognjen Cvitan Bundesliga /98, Germany (1997), rd 2 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Modern System (E97) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. b5 dc5 17. Bc5 h5 18. a5 g4 19. b6 g3 20. Kh1 Nh7 21. d6 Qh4 22. Bg1 Bh3 23. bc7 Bg2 24. Kg2 Qh3 25. Kh3 Ng5 26. Kg2 Nh4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/oPaPA2Gn5Nw 231 2017-09-19T07:33:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nuremberg-trial-the-most-brutal-checkmate-by-siegbert-tarrasch/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lsTkBqUuky8.jpg Nuremberg Trial: The Most Brutal Checkmate By Siegbert Tarrasch Siegbert Tarrasch vs Romberg Nuremberg (1893), Nuremberg GER 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 ed4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Qh5 O-O 7. f4 Qe8 8. O-O d3 9. Kh1 dc2 10. Nc3 d6 11. f5 Ne5 12. Nd5 Kh8 13. f6 Bg4 14. fg7 Kg7 15. Qh6 Kh6 16. Ne6 Kh5 17. Ndf4 Kh6 18. Ne2 Kg6 19. Rf6 Kf6 20. Bg5 Kg6 21. N2f4# Video Icon Attribution: By not given in source (Hartston W. The kings of chess. London 1985.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/lsTkBqUuky8 211 2017-09-19T14:39:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-19-move-brilliancy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/3jRB6aPAqJ0.jpg Mikhail Tal’s 19-Move Brilliancy Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Polugayevsky Variation Simagin Line (B96) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9.fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2 (10. exf6 Qe5+) 10... Nfd7 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qg4 Qb6 14. Rd6 Bxd6 15. Qxe6+ Kf8 16. Bc4 bxc4 17. Rf1+ Nf6 18. Rxf6+ gxf6 19. Bh6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/3jRB6aPAqJ0 187 2017-09-20T07:11:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-craziest-king-hunt-ever/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/njisVqV1sSY.jpg The Craziest King Hunt Ever Josef Matschego vs Ernst Falkbeer King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Defense (C39) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nc4 Be7 8. d4 Nh5 9. Be2 Bxh4+ 10. Kd2 Qg5 11. Kd3 Nc6 12. a3 Bf2 13. Nd5 Bxd4 14. Nxc7+ Kd8 15. Nd5 f5 16. Nxd6 fxe4+ 17. Kc4 Qxd5+ 18. Kxd5 Nf6+ 19. Kc4 Be6+ 20. Kb5 a6+ 21. Ka4 b5+ 22. Nxb5 axb5+ 23. Kxb5 Ra5+ 24. Kxc6 Bd5+ 25. Kd6 Ne8# https://www.youtube.com/embed/njisVqV1sSY 203 2017-09-20T15:31:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anands-18-move-destroying-attack-vs-ivanchuk/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QBSIQ6nLkb0.jpg Anand’s 18-Move Destroying Attack vs. Ivanchuk Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand Reggio Emilia (1988), Reggio Emilia ITA, rd 1 Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Variation (C42) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0--0 Nc6 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 Qd6 11.Nfd2 0--0--0 12.f3 Bh4 13.Rf1 Bh3 14.Qc2 Qg6 15.Nb3 Rhf8 16.Na3 Rde8 17.Kh1 Nf2+ 18.Rxf2 Bxg2+ Video Icon Attribution: By GFHund (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/QBSIQ6nLkb0 286 2017-09-21T07:04:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-puzzle-easy-for-humans-impossible-for-computers/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/N0k-VGrOuX8.jpg Chess Puzzle: Easy For Humans, Impossible For Computers W.E. Rudolph, La Strategie (1912) This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 3B4/1r2p3/r2p1p2/bkp1P1p1/1p1P1PPp/p1P4P/PPB1K3/8 w - - 0 1 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Brittany.lee2 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/N0k-VGrOuX8 148 2017-09-22T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-win-game-aronian-sacrifices-his-knight-on-move-15/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/w2bJbErcPiA.jpg Must Win Game! Aronian Sacrifices His Knight On Move 15 Aronian, Levon - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FIDE World Cup 2017 round 12-2 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 a6 9. a4 h5 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Qd2 exd5 12. cxd5 Nh7 13. Bh6 h4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bc4 hxg3 16. hxg3 Rh8 17. e5 Qe7 18. O-O-O Nd7 19. exd6 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. d6 g5 22. Rhe1 b5 23. Bd5 Rb8 24. f4 Qd4 25. Qe2 Qb4 26. Qh5 Video Icon Attribution: By Georgios1972 (Levon Aronian) [CC BY 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/w2bJbErcPiA 276 2017-09-21T15:24:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/every-chess-player-must-know-this-tactic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ceV59mI5rnA.jpg Every Chess Player Must Know This Tactic Emanuel Lasker, White is winning. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 1k1r4/pP2q3/8/Q7/8/6bP/6P1/2R4K w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-00459 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/ceV59mI5rnA 74 2017-09-23T08:18:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/sacrifice-is-needed-to-destroy-the-castle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rovpOAwopC4.jpg Sacrifice Is Needed To Destroy The Castle Rudolf Spielmann vs Rudolf L'Hermet 25. DSB Kongress (1927), Magdeburg GER, rd 4, Jul-20 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10) · 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Qe2 Bd6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Ne5 c5 12. dxc5 Bxe5 13. Qxe5 Bc6 14.Bf4 Qe7 15. Qd4 Rfd8 16. Bd6 Qe8 17. Rhg1 b6 18. Qh4 bxc5 19. Be5 Qe7 20. g4 c4 21. g5 Nd7 22. Qxh6 gxh6 23. gxh6+ Kf8 24. Rg8+ Kxg8 25. h7+ Kf8 26. h8=R# https://www.youtube.com/embed/rovpOAwopC4 204 2017-09-23T16:12:15+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anands-morphy-style-crushing-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NgCRqn5hy8.jpg Anand’s “Morphy-style” Crushing Attack Viswanathan Anand vs Viktor Bologan Dortmund/Sparkassen Chess Meeting (2003), Dortmund GER, rd 7, Aug-07 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation. Modern Main Line (B17) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 g5 13. Qh3 Rg8 14. Re1 Bf8 15. Qf5 Bg7 16. h4 Kf8 17. Qh3 Rh8 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Qg4 c5 20. Bxg5 cxd4 21.Rad1 Bb7 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Be7+ Kxe7 24. Qxg7+ Kd6 25. Nxd4 Qc5 26. Bf5 Qe5 27.Nf3+ Qd5 28. Qg3+ Ke7 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. Qg5+ Kd6 31. Qf4+ Ke7 32. Be4 Rh5 33.Nh4 Rg8 34. Ng6+ Kd8 35. Qf7 Re8 36. Bd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/-NgCRqn5hy8 292 2017-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/analyzing-crazy-chess-puzzle-while-riding-my-longboard/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TiBnJ09SWnQ.jpg Analyzing Crazy Chess Puzzle While Riding My Longboard Henri Rinck,"Deutsche Schachzeitung", 1903 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 6q1/6p1/2k4p/R6B/p7/8/2P3P1/2K5 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/TiBnJ09SWnQ 95 2017-09-24T17:55:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hahaha-see-what-happened-when-capablancas-opponent-copied-his-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/qMHu5PmTNqk.jpg Hahaha! See What Happened When Capablanca’s Opponent Copied His Moves Jose Raul Capablanca vs NN Four Knights Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bg4 8. Nd5 Nd4 9. Qd2 Qd7 10. Bxf6 Bxf3 11. Ne7+ Kh8 12. Bxg7+ Kxg7 13. Qg5+ Kh8 14. Qf6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMHu5PmTNqk 110 2017-09-25T06:55:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/crazy-game-four-queens-on-the-board-move-7/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/8-DPtFyjfAg.jpg Crazy Game! Four Queens On The Board (Move 7) East German Championship (1975), Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. exf6 dxc3 5. d4 cxb2 6. fxg7 bxa1=Q 7. gxh8=Q Qxa2 8. Nf3 Bf5 9. Ne5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qad5 11. Bc4 Qe4+ 12. Be3 e6 13. O-O Qdh4 14. Bd3 Qd5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Re1 Nd7 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Bg5+ Qe4 19. Qd2 f6 20.Bxf6 Qxe1+ 21. Qxe1+ Kf7 22. Ng5+ Kg6 23. Qg8+ _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-DPtFyjfAg 175 2017-09-25T15:23:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-untouchable-pieces/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CzxuW4wBmUw.jpg The Untouchable Pieces New York - (1883), New York, NY USA French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 f6 6. Bd3 fxe5 7. Ng5 e4 8. Nxe6 Qe7 9. Nxd5 Qd6 10. Bf4 Qc6 11. Bb5 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/CzxuW4wBmUw 118 2017-09-26T05:22:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-brilliant-trap-in-the-sicilian-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/s9__ZOCiLPs.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Brilliant Trap In The Sicilian Defense Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Early deviations (B75) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. Kb1 Qa5 11. g4 h6 12. h4 a6 13. Be2 Ne5 14. g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Rxh1 16. gxf6 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Qxd2 18. fxg7 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Croes, Rob C. / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/s9__ZOCiLPs 174 2017-09-26T14:41:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bareevs-immortal-king-hunt-against-topalov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dvlCE6Sz7wg.jpg Bareev’s Immortal King Hunt Against Topalov Veselin Topalov vs Evgeny Bareev Linares (1994), Linares ESP, rd 11, Mar-?? French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. c3 Nd7 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. f4 Ng6 11.g3 O-O 12. Bd3 Qd5 13. a3 (13. Nf3) 13... Nxf4 14. Nxf6+ (14. gxf4 Bh4+ 15. Kf1 f5) 14... gxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kg7 16. Qe4 Re8 17. Qxe8 Bf5 18. Qxa8 Qe4+ 19. Kf2 (19. Kd2 Qg2+ 20. Ke3 Nd5+) 19... Qg2+ 20. Ke3 Nd5+ 21. Kd4 Qd2+ 22. Kc5 Qe3+ 23. Kc4 (23. Kxd5 Be6#) 23... Nb6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/dvlCE6Sz7wg 226 2017-09-27T06:29:30+00:00 https://chessterra.com/sacrifices-are-everywhere-rubinsteins-immortal/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/iPU8NitC0hI.jpg Sacrifices Are Everywhere: Rubinstein’s Immortal Georg Rotlewi vs Akiba Rubinstein Lodz (1907), Lodz POL, rd 6, Dec-26 Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qd2 (10. Qc2) 10... Qe7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17.f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 21. Be4 (21. Qxg4 Rxd3 22. Rad1 Rcxc3) 21... Qh4 22. g3 (22. h3 Rxc3 23. Bxc3 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 (24. Qxg4 Qxg4 25.hxg4 Rd3 26. Kh2 Rxc3) 24... Qg3 25. hxg4 Qh4#) 22... Rxc3 23. gxh4 Rd2 24.Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 Rh3 26. Rf2 Bxf2 27. Qxe4 Rxh2# https://www.youtube.com/embed/iPU8NitC0hI 260 2017-09-27T15:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-fantastic-way-to-destroy-french-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/csmPZbivoUY.jpg Absolutely Fantastic Way To Destroy French Defense Lyuboshits - Shagalovitch, Minsk 1956 French Defense, Alekhine-Chatard Attack (C13) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Nb5 f6 8. Bd3 Qa5+ (8... fxg5 9. Qh5+ Kf8 10. Rh3 g6 11. Bxg6 Kg7 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. hxg5 Nxe5 14. Qh6+ Kf7 15. Bxh7 Bxg5) 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. Rh3 cxd4 12. Rg3 fxe5 (12... Nxe5 13. Rxg7 Kxg7 14. Bh6+ Kg8) 13. Rxg7 Kxg7 14. Bh6+ Kg8 15. Bg6 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/csmPZbivoUY 162 2017-09-28T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/levon-aronian-wins-fide-world-cup-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RwcONaaR-Yg.jpg Levon Aronian Wins FIDE World Cup 2017 Ding Liren vs Levon Aronian FIDE World Cup 2017 round 16-2 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Qc2 a5 14. g4 Nbd7 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qd8 18. h4 Nb6 19. Be5 Nd5 20. Bg4 Kh8 21. Rae1 Nef6 22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Bh2 f5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Qd1 Rg8+ 26. Kh1 Rg4 27. Ng3 Rxh4 28. Nxf5 Rh7 29. Nxe7 Nxe7 30. Re5 Nf5 31. Rfe1 Qh4 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Rg1+ Kf6 0-1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/RwcONaaR-Yg 332 2017-09-28T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-faces-his-child-magnus-app/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/aoF7Udse05o.jpg Magnus Carlsen Faces His “Child” Magnus App Magnus Carlsen vs. Play Magnus (App) Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Nxg4 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 c5 7. h3 Nh6 8.Bxh6 gxh6 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Nc3 h5 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Ng5 O-O-O 14. Nb5 a6 15. a4 Re8 16. Nxe6 axb5 17. axb5 cxd4 18. Rg1 Bh6 19. Ra8+ Nb8 20. Qe5 Qd6 21. Qf5 Rhg8 22. Rxg8 Rxg8 23. b6 Qb4+ 24. Kf1 Qb5+ 25. Qd3 Qxd3+ 26. cxd3 Rg6 27. Nxd4 Rxb6 28. Nf5 Bg5 29. Ra5 e6 30. Ng7 h4 31. Ra4 Kd7 32. Rg4 Bf6 33. Nh5 Bd8 34. Rg7+ Kd6 35. Rxh7 Nc6 36. Nf4 Rxb2 37. Rh6 Bg5 38. Rxe6+ Kd7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/aoF7Udse05o 231 2017-09-29T08:26:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-a-fantastic-way-to-finish-the-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/siY8y8_UqXU.jpg Just A Fantastic Way To Finish The Game Rafael Vaganian vs Albin Planinc Hastings 7475 (1975), Hastings ENG, rd 5, Jan-02 English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Spielmann Defense (A32) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Ndb5 O-O 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Rd8 13. Qf3 Qb6 14. Rd1 Rxd1+ 15. Nxd1 Nc6 16. Qe3 Nd4 17. Qe8+ Kh7 18. e3 Nc2+ 19. Kd2 Bf5 20. Qxa8 Qd6+ 21. Kc1 Na1 22. Qxb7 Qc7+ 23. Qxc7 Nb3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/siY8y8_UqXU 169 2017-09-29T15:02:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-watch-surrendering-in-a-winning-position/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9lNr37yyG6s.jpg Must Watch! Surrendering In A Winning Position Ni Hua (2673) vs Le Quang Liem (2703) Asian Continental Chess Championship (2012), Ho Chi Minh VIE, rd 8, May-12 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. g4 b5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f4 Nc5 14. Bf3 Qb7 15.Qd4 e5 16. fxe5 Ne6 17. Qd2 dxe5 18. Nd5 Bd6 19. O-O-O O-O 20. h4 a5 21. h5 b4 22. h6 bxa3 23. b3 Rfc8 24. Nb6 Bb4 25. Qh2 Bxe4 26. hxg7 a2 27. Kb2 a4 28. c4 axb3 29. g6 h5 30. Qxh5 Ba3+ 31. Kxb3 a1=N+ 32. Rxa1 Qxb6+ 33. Bxb6 Nd4+ 34. https://www.youtube.com/embed/9lNr37yyG6s 299 2017-09-30T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/forming-a-fortress-near-amberd-fortress/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HiWoAal5O5Y.jpg Forming A Fortress Near Amberd Fortress This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : rkb5/1p6/pBp5/PPPp4/1K1Pp1P1/4Pp1p/5P1P/8 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/HiWoAal5O5Y 98 2017-09-30T15:06:29+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-most-brutal-checkmates-ever-seen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7e_8AsoOdT0.jpg One Of The Most Brutal Checkmates Ever Seen Rudolf Spielmann vs Max Walter Trencianske Teplice (1928) Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 Nxc3 6. dxc3 b6 7. Nd4 c5 8. e6 fxe6 9. Qh5+ Kd7 10. Nf3 Kc7 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nf7 Qe8 13. Qe5+ Kb7 14. Bf4 c4 15. Qc7+ Ka6 16. Nd8 Nc6 17. Qb7+ Kb5 18. a4+ Kc5 19. Qxc6+ Bxc6 20. Nxe6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/7e_8AsoOdT0 186 2017-10-01T06:02:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-wins-2017-chess-com-isle-of-man-international/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FxlYrQtDXJc.jpg Carlsen Wins 2017 Chess.com Isle Of Man International Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura Isle of Man Open (2017), Douglas ENG, rd 9, Oct-01 Queen's Gambit Declined (D37) 1.d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qc1 Bf5 14. Bxf6 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ 16. Ke1 Nc2+ 17. Ke2 Nd4+ 18. Ke1 Nc2+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/FxlYrQtDXJc 162 2017-10-01T15:18:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-queen-is-for-a-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/vHhNCLTNLDM.jpg The Queen Is For A Sacrifice Siegbert Tarrasch vs Schroeder Nurnberg (1894), Nuremberg GER 1. e4 d5 2. e5 c5 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. Bc2 c4 8. b3 cxb3 9. axb3 d4 10. Qe2 dxc3 11. dxc3 Nh6 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Qd3 g6 15. Qh3 Nf5 16. g4 Ng7 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. exf6 Ne8 19. g5 Kh8 20. Qh6 Rg8 21. h4 Nd6 22.h5 Nf5 23. Qxh7+ Kxh7 24. hxg6+ Kxg6 25. Rh6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/vHhNCLTNLDM 193 2017-10-02T10:59:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/extremely-aggressive-game-played-by-9-year-old-praggnanandhaa/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/14iw_Ms75rs.jpg Extremely Aggressive Game Played By 9 Year Old Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Slaven Pastar World Junior Championship (2014), Pune IND, rd 5, Oct-10 Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 Nc6 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 c4 8. O-O Bf5 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. d5 Nb4 13. d6 Bxc2 14. Qd2 Ng8 15.Nd5 Nd3 16. Nc7+ Kf8 17. dxe7+ Nxe7 18. Nxa8 Nd5 19. Qxc2 N5xf4 20. Qxc4 Qxa8 21. Red1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Ndf4 23. Ne5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/14iw_Ms75rs 201 2017-10-02T15:19:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/najdorf-variation-went-terribly-wrong-for-miguel-najdorf/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Oon93QKlwGg.jpg Najdorf Variation Went Terribly Wrong For Miguel Najdorf Albin Planinc (2520) vs Miguel Najdorf (2540) Hoogovens (1973), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 3, Jan-18 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 e6 8. Qf3 Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bd3 h6 11. Qh3 Nc5 12. Rhe1 Rg8 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 hxg5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Bh7 Rh8 18. Nf5 g4 19. Qg3 Kf8 20. Nxf6 Qxf6 21.Qd6+ Ke8 22. Nxg7+ Qxg7 23. Qd8# 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oon93QKlwGg 210 2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-secretly-crushes-jan-gustafsson-during-his-live-stream/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/M-m0hv6dkBc.jpg Magnus Carlsen Secretly Crushes Jan Gustafsson During His Live Stream Jan Gustafsson vs Magnus Carlsen chess24 banter blitz game Dutch Defense, Classical Variation, Buenos Aires Variation (A96) 1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 a5 8. b3 Qe8 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Rc1 Nb4 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Ne1 Qg6 14. Nc2 Bg5 15. e3 Nd3 16. Rcd1 e5 17. Bxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxd3 Qf3 19. dxe5 Bf5 20. e4 Qxd3 21. Rxd3 Bxe4 22. Rc3 Bd2 23. Re3 Bxc2 24. Re2 Bb4 25. Bxb4 Bd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/M-m0hv6dkBc 233 2017-10-03T14:32:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alekhine-crushes-max-euwe-in-just-12-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/6dqsFpf4ocI.jpg Alekhine Crushes Max Euwe In Just 12 Moves Alexander Alekhine vs Max Euwe The Hague Blitz (1921), The Hague NED, Oct-25 Vienna Game: Stanley Variation. Reversed Spanish (C33) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4 4. f4 exf4 5. e5 Qe7 6. Qe2 Ng8 7. Nd5 Qh4+ 8.Kd1 Ba5 9. Nf3 Qh5 10. Nf6+ gxf6 11. exf6+ Kd8 12. Re1 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Credits: By George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/6dqsFpf4ocI 152 2017-10-04T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/look-how-kasparov-tricked-anand-and-won-in-17-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/euFYJIQrTIY.jpg Look How Kasparov Tricked Anand And Won In 17 Moves Garry Kasparov (2780) vs Viswanathan Anand (2670) Dortmund (1992), Dortmund GER, rd 2, Apr-17 Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Classical System Main Line (D19) 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Ne5 Re8 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. f3 Nd5 14. Na2 Bf8 15. e4 Bg6 16. Qe1 f5 17. exd5 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/euFYJIQrTIY 145 2017-10-04T15:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/boom-stauntons-aggression-and-the-final-king-hunt/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mY-QQ3s56ko.jpg Boom! Staunton’s Aggression And The Final King Hunt Manchester Casual Games (1859) King's Gambit: Accepted. Greco Gambit Calabrese Gambit (C38) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. hxg5 hxg5 7. Rxh8 Bxh8 8.d4 d6 9. Nc3 c6 10. Ne5 dxe5 11. Qh5 Qf6 12. dxe5 Qg7 13. e6 Nf6 14. exf7+ Kf8 15. Bxf4 Ke7 16. Bxg5 Nbd7 17. Rd1 Ne5 18. Qh2 Qxg5 19. f8=Q+ Kxf8 20. Qxh8+ Ng8 21. Rd8+ Qxd8 22. Qxg8+ Ke7 23. Qg7+ Kd6 24. Qh6+ Kc7 25. Qg7+ Nd7 26. Qg3+ Kb6 27. Na4+ Ka5 28. Qc3+ Kxa4 29. Qa3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/mY-QQ3s56ko 237 2017-10-05T15:00:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/powerful-chess-puzzle-harold-lommers-masterpiece/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/tWZVnZ801a4.jpg Powerful Chess Puzzle: Harold Lommer’s Masterpiece Harold Lommer, "Le Temps", 1933 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : N6N/1rPPP1P1/8/8/k1p5/2P5/1PpPpP1p/K5R1 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/tWZVnZ801a4 193 2017-10-06T03:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/rise-of-machines-deep-blue-crushes-kasparov-in-19-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/VoM_hfHgMTk.jpg Rise Of Machines! Deep Blue Crushes Kasparov In 19 Moves Deep Blue (Computer) vs Garry Kasparov IBM Man-Machine, New York USA (1997), New York, NY USA, rd 6, May-?? Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov. Modern Variation (B17) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 h6 8.Nxe6 Qe7 9.0-0 fxe6 10.Bg6+ Kd8 11.Bf4 b5 12.a4 Bb7 13.Re1 Nd5 14.Bg3 Kc8 15.axb5 cxb5 16.Qd3 Bc6 17.Bf5 exf5 18.Rxe7 Bxe7 19.c4 1-0 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/VoM_hfHgMTk 278 2017-10-06T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-see-morphy-checkmates-his-opponent-by-castling-kingside/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vd9dHw_AgcQ.jpg Must See! Morphy Checkmates His Opponent By Castling Kingside Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nd4 9. Bxd5+ Kd6 10. Qf7 Be6 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. Ne4+ Kd5 13. c4+ Kxe4 14.Qxe6 Qd4 15. Qg4+ Kd3 16. Qe2+ Kc2 17. d3# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Not credited [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vd9dHw_AgcQ 183 2017-10-07T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-most-outrageous-queen-sacrifice-and-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/478qLbPb-kg.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Most Outrageous Queen Sacrifice And Checkmate Mikhail Tal has played a lot of wonderful training games against his trainer Alexander Koblents, but this game is something special. Against Sicilian Scheveningen Tal manages to organize a rapid attack and in just 22 moves sacrifices his knight and the queen and announces a brutal checkmate! A chess game which can very useful for all Sicilian players! Mikhail Tal vs Alexander Koblents Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82) https://www.youtube.com/embed/478qLbPb-kg 257 2017-10-07T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/analyzing-a-puzzle-with-the-most-surprising-ending/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/frHLJ-9QfJk.jpg Analyzing A Puzzle With The Most Surprising Ending Vladimir Bron, "Chess in the USSR", 1931 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 4n1k1/6B1/5P1P/3r2P1/5K2/1n6/8/8 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/frHLJ-9QfJk 83 2017-10-08T06:19:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparovs-most-staggering-attack-against-ivanchuk/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WWgTJ0xJkFs.jpg Kasparov’s Most Staggering Attack Against Ivanchuk Garry Kasparov vs Vassily Ivanchuk Linares (1994), Linares ESP, rd 4, Feb-?? Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Nxf6 14. Bg2 Bh6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16. O-O O-O-O 17. Nxb5 exd5 18. Nxa7+ Kb8 19. Nb5 Bg7 20. a4 Qh6 21.h4 Bf6 22. Qe1 Bxh4 23. Qa5 Be7 24. Qc7+ Ka8 25. Qa5+ Kb8 26. Qc7+ Ka8 27. Rfe1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/WWgTJ0xJkFs 364 2017-10-08T15:00:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-greatest-strategist-was-also-a-deadly-tactician/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QAfdf_vuoIU.jpg The Greatest Strategist Was Also A Deadly Tactician Aron Nimzowitsch vs Bjorn Nielsen simultaneous exhibition (1930), kopenhagen, Apr-10 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov. Modern Variation Kasparov Attack (B17) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8.O-O Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Re1 b6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Bf4 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nd5 15. Be4 N7f6 16. Be5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Rac1 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Qd5 20. Rc7 Bd6 21. Rd7 Rad8 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qf6 Qxe5 24. Qxe5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/QAfdf_vuoIU 185 2017-10-09T07:36:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-crazy-game-played-at-european-club-cup-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EvDiGazUZ7M.jpg Absolutely Crazy Game Played At European Club Cup 2017 Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2462) vs. Navara, David (2726) 33rd ECC Open 2017 | Antalya TUR | Round 1.2 | 8 Oct 2017 | ECO: A09 | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 Bg4 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 e5 6. b5 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. f4 exf4 10. Re1+ Kf8 11. Bb2 fxg3 12. hxg3 h5 13. Bxd4 h4 14. Qf3 Nh5 15. Nc3 hxg3 16. fxg3 Nxg3 17. c5 Nxc5 18. Qg4 Nh5 19. Nd5 c6 20. Rf1 Ne6 21. Rf5 Ng3 22. Rxf7+ Kxf7 23. Rf1+ Nxf1 24. Qf5+ Qf6 25. Bxf6 Ng3 26. Qf3 Rh5 27. bxc6 bxc6 28. Be5+ Rf5 29. Qxg3 Bxe5 30. Qh3 g6 31. Ne3 Rh8 32. Qg4 Bh2+ 33. Kh1 Bg3+ 34. Bh3 Rxh3+ 35. Kg2 Rh4 36. Qd1 Rg5 37. Qb3 Rb4 38. Qc2 Bc7+ 39. Kh3 Rg3+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/EvDiGazUZ7M 354 2017-10-09T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hansen-and-nakamura-decided-not-to-castle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rsqWVB1_hwo.jpg Hansen And Nakamura “Decided” Not To Castle Sune Berg Hansen (2553) vs Hikaru Nakamura (2657) 13th Sigeman & Co (2005), Copenhagen/Malmoe DEN, rd 6, Apr-21 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nc5 12. a5 Be6 13. h4 Bg7 14. Ra3 Rd8 15. Qe2 d5 16. f3 d4 17. Nd1 Nh5 18. Qf2 Bf6 19. hxg5 Nxg3 20. Qxg3 Bxg5 21. Qh2 Ke7 22. Nc4 d3 23. cxd3 Bxc4 24. dxc4 Bd2+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/rsqWVB1_hwo 229 2017-10-10T07:22:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-16-move-brilliancy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gOiK_n6D-LY.jpg Mikhail Tal’s 16-Move Brilliancy Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (B03) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Bf5 7. Nc3 e6 8. Nf3 Bb4 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. O-O c5 11. Ne4 cxd4 12. c5 N6d7 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Ng5 Nxe5 15. Qxg4 Bxc5 16. Rxf7+ Nxf7 17. Qxe6+ Kf8 18. Qxf7# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Croes, Rob C. / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/gOiK_n6D-LY 153 2017-10-10T14:44:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nezhmetdinovs-creepy-trap-in-french-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bl3HqQV4CG0.jpg Nezhmetdinov’s Creepy Trap In French Defense Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov vs Alexander Ivanovich Konstantinov Rostov-on-Don 1st category (1936) French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Bxc5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Qe2 Qc7 7. Nf3 Nd4 8.Nxd4 Bxd4 9. f4 Ne7 10. Na3 a6 11. c3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Qd2 Qxa1 14. Bb1 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/bl3HqQV4CG0 173 2017-10-11T05:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/meet-isidor-gunsberg-who-sacrificed-his/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/esYdLoleim4.jpg Meet Isidor Gunsberg Who Sacrificed His… London (1879), London ENG King's Gambit: Accepted. Cunningham Defense Bertin Gambit (C35) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. O-O gxh2+ 7. Kh1 d5 8.Bxd5 Nf6 9. Nc3 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bh3 11. Nxh4 Bxf1 12. Qg4 O-O 13. Nf5 g6 14.Nfe7+ Kh8 15. b3 Nd7 16. Bb2+ f6 17. Rxf1 c6 18. Qxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxf6 h5 20. Rf7# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/esYdLoleim4 175 2017-10-11T15:26:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/do-not-lose-in-11-moves-like-reuben-fine/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7bgOMEd7RRs.jpg Do Not Lose In 11 Moves Like Reuben Fine Harry Borochow vs Reuben Fine Pasadena (1932), Pasadena, CA USA, rd 9, Aug-25 Alekhine Defense: Two Pawn Attack (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 Nc6 4. c4 Nb6 5. d5 Nxe5 6. c5 Nbc4 7. f4 e6 8. Qd4 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qh6 10. Nc3 exd5 11. fxe5 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Credits: Harry Pot [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/7bgOMEd7RRs 113 2017-10-12T07:36:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-see-kasparov-crushes-karpov-with-an-illegal-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/VZYTymhN-Tc.jpg Must See! Kasparov Crushes Karpov “With An Illegal Move” Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov Linares (1993), Linares ESP, rd 10, Mar-09 King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E86) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 a6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. b3 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Qxd6 Nfd7 14. f4 b4 15. Nb1 Ng4 16. Bd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Rxa2 18. h3 c5 19. Qg1 Ngf6 20. e5 Ne4 21. h4 c4 22. Nc1 c3 23. Nxa2 c2 24. Qd4 cxd1=Q+ 25. Kxd1 Ndc5 26. Qxd8 Rxd8+ 27. Kc2 Nf2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/VZYTymhN-Tc 505 2017-10-12T16:12:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-insane-sacrifice-by-a-12-year-old-judit-polgar/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Xgyqlv6iic4.jpg Absolutely Insane Sacrifice By A 12 Year Old Judit Polgar In this famous game 12-year-old chess prodigy Judit Polgar sacrifices her queen on move 17 against Pavlina Chilingarova thus forcing her opponent to resign in view of an imminent checkmate. Later Judit was told that when she delivered the following combination Garry Kasparov was standing behind her watching the game! ______________________________________ Judit Polgar vs Pavlina Chilingirova Chess Olympiad (Women) (1988), Thessaloniki GRE, rd 10, Nov-23 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xgyqlv6iic4 230 2017-10-13T08:37:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/double-rook-sacrifice-went-terribly-wrong-against-spassky-%f0%9f%98%85/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/XHDgs7RgCe0.jpg Double Rook Sacrifice Went Terribly Wrong Against Spassky 😅 Yuri S Gusev vs Boris Spassky Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: Gruenfeld Defense (A00) 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nxe4 e5 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. d3 Bf5 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. N5f3 Be7 8.Ne2 e4 9. Ng3 exf3 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Nxf5 fxg2 12. Rg1 Bg5 13. h4 Qf6 14. Qf3 Qxb2 15. hxg5 Qxa1+ 16. Kd2 Qxg1 17. Nd6+ cxd6 18. Qxf7+ Kd8 19. Qf6+ Kc7 20.Qg7+ Kb6 21. Qb2+ Nb4 22. Qxb4+ Kc7 23. Qa5+ b6 24. Qf5 Raf8 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/XHDgs7RgCe0 183 2017-10-13T15:00:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/see-the-magic-when-this-guy-started-the-game-without-a-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lAWZ_GA_hzs.jpg See The Magic When This Guy Started The Game Without A Queen 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. O-O-O Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. g4 h6 8. Nge2 Be6 9. Ng3 Nbd7 10. h4 Nh7 11. g5 hxg5 12.hxg5 Bxg5 13. Bd3 Bh6 14. Rdg1 d5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 (15... b6) 16. Bxf5 Qf6 17. Bxd7 d4 18. exd4 exd4 19. Ne2 Qe7 20. Nxd4 Qxd7 21. Rxh6 Rad8 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23.Nf5+ Kg8 24. Rg6+ fxg6 25. Nh6# 1-0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/lAWZ_GA_hzs 181 2017-10-14T04:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/paul-morphy-the-knight-who-killed-the-kings/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/73X5_3bSZH0.jpg Paul Morphy: The Knight Who Killed The Kings Paul Morphy vs Thomas Jefferson Bryan Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Lasker Defense (000) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bb6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qb3 Qf6 10. Bb5 Be6 11. Qa4 Nge7 12. Bg5 Qg6 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nxe5 Qf6 16. Nxc6+ Kf8 17. e5 Qg5 18. h4 Qg4 19. Qa3+ Kg8 20. Ne7+ Kf8 21. Ng6+ Kg8 22. Qf8+ Rxf8 23. Ne7# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/73X5_3bSZH0 156 2017-10-14T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/17-year-old-boris-spassky-destroys-french-defense-with-a-mighty-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IZH0bZ-nfEA.jpg 17 Year Old Boris Spassky Destroys French Defense With A Mighty Attack Boris Spassky vs Paschaian Melik French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation Moscow Variation (C17) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4 Ne7 6. dxc5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 O-O 8.Nf3 Nbc6 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. Qh5 Nce7 11. O-O Qa5 12. Qg4 Bd7 13. h4 Bb5 14. h5 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Qxc3 16. hxg6 Qxa1 17. gxh7+ Kh8 18. Bg5 Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Nf5 20. Bf6 Rac8 21. Nd4 gxf6 22. exf6 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/IZH0bZ-nfEA 188 2017-10-15T07:42:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/capablancas-immortal-checkmate-with-2-hanging-pieces/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/GmQ_7hHLHSs.jpg Capablanca’s Immortal Checkmate With 2 Hanging Pieces Jose Raul Capablanca vs Masyutin Simul, 30b (1914), Kiev RUS, Mar-02 Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Variation (A83) 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. f3 exf3 6. Nxf3 e6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Ne5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qh5+ Ke7 12. Bxh7 Nf8 13. Qf7+ Kd6 14. Nc4+ dxc4 15. Ne4+ Kd5 16. Rf5+ Kxe4 17. Re1+ Kxd4 18. c3+ Kd3 19. Rd5# Video Icon Attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-07977 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/GmQ_7hHLHSs 217 2017-10-15T15:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-has-a-trojan-horse-for-his-opponent/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/YXhgQP_lsWI.jpg Mikhail Tal Has A “Trojan Horse” For His Opponent Mikhail Tal vs Wolfgang Uhlmann Moscow (1971), Moscow URS, rd 6, Nov-30 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bd7 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8.Nc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc3 12. Nf5 exf5 13. Re1+ Be6 14.Qd6 a6 15. Bd2 Qxc2 16. Bb4 axb5 17. Qf8+ Kd7 18. Red1+ Kc7 19. Qxa8 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/YXhgQP_lsWI 217 2017-10-16T04:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hahaha-winning-the-queen-but-not-daring-to-take-it/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rozC-kETlNI.jpg Hahaha! Winning The Queen But Not Daring To Take It! Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack (D15) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Ne5 e6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bxc4 Ne4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11.Rb1 Nf6 12. f5 Nd5 13. fxe6 Bxe6 14. Rxb7 O-O 15. Qb3 Qc8 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Nxf7 Nxe3 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nh6+ Kh8 20. Rf8+ Rxf8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Nf7+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/rozC-kETlNI 308 2017-10-16T15:00:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/napoleon-goes-for-a-zippy-combination-against-a-general/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/vKyXpXsuRtE.jpg Napoleon Goes For A Zippy Combination Against A General Napoleon Bonaparte vs Henri Gatien Bertrand St. Helena (1820), St Helena Scotch Game: Napoleon Gambit (C44) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. c3 Qe7 7. O-O Qe5 8.f4 dxc3+ 9. Kh1 cxb2 10. Bxf7+ Kd8 11. fxe5 bxa1=Q 12. Bxg8 Be7 13. Qb3 a5 14.Rf8+ Bxf8 15. Bg5+ Be7 16. Bxe7+ Kxe7 17. Qf7+ Kd8 18. Qf8# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/vKyXpXsuRtE 241 2017-10-17T07:19:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-greatest-combination-which-is-too-complex-even-for-chess-engines/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dm62mtOy4y8.jpg The Greatest Combination Which Is Too Complex Even For Chess Engines Yuri S Gusev vs E Auerbach Molniya Sporting Society (1946), Chelyabinsk RUS, rd 5 Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical Variation General (B70) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Nb3 Bg7 8.O-O Be6 9. f4 Rc8 10. f5 Bd7 11. g4 Ne5 12. g5 Ng8 13. Nd5 f6 14. Be3 b6 15.Nd4 Kf7 16. c3 Qe8 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. fxe6+ Kf8 19. Nxf6 Nxf6 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21.Bh6+ Kg8 22. Rxf6 exf6 23. Qxd6 Rc6 24. Qxe5 fxe5 25. Rf1 Rc8 26. Bd1 Rc4 27.Bb3 b5 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. b3 a5 30. bxc4 Qe7 31. Kg2 Qa3 32. Rf2 Qe7 33. Rf1 g5 34. Rf5 g4 35. c5 Qe8 36. c6 Qe7 37. c7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/dm62mtOy4y8 395 2017-10-18T07:52:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nietsche-faces-a-guy-who-plays-like-paul-morphy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9yS713g5DN8.jpg Nietsche Faces A Guy Who Plays Like Paul Morphy Nietsche vs Samuel D Factor Chicago (1928), Chicago, IL USA King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Variation (C33) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5 5. Nf3 Qh5 6. h4 d5 7. Bxd5 Nf6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. d4 Ba6+ 11. Kg1 g4 12. Ne5 Qxe5 13. dxe5 Bc5+ 14. Kh2 g3+ 15. Kh3 Bc8+ 16. Qg4 Bxg4# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/9yS713g5DN8 125 2017-10-18T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/jan-timmans-most-beautiful-checkmate-vs-nigel-short/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/5DD7j5ejrL4.jpg Jan Timman’s Most Beautiful Checkmate vs. Nigel Short Jan Timman vs Nigel Short Interpolis 14th (1990), Tilburg NED, rd 14, Sep-24 Dutch Defense: Classical. Stonewall Variation Botvinnik Variation (A93) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Bd7 8. Ba3 Nc6 9. Qc1 a5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nc3 Be8 12. Qe3 dxc4 13. bxc4 Rd8 14. Rfd1 Ng4 15. Qf4 Bf7 16. Rab1 e5 17. dxe5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qc5 19. Ng5 Bxc4 20. Nd5 Nd8 21. e6 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Qa3 23. Rd7 Nc6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. e7 Re8 26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5DD7j5ejrL4 184 2017-10-19T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/karpov-resigns-too-early-and-spoils-polgars-brilliant-combination/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/khzcVaOsvK8.jpg Karpov Resigns Too Early And Spoils Polgar’s Brilliant Combination Judit Polgar vs Anatoly Karpov 7th Essent (2003), Hoogeveen NED, rd 1, Oct-12 Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Variation (C42) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qd6 14. Rb1 b6 15. Re1 Be6 16. Bd3 Rae8 17. Rb5 Na5 18. Rbe5 Nc6 19. R5e2 Bd7 20. d5 Na5 21.Ne5 Bf6 22. Bf4 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxa3 24. Re3 Qc5 25. Bxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qh5+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/khzcVaOsvK8 206 2017-10-19T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bent-larsens-immortal-game-vs-iron-tigran/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aaduPqN9kvI.jpg Bent Larsen’s Immortal Game vs “Iron Tigran” Bent Larsen vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian Second Piatigorsky Cup (1966), Santa Monica, CA USA, rd 7, Jul-27 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Variation (B39) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 d6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. Nd5 Re8 15. f4 Nc7 16. f5 Na6 17. Bg4 Nc5 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Qf2 Rf8 20. e5 Bxe5 21.Qh4 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Ne6 23. Rf3 Bf6 24. Qh6 Bg7 25. Qxg6 Nf4 26. Rxf4 fxg6 27.Be6+ Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kh8 29. Rg5 b5 30. Rg3 Qa5 31. Rh3+ Kg8 32. Rf4# https://www.youtube.com/embed/aaduPqN9kvI 362 2017-10-20T04:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-watch-this-game-tal-was-the-chess-messiah/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/K_4esuXQNu0.jpg Just Watch This Game: Tal Was The Chess Messiah Mikhail Tal vs Robert Forbis Chicago (1988), Chicago, IL USA Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Sosonko Variation (B77) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nd7 10. h4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. h5 Nbc4 13. Qe2 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Bd7 16. O-O-O e6 17. f4 Qb6 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Kh8 20. Rhf1 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 e5 22. Qh6 Qxd4 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Nd5 Rfe8 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. h6 e4 27. f6 Rg8 28. Qg7+ Rxg7 29. hxg7+ Kg8 30. Ne7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/K_4esuXQNu0 276 2017-10-20T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/in-13-moves-sacrificed-both-rooks-and-the-queen-the-result/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Z_EFtXMozFk.jpg In 13 Moves Sacrificed Both Rooks And The Queen!!! The Result? In this video I am covering the famous immortal game known as "The Peruvian Immortal". The Peruvian Immortal is the name given to a spectacular chess game played by the Peruvian master (later grandmaster) Esteban Canal against an unknown amateur in a simultaneous exhibition he gave at Budapest in 1934. In just 14 moves, Canal sacrificed both his rooks and his queen, finishing the game with Boden's mate. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z_EFtXMozFk 116 2017-10-21T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/clash-of-the-greatest-chess-composers-chekhover-vs-kasparian/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vbb_DlYAS10.jpg Clash Of The Greatest Chess Composers: Chekhover vs. Kasparian Vitaly Chekhover vs Genrikh Kasparian Erevan, Match (1936), Erevan, Armenia, rd 17, Dec-12 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qc2 Re8 10. b3 e4 11. Nd4 e3 12. f4 c6 13. Bb2 Qa5 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Nd1 Nc5 16. Be5 Bf5 17. Qb2 Rxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 19. h3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxh3 21. Rc1 Bxe5 22. Qc2 Bxg3 23. Nxe3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qh2+ 25. Kf3 Bh4 26. Rg1 Qh3+ 27. Kf4 Re8 28. Ng4 Ne6+ 29. Ke5 Ng5+ 30. Kd6 Bg3+ 31. Rxg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kd7 Qxg4+ 33. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vbb_DlYAS10 340 2017-10-21T15:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/starting-the-game-without-two-pieces-the-result-must-see/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sqd_oOszrWc.jpg Starting The Game Without Two Pieces! The Result? Must See! 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. a3 Nce7 6. Nf3 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Ba2 c6 9. Ng5 Nh6 10. Qb3 Qa5 11. Re1 cxb2 12. Rd1 bxc1=Q 13. Qxf7+ Nxf7 14. Bxf7+ Kd8 15. Ne6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ideo Icon Attribution: By Brittany.lee2 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/sqd_oOszrWc 164 2017-10-22T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fressinet-unleashes-a-demolishing-attack-against-kramnik/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/VyLyyK6yyZY.jpg Fressinet Unleashes A Demolishing Attack Against Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik vs Laurent Fressinet Alekhine Memorial (2013), Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS, rd 5, Apr-25 Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nbd2 Qd7 5. h3 Bf5 6. c3 e5 7. dxe5 O-O-O 8.e3 Nge7 9. g4 Bg6 10. b4 h5 11. b5 hxg4 12. bxc6 Nxc6 13. e6 Qxe6 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Be7 16. Bg2 gxh3 17. Bf3 Bf5 18. Qa4 Kb8 19. Ba3 Bh4 20. Nf1 g5 21.Rh2 g4 22. Be2 Be4 23. Rc1 Bg2 24. Qa5 Rc8 25. Rc3 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 g3 28. Bf3 gxh2 29. Ke2 Rhg8 30. Bc5 a6 31. Bh1 Rg2+ 32. Bxg2 hxg2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/VyLyyK6yyZY 258 2017-10-22T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-marshall-plan-marshalls-aggression-has-no-limits/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/trKVnHEiycA.jpg The Marshall Plan: Marshall’s Aggression Has No Limits David Janowski vs Frank James Marshall Janowski - Marshall, Match 4 (1912), Biarritz FRA, rd 3, Sep-04 Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall Variation (C42) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. c4 O-O 8. cxd5 Bb4+ 9. Kf1 Qxd5 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qxf3 13. cxb4 Nc6 14.Bb2 Nxb4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. gxf3 Bh3+ 17. Kg1 Nxc2 18. Bxc2 Re2 19. Rc1 Rae8 20.Bc3 R8e3 21. Bb4 Rxf3 22. Bd1 Rf6 23. Bxe2 Rg6+ 24. Bg4 Rxg4# https://www.youtube.com/embed/trKVnHEiycA 300 2017-10-23T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/can-you-find-spasskys-winning-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FrJiHP5KDtE.jpg Can You Find Spassky’s Winning Move??? Boris Spassky vs Josef Marsalek Ch students (1960), Leningrad Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 b5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nb3 Nf6 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 e5 14. Ng3 O-O 15. Nf5 exf4 16. Qxf4 Ne5 17. Qg3 Ng6 18. Bd4 Nxe4 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qg5 Ne4 21. Qh6 gxh6 22. Nxh6# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/FrJiHP5KDtE 173 2017-10-23T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/analyzing-the-hottest-game-in-the-coldest-mountains/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/d6Pl1nqBqpc.jpg Analyzing The Hottest Game In The Coldest Mountains Maczynski vs Wilfred Henry Pratten Italian Game: Classical. Closed Variation (C53) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bb6 7. b4 Bg4 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Nd8 10. Ba3 f6 11. Ra2 Ne6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Qd5 Bxf3 14. Qxb7 Qg5 15.Qxa8+ Ke7 16. g3 Nf4 17. Re1 Qh5 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Qxh8 Qxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Ng4+ 21.Kg1 Nh3+ 22. Kf1 Nh2# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6Pl1nqBqpc 213 2017-10-24T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grischuk-demoralizes-mvls-whole-army-with-a-mighty-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/OI0k6mGE_RI.jpg Grischuk Demoralizes MVL’s Whole Army With A Mighty Attack Grischuk (2875) vs. LyonBeast (2799) Live Chess | Chess.com | 23 Oct 2017 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Be3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Ne7 10. Rad1 O-O 11. Bxc5 Qc7 12. Bxd6 Qxc4 13. Bxe7 Re8 14. e5 Rxe7 15. Rd8+ Bf8 16. Ne4 Kg7 17. Nf6 Qxc2 18. Qh3 h5 19. Qg3 Qf5 20. Rfd1 b6 21. Rxf8 Kxf8 22. Rd8+ Kg7 23. Rg8+ Kh6 24. h4 Video Icon Attribution: By This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons (Own work) [GFDL ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( or CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/OI0k6mGE_RI 187 2017-10-24T15:17:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/shocking-ivanchuks-crazy-king-on-d4-brings-victory/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5_SJ4agJw-U.jpg Shocking! Ivanchuk’s Crazy King On d4 Brings Victory! Vassily Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi Ivanchuk - Wei Yi (2017), Hoogeveen NED, rd 3, Oct-23 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 c6 12. Nd2 Qa5 13. f3 Rfe8 14. Kf2 Rac8 15. Be2 c5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Rhc1 g5 18. Bg3 Rxe3 19. Kxe3 d4+ 20. Kxd4 Re5 21.Bd3 Be6 22. Qxb7 Kg7 23. Ne4 Nd5 24. Bxe5+ Nxe5 25. Rc5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/5_SJ4agJw-U 278 2017-10-25T08:02:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-powerful-deflective-move-and-game-over/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/uymGZOCItm8.jpg A Powerful Deflective Move And… “Game Over” Dmitry Stets (2422) vs Mikhailo Oleksienko (2550) 80th Viktor Kart Jubilee (2009), Lviv UKR, rd 4, Apr-14 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. English Attack (B80) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Kb1 Nfd7 13. g5 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15.Ng3 Nc5 16. Qf2 Qc7 17. Nb3 Nba4 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bd4 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Nc5 21.Rd2 Nxb3 22. axb3 Qf4 23. Rf1 Qxg5 24. f4 Qg4 25. f5 Be7 26. f6 gxf6 27. Bxf6 Bc5 28. Qe1 O-O 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Nf5 Qg6 31. Rg1 Bxg1 32. Ne7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/uymGZOCItm8 240 2017-10-25T15:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nimzowitsch-pinned-alapins-bishop-%f0%9f%98%85/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aHAJgAdf8JY.jpg Nimzowitsch Pinned Alapin’s Bishop 😅 Aron Nimzowitsch vs Semion Alapin Saint Petersburg (1914), St. Petersburg French Defense: Classical. Delayed Exchange Variation (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 c5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 a6 9. Be2 Qxg2 10. Bf3 Qg6 11. Qd2 e5 12. O-O-O exd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Bf6 Qxf6 15. Rhe1+ Be7 16. Bxc6+ Kf8 17. Qd8+ Bxd8 18. Re8# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/aHAJgAdf8JY 165 2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/winning-in-chess-with-the-toilet-variation/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/m-eIKix0d6o.jpg Winning In Chess With The Toilet Variation Jasim, AR Saleh vs Faisal, Kishwani Abu Dhabi op 12th, 2002.08.12 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nf2 Qc7 7. g3 b6 8.Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O e6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Rfe8 13. c4 Rad8 14. Nd3 Qb8 15. Nde5 Qa8 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Qd3+ Kh6 19. g4 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/m-eIKix0d6o 178 2017-10-26T15:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-light-of-chess-coming-from-the-darkness/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UxPYSjgptF8.jpg The Light Of Chess Coming From The Darkness London - (1886), London ENG King's Gambit: Accepted. Quade Gambit (C37) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Nc3 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. g3 fxg3 7. Qxg4 g2+ 8.Qxh4 gxh1=Q 9. Qh5 Be7 10. Nxf7 Nf6 11. Nd6+ Kd8 12. Qe8+ Rxe8 13. Nf7# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/UxPYSjgptF8 120 2017-10-27T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/judit-polgars-most-brutal-attack-vs-mamedyarov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/YnqeTWzpsSQ.jpg Judit Polgar’s Most Brutal Attack vs. Mamedyarov Judit Polgar (2685) vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2580) Bled Olympiad (2002), Bled SLO, rd 4, Oct-29 Spanish Game: Open Variations. Karpov Gambit (C80) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Bd5 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Qf3+ Ke6 14. Qg4+ Kf7 15. Qf5+ Ke7 16. e6 Bxe6 17. Re1 Qd6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Ne4 Qe5 20. Bg5+ Kd7 21.Nc5+ Bxc5 22. Qf7+ Kd6 23. Be7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/YnqeTWzpsSQ 231 2017-10-27T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/morphy-the-legend-just-have-a-look-at-those-pawns/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dDRUURUj0c0.jpg Morphy The Legend: Just Have A Look At Those Pawns Paul Morphy vs Samuel Standidge Boden Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C44) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Nf6 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Bd3 c5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15.Qd2 Re8 16. Rae1 Bc7 17. Nb5 Kh7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxc7 Qxc7 20. Qc3 Qd8 21.Nh4 b6 22. f4 Kg7 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. e5 Rc8 25. Bb1 Kf7 26. e6+ Kg7 27. Qd3 f5 28. gxf5 Qf6 29. fxg6 Qxb2 30. f5 Qf6 31. e7 c4 32. Qg3 c3 33. Re6 Qd4+ 34. Qf2 Qxd5 35. f6+ Kh8 36. g7+ Kg8 37. f7+ Kxg7 38. Qf6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/dDRUURUj0c0 265 2017-10-28T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-most-beautiful-checkmates-ever-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bikPdWI8yvs.jpg One Of The Most Beautiful Checkmates Ever! W A Brown vs Robin F Kneebone Match Cornwall A-Gloucestershire A (1985), Exeter ENG, rd 6, Nov-30 Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Rhg1 Qc7 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Bd3 b4 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Qa5 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Nd5 exd5 22. g6 Nf6 23. g7 Nh7 24. gxf8=Q# 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/bikPdWI8yvs 228 2017-10-28T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kamikaze-queen-and-a-bunch-of-knights-for-a-perfect-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Yziz99oJ3bw.jpg Kamikaze Queen And A Bunch Of Knights For A Perfect Checkmate Bela Toth vs Lajos Asztalos Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow Variation (A12) 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. e3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d3 b6 9. Nbd2 c5 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rac1 Bd6 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bb8 15.Nd2 Ne5 16. Nf3 Nc6 17. a3 d4 18. exd4 cxd4 19. b4 e5 20. Nd2 Ne7 21. Re1 Ng6 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Nd5 24. Rcd1 Qd7 25. Qd2 Ndf4 26. Kh1 Qg4 27. h3 Qd7 28.Kh2 Nxg2 29. Rh1 N2f4 30. Ng1 Nh4 31. f3 Qxh3+ 32. Nxh3 Nxf3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yziz99oJ3bw 195 2017-10-29T04:00:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/saemisch-knows-no-mercy-black-king-gasps-for-air/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/J1yluUqoJEw.jpg Saemisch Knows No Mercy: Black King Gasps For Air Friedrich Saemisch vs Oskar Menzinger Marktoberdorf (1953), Marktoberdorf FRG French Defense: Winawer. Maroczy-Wallis Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. bxc3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Nge7 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Re1 f6 14. c4 Ne7 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. c4 Nb6 17. Bb2 Kf7 18. Rad1 Rae8 19. b5 Bc8 20. Rd4 Rd8 21.Rf4 Rh5 22. g4 g5 23. exf6 Qxf4 24. Ne5+ Kg8 25. f7+ Kh7 26. Qc2+ Kh8 27. Ng6+ Kh7 28. Nf8+ Kh8 29. Qh7+ Rxh7 30. Ng6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/J1yluUqoJEw 340 2017-10-29T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/words-cant-describe-traxlers-mighty-king-hunt/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RnKIvcJLebA.jpg Words Can’t Describe Traxler’s Mighty King Hunt Joerg Reinisch vs Karel Traxler Hostoun (1890), ?, Mar-20 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Ke2 Nd4+ 7. Kd3 b5 8. Bb3 Nxe4 9. Nxd8 Nc5+ 10. Kc3 Ne2+ 11. Qxe2 Bd4+ 12. Kb4 a5+ 13. Kxb5 Ba6+ 14. Kxa5 Bd3+ 15. Kb4 Na6+ 16. Ka4 Nb4+ 17. Kxb4 c5# Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/RnKIvcJLebA 246 2017-10-30T14:59:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-game-was-played-in-1590-and-is-awesome/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FU-3aVMa5PE.jpg This Game Was Played In 1590 And Is Awesome Italian Game: Classical. Closed Variation (C53) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 fxg5 10. Qh5+ Kd7 11. Bxg5 Qg7 12. Be6+ Kxe6 13. Qe8+ Nge7 14. d5# Video Icon Attribution: Sofonisba Anguissola [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/FU-3aVMa5PE 145 2017-10-31T06:09:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-most-famous-final-positions-in-chess-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JUDFJ8H1HRg.jpg One Of The Most Famous Final Positions In Chess History Alexander McDonnell vs Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais London m4, HCL 18 (1834), London Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8.Qe2 d5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Rd1 d4 14. c4 Qb6 15. Bc2 Bb7 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Ne4 Bd8 18. c5 Qc6 19. f3 Be7 20. Rac1 f5 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Ba4 Qh6 23. Bxe8 fxe4 24. c6 exf3 25. Rc2 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Bc8 27. Bd7 f2 28. Rf1 d3 29. Rc3 Bxd7 30. cxd7 e4 31. Qc8 Bd8 32. Qc4 Qe1 33. Rc1 d2 34. Qc5 Rg8 35. Rd1 e3 36. Qc3 Qxd1 37. Rxd1 e2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/JUDFJ8H1HRg 379 2017-10-31T15:09:43+00:00 https://chessterra.com/he-sacrificed-double-rooks-the-result-must-see/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8sqXwgFvNug.jpg He Sacrificed Double Rooks, The Result? Must See! French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8.Nh3 Qh6 9. Bd3 g6 10. Qg4 c5 11. f4 cxd4 12. Nb5 Kd8 13. Ng5 Qxh1+ 14. Kf2 Qxa1 15. Nxf7+ Ke7 16. Qg5+ Kxf7 17. Nd6+ Kg7 18. Qe7+ Kh6 19. Nf7+ Kg7 20. Ng5+ Kh6 21. Nxe6 Nf6 22. Qg7+ Kh5 23. Qxf6 h6 24. Be2# Video Icon Attribution: By Peters, Hans / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/8sqXwgFvNug 235 2017-11-01T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/morphy-plays-without-a-queen-what-are-his-chances/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/o-nwJdjoRQQ.jpg Morphy Plays Without A Queen! What Are His Chances? Paul Morphy vs Charles Maurian Chess variants (000) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. b4 Bb6 7. a4 a6 8. a5 Ba7 9. b5 axb5 10. Bxb5 O-O 11. d4 Nxe4 12. Re1 f5 13. Bb2 Qf6 14. a6 Ne7 15. axb7 Bxb7 16. Na3 Ng5 17. Nd2 e4 18. Nac4 f4 19. Na5 e3 20. Nf1 exf2+ 21. Kxf2 Ne4+ 22. Kg1 f3 23. Nxb7 f2+ 24. Kh1 fxe1=Q 25. Rxe1 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nd3 Video Icon Attribution: By Solargreencolor (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/o-nwJdjoRQQ 176 2017-11-01T15:00:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-fantastic-14-consecutive-moves-with-pawns/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/S1HkoC5Y4Qg.jpg Just Fantastic! 14 Consecutive Moves With Pawns! Frank James Marshall vs Hyman Rogosin ch Marshall CC (1940), New York, NY USA, rd 15, Feb-25 Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit. Marshall Variation (B20) 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 Nc6 4. axb4 Nf6 5. b5 Nd4 6. c3 Ne6 7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Ndf4 9. g3 Ng6 10. f4 Ngxf4 11. gxf4 Nxf4 12. d4 Ng6 13. h4 e6 14. h5 Bb4+ 15.Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Ne7 17. Ne4 Nf5 18. h6 g6 19. Nf6+ Kf8 20. Nf3 d6 21. Ng5dxe5 22. dxe5 Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Ke7 24. Rh3 b6 25. Bg2 Rb8 26. Ngxh7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/S1HkoC5Y4Qg 226 2017-11-02T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/13-year-old-chess-prodigy-pulls-off-a-brilliant-swindle-vs-nakamura/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/es0DoOM7apk.jpg 13-Year Old Chess Prodigy Pulls Off A Brilliant Swindle vs Nakamura Hikaru Nakamura vs. Nihal Sarin Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01) chess.com, 3 minute blitz game 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 Nf6 6. a3 a6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Na5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O c6 15.Nd2 b5 16. Rc2 Bd6 17. Ra1 Qe7 18. a4 Bb4 19. Bc3 g6 20. g3 h5 21. h4 Rfe8 22.axb5 axb5 23. Rca2 Ra7 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Bxa5 26. Bxa5 Qa3 27. Qc3 Ra8 28. https://www.youtube.com/embed/es0DoOM7apk 446 2017-11-02T14:53:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-funky-move-by-artur-yusupov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zZ6KCrd9jYA.jpg Absolutely Funky Move By Artur Yusupov Artur Yusupov vs Peter Scheeren EUR-chT (Men) 8th (1983), Plovdiv BUL, rd 2, Jun-25 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5 a6 9. Nd2 b5 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qf3 Be7 13. Qg3 O-O 14. Nf3 Rac8 15. Ng5 g6 16. Qh3 h5 17. Rad1 Nh7 18. Qxh5 Bxg5 19. Bxg6 f6 20. f4 Qg7 21. fxg5 Nxg5 22. h4 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rf4 Video Icon Attribution: By This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/zZ6KCrd9jYA 188 2017-11-03T07:09:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-make-the-craziest-move-when-your-queen-is-hanging/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tN4NX3MjIyY.jpg Just Make The Craziest Move When Your Queen Is Hanging Thomas Espig vs Guenther Moehring Leipzig (1973), Leipzig GDR Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sacrifice (C44) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bb3 b4 7. O-O Ba6 8. Re1 Qf6 9. e5 Qf5 10. Ng5 cxb2 11. Bxf7+ Qxf7 12. e6 O-O-O 13. Bxb2 Qf5 14. Nf7 dxe6 15. Nxd8 Nxd8 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Be5 Nd5 19. Qa4 Nc3 20. Bxc3 bxc3 21. Rxc3 Bc5 22. Nf3 Rf8 23. Rd1 Nf7 24. h3 Ne5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/tN4NX3MjIyY 276 2017-11-03T15:00:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/holy-god-where-else-have-you-seen-such-a-mate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pzUj78TLFIU.jpg Holy God! Where Else Have You Seen Such A Mate? Carl Jaenisch (1850). "Tamburlaine's iron cage". Mate in exactly 10 moves. This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 4N3/P2p1Np1/3Qp1R1/2pR4/2p1kpp1/3np2B/b3PP2/3K4 w - - 0 0 Video Icon Attribution: By Рисовал П. Ф. Борель, гравировал Л. А. Серяков [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/pzUj78TLFIU 145 2017-11-04T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-immortal-masterpiece-or-a-composed-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4ny281tMhfs.jpg An Immortal Masterpiece, Or A Composed Game? Calcutta (1886), Calcutta IND Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit Zukertort Defense (C25) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d5 6. exd5 Bg4+ 7. Nf3 O-O-O 8. dxc6 Bc5 9. cxb7+ Kb8 10. Nb5 Nf6 11. c3 Rhe8+ 12. Kd3 Bf5+ 13. Kc4 Be6+ 14.Kxc5 a5 15. Nxc7 Qh5+ 16. Ne5 Nd7+ 17. Kb5 Qxd1 18. Bxf4 Qxa1 19. Ka6 Nxe5 20.Nxe8 f6 21. dxe5 f5 22. Be3 Rxe8 23. Bb5 Qxh1 24. Ba7+ Kc7 25. Bc5 Rd8 26. Ka7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ny281tMhfs 463 2017-11-04T15:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/strange-but-this-splendid-game-was-never-uploaded-on-youtube-before/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/g3mlwR_tSFk.jpg Strange, But This Splendid Game Was Never Uploaded On YouTube Before Piotrowski vs Jerzy Sokolow 12th Polish Correspondence Championship (1971) Spanish Game: Exchange Variation. Alapin Gambit (C69) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Re1 Bc5 10. c3 Rd8 11. Qc2 Ne7 12. b4 Ba7 13. Bb2 Ng6 14. d4 Nf4 15.h4 Ng6 16. dxe5 Qf4 17. Nd4 Nxh4 18. g3 Rxd4 19. cxd4 Qxd2 20. Qxc6+ Bd7 21.Qa8+ Ke7 22. Qxh8 Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Qxf2 24. Qxh5 Bg4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/g3mlwR_tSFk 315 2017-11-05T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bang-the-best-king-hunt-of-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BsWY8f2YYwo.jpg Bang! The Best King Hunt Of 2017 Chinese Chess League (2017), China CHN, rd 18, Nov-04 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qd3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. Rd1 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Qc2 d4 14. Nf3 e5 15. Nxe5 dxc3 16. Rxd8 cxb2+ 17. Ke2 Rxd8 18. Qxb2 Na4 19. Qc2 Nc3+ 20. Kf3 Rd4 21. h3 h5 22. Bh2 g4+ 23. Kg3 Rd2 24. Qb3 Ne4+ 25. Kh4 Be7+ 26. Kxh5 Kg7 27. Bf4 Bf5 28. Bh6+ Kh7 29. Qxb7 Rxf2 30. Bg5 Rh8 31. Nxf7 Bg6+ 32. Kxg4 Ne5+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/BsWY8f2YYwo 369 2017-11-05T14:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alexander-alekhines-most-powerful-king-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/UQhXMnpFAGM.jpg Alexander Alekhine’s Most Powerful King Move Rodzynski vs Alexander Alekhine Exhibition Game (1913), Paris FRA, rd 1, Sep-10 Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qd7 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. Bxf7+ Nxf7 8. Nxf7 Qxf7 9. Qxb7 Kd7 10. Qxa8 Qc4 11. f3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd4 13. d3 Qxd3 14.cxd4 Be7 15. Qxh8 Bh4# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Alexandre_Alekhine_01.jpg: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) derivative work: JesusAngelRey (Alexandre_Alekhine_01.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/UQhXMnpFAGM 159 2017-11-06T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/morphy-plays-2-h3-an-act-of-a-genius-or-a-dubious-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GE91THr10WA.jpg Morphy Plays 2.h3: An Act Of A Genius Or A Dubious Move? New Orleans (1848), New Orleans, LA USA King Pawn Game: General (C20) 1. e4 e5 2. h3 d5 3. exd5 Bc5 4. Bc4 c6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 a5 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Qc7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bd6 14. Nf5 Bh2+ 15. Kh1 Ne5 16. Bb3 Ba6 17. Re1 Ng6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qh5 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/GE91THr10WA 207 2017-11-06T14:58:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-a-mind-blowing-combination-by-13-year-old-karjakin/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zJuPHbPjdOE.jpg Just A Mind Blowing Combination By 13-Year Old Karjakin Sergey Karjakin (2547) vs Alexandra Kosteniuk (2456) Dannemann Match (2003), Brissago SUI, rd 4, Feb-04 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nce7 9. c4 Nxd5 10. exd5 bxc4 11. Nxc4 Nf6 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Be2 Be7 14. a4 O-O 15. O-O Bb7 16. Nb6 Nd7 17. a5 f5 18. f3 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Qd7 20. b4 Bd8 21. Be3 Bf6 22. Rb1 Qf7 23. Bc4 Rfc8 24. Qd3 Ra8 25. Rfc1 Qh5 26. Bb3 Bg5 27. Qd2 Bxe3+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/zJuPHbPjdOE 316 2017-11-07T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/edward-winters-badass-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/G3siUoO9NGY.jpg Edward Winter’s Badass Queen J S Rubin vs Edward Winter Casual (1974), London ENG Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit (A06) 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Ne5 Nd7 4. Nc4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 g5 6. Ne2 Bg7 7. g3 b5 8. Na5 Ne5 9. Bg2 h5 10. Rf1 Qd3 11. a4 Qf3 12. Bh1 Qxh1 13. Rxh1 Nf3+ 14. Kf1 Bh3# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/G3siUoO9NGY 160 2017-11-07T14:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-best-ever-king-hunt-in-a-bullet-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xISpeGoQr-A.jpg The Best Ever King Hunt In A Bullet Game? Roland Schmaltz vs Ronen Har-Zvi ICC bullet 1 0 (2001), Internet Chess Club, Mar-07 Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (C25) 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nge2 d6 6. h3 Bb6 7. O-O O-O 8. Kh2 Re8 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 Ng4+ 11. Kg3 Nf2 12. Rxf2 Qh4+ 13. Kxh4 Bxf2+ 14. Ng3 Re6 15. Kg4 Nd4 16. f5 Rg6+ 17. Kf4 Rxg3 18. Qf1 g5+ 19. fxg6 Ne6+ 20. Kf5 Ng7+ 21. Kf6 Rxg6+ 22. Ke7 Re6+ 23. Kd8 Bb6 24. Nd5 Re8# https://www.youtube.com/embed/xISpeGoQr-A 248 2017-11-08T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-immortal-losing-game-%f0%9f%98%85/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jCLMhsX4EVs.jpg The Immortal Losing Game 😅 Bogdan Sliwa vs David Bronstein Gotha (1957), Gotha GDR, rd 4, Sep-?? Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack (A81) 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qd2 d6 7. h4 e6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nd5 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. c4 Nb6 14. c5 dxc5 15. Bxc7 O-O 16. Bd6 Qf7 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. dxc5 Nd5 19. f4 Rd8 20. N2c3 Ndb4 21. Nd6 Qf8 22. Nxb7 Nd4 23. Nxd8 Bb5 24. Nxe6 Bd3 25. Bd5 Qf5 26. Nxd4+ Qxd5 27. https://www.youtube.com/embed/jCLMhsX4EVs 316 2017-11-08T15:03:52+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-awesome-checkmate-with-the-help-of-the-opponent/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/KW3b9AxO8Xw.jpg An Awesome Checkmate With The Help Of The Opponent Wolfgang Uhlmann vs Heinz Liebert GDR-ch, Groeditz GER (1976) English Opening: Symmetrical. Rubinstein Variation (A34)1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qa4 Qd7 8.O-O g6 9. Qc4 b6 10. b4 Bg7 11. bxc5 b5 12. Qb3 b4 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qxb4 Rb8 16. Qf4 Bb7 17. Nf3 Ne6 18. Qe3 Bd4 19. Qh6 Ba8 20. Rb1 Rxb1 21.Nxb1 Qe4 22. Nc3 Bxc3 23. dxc3 Qxe2 24. Nd2 Rd8 25. Qe3 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Ng5 27.Qxe2 Nh3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/KW3b9AxO8Xw 236 2017-11-09T04:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/leo-tolstoy-goes-for-kings-gambit/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/F602VEVIds4.jpg Leo Tolstoy Goes For King’s Gambit Leo Tolstoy vs Aylmer Maude Yasnaya Polyana - (1906), Yasnaya Polyana RUS King's Gambit: Accepted. Salvio Gambit (C37) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 d5 7. Bxd5 f3 8.gxf3 Qh3+ 9. Ke1 g3 10. d4 g2 11. Rg1 Qh4+ 12. Ke2 Nh6 13. Rxg2 c6 14. Bxh6 cxd5 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Qe1 Qe7 17. Nc3 f6 18. Nxd5 Qd6 19. Qg3 Video Thumbnail Credits: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/F602VEVIds4 218 2017-11-09T15:05:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/can-paul-morphys-awesome-checkmate-get-10000-likes/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/wNGwixWjdrg.jpg Can Paul Morphy’s Awesome Checkmate Get 10,000 Likes? Paul Morphy vs Theodore Lichtenhein King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Defense (C36) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Be7 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Bh4+ 8. g3 fxg3 9. O-O gxh2+ 10. Kh1 Bf6 11. Ne5 Nh6 12. d4 Bxe5 13. Qh5 Qxd4 14.Bxf7+ Nxf7 15. Qxf7+ Kd8 16. Bg5+ Bf6 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Rxf6 Kc7 19. Bf4+ Kb7 20.Rd6 Qc5 21. Ne4 Qxc2 22. Rxd7+ Nxd7 23. Qxd7+ Ka6 24. Nd6 Rhd8 25. Qb7+ Ka5 26.Bd2+ Qxd2 27. Nc4+ Ka4 28. b3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/wNGwixWjdrg 309 2017-11-10T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grobs-opening-against-magnus-carlsen-the-result/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bl12BJY5SFE.jpg Grob’s Opening Against Magnus Carlsen! The Result? Blitzstream (2513) vs. MagnusCarlsen (3040) Live Chess | Chess.com | 7 Nov 2017 | ECO: A00 | 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. g5 e5 4. d4 e4 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Qb3 O-O 8. h4 Na6 9. a3 Rb8 10. Nh3 Be6 11. c5 Bc7 12. Nf4 b6 13. Qa4 Qc8 14. b4 bxc5 15. bxc5 Nf5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. e3 Ra8 18. Bd2 Nb8 19. Rb1 a5 20. Kd1 Ra7 21. Kc2 e5 22.Ne2 Qa6 23. Bf1 Ne7 24. Nf4 Qc8 25. Bh3 Qe8 26. Ne6 Rxf2 27. Nxc7 Rxc7 28. Qxa5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/bl12BJY5SFE 412 2017-11-10T15:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hahaha-pushing-black-king-down-the-diagonal/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/vbCnaVRx3pI.jpg Hahaha! Pushing Black King Down The Diagonal! Bucharest - (1920), Bucharest ROU Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Mortimer-Evans Gambit (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 Kxf7 14. e5 h6 15. d5 dxe5 16. Nxe5+ Kf6 17. Qg6+ Kxe5 18. Re1+ Kd4 19. Qe4+ Kxc3 20. Bb2+ Kxb2 21. Re2+ Kxa1 22. Qc2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/vbCnaVRx3pI 182 2017-11-11T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nimzowitsch-plays-without-a-queen-the-result/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1LLuF12BeOo.jpg Nimzowitsch Plays Without A Queen! The Result? Aron Nimzowitsch vs Leelaus Odds game (1910), Riga, Latvia 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 c6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O-O Bxc3 6. dxc3 O-O 7. Ba3 Re8 8.Bd6 Qb6 9. Nf3 Qxf2 10. h4 h6 11. Bc4+ Kh7 12. h5 b5 13. Bf7 Re6 14. Nh4 Rxd6 15. Rxd6 Qc5 16. Rhd1 Qxc3 17. R1d3 Qe1+ 18. Kb2 Qxh4 19. Bg6+ Kg8 20. Re6 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/1LLuF12BeOo 200 2017-11-12T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparovs-brilliancy-the-bishop-was-hanging-for-11-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xa9QtogpXAo.jpg Kasparov’s Brilliancy! The Bishop Was Hanging For 11 Moves Garry Kasparov vs Sergei Movsesian Eurotel Trophy Simul (2001), Prague CZE, rd 1, Oct-18 Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. f4 e5 11. Kh1 h6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. f5 Re8 14. Bc4 a5 15.Rf3 Bb4 16. Rg3 Kf8 17. Qe3 Ng8 18. f6 gxf6 19. Rf1 Bxc3 20. Rxg8+ Kxg8 21.Qg3+ Kf8 22. Rxf6 d5 23. Bxh6+ Ke7 24. Rxf7+ Kd6 25. Qg6+ Be6 26. Rxc7 Kxc7 27.exd5 cxd5 28. Bb5 Reb8 29. a4 Bd7 30. bxc3 Bxb5 31. axb5 Rxb5 32. h4 a4 33. Bg7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xa9QtogpXAo 411 2017-11-12T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/look-how-the-foxy-rook-imprisons-itself/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ou-tL0BOunc.jpg Look How The Foxy Rook Imprisons Itself This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 6R1/3K1Ppp/6k1/7n/6P1/np6/5r2/7R w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ou-tL0BOunc 157 2017-11-13T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsens-passed-pawn-on-the-7th-rank-finishes-up-ding-liren/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/g5hFpsuqiJM.jpg Carlsen’s Passed Pawn On The 7th Rank Finishes Up Ding Liren Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren Champions Showdown: Carlsen-Ding (Rapid) (2017), St Louis, MO USA, rd 09, Nov-12 C78 Spanish Game Closed Variations Martinez Variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 a5 16. c4 Ne7 17. Rc2 Nxd5 18. cxd5 axb4 19. axb4 Ra4 20. Qd2 Rfa8 21.Rfc1 Bd8 22. h3 Ra1 23. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 24. Rc1 Ra4 25. d4 exd4 26. Nxd4 Bf6 27. Nc6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/g5hFpsuqiJM 249 2017-11-13T15:08:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wesley-so-resigns-too-early-spoiling-a-fantastic-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/QYk6IV9uJag.jpg Wesley So Resigns “Too Early” Spoiling A Fantastic Checkmate Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2739) vs. So, Wesley (2788) Champions Showdown G5 | Saint Louis USA | Round 8.3 | 12 Nov 2017 | ECO: C42 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Qd2 Bf5 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Qf4 Bg6 11. h4 Re8 12. g4 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. h5 Bh7 15. g5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 d5 17. Kb1 c6 18. Nxh7 Nxh7 19. Bd3 Nf6 20. Rdg1 Bd6 21. Qg5 Bf8 22. h6 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qf5!! Re6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/QYk6IV9uJag 260 2017-11-14T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsens-masterpiece-sacrifice-vs-ding-liren/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bh3JWaHNQQs.jpg Magnus Carlsen’s Masterpiece Sacrifice vs. Ding Liren Ding, Liren (2772) vs. Carlsen, Magnus (2826) 2017 Champions Showdown. 10+0 | Saint Louis | Round 18.1 | 13 Nov 2017 | ECO: Queen's Gambit Declined, Three Knights Variation, General (D37) | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Re8 12. a3 c6 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Bg4 15. Ne2 Ne4 16. Nf4 Ndf6 17. Be2 Nd6 18. Ne5 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nfe4 20. g4 Qg5 21. g3 f5 22. Kg2 fxg4 23. Rh1 Nf6 24. Rh4 Rxe5 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Rhh1 Qe4+ 27. Kg1 Nc4 28. Qc2 Ne5 29. Qxe4 Nxe4 30. Kg2 Rf8 31. Rc2 Rf6 32. Rd1 g5 33. Nd3 Nxd3 34. Rxd3 h5 35. b4 h4 36. a4 Kg7 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Kg6 39. bxc6 bxc6 40. Ra3 c5 41. Rd3 h3+ 42. Kg1 Rd6 43. Rd1 Kf5 44. Rb2 c4 45. Rb8 c3 46. Rf8+ Ke5 47. Re8+ Re6 48. Rd8 Rd6 49. Re8+ Kf5 50. Rf8+ Ke6 51. Re8+ Kd7 52. Ra8 Nd2 53. Rc1 Rc6 54. Ra3 Ne4 55. Rd1 Ke6 56. Rc1 Rb6 57. Raxc3 Nxc3 58. Rxc3 Rb1+ 59. Kh2 Rf1 60. Rc2 Kf5 61. Rb2 Ke4 62. Ra2 Kf3 63. e4 Kxe4 64. Re2+ Kd3 65. Re3+ Kc4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bh3JWaHNQQs 341 2017-11-14T14:36:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/every-chess-player-must-know-about-alekhines-gun/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0ybpXlJ2AMo.jpg Every Chess Player Must Know About Alekhine’s Gun Alekhine's gun is a formation in chess named after the former world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. This formation was named after a game he played against Aron Nimzowitsch in Sanremo 1930, ending with Alekhine's decisive victory. This video features that historical game! Alexander Alekhine vs Aron Nimzowitsch San Remo (1930), San Remo ITA, rd 3, Jan-18 French Defense: Winawer. Bogoljubow Variation (C17) https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ybpXlJ2AMo 276 2017-11-15T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsens-foxy-chess-trap-vs-ding-liren/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bfcaSNM72H4.jpg Magnus Carlsen’s Foxy Chess Trap vs Ding Liren Ding, Liren (2772) vs. Carlsen, Magnus (2826) 2017 Champions Showdown. 5+0 | Saint Louis | Round 22.1 | 14 Nov 2017 | ECO: A05 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 Be7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. f4 Qb8 14. g4 h5 15. g5 Ng4 16. g6 Rxc4 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Bf1 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Rxd4 20. Qxd4 b5 21. Rg3 Bf6 22. e5 Bd8 23. Ne4 Bb6 Video Icon Credits: By Andreas Kontokanis from Piraeus, Greece (Carlsen Magnus) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/bfcaSNM72H4 294 2017-11-15T14:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-single-bishop-elephant-stronger-than-the-queen-knight/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/s8R_XpZMa1k.jpg The Single Bishop (Elephant) Stronger Than The Queen & Knight Carl Schlechter vs Philipp Meitner Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8.O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Ne5 10. bxc3 Nxc4 11. Qd4 f5 12. Qxc4 d6 13. Nd4 O-O 14. f3 Nf6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bf2 Kg7 18. Rfe1 Bd7 19. Qb3 c5 20. dxc6 bxc6 21.Ne6+ Bxe6 22. Rxe6 Qd7 23. Rd1 Nd5 24. Bd4+ Kh7 25. Rde1 Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27.Rxe8 Qxe8 28. Qb7+ Kg6 29. Qg7+ Kh5 30. h3 Qe6 31. g4+ fxg4 32. hxg4+ Kh4 33.Qxh6+ Qxh6 34. Kh2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/s8R_XpZMa1k 243 2017-11-16T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/did-magnus-carlsen-really-blunder-his-rook/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xVHNZHN0WlM.jpg Did Magnus Carlsen Really Blunder His Rook? Ding, Liren (2772) vs. Carlsen, Magnus (2826) 2017 Champions Showdown. 5+0 | Saint Louis | Round 20.1 | 14 Nov 2017 | ECO: E62 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Bf5 8. Ne1 Be6 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. Be3 a5 12. Bd4 Na6 13. Nd3 b5 14. a3 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qd2 Rb8 17. Nxb4 Rxb4 18. e3 Qb8 19. Ne2 a4 20. Bc3 Rb5 21. Nd4 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Rfc1 Qb7 24. Ne2 Nxc3 25. Nxc3 Rb8 26. Nd5 Bxb2 27. Rc7 Qxc7 28. Nxc7 Bxa1 29. Nd5 Kf8 30. Qa5 Bc6 31. Nb4 Bc3 32. Qc7 Rxb4 33. Qxc6 Bf6 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Qa5 Rb1+ 36. Kg2 Ra1 37. f4 a3 38. e4 Bb2 39. Qb4 Re1 40. Qb3 Rxe4 41. Kf3 Re1 42. h4 h5 43. Qc4 e6 44. Qb3 d5 45. Qa2 Ra1 46. Qb3 Rc1 47. Kg2 Rc3 48. Qa4 Rc4 49. Qa7 Rc2+ 50. Kf3 d4 51. Qa5 d3 52. Qa4 Rc1 53. Qb4 Rc8 54. g4 hxg4+ 55. Kxg4 Rd8 56. Qd2 Bf6 57. h5 a2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xVHNZHN0WlM 304 2017-11-16T14:30:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/those-pawns-fast-and-furious-attack-by-caruana/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SGHCHFXTITQ.jpg Those Pawns: Fast And Furious Attack By Caruana Caruana, Fabiano (2799) vs. Grischuk, Alexander (2782) Champions Showdown G5 | Saint Louis USA | Round 3.2 | 12 Nov 2017 | ECO: B23 | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. a3 O-O 9. Rb1 Ne8 10. b4 Nc7 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Qd2 e5 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 Bg4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. f4 Rfc8 20. Rbe1 e4 21.dxe4 Rc3 22. f5 Rbc8 23. e5 Qb6 24. f6 Kh8 25. Qh6 Rg8 26. e6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/SGHCHFXTITQ 200 2017-11-17T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-weirdest-king-hunt-without-a-single-check/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/KMOEZRzAcfU.jpg The Weirdest “King Hunt” Without A Single Check Mikhail Botvinnik vs Svetozar Gligoric Moscow Olympiad (1956), Moscow URS, rd 10, Sep-22 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Two Knights Line (A37) 1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. h4 d6 7. d3 Rb8 8. h5 Bd7 9. Bxh6 Bxh6 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Qc1 Bg7 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Qh6 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 e6 15. Ng5 Ke7 16. Kd2 Be8 17. Qg7 Kd7 18. f4 Qe7 19. Rh1 Nd8 20. Ne4 Kc7 21. Rh8 Bc6 22. Nf6 Kb6 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24. Rh7 Nd8 25. Qxg6 Ka6 26. a4 Ka5 27. Qg5 Kxa4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/KMOEZRzAcfU 292 2017-11-17T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hahaha-king-hunt-turned-into-a-disaster/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/d79ab2rwVHk.jpg Hahaha! King Hunt Turned Into A Disaster Henri Weenink vs Louis Gans Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.h3 Qe7 9. Bf3 Ne5 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Bg5 c6 13. Rhe1 Ba5 14. Qe3 Be6 15. Nb3 Nc4 16. Qf4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 d5 18. Rd4 dxe4 19. Bxf6 Qa3+ 20. Kd1 Nb2+ 21. Ke2 Qa6+ 22. Ke3 Nc4+ 23. Kxe4 gxf6 24. Qxf6 Qb6 25. Kf4 Qc7+ 26. Kg5 Bd5 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/d79ab2rwVHk 241 2017-11-18T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/aronians-king-goes-for-a-relaxing-walk/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gc_l-a7idB8.jpg Aronian’s King Goes For A “Relaxing” Walk Aronian, Levon (2801) vs. Inarkiev, Ernesto (2683) Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 | Palma de Mallorca ESP | Round 2.2 | 17 Nov 2017 | ECO: D37 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5 Nxg5 17. b4 Qa6 18. bxc5 Rad8 19. Nb4 Qa4 20. Qb1 a5 21. Nd5 Nc2+ 22. Ke2 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Qxc4+ 24. Kf3 Rxd5 25. g4 f5 26. gxf5 Rf8 27. Qxb7 Rxf5+ 28. Kg3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nd4 30. exd4 Rf7 31. Qb1 Rf4 32. f3 Qe6 33. Ng5 Qh6 34. Qb8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/gc_l-a7idB8 270 2017-11-18T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischers-second-unleashes-a-destructive-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/oBI-KK_6d7o.jpg Bobby Fischer’s Second Unleashes A Destructive Attack Mathias Gerusel vs William James Lombardy World Junior Championship (1957), Toronto CAN, rd 3, Aug-05 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Zurich Variation (E33) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Bf5 10. Qa4 O-O 11. Be3 d4 12. Rd1 dxe3 13. Rxd8 exf2+ 14. Kd1 Rfxd8+ 15. Kc1 a6 16. Qb3 Nc5 17. Qc3 Na5 18. e4 Nab3+ _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/oBI-KK_6d7o 220 2017-11-19T10:35:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/shocking-wesley-so-resigns-in-an-equal-position-vs-carlsen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VcBlL78GG6Q.jpg Shocking! Wesley So Resigns In An Equal Position vs. Carlsen MagnusCarlsen (3039) vs. gmwesley_so (2823) Live Chess | Chess.com | Round - | 18 Nov 2017 | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. d3 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nbd2 d6 10. Nc4 a6 11. e5 Nxe5 12. Nfxe5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 dxe5 14. Nxe5 e6 15. Qf3 Nd5 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Nc4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Ne3 Rd8 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Qxd5 Video Thumbnail Attribution: Ralf Roletschek [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/VcBlL78GG6Q 153 2017-11-19T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/longest-living-quadrupled-pawns-23-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3M_h4yJ3IuM.jpg Longest Living Quadrupled Pawns: 23 Moves Gabor M Kovacs vs Rainer Barth Balatonbereny open (1994), rd 8, Sep-?? Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 c6 5. d4 g6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. Bb3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bxb3 9. axb3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 Na6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Qd3 Qb6 14. f5 c5 15. fxg6 fxg6 16. Qc4+ e6 17. dxc5 Qc6 18. Rad1 b5 19. Nd4 Qxg2+ 20. Kxg2 bxc4 21. Nb5 Reb8 22. bxc4 Rc8 23. Nd6 Rc6 24. Ne4 Rac8 25. Rd7 R6c7 26. Rd6 Rc6 27.Rfd1 Bf8 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Rd8 Kf7 30. Rd7+ Be7 31. Rxa7 h6 32. Bc1 g5 33. h4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/3M_h4yJ3IuM 268 2017-11-20T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/aronians-latest-brilliant-game-vs-anish-giri/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/oSrsNd2gPvw.jpg Aronian’s Latest Brilliant Game vs. Anish Giri Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca (2017), Palma de Mallorca ESP, rd 4, Nov-19 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Indian Formation (A15) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d3 Bg7 6. Bd2 O-O 7. g3 c5 8. h4 Nc6 9. h5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Qa4 Na5 13. d4 b6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Qc2 Qd5 16. Nh4 Qd7 17. e4 e5 18. d5 Bc8 19. f4 Qe7 20. f5 g5 21. Qd1 gxh4 22. Rxh4 Rd8 23. Qh5 Kf8 24. Rg4 Bf6 25. Bh6+ Ke8 26. Rg8+ Kd7 27. d6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/oSrsNd2gPvw 318 2017-11-20T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nakamuras-recent-mind-blowing-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/YAOHlFt7q3s.jpg Nakamura’s Recent Mind Blowing Queen Sacrifice Hikaru Nakamura vs Teimour Radjabov FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca (2017), Palma de Mallorca ESP, rd 4, Nov-19 Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 7. Be3 Be7 8.Be2 O-O 9. Nc3 Qc7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. a3 Bf6 15. g3 Rac8 16. e5 Be7 17. h4 Rfd8 18. h5 Nf8 19. Ba6 Rb8 20. Qd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 Qc8 22. Bxc8 Rbxc8 23. a4 h6 24. Ra1 Ba8 25. a5 Rc6 26. Rfd1 b5 27. a6 b4 28. https://www.youtube.com/embed/YAOHlFt7q3s 364 2017-11-21T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-see-the-most-double-edge-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/zJjqxvxqOeg.jpg Must See! The Most Double-Edge Game Carl Schlechter vs Herzfeld Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Variation (C29) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. d3 Bb4 5. fxe5 Nxe4 6. dxe4 Qh4+ 7. Ke2 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Bg4+ 9. Nf3 dxe4 10. Qd4 Bh5 11. Ke3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qe1+ 13. Kf4 Nc6 14.Qxe4 Qxc3 15. Bb5 O-O-O 16. Bxc6 Rd4 17. Bxb7+ Kb8 18. Rb1 Rxe4+ 19. Bxe4+ Kc8 20. Rd1 g5+ 21. Kg3 Qxe5+ 22. Kg2 Qa5 23. Bb7+ Kb8 24. Bc6+ Kc8 25. Bd7+ Kd8 26. Rb5 Qc3 27. Bxg5+ f6 28. Bf5+ Ke8 29. Rb8+ Kf7 30. Rd7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/zJjqxvxqOeg 291 2017-11-21T14:30:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-famous-longest-symmetrical-game-16-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/7H6Ncbac3Js.jpg The Famous Longest Symmetrical Game: 16 Moves! Rotlevi - Eljaschoff, St. Petersburg 1909 Four Knights Game, Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bxc6 Bxc3 8. Bxb7 Bxb2 9. Bxa8 Bxa1 10. Bg5 Bg4 11. Qxa1 Qxa8 12. Bxf6 Bxf3 13. Bxg7 (13. Bxe5 Bxe4 14. Bxg7 Bxg2 15. Bxf8) 13... Bxg2 14. Bxf8 Bxf1 15. Qxf1 Qxf8 16. Qg2+ Qg7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/7H6Ncbac3Js 143 2017-11-22T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/79-year-old-viktor-korchnoi-beats-fabiano-caruana/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/zd9p57PBSbE.jpg 79 Year Old Viktor Korchnoi Beats Fabiano Caruana 79 year old Viktor Korchnoi beats 18 year old rising star Fabiano Caruana at 2011 Gibraltar Masters. In Spanish Game Korchnoi chooses a rare line which was first played exactly 100 years ago at a tournament in San Sebastián by Maroczy but the famous Hungarian's plan was more cautious. Viktor has something quite aggressive in mind and soon he launches a pawn storm on the king-side and his attack turns out to be decisive. The young grandmaster fails to show resistance against his experienced rival! https://www.youtube.com/embed/zd9p57PBSbE 340 2017-11-22T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/samuel-reshevskys-deadly-fork/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pLt7cRAaBeQ.jpg Samuel Reshevsky’s Deadly Fork Weaver Warren Adams vs Samuel Reshevsky US Open (1944), Boston, MA USA, rd 7, Aug-02 Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Fianchetto Variation (B70) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. h3 Bd7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qa5 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bf3 Nf4 16. Qxf4 Rxc3 17. Qd2 Rc5 18. b4 Qa3 19. bxc5 Qxf3 20. Rh2 Qxe4+ 21. Kf1 Qe5 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Kroon, Ron / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/pLt7cRAaBeQ 203 2017-11-23T03:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/lol-grischuk-beats-carlsen-in-7-moves-by-castling-queenside/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/KQnInN72FqU.jpg Lol! Grischuk Beats Carlsen In 7 Moves By Castling Queenside MagnusCarlsen (2728) vs. Grischuk (2806) Live Chess | Chess.com | 22 Nov 2017 | 1. e4 Ng6 2. f4 f5 3. e5 Nb6 4. d4 Bc4 5. Qf2 d6 6. Ng3 dxe5 7. dxe5 O-O-O+ Video Thumbnail Credits: By Andreas Kontokanis from Piraeus, Greece (Grischuk Alexander makes his move) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/KQnInN72FqU 87 2017-11-22T20:31:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nona-gaprindashvili-is-still-a-sharp-tactician-at-the-age-of-76/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/B6Cg8jNfr5A.jpg Nona Gaprindashvili Is Still A Sharp Tactician At The Age Of 76 Gaprindashvili, Nona (2306) - Abolina, Arija-Solveiga(1841) World Women Senior Chess Championship 65+ 2017 round 01 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 c5 5. d5 d6 6. f3 O-O 7. e4 e5 8. Nge2 h6 9. Ng3 Bd7 10. Bd3 a6 11. a4 a5 12. O-O Na6 13. h3 Nc7 14. f4 Nh7 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 Qd6 18. Qg4 Ra6 19. Qg3 Re8 20. Raf1 Re7 21. Be2 Qg6 22. Qh4 Qd6 23. R5f3 Qd7 24. Rg3 Rg6 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Rxg6 Bxc3 27. Bxc3 Nf6 28. Rg3 Kg8 29. Qxf6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6Cg8jNfr5A 259 2017-11-24T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/no-need-for-a-queen-kasparovs-insane-attack-vs-kramnik/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PBc9aUSvU_k.jpg No Need For A Queen! Kasparov’s Insane Attack vs Kramnik Garry Kasparov (2805) vs Vladimir Kramnik (2725) Novgorod (1994), Novgorod RUS, rd 4 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation Chelyabinsk Variation (B33) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Ne7 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Bd3 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. O-O-O e4 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Qh6 Qe6 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Rh3 Kh8 23. Bg4 Rg8 24. Ne6 Rg6 25. Qf4 Re8 26. Rd6 Nd5 27. h5 Nxf4 28. hxg6 Qxd6 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. gxf7+ Kxh7 31. fxe8=Q Nxe6 32. Bf5+ Kg7 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. Qxf6+ Ke8 35. Bxe6 Qf8 36. Bd7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/PBc9aUSvU_k 513 2017-11-24T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/georg-meier-vs-eric-hansen-bullet-chess-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/KbMX-QOELZc.jpg Georg Meier vs Eric Hansen BULLET CHESS MATCH ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/KbMX-QOELZc 3604 2014-07-09T17:26:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2014-chess-olympiad-vlog-1/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/vJ3yk6TGM5o.jpg 2014 Chess Olympiad vlog #1 a brief talk with IM Aman Hambleton, a member of the Canadian Olympic Chess team. https://www.youtube.com/embed/vJ3yk6TGM5o 85 2014-08-02T13:31:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2014-chess-olympiad-vlog-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JMqiWaoQNoU.jpg 2014 chess olympiad vlog #2 Hotel room at Chess Olympiad 2014 in Tromso,Norway. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/JMqiWaoQNoU 107 2014-08-03T09:17:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2014-chess-olympiad-vlog3/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Lovonw3XfdI.jpg 2014 chess olympiad vlog#3 Aman Hambleton talking during breakfast about his performance with Team Canada before our critical 5th round Encounter against USA. 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Praggnanandhaa Missed A Simple Winning Line Praggnanandhaa, R (IND) - Lomasov, Semen (RUS) World Junior Championship 2017 round 10 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nb4 6. Na3 Nf6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. c3 Na6 9. Qb3 Qc8 10. c4 c6 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Nb1 h6 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. Ne5 Nc7 15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. c5 Bf8 17. Qa4 Nd7 18. Nd3 g5 19. Be3 b5 20. Qa5 Qa6 21. Qb4 Qb7 22. Qa5 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 e5 24. b4 e4 25. Rdd1 Nb6 26. Qa3 Nc4 27. Qb3 a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. Nxe4 Be7 30. Nd2 Qa8 31. Ra1 Ne6 32. Nxc4 bxc4 33. Qc2 Bf6 34. Bh3 Kg7 35. a4 Rb8 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Bd2 Bxd4 38. Bxa5 Bxa1 39. Bc7 Rb7 40. Rxa1 Rxc7 41. Qc3+ Kh7 42. Qc2+ Kg7 43. Qc3+ Kh7 44. Qe5 Ra7 45. Qxe6 Rxa4 46. Qf5+ Kg7 47. Rb1 c3 48. Qe5+ Kg6 49. Qxc3 Qe8 50. e3 Rc4 51. Qa5 Qe4 52. Ra1 Qe7 53. Qa8 Rxc5 54. h3 Qe6 55. Qf8 Qf6 56. Qg8+ Qg7 57. Qe6+ Qf6 58. Qg8+ Qg7 59. Qe6+ Qf6 60. Qg8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/WiwCy6ESPaI 481 2017-11-25T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/completely-awesome-mikhail-tal-against-a-whole-team/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Lvi_ZbjXkg8.jpg Completely Awesome!! Mikhail Tal Against A Whole Team White Rook Youth Club vs Mikhail Tal cr Pionerskaja P (1970), corr Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Kg1 Qh4 8. g3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Qxg3+ 10. Kf1 Rf8 11. Qh5 d5 12. Bxd5 Nd4 13. Qh2 Qg4 14. Qxe5+ Be6 15. Bxe6 Qf3+ 16. Kg1 Ne2+ 17. Kh2 Qf2+ 18. Kh3 Qf3+ 19. Kh4 Qf2+ 20. Kh5 Rxf7 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rh2 Qf3+ 23. Kh4 g5+ 24. Qxg5 Rg8 25. Qh5+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lvi_ZbjXkg8 458 2017-11-25T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-was-too-strong-for-the-computers-of-his-time/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/MBQypissaVk.jpg Bobby Fischer Was Too Strong For The Computers Of His Time Greenblatt (Computer) vs Robert James Fischer Cambridge (1977), Cambridge, MA USA Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Ng8 9. f4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Bc4 d5 12. Be2 Rb8 13. b3 Ng4 14. Bd4 e5 15.fxe5 O-O 16. Bxg4 Qh4+ 17. g3 Qxg4 18. Qxg4 Bxg4 19. Rf1 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 c5 21.Bf2 Bxe5 22. Be1 Rf8+ 23. Kg2 Rf3 24. h3 Rxc3 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 26. Rf1 Bf5 27. Rf2 h5 28. Re2 Kf7 29. Re3 Bd4 30. Rf3 Ke6 31. c3 Be5 32. Re3 d4 33. cxd4 cxd4 34.Re1 d3 35. h4 d2 36. Rd1 Bc3 37. Kf2 Bg4 38. Rh1 Bd4+ 39. Kg2 Kd5 40. a3 Ke4 41. Rf1 Kd3 42. Kh2 Ke2 43. Kg2 Bh3+ 44. Kxh3 Kxf1 45. b4 d1=Q 46. Kh2 Qe2+ 47.Kh3 Qg2# https://www.youtube.com/embed/MBQypissaVk 279 2017-11-26T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-unique-position-anand-fights-back-vs-yusupov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Egg9KdHfUsg.jpg A Unique Position: Anand Fights Back vs Yusupov Artur Yusupov vs Viswanathan Anand Linares 9th (1991), Linares ESP, rd 7, Mar-04 Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. f4 g6 8. b3 Bg7 9. Nd2 c5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Qf3 Ne8 12. Qh3 Nd6 13. Ndf3 Re8 14. Ng5 Nf8 15.dxc5 bxc5 16. Rad1 f6 17. Nxh7 Nxh7 18. Nxg6 Qc7 19. Rf3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.Rg3 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Qg4 Qd5 24. h4 Qf5 25. Qd1 Qd5 26. Qg4 Qf5 27. Qd1 Qd5 28. Qe2 Bc8 29. h5 Kf7 30. Qg4 Ng5 31. fxg5 f5 32. Qe2 Bxb2 33. c4 Qd6 34.Qxb2 e5 35. Rh3 f4 36. Rh4 fxe3 37. Kh2 Bf5 38. Qe2 Qd2 39. Qf1 Ke6 40. Rxe4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Egg9KdHfUsg 345 2017-11-26T14:29:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/amazing-game-capablanca-sacrifices-his-queen-on-move-10/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/P6pbVT5pzbo.jpg Amazing Game! Capablanca Sacrifices His Queen On Move 10 Jose Raul Capablanca vs A Chase Simul, 40b (1922), New York, NY USA, Feb-23 King's Gambit: Accepted. Breyer Gambit (C33) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxf4 g5 8. Be3 h5 9. Nd2 Bg4 10. Nxe4 Bxf3 11. Nf6+ Ke7 12. Nxf3 Bh6 13. Nxg5 Bg7 14. Bd3 Bxf6 15. O-O Qg8 16. Rxf6 Rf8 17. Raf1 Nd8 18. b4 Qg7 19. h4 Ke8 20. b5 b6 21. Be2 Ne6 22. Bf3 Nxg5 23. Bxg5 Qh7 24. Bxd5 Qd3 25. Bc6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/P6pbVT5pzbo 238 2017-11-27T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-insane-kramnik-your-king-is-on-b7-square/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8j19pms_dnY.jpg Absolutely Insane! Kramnik Your King Is On b7 Square! Vladimir Kramnik vs Garry Kasparov Moscow (Russia) (1994), Moscow RUS, rd 2, Apr-?? King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation. Normal Defense (E93) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 h5 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 Nf7 13. Qc2 Bh6 14. O-O-O c5 15.dxc6 bxc6 16. Kb1 a5 17. Na4 c5 18. Nc3 Be3 19. Nd5 Bd4 20. Nb3 Bb7 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. f4 Rb8 23. Rhf1 Nh6 24. c5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Nf5 26. fxe5 Nxh4 27. exd6 Ne5 28. Rxd4 Nf5 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Qxf5 Kg7 31. Bxh5 Rh8 32. Rg4+ Kf8 33. Qe6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8j19pms_dnY 415 2017-11-27T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dont-worry-when-your-bishops-are-hanging-just-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/h9BDK_8gTXk.jpg Don’t Worry When Your Bishops Are Hanging: Just Attack Alexey Sokolsky vs Strugatsch Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit (A00) 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 exf4 6. Nh3 Nge7 7. Nxf4 Na5 8.Bxf6 Rf8 9. Nh5 Nxc4 10. Nxg7+ Kf7 11. O-O Kg8 12. Qh5 Rxf6 13. Rxf6 Ng6 14.Rxg6 hxg6 15. Qxg6 Kh8 16. Ne8 Qe7 17. Nf6 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ VIdeo Icon Attribution: By MichaelMaggs (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/h9BDK_8gTXk 196 2017-11-28T14:32:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/garry-kasparovs-most-restless-knight/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HO6wWhCwtvU.jpg Garry Kasparov’s Most Restless Knight Garry Kasparov vs Peter Leko SuperGM (2001), Linares ESP, rd 6, Mar-01 Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ne3 h6 14. Bd2 c4 15. Bc3 Qb6 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Na5 19. Bxa5 Qxa5 20. dxc4 Qxa4 21. c5 Qb4 22. Ne4 Qxb2 23. cxd6 Bf8 24. c3 f5 25. d7 Red8 26. d6+ Kh8 27. Nc5 Bc6 28.Nd3 Qxc3 29. Nxe5 Be4 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/HO6wWhCwtvU 286 2017-11-29T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-best-game-of-1972-chess-olympiad/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9hzfnNm9h10.jpg The Best Game Of 1972 Chess Olympiad Werner Hug vs Vlastimil Hort Chess Olympiad Final-A (1972), Skopje MKD, rd 14, Oct-11 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional Variation (E17) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Bf4 d6 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. Rfd1 h6 12. Ne1 f5 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Qc2 Nf6 15.f3 g5 16. Be3 Qe8 17. Kg2 Qh5 18. h3 Qg6 19. Rac1 Rf7 20. fxe4 g4 21. h4 e5 22.Qd3 Nxe4 23. Nc2 Raf8 24. Bg1 Bxh4 25. gxh4 Rf3 26. Ne3 Rg3+ 27. Kh1 Rf2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/9hzfnNm9h10 261 2017-11-29T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-loses-to-an-amateur-in-17-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0VXBRp1ytsM.jpg Bobby Fischer Loses To An Amateur In 17 Moves Robert James Fischer vs John Dedinsky Simul, 57b (1964), Milwaukee, WI USA, May-14 French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Qa5 8. Bd2 c4 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Ng5 h6 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh3 Nb6 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. Qh4 Bxa4 15. Qf6 Rh7 16. h4 Nf5 17. h5 Nd7 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Verhoeff, Bert / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/0VXBRp1ytsM 150 2017-11-30T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-famous-chess-trap-in-action-by-anna-muzychuk/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tB-L_Sj4zyM.jpg The Famous Chess Trap In Action By Anna Muzychuk Muzychuk, Anna (2606) vs. Peptan, Corina-Isabela (2361) 11th Kings Rapid Women | Medias ROU | Round 1.1 | 26 Nov 2017 | ECO: B41 | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 Qc7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxe4 10. Nb5 axb5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6 Qc5 13. f3 bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nf6 15. Qxf6 Rg8 16. Bd3 Qe7 17. Bg7 Qxf6 18. Bxf6 Rxg2 19. O-O-O Nc6 20. Rdg1 Rxg1+ 21. Rxg1 Ne7 22. Bxh7 Ra4 23. Bc2 Ra5 24. h4 b6 25. f4 Rh5 26. Bd1 Rc5+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/tB-L_Sj4zyM 296 2017-12-01T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsens-brilliancy-at-the-age-of-14/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tjfpmHFnwsU.jpg Magnus Carlsen’s Brilliancy At The Age Of 14 Magnus Carlsen vs Predrag Nikolic Corus Tournament: Group B (2005), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 11, Jan-28 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System Advance Line (C08) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bb4 8.Ne5 Ne7 9. Bd3 Nbc6 10. O-O Bc3 11. Ra4 Bxd4 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Ba3 Be6 14. Nf3 Bb6 15. Qa1 Qc7 16. b4 f6 17. Re1 Kf7 18. b5 Na5 19. Qd1 Rae8 20. Ng5+ fxg5 21.Qf3+ Kg8 22. Rxe6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/tjfpmHFnwsU 344 2017-11-30T15:00:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wei-yis-recent-wild-attack-with-a-dramatic-ending/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/OgXdEl95wsI.jpg Wei Yi’s Recent Wild Attack With A Dramatic Ending Wei, Yi (2669) vs. Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2505) 11th Kings Rapid 2017 | Medias ROU | Round 4.1 | 27 Nov 2017 | ECO: E06 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bg5 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. e4 Nb4 11. Qc3 c5 12. a3 N4c6 13. d5 Na5 14. Nbd2 Ba6 15.Ne5 Nd7 16. f4 Nf6 17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Ndf3 h6 20. g4 Nh7 21. h4 Nb3 22. g5 Rad8 23. f5 Qd6 24. f6 hxg5 25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. e5 Qd7 27. e6+ Rxe6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/OgXdEl95wsI 443 2017-12-01T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/boris-gelfands-shocking-positional-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/L3eQmSxmDQ.jpg Boris Gelfand’s Shocking Positional Sacrifice Boris Gelfand vs Baadur Jobava European Club Cup (2011), Rogaska Slatina SLO, rd 3, Sep-27 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation. General (A70) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bf4 d6 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 b5 10. Bxd6 Qb6 11. Be5 O-O 12. e3 c4 13. Qd1 Na6 14. a4 Nb4 15.axb5 Bf5 16. Bxc4 Rfc8 17. b3 Ng4 18. Bxg7 Nc2+ 19. Qxc2 Bxc2 20. Bd4 Qd8 21.O-O Qe7 22. Rfc1 Bf5 23. e4 Bd7 24. h3 Nf6 25. d6 Qd8 26. e5 Nh5 27. Nd5 Kf8 28. Be3 Ng7 29. Bg5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/_L3eQmSxmDQ 306 2017-12-02T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hahaha-grandmaster-wins-with-an-illegal-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ol7fEeirftU.jpg Hahaha! Grandmaster Wins With An Illegal Move! Paul Motwani (2470) vs Murray Chandler (2585) Blackpool Zonal (1990), Blackpool ENG, rd 7, May-?? Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. e5 Nxb5 6. Nxb5 Nd5 7. O-O a6 8.c4 Nb4 9. Nc3 d6 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. d4 cxd4 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Nbc3 e6 17. Rd1 f5 18. Rxd7 Kxd7 19. Qd1+ Ke8 20. Ng5 Qe5 21. g3 Rd8 22. Qb3 Nd4 23. Qxb7 Be7 24. Bf4 Qc5 25. Re1 Qc8 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27.Rd1 Rxc4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Nxe6 Rb4 30. Nxg7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ol7fEeirftU 246 2017-12-02T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/zukertorts-immortal-game-vs-the-black-death/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NQq-JfgPBKY.jpg Zukertort’s Immortal Game vs “The Black Death” Johannes Zukertort vs Joseph Henry Blackburne London (1883), London ENG, rd 6, May-05 English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 1. c4 e6 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Be2 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. d4 Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. Nb5 Ne4 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. Nd2 Ndf6 13. f3 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 dxc4 15. Bxc4 d5 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Rae1 Rc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Ne8 20. f4 g6 21.Re3 f5 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. f5 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. fxg6 Rc2 26. gxh7+ Kh8 27.d5+ e5 28. Qb4 R8c5 29. Rf8+ Kxh7 30. Qxe4+ Kg7 31. Bxe5+ Kxf8 32. Bg7+ Kg8 33.Qxe7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/NQq-JfgPBKY 370 2017-12-03T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/forced-a-draw-against-karpov-in-14-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/gxcaRe53vsQ.jpg Forced A Draw Against Karpov In 14 Moves Igor Arkadievich Zaitsev vs Anatoly Karpov Leningrad (1966), Leningrad URS, rd 10 Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Variation (C43) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxf7 Qe7 7. Nxh8 Nc3+ 8. Kd2 Nxd1 9. Re1 Nxf2 10. Bxh7 Ne4+ 11. Rxe4 dxe4 12. Bg6+ Kd8 13. Nf7+ Ke8 14. Nd6++ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Anefo / Croes, R.C. [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/gxcaRe53vsQ 228 2017-12-03T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparov-wins-with-an-impressive-final-position-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/btRCqeGLqCw.jpg Kasparov Wins With An Impressive Final Position On The Board Garry Kasparov vs Sergei M Begun Sokolsky Memorial, Minsk (1978), rd 7 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Main Line (D42) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. e4 Qd8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e5 Be7 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Bb1 Bd7 15. a3 Nd5 16. Qe4 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. h4 Qb6 19. h5 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Qe1 Nxh5 22. Ne5 Bb5 23. Bxg6 Nf6 24. Bxh7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/btRCqeGLqCw 294 2017-12-04T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/shocking-nakamura-spends-53-minutes-on-move-17/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/x0jypJl7loA.jpg Shocking! Nakamura Spends 53 Minutes On Move 17 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura London Chess Classic (2017), London ENG, rd 2, Dec-03 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack (B77) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15. g4 hxg4 16. f4 Nc4 17. Qd3 Na5 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Bd5 Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qxd6 Rxc3 23. Qxd7+ Qxd7 24. Rxd7+ Ke6 25. Rxg7 Rf3 26. Rxg6 Rxf4 27. Rg1 Rxe4 28. R6xg4 Rxg4 29. Rxg4 f5 30. Ra4 Rg8 31. b3 Rg4 32. Rxa7 f4 33. Kc1 f3 34. Kd2 Rxh4 35. Ra8 Rh2+ 36. Kd3 Kf5 37. a4 Kg4 38. a5 Rh1 39. Rg8+ Kf4 40. Rf8+ Kg3 41. Rg8+ Kf4 42. Rf8+ Kg3 43. b4 f2 44. Kd4 f1=Q 45. Rxf1 Rxf1 46. Kc5 Rc1 47. Kxc6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/x0jypJl7loA 486 2017-12-04T14:30:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/he-trained-karpov-and-petrosian-and-plays-like-tal/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Pi-tug2cRac.jpg He Trained Karpov And Petrosian And Plays Like Tal Apartsev vs Igor Arkadievich Zaitsev Moscow (Russia) (1963), Moscow URS Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kf1 Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. Qf3 Bh4 9. Bxd5 Nd4 10. Qa3 Nxd5 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7 12. exd5 Bh3 13. Nc3 Rf8+ 14. Kg1 Rf2 15. d3 Rxg2+ 16. Kf1 Rg1+ 17. Kxg1 Nf3# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pi-tug2cRac 286 2017-12-05T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-mystery-this-game-was-played-both-by-morphy-and-steinitz/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/G2__Z1ooj68.jpg Chess Mystery! This Game Was Played Both By Morphy And Steinitz New York USA (1857), New York USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- London (1863), London ENG 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nf6 8.Ba3 Bb6 9. Qb3 d5 10. exd5 Na5 11. Re1+ Be6 12. dxe6 Nxb3 13. exf7+ Kd7 14.Be6+ Kc6 15. Ne5+ Kb5 16. Bc4+ Ka5 17. Bb4+ Ka4 18. axb3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/G2__Z1ooj68 241 2017-12-05T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/insane-zukertort-is-sacrificing-his-pieces-one-after-another/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8C2T5NnKNdU.jpg Insane! Zukertort Is Sacrificing His Pieces One After Another Knight Odds Game (1875), London 1. f4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Qe2 O-O 9. g4 Nxg4 10. Qg2 Nf6 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Kh8 13. O-O-O Ne8 14. Rdg1 Rg8 15. Bh7 f6 16. Bxg8 Kxg8 17. Qg6 Kh8 18. Ng5 hxg5 19. fxg5 Ne7 20. gxf6 Nxg6 21. hxg6+ Kg8 22. Rh8+ Kxh8 23. f7 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/8C2T5NnKNdU 350 2017-12-06T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/he-beat-lasker-in-14-moves-who-is-this-guy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xwKQxW9qa-o.jpg He Beat Lasker In 14 Moves! Who Is This Guy? Horatio Caro vs Emanuel Lasker Berlin (1890), Berlin GER, rd 2, Jul-21 Queen Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation (D02) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Qc8 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bf4 a6 8. Na4 Ra7 9. Nb6 Qd8 10. Bxb8 Qxb8 11. Qa4+ Ke7 12. Rc1 g5 13. Ne5 Nh6 14. Nc8+15. Nd7+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Thumbnail Attribution: See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/xwKQxW9qa-o 225 2017-12-06T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/googles-newly-developed-artificial-intelligence-smashes-stockfish-8/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jBmdbKqgX54.jpg Google’s Newly Developed Artificial Intelligence Smashes Stockfish 8 DeepMind’s AlphaZero vs. Stockfish 8 French Defense, Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation (C11) 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bc5 9. b4 Be7 10. Nbxd4 Nc6 11. c3 a5 12. b5 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. a4 Nc4 15.Bd3 Nxd2 16. Kxd2 Bd7 17. Ke3 b6 18. g4 h5 19. Qg1 hxg4 20. Qxg4 Bf8 21. h4 Qe7 22. Rac1 g6 23. Rc2 Kd8 24. Rhc1 Qe8 25. Rc7 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Rc6 Bb7 28. https://www.youtube.com/embed/jBmdbKqgX54 419 2017-12-07T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/deepminds-alphazero-goes-for-a-deep-positional-knight-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ieEQQ1f_ZQY.jpg DeepMind’s AlphaZero Goes For A Deep Positional Knight Sacrifice DeepMind’s AlphaZero vs. Stockfish 8 Queen's Indian Defense, Classical Variation, Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qg4 g6 15.Nh6+ Kg7 16. bxc3 Bc8 17. Qf4 Qd6 18. Qa4 g5 19. Re1 Kxh6 20. h4 f6 21. Be3 Bf5 22. Rad1 Qa3 23. Qc4 b5 24. hxg5+ fxg5 25. Qh4+ Kg6 26. Qh1 Kg7 27. Be4 Bg6 28. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ieEQQ1f_ZQY 425 2017-12-07T14:30:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/damn-she-missed-an-easy-win-against-praggnanandhaa/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Tvn8Y8gGcmg.jpg Damn! She Missed An Easy Win Against Praggnanandhaa Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu (2517) - Sukandar, Irine Kharisma (2384) Australian Young Masters 2017 round 08 English Opening, Agincourt Defense, Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Ne5 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. d4 Rc8 11. h3 Bd6 12. Ng4 cxd4 13. exd4 Nxg4 14. hxg4 Be6 15. Bf3 Bb4 16. Ne2 Qf6 17. Kg2 h5 18. gxh5 Bh3+ 19. Kxh3 Qxf3 20. Nf4 Qe4 21. Be3 Bd6 22. Ng2 f5 23. Re1 Bb4 24. Rh1 Bd6 25. a3 f4 26. Bxf4 Bxf4 27. Nxf4 Rxf4 28. gxf4 Rf8 29. f3 Qxf4 30. Rg1 Rf5 31. Rg3 Rxh5+ 32. Kg2 Qh6 33. Qg1 Ne7 34. Re1 Nf5 35. Rg4 Qd2+ 36. Kf1 Qd3+ 37. Kf2 Qd2+ 38. Re2 Qh6 39. Re1 Rh2+ 40. Rg2 Qd2+ 41. Re2 Qxd4+ 42. Ke1 Qh4+ 43. Kd2 Rh1 44. Qc5 Qf4+ 45. Kc3 Rc1+ 46. Rc2 Qxf3+ 47. Kb4 Qe4+ 48. Kc3 Qf3+ 49. Kb4 Qe4+ 50. Kc3 Qe5+ 51. Kb4 Qe4+ 52. Kc3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tvn8Y8gGcmg 420 2017-12-08T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/which-is-the-best-opening-according-to-alphazero/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nQPEQ5dBKfk.jpg Which Is The Best Opening According To AlphaZero? Stockfish (Computer) vs AlphaZero (Computer) AlphaZero - Stockfish (2017), London ENG, rd 1, Dec-04 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8.Qe1 f6 9. Nc4 Rf7 10. a4 Bf8 11. Kh1 Nc5 12. a5 Ne6 13. Ncxe5 fxe5 14. Nxe5 Rf6 15. Ng4 Rf7 16. Ne5 Re7 17. a6 c5 18. f4 Qe8 19. axb7 Bxb7 20. Qa5 Nd4 21. Qc3 Re6 22. Be3 Rb6 23. Nc4 Rb4 24. b3 a5 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Nxa5 Ba6 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQPEQ5dBKfk 423 2017-12-08T15:00:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/found-an-impressive-puzzle-with-4-hanging-rooks-on-lichess-org/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/k8yqVYLApxc.jpg Found An Impressive Puzzle With 4 Hanging Rooks On Lichess.org A chess puzzle from lichess.org This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 3r2k1/1p5p/6n1/4Q3/p2q1r2/7P/P3B2P/1R4RK w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/k8yqVYLApxc 101 2017-12-09T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/with-a-scary-attack-aronian-is-forcing-wesley-so-to-surrender-his-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NRXWxzRlhMA.jpg With A Scary Attack Aronian Is Forcing Wesley So To Surrender His Queen Wesley So vs Levon Aronian London Chess Classic (2017), London ENG, rd 6, Dec-08 Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. a5 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 Ng4 15. Rf1 Bxf2+ 16. Rxf2 Nd4 17. Qc4 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Qg4 20. h3 Qg3 21. Qd3 Rxf3 22. Nxf3 Rf8 23. Nxd4 Qe1+ 24. Kh2 Rf1 25. Qxf1 Qxf1 26. Nf3 c5 27. b3 Qd1 28. Bb2 Qxc2 29. Bxe5 Qxb3 30. Rf1 h6 31. Rf2 c4 32. Rd2 c3 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Rc8 Qb1 35. Rc7+ Ke8 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. Rc7+ Ke8 38. Rc8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/NRXWxzRlhMA 400 2017-12-09T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-most-powerful-winning-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ckYTf-rkOI0.jpg One Of The Most Powerful Winning Moves Evgenij Ermenkov vs Gyula Sax International Youth Tournament, Warsaw 1969 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/5pk1/3P2p1/p7/P7/Q2p1pP1/2r1qP1P/5RK1 w - - 0 0 Video Thumbnail Credits: By Ivanov id (Own work) [GFDL ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( or FAL], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/ckYTf-rkOI0 156 2017-12-10T06:45:52+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alphazero-shows-stockfish-8-how-to-swallow-the-prey/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bg_GSqMsSA.jpg AlphaZero Shows Stockfish 8 How To Swallow The Prey AlphaZero (Computer) vs Stockfish (Computer) AlphaZero - Stockfish (2017), London ENG, Dec-04 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation. Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 Bf6 12. Nd6 Ba6 13. Re1 Ne8 14. e5 Nxd6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Nc3 Nb7 17. Ne4 Qg6 18. h4 h6 19. h5 Qh7 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. Bg5 f5 22. Qf4 Nc5 23. Be7 Nd3 24. Qd6 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 fxe4 26. Bxe4 Rf5 27. Bh4 Bc4 28. g4 Rd5 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. Re8+ Bg8 31. Bg3 c5 32. Qd5 d6 33. Qxa8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/_bg_GSqMsSA 633 2017-12-10T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/double-rook-sacrifice-and-a-brutal-king-hunt-by-wilhelm-steinitz/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/N4k2Qw-UxaI.jpg Double Rook Sacrifice And A Brutal King Hunt By Wilhelm Steinitz Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship Rematch (1892), Havana CUB, rd 4, Jan-07 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 O-O 8. Ba4 Nd7 9. Ne3 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne6 11. h4 Ne7 12. h5 d5 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bb3 Qc6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. O-O-O Rae8 20. Qf1 a5 21. d4 exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh1+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kf6 27.Qh4+ Ke5 28. Qxd4+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/N4k2Qw-UxaI 292 2017-12-11T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/polugaevsky-shows-how-to-beat-tal-with-a-home-preparation/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DYxwaS6VDts.jpg Polugaevsky Shows How To Beat Tal With A Home Preparation Lev Polugaevsky vs Mikhail Tal USSR Championship (1969), Moscow URS, rd 2, Sep-07 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Variation (D41) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Na5 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. d5 exd5 17. e5 Nc4 18. Qf4 Nb2 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg6 21. h4 Rc4 22. h5+ Kh6 23. Nxf7+ Kh7 24. Qf5+ Kg8 25. e6 Qf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Rd2 Rc6 28. Rxb2 Re8 29. Nh6+ Kh7 30. Nf5 Rexe6 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rc2 Rc6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/DYxwaS6VDts 500 2017-12-11T16:08:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/oh-no-resigned-in-a-draw-position/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/xBylLNJ2-PA.jpg Oh No! Resigned In A Draw Position Walter Wittmann (2365) vs Amador Rodriguez Cespedes Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Mackenzie Variation (C77) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. e5 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 d6 10. Re1 bxa4 11. Bg5 c5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. c3 dxc3 14. Nxc3 Be6 15. Qxa4+ Qd7 16. Qh4 d5 17. Rad1 Qc6 18. b4 cxb4 19. Ne2 Qd7 20. Nfd4 O-O-O 21. Nf4 Bd6 22. Nfxe6 fxe6 23. Rxe6 Rhf8 24. Qh3 Kb7 25. Qf3 Bc5 26. Nb3 Bb6 27. Rxb6+ Kxb6 28. Qe3+ Kc7 29. Nc5 Qd6 30. Ne6+ Kb7 31. Nxf8 Rxf8 32. Rb1 Ka8 33. Qd3 Rf7 34. Re1 Rd7 35. Re8+ Kb7 36. g3 d4 37. Rh8 Kb6 38. h4 f5 39. Ra8 Kb7 40. Re8 Qd5 41. Kh2 Rc7 42. Qd2 a5 43. Qf4 d3 44. Re5 Qc4 45. Qf3+ Kb6 46.Rxf5 Rc5 47. Rf6+ Kb5 48. Qe3 Ka4 49. Rf4 Qc2 50. Rd4 Qe2 51. Qf4 Rc2 52. Kg2 d2 53. Qf5 d1=Q 54. Qd7+ Ka3 55. Rxd1 Qxf2+ 56. Kh3 Qg2+ 57. Kg4 Qe4+ 58. Kh3 h5 59. Rd3+ b3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xBylLNJ2-PA 461 2017-12-12T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-wins-grand-chess-tour/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VpvxrzRvVLA.jpg Magnus Carlsen Wins Grand Chess Tour… Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen London Chess Classic (2017), London ENG, rd 9, Dec-11 Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Bg2 Bc5 6. e3 d5 7. Qg4 Bf8 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 e5 10. Qb5+ Bd7 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Nb3 Nc6 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Nc3 Ne7 15. a4 O-O 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. axb5 Rac8 18. Bc3 h5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Nd2 h4 21. Nf3 hxg3 22. hxg3 e4 23. Ng5 Ng6 24. Ra7 Rb8 25. Bd4 Bc5 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. c4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/VpvxrzRvVLA 474 2017-12-12T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-crazy-king-hunt-by-the-co-founder-of-paypal-peter-thiel/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/h6hR0ZWQju4.jpg A Crazy King Hunt By The Co-Founder Of PayPal Peter Thiel Carter B Gibson vs Peter Thiel US op 101st (2000), Saint Paul, rd 7, Aug-11 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O b5 8. a3 Bb7 9. Nde2 g6 10. f4 Bg7 11. Ng3 h5 12. f5 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 h4 14. Nge2 h3 15. fxg6 O-O-O 16. Nf4 hxg2+ 17. Kxg2 d5 18. Ncxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxg6+ 20. Kf3 Rh3+ 21. Ke2 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rxh2+ 23. Ke3 Bh6+ 24. Kd4 Qg7+ 25. Ke4 Nc5+ 26. Kf5 Qf6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/h6hR0ZWQju4 305 2017-12-13T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alphazeros-most-astonishing-zugzwang-game-vs-stockfish-8/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tMab3jcTV0s.jpg AlphaZero’s Most Astonishing “Zugzwang” Game vs Stockfish 8 AlphaZero (Computer) vs Stockfish (Computer) AlphaZero - Stockfish (2017), London ENG, Dec-04 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Variation (E15) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. 0-0 Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 0-0 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qg4 Re8 16. Nc3 Qb8 17. Nd5 Bf8 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. h3 Ne7 20. Ne3 Bc6 21. Rd6 Ng7 22. Rf6 Qb7 23. Bh6 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Ne6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/tMab3jcTV0s 423 2017-12-13T15:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fischer-called-petrosians-move-a-real-problem-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dAMeb2hAKoQ.jpg Fischer Called Petrosian’s Move A “Real Problem Move”! Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Ludek Pachman Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 6, Sep-10 Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. e4 Nge7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e5 d6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Nb3 Nd4 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Ne5 Nxb3 14. Nc4 Qb5 15. axb3 a5 16. Bd6 Bf6 17. Qf3 Kg7 18. Re4 Rd8 19. Qxf6+ Kxf6 20. Be5+ Kg5 21.Bg7 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Punt, […] / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/dAMeb2hAKoQ 317 2017-12-14T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/shredder-computer-pulls-off-a-brilliant-swindle-in-a-lost-position/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/W5gWAkZZybM.jpg Shredder (Computer) Pulls Off A Brilliant Swindle In A Lost Position Shredder (Computer) vs Gull (Computer) nTCEC - Stage 2b (2013), rd 14, Mar-25 Slav Defense: Steiner Variation (D16) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. e4 Bxf3 7. gxf3 e6 8. Rg1 Qc7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 a5 12. Be3 Na6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O g6 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bh6 Rd7 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Rxd6 20. Bf4 Nc8 21. Qe5 Rhd8 22. Qg7 h5 23. Rc1 Nb4 24. Bg3 b6 25. Rcd1 Kb7 26. Be5 R8d7 27. f4 Qd8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/W5gWAkZZybM 442 2017-12-14T14:41:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-brutal-attacking-game-by-a-professor-from-harvard-university/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/JKRr7thy23Y.jpg A Brutal Attacking Game By A Professor From Harvard University Kenneth S Rogoff (2480) vs Rudy Blumenfeld Lone Pine (1976), Lone Pine, CA USA, rd 1, Mar-07 English Opening: King's English Variation. General (A20) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. e3 O-O 7. Ne2 Re8 8. O-O Bf8 9. d3 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Ne7 11. f4 exf4 12. Nxf4 Nf5 13. Qf3 Qe7 14. Kh1 d6 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. e4 Nh6 17. Rae1 f6 18. d4 Nf7 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Qa3 a6 21. b4 c5 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. e5 Bb5 24. d6 Qd8 25. Bd5 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 fxe5 27. Bxf7+ Kh8 28. https://www.youtube.com/embed/JKRr7thy23Y 274 2017-12-15T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/if-you-can-solve-this-chess-puzzle-then-you-are-a-genius/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/u9lkhATQCjE.jpg If You Can Solve This Chess Puzzle Then You Are A Genius This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 6Q1/8/8/8/8/7k/ppp1p3/brrbK3 w - - 0 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/u9lkhATQCjE 62 2017-12-15T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/praggnanandhaas-most-outrageous-queen-sacrifice-ever/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ma3yj1vD15Q.jpg Praggnanandhaa’s Most Outrageous Queen Sacrifice Ever Boris Kharchenko (2488) vs. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (2339) Aeroflot Open B, 2016.03.09 Open Variation, Two Knights Defense (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Be3 a6 12. N1d2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 f6 14. Bd4 fxe5 15. Bxe5 O-O 16. Qc3 Rf7 17. Qg3 Rb4 18. Bxc7 Qc8 19. Be5 Rg4 20. Qc3 c5 21. f3 Rg6 22. Qa5 Bd8 23. Qd2 Be6 24. Kh1 d4 25. Qf2 Bd5 26. Nd2 Qf5 27. Bg3 Bg5 28. Ne4 Be3 29. Qe1 Qh5 30. Nxc5 Rxf3 31. Rxf3 Qxf3 32. Qf1 Qxg3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ma3yj1vD15Q 323 2017-12-16T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/charlie-chaplin-vs-reshevsky-have-you-ever-seen-this-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/drNbgGTHRLY.jpg Charlie Chaplin vs Reshevsky! Have You Ever Seen This Game? Charlie Chaplin vs Samuel Reshevsky New York (1923), New York, NY USA Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 ed4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. Nd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nd4 8. Bd4 Ne6 9. Bc3 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Ne4 d5 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Ng3 c5 14. Bd2 b5 15. Nf5 d4 16. h4 Nc7 17. Ne7 Qe7 18. Bg5? Qe6 19. Kb1 Nd5 20. g3 Nb4 21. b3 Qa6 22. a4 Qa5 23. Kb2 ba4 24. Ra1 Rab8 25. Kc1 a3 26. Bd2 Be6 27. Bb4 cb4 28. Qa6 Qc5 29. Bc4 Rbc8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/drNbgGTHRLY 290 2017-12-16T15:01:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/omg-geller-sacrifices-his-queen-4-times-vs-smyslov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/saOfIdgP-aQ.jpg OMG! Geller Sacrifices His Queen 4 Times vs. Smyslov Efim Geller vs Vasily Smyslov Geller - Smyslov Candidates Quarterfinal (1965), Moscow URS, rd 5, Apr-24 Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Spassky Variation (D87) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. f4 e6 13. Kh1 b6 14. f5 Na5 15.Bd3 exf5 16. exf5 Bb7 17. Qd2 Re8 18. Ng3 Qc6 19. Rf2 Rad8 20. Bh6 Bh8 21. Qf4 Rd7 22. Ne4 c4 23. Bc2 Rde7 24. Rcf1 Rxe4 25. fxg6 f6 26. Qg5 Qd7 27. Kg1 Bg7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/saOfIdgP-aQ 475 2017-12-17T04:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparovs-dangerous-cavalry-finishes-up-his-opponent/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xe5Mht4SoCo.jpg Kasparov’s Dangerous Cavalry Finishes Up His Opponent Garry Kasparov vs Semon Palatnik 46th URS-ch selection (1978), Daugavpils LAT, rd 7, Jul-?? Alekhine Defense: Modern. Alburt Variation (B04) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 a5 7. a4 Bg7 8. Ng5 e6 9. f4 dxe5 10. fxe5 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. c3 Nc6 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Bg5 cxd4 16. cxd4 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bf2 Ng6 19. Nbc3 Qe7 20. Bc2 b6 21. Be3 Ba6 22.Rf2 Nh8 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Qh5 f5 25. Nxg5 Rf7 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 exf5 28.Nd5 Qe8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qxf5+ Kg8 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Ra3 Rc8 33. Rf3+ Nf6 34. h3 Qg6 35. Rxf6+ Bxf6 36. Ne6+ Ke8 37. Nxf6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/xe5Mht4SoCo 383 2017-12-18T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-wins-lichess-tournament-under-a-nickname-dannythedonkey/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/UcQR90OX7-s.jpg Carlsen Wins Lichess Tournament Under A Nickname (DannyTheDonkey) GM DannyTheDonkey(2882) vs. GM Arka(2723) Indian Game (A45), 1+0 Bullet 1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Nd7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be2 Bxe2 13. Kxe2 O-O 14. Rhd1 a6 15. Nf3 b5 16. Kf1 Re8 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. Qc2 Ra7 19. Ng5 g6 20. e4 Bg7 21. e5 Rc7 22. Qe2 Nb6 23. h4 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rc4 25. b3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qb7 27. h5 Rc8 28. g3 Bf8 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Kg2 Ba3 31. Rh1 Be7 32. Qg4 Bf8 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. Qxe6+ Qf7 35. Rh8+ Kxh8 36. Qxf7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/UcQR90OX7-s 292 2017-12-17T15:40:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-absolutely-insane-game-with-two-hanging-queens/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/UhT8PQ_dPqQ.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Absolutely Insane Game With Two Hanging Queens Mikhail Tal (2630) vs Jack Miller Simul (1988), Los Angeles, IL USA Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Open Variation (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Be6 8. Qxe4 Be7 9. O-O d5 10. Qd3 Qd7 11. Re1 Raf8 12. Nc3 Ke8 13. Ng5 Bc5 14. Nxe6 Bxf2+ 15. Kh1 Bxe1 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. Bg5 Nb4 18. Qe2 Nxc2 19. e6 Qd6 20. Nb5 Qe5 21. h4 Qg3 22. Rd1 Rf2 23. Qxf2 Bxf2 24. Rxd5 Qxh4+ 25. Bxh4 Bxh4 26. Nxc7+ Kf8 27. Rf5+ Bf6 28. Rd5 a6 29. Rd7 Nb4 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Rxf6 Nc6 32. Rf7 g6 33. e7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/UhT8PQ_dPqQ 492 2017-12-18T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-record-longest-mutual-series-of-checks/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FqsNS6mfn3E.jpg Chess Record: Longest Mutual Series Of Checks! Zarrouati, Pierre (2220) vs Brauckmann, Hartwich Indian Game, Knights Variation, General (A46) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 Rg8 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 c6 5. c4 h6 6. Nc3 g5 7. O-O g4 8. Ne1 Qc7 9. Nd3 Nbd7 10. c5 e5 11. cxd6 Bxd6 12. d5 h5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Nb5 cxb5 15. Bxa8 e4 16. Nf4 Nb6 17. Bd5 h4 18. Be3 hxg3 19. hxg3 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Qc5 21. Bb3 Qh5 22. Qd6 Nbd7 23. f3 Rh8 24. Kf2 Qh2+ 25. Ke3 gxf3 26. exf3 exf3 27. Rae1 Ng4+ 28. Kxf3+ Nde5+ 29. Rxe5+ Nxe5+ 30. Qxe5+ Be6 31. Bxe6 Rh5 32. Bf5+ Kf8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/FqsNS6mfn3E 337 2017-12-19T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/lol-nakamura-is-horsing-around-vs-kramnik/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/GjbXWV1i4lg.jpg Lol! Nakamura Is “Horsing Around” vs. Kramnik! Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik Chess Olympiad (2012), Istanbul TUR, rd 9, Sep-06 King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nd2 e6 11. e4 Nc6 12. O-O Na5 13. Qd1 Qc7 14. Qf3 b6 15.Ba3 Rd8 16. e5 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Bb4 Bh6 19. Qd1 Nc6 20. Ba3 Na5 21. Bb4 Nc6 22. Ba3 Na5 23. Nb1 b5 24. h4 Nc6 25. Bc5 Qb8 26. Qe2 Na5 27. Nd2 Rxc5 28. https://www.youtube.com/embed/GjbXWV1i4lg 229 2017-12-19T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dirty-chess-move-defeats-grandmaster/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2gaDwXIM6yQ.jpg DIRTY CHESS MOVE DEFEATS GRANDMASTER ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/2gaDwXIM6yQ 19 2015-06-15T22:29:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bullet-chess-annihilation-boiler-room-35/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zLCS7_Gdto4.jpg BULLET CHESS ANNIHILATION | Boiler Room #35 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/zLCS7_Gdto4 1548 2015-06-17T16:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chessbrah-best-plays-1/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/vq5tbi2sOZI.jpg chessbrah BEST PLAYS #1 speed kills. come at me, bro ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/vq5tbi2sOZI 36 2015-06-17T01:03:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-boiler-room-39-massacre/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/z2pjFfLKYzE.jpg chess boiler room #39 massacre ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/z2pjFfLKYzE 1559 2015-06-24T15:01:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/premove-only-chess-challenge-gm-eric-hansen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/k5NI44HeC1o.jpg PREMOVE ONLY CHESS CHALLENGE | GM ERIC HANSEN ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/k5NI44HeC1o 42 2015-06-25T08:45:16+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-game-without-breathing-gm-eric-hansen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8cvGlLYIFMk.jpg CHESS GAME WITHOUT BREATHING | GM ERIC HANSEN ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8cvGlLYIFMk 62 2015-06-25T08:44:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/best-chess-plays-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/G2DHbQ2ufTI.jpg BEST CHESS PLAYS #2 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/G2DHbQ2ufTI 37 2015-06-26T11:12:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/1-h4-2-a4-chess-challenge/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fI1GAdvZ_tE.jpg 1.h4 2.a4 chess challenge ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/fI1GAdvZ_tE 1917 2015-06-27T15:35:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chessbrah-best-play-3/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/D8fGxrlXDUk.jpg chessbrah BEST PLAY #3 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/D8fGxrlXDUk 50 2015-06-30T06:51:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/king-walk-chess-challenge/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/c2kEoerx2oE.jpg KING WALK chess challenge I decided to play a blitz tournament with a mandatory king walk in every game. https://www.youtube.com/embed/c2kEoerx2oE 2441 2015-06-30T12:39:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/15-second-vs-1-minute-bongcloud-challenge/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/I7dtotj-ivE.jpg 15 second vs 1 minute bongcloud challenge I try to 5-0 my opponent while giving a 45 second time advantage and playing the bongcloud opening. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/I7dtotj-ivE 823 2015-07-04T09:36:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-vs-eric-hansen-blitz-july-2015/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/0HO0vHhCzXg.jpg HIKARU NAKAMURA VS ERIC HANSEN BLITZ | JULY 2015 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/0HO0vHhCzXg 1065 2015-07-07T08:34:47+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-v-eric-hansen-blitz-match-july-2015/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FmpLdxqmyok.jpg Hikaru Nakamura v Eric Hansen BLITZ MATCH July 2015 blitz match between Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Grandmaster Eric Hansen (CAN) ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/FmpLdxqmyok 2695 2015-07-09T06:23:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-vs-eric-hansen-8-game-blitz/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SSDljPGd6Yw.jpg Hikaru Nakamura vs Eric Hansen 8 game BLITZ ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/SSDljPGd6Yw 2699 2015-07-13T07:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-fabiano-caruana-vs-gm-eric-hansen-bullet-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/273MMWOd4EE.jpg GM Fabiano Caruana vs GM Eric Hansen | BULLET MATCH ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/273MMWOd4EE 457 2015-07-25T08:51:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fabiano-caruana-vs-eric-hansen-bullet-match-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/E79F8vz4iq4.jpg Fabiano Caruana vs Eric Hansen | BULLET MATCH #2 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/E79F8vz4iq4 370 2015-07-27T08:39:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/best-chess-plays-4/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yQomf6WXA14.jpg BEST chess plays #4 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/yQomf6WXA14 123 2015-08-03T07:10:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alien-chess-set/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NqBpmSVooks.jpg ALIEN chess set! challenged to play bullet+berserk (30 sec odds) on a totally unrecognizable ugly set -- https://www.youtube.com/embed/NqBpmSVooks 1546 2015-08-07T09:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-eric-hansen-titled-tuesday-aug-2015/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ri-9ASkhuAc.jpg GM Eric Hansen Titled Tuesday Aug 2015 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ri-9ASkhuAc 7206 2015-08-09T03:17:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ten-second-bullet-chess-challenge-eric-hansen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ZzOIU6sEL3Q.jpg TEN SECOND bullet chess challenge Eric Hansen MUSIC: Never Grow Old (Re-Plant) Floorplan ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZzOIU6sEL3Q 1682 2015-08-18T10:35:53+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bullet-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cw38VdqHbHo.jpg BULLET CHESS I was challenged to break the lichess.org record of 89 points in the hourly tournament. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cw38VdqHbHo 1578 2015-08-20T19:41:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-greatest-draw-in-chess-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ohjc0TwKJ7o.jpg The Greatest Draw In Chess History The Immortal Draw is a chess game played in 1872 in Vienna by Carl Hamppe and Philipp Meitner. This game is the main claim to fame of both Hamppe and Meitner, and has been reprinted widely. The variation of the Vienna Game it uses was named the Hamppe–Meitner Variation in honour of the two players.The game was played in the 19th-century Romantic style in which rapid development and attack were considered the most effective way to win. In the game, Black sacrifices huge amounts of material to drive the white king from its back rank and attempt to force checkmate, but White spectacularly manages to avoid checkmate and all Black can do is to give a perpetual check! https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ohjc0TwKJ7o 290 2017-12-20T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/beating-the-cutest-female-player-with-the-hottest-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/i__kjnRO3O0.jpg Beating The Cutest Female Player With The Hottest Attack Lidia Tomnikova (2167) vs Alexandra Botez (2086) Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 a5 5. e3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Qc2 h6 12. a3 Be7 13. Re1 c5 14. Bf5 Nc6 15. e6 fxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Qg6 Rf6 18. Qh5 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Nf3 Nc5 21. Bf5 d3 22. Ne5 Kg8 23. Ng4 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Bc8 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Bf4 Ne4 30. Rxe4 dxe4 31. Be5+ Bf6 32. Bxf6+ Qxf6 33.Qxf6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/i__kjnRO3O0 397 2017-12-20T15:13:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dont-mess-up-with-nezhmetdinov-and-take-care-for-your-king/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xAvfD_1R3rg.jpg Don’t Mess Up With Nezhmetdinov And Take Care For Your King Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov vs Vladas Mikenas Match for the Title of Master (1948), Kazan, USSR, rd 11 Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation. Mikenas Gambit (B02) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nxd5 exd5 8.Bxd5 c6 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. cxd6 Qe8 11. Qe2 c5 12. Nf3 Bxd6 13. Ng5+ Kg6 14.Qd3+ Kxg5 15. Qxd6 Qd8 16. d4+ Kf5 17. g4+ Ke4 18. Qxc5 Rf8 19. O-O Kf3 20. h3 b6 21. Qc3+ Ke4 22. Qc4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xAvfD_1R3rg 319 2017-12-21T04:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anand-tortures-fritz-computer-by-delaying-the-mate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BnIB3CDShSM.jpg Anand “Tortures” Fritz (Computer) By Delaying The Mate Fritz (Computer) vs Viswanathan Anand Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Polerio Defense Suhle Defense (C59) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bc5 10. O-O O-O 11. d3 Rb8 12. Bf3 Rb4 13. c3 Rh4 14. b4 Bxh3 15.gxh3 Rxh3 16. bxc5 e4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Qh4 19. Re1 Rd8 20. Qe2 Rxh2 21.Qf3 Rd3 22. Be3 Nc4 23. Rc1 Ne5 24. Qg3 Qxg3+ 25. fxg3 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Rxe3 27.Rd1 Ree2 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Rh8+ Kxh8 30. c4 Rhg2 31. Nc3 Nh2# https://www.youtube.com/embed/BnIB3CDShSM 372 2017-12-21T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/cynic-knights-are-kicking-away-the-white-king-feeling-like-a-king/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/6oFKntDNtTw.jpg Cynic Knights Are Kicking Away The White King Feeling Like A King Eric Dale Bone vs Leroy Dubeck 72nd US Open (1971), Ventura, CA USA, rd 10, Aug-18 Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qc1 Ng4 8. Bg5 Bd4 9. Nd1 c4 10. c3 Nge5 11. Bf1 cxd3 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. f4 Nc2+ 14. Kf2 Ng4+ 15. Kg2 Ne1+ 16. Kh3 Nf2+ 17. Kh4 h6 18. Bf6 g5+ 19. fxg5 exf6 20. g6 f5+ 21.Kh5 fxg6+ 22. Kxg6 Rg8+ 23. Kh5 Rg5+ 24. Kh4 f4 25. https://www.youtube.com/embed/6oFKntDNtTw 271 2017-12-22T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/teleportation-of-a-queen-in-a-foggy-weather/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Kw3Zda8l1ek.jpg Teleportation Of A Queen In A Foggy Weather Yuri Rusakov vs Boris Verlinsky Moscow (1947), Moscow URS King Pawn Game: Macleod Attack (C20) 1. e4 e5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 g5 6. Bg3 exd4 7. e5 dxc3 8. exf6 cxb2 9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. fxe7 Bg7 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kw3Zda8l1ek 163 2017-12-22T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/luck-is-what-happens-when-preparation-meets-opportunity/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/qXwAVxpXIS0.jpg Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity William Fuller vs Leonid Basin Michigan Open (1992), Detroit, MI USA, rd 2, Sep-05 Queen Pawn Game: Veresov Atack. Dutch System (A80) 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Rb1 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. b4 O-O 10. Na4 Qd8 11. Nc5 Qe8 12. Bh4 Ne4 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Ne5 Rf5 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. c4 Be8 18. c5 Bc7 19. a4 h5 20. h3 a6 21. a5 h4 22.Bh2 Bh5 23. Qc2 Raf8 24. b5 axb5 25. a6 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 bxa6 27. Bd6 Qg5 28. f4 exf3 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 30. Qd2 a5 31. Rb2 a4 32. Kh1 fxg2+ 33. Qxg2 Rxf1+ 34. Qxf1 Qxe3 35. Rf2 Bg6 36. Rf8+ Kh7 37. Qf2 Qxf2 38. Rh8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/qXwAVxpXIS0 353 2017-12-23T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/maurice-ashley-unleashes-a-powerful-attack-vs-nakamura-the-result/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/H0i4m_JvIfk.jpg Maurice Ashley Unleashes A Powerful Attack vs Nakamura! The Result? Maurice Ashley (2485) vs Hikaru Nakamura (2520) US Championships 2003 (2003), Seattle, WA USA, rd 4, Jan-12 Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Variation (B87) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Rhe1 h6 12. e5 Bb7 13. Qh3 dxe5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bxe6 Rd8 16. Rxd7 Rxd7 17. Bxf6 Rd6 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. Bxe7+ Kxe7 20. Qxe5 Kd8 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qc7 23. f4 Rd7 24. Qf5 Qc5 25. Be6 Qf2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/H0i4m_JvIfk 383 2017-12-23T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-sacrifices-his-queen-to-avoid-draw/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/agbdHNV-g4w.jpg Mikhail Tal Sacrifices His Queen To Avoid Draw! Roman Toran Albero vs Mikhail Tal EUR-chT (Men) 2nd (1961), Oberhausen FRG, rd 1, Jun-21 English Opening: King's English Variation. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. f3 Nf6 6. Bg2 exf3 7. Nxf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. e4 fxe4 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Ngxe4 Nxe4 12. Rxf8+ Qxf8 13. Nxe4 Nc6 14. Be3 Bf5 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Ng5 Rxe3 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Nf7+ Qxf7 19. Bxf7 Rd3 20. Qe2 Bxd4+ 21. Kg2 Ne5 22. Rd1 Re3 23. Qf1 Be4+ 24. Kh3 Rf3 25. Qe2 Bf5+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/agbdHNV-g4w 224 2017-12-24T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/larsen-take-care-of-your-king-fischer-attacks/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/X7Inu7mkK2Q.jpg Larsen Take Care Of Your King; Fischer Attacks! Robert James Fischer vs Bent Larsen Santa Monica blitz (1966), Santa Monica, CA USA Alekhine Defense: Modern. Larsen Variation (B04) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qh5+ Ke6 8. Qg4+ Kf7 9. Qh5+ Ke6 10. Qg4+ Kd6 11. c4 N7f6 12. Qg3+ Ke6 13. cxd5+ Qxd5 14. Nc3 Qxd4 15. Be3 Qb4 16. a3 Qxb2 17. Bc4+ Kd7 18. Rd1+ Ke8 19. Nb5 e6 20.Nxc7+ Kf7 21. O-O Rb8 22. Nb5 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/X7Inu7mkK2Q 213 2017-12-24T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/unbelievable-king-march-with-an-unforgettable-meeting/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ASkLE8LqbYw.jpg Unbelievable King March With An Unforgettable Meeting Joost van Ruitenburg vs Sandro Castellani ch-NED U20 (06.05.2000), Leiden 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 c5 4. f3 g5 5. fxe4 gxh4 6. e3 Bh6 7. Kf2 Qb6 8.Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 d6 10. e5 Nc6 11. Ne4 Bxe3+ 12. Kxe3 cxd4+ 13. Kf4 dxe5+ 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Kxe5 f5 16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. Qf7+ Kc6 18. a4 a6 19. Qe7 Rd8 20. b4 Rd5+ 21. Kf6 Bd7 22. b5+ axb5 23. axb5+ Kc7 24. Rxa8 e5+ 25. Kg7 Qg6+ 26. Kh8 fxe4 27. Bc4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ASkLE8LqbYw 269 2017-12-25T03:30:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kasparov-knows-no-mercy-fritz-2-computer-smashed/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2ArviBp1f3c.jpg Kasparov Knows No Mercy! Fritz 2 (Computer) Smashed! Fritz (Computer) vs Garry Kasparov (2780) Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation (A42) 1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. f4 e5 6. Be3 exd4 7. Bxd4 Ngf6 8. Qd3 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g3 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Qxb5 Rb8 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Re8 15. Nh3 c5 16. Bf2 Qa5 17. Qxd6 Nxe4 18. Qxd7 Nxc3 19. Bxb7 Nxa2+ 20. Kb1 Re2 21. Qd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Bd5 Rxb2+ 24. Ka1 Qxd5 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Rd1 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Copyright 2007, S.M.S.I., Inc. - Owen Williams, The Kasparov Agency. ( [GFDL ( or CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/2ArviBp1f3c 258 2017-12-26T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-very-hard-christmas-chess-puzzle-which-requires-creativity/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/OEjFuFbNong.jpg A Very Hard Christmas Chess Puzzle Which Requires Creativity T.R. Dawson, Falkrik Herald, 1924 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 4k3/1p2P2p/2N1P1N1/2PpKpP1/3PpP2/4P3/4P3/8 w - f6 0 29 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/OEjFuFbNong 221 2017-12-25T20:59:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-vs-xiangzhi-world-rapid-championship-starts-with-a-surprising-result/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Lu3ZlI46z6c.jpg Carlsen vs. Xiangzhi: World Rapid Championship Starts With A Surprising Result Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) - Bu, Xiangzhi (CHN) World Rapid Championship 2017 round 01 English Opening, King's English Variation, Two Knights' Variation (A22) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. b4 Nxc3 9. dxc3 Qd6 10. Bd3 f5 11. e4 f4 12. h3 a5 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. O-O Be6 16. Qe2 Qf7 17. Rd2 g5 18. b5 Ne7 19. c4 Ng6 20. Nh2 Rad8 21. Rfd1 Qe7 22. Qh5 Rd7 23. Ng4 Rfd8 24. Nh6+ Kh8 25. Nf5 Qc5 26. Qe2 Nh4 27. Nxh4 gxh4 28. Qh5 Rg8 29. Bf1 Rdg7 30. Kh1 Qe7 31. Qf3 Rg5 32. a4 Bf7 33. Rd7 Qe6 34. Qe2 Bh5 35. f3 Rg3 36. Kh2 Qb6 37. c5 Qxc5 38. Kh1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lu3ZlI46z6c 342 2017-12-26T14:33:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anand-vs-demchenko-world-rapid-championship-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cO1_zvM5or8.jpg Anand vs. Demchenko: World Rapid Championship 2017 Anand, Viswanathan (IND) - Demchenko, Anton (RUS) World Rapid Championship 2017 round 04 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Kb1 b4 13. Ne2 h5 14. f5 e5 15. Rg1 Qb6 16. g4 Qf2 17. Qd3 hxg4 18. Rxg4 Nd8 19. Rg2 Qc5 20. Ng3 a5 21. Nd2 Nb7 22. Qf3 a4 23. Bc4 Rc8 24. Rc1 Bf8 25. Nh5 Ke7 26. Qg4 Bh6 27. Nxf6 Bxd2 28. Nd5+ Ke8 29. Qg8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/cO1_zvM5or8 258 2017-12-27T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-pressed-so-hard-that-black-queen-fianchettoed-like-a-bishop/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AeptJacfCuA.jpg Carlsen Pressed So Hard That Black Queen Fianchettoed Like A Bishop Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) - Wang, Yue (CHN) World Rapid Championship 2017 round 07 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Qc7 6. Nc3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. dxe4 Be7 9. Ng5 Bxg5 10. Bxg5 Na6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Qc3 Re8 14. O-O-O Nc7 15. Rd3 Qf6 16. f3 Ne6 17. Rd6 g6 18. Rhd1 Qg7 19. Qd2 h5 20. g3 Nc7 21. Bh6 Qh7 22. Rd8 Bh3 23. Rxa8 Nxa8 24. Bg5 Nc7 25. Qa5 Ne6 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Rd8 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/AeptJacfCuA 198 2017-12-27T15:30:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/15-year-old-fide-master-beats-karjakin-in-the-most-beautiful-style/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/4da2J0pmVE4.jpg 15 Year Old Fide Master Beats Karjakin In The Most Beautiful Style Sergey Karjakin vs Andrey Esipenko World Rapid Championship (2017), Riyadh KSA, rd 8, Dec-27 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack. Mindeno Variation Exchange Line (B11) 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. O-O-O d4 9. Ne2 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nf4 Nb4 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. Qe4 Nc6 14. Nh5 O-O-O 15. f4 c4 16. dxc4 Ba3 17. Bc1 Nc5 18. Qf3 d3 19. cxd3 Na4 20. Rd2 Nd4 21. Qf2 Nc3+ 22. Ka1 Qb3 23. bxc3 Qxc3+ 24. Bb2 Bxb2+ 25. Rxb2 Qc1+ 26. Rb1 Nc2+ 27. Qxc2 Qxc2 28. g3 b5 29. cxb5 Rd4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/4da2J0pmVE4 269 2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-vs-anand-the-tiger-of-madrass-still-has-sharp-claws/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/qFL79HFukFI.jpg Carlsen vs. Anand: The Tiger Of Madrass Still Has Sharp Claws Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand World Rapid Championship (2017), Riyadh KSA, rd 9, Dec-27 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Botvinnik System (E49) · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. c4 Rac8 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. Qb3 Ng4 16. g3 Ngf6 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Ne1 Nd6 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 c4 21. Qc2 b5 22. Ng2 Nc5 23. Nf4 Qe7 24. Bg4 Rc7 25. Qc3 f5 26. Bf3 Rcd7 27. Qb4 Nb3 28. Ne6 Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Nc8 30. Qxb5 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 Rxd5 32. Qb4 Nd6 33. Nc5 Rxc5 34. Qxc5 Qe4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/qFL79HFukFI 304 2017-12-28T16:05:26+00:00 https://chessterra.com/48-year-old-anand-wins-world-rapid-chess-championship-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CA9-CGlyFoo.jpg 48 Year Old Anand Wins World Rapid Chess Championship 2017 Fedoseev, Vladimir (RUS) - Anand, Viswanathan (IND) World Rapid Championship 2017 round 16-tb2 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 d4 6. e3 e5 7. exd4 exd4 8. d3 Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bc1 Nf6 12. Na3 a6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bd6 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Nc2 h6 17. b4 b6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Ba3 Qa5 20. Qc1 Rd8 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Qf4 Qc7 24. c5 Rd7 25. c6 Qxf4 26. cxd7 Qc7 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. d8=Q Nxe8 29. Qxe8 Bf5 30. Qa4 Qc3 31. Rd1 Bxd3 32. h4 Rb1 33. Rxb1 Bxb1 34. Qe8 Bg6 35. Bd5 d3 36. Bxf7 Bxf7 37. Qxf7 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 d2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/CA9-CGlyFoo 285 2017-12-28T19:38:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-fantastic-king-hunt-in-the-center-of-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/0d5ZKhKSN4.jpg Absolutely Fantastic King Hunt In The Center Of The Board Todd Southam (2290) vs Jacques Cote North Bay International Open (1996), North Bay, Ontario, rd 5, Aug-13 Queen Pawn Game: Veresov Atack. Dutch System (A80) 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nf6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Qf3 g6 8. h3 h5 9. g4 fxg4 10. hxg4 Bxg4 11. Qxg4 hxg4 12. Rxh8+ Bf8 13. Bxg6+ Ke7 14. Nge2 Nd7 15. Bf5 Kd6 16. O-O-O b5 17. Rdh1 Qa5 18. R1h7 Nb6 19. Ng3 b4 20. Nce4+ dxe4 21. Nxe4+ Kd5 22. Nxf6+ Kd6 23. Ne4+ Kd5 24. Rh5 c5 25. Bd7+ Kxe4 26. Bc6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0d5ZKhKSN4 221 2017-12-29T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dubious-blunder-by-harutyunyan-vs-gm-ter-sahakyan/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/qTbaLCg-kMI.jpg Dubious Blunder By Harutyunyan vs. GM Ter-Sahakyan Harutyunyan Erik (2236) vs Ter-Sahakyan Samvel (2581) D79 Neo-Gruenfeld Defense: Classical, Original, Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Qd5 11. Qc2 Qxd4 12. Bf4 Bxe5 13. Rfd1 Qxb2 14. Qxe4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Nc6 16. Rab1 Qxe2 17. Re1 Qxa2 18. Qc7 Qa5 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/qTbaLCg-kMI 326 2017-12-29T19:05:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/heated-blitz-with-only-a-few-seconds-on-the-clock/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DM5qZK21_Oo.jpg Heated Blitz With Only A Few Seconds On The Clock This game I filmed during the New Year tournament played at Tigran Petrosian Chess House. GM Mikaelyan Arman (2494) vs. FM Gharibyan Mamikon (2294) _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/DM5qZK21_Oo 124 2017-12-30T08:48:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-craziest-game-by-viswanathan-anand-so-far/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/moWQfLS-92k.jpg The Craziest Game By Viswanathan Anand So Far Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand World Blitz Championship (2017), Riyadh KSA, rd 11, Dec-29 English Opening: King's English Variation. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. b4 Bd4 5. Rb1 c6 6. e3 cxd5 7. exd4 d6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. d4 e4 10. c5 Ne7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. b5 a6 14. a4 axb5 15. axb5 Be6 16. Be2 Nd7 17. O-O Qf6 18. c6 Nb6 19. cxb7 Ra7 20. Bf4 Nxd4 21. b8=Q Rxb8 22. Bxb8 Ra3 23. Bc7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/moWQfLS-92k 201 2017-12-30T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-vs-karjakin-carlsen-shows-who-is-the-boss/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/zn03PXTYcY.jpg Carlsen vs. Karjakin: Carlsen Shows Who Is The Boss Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin World Blitz Championship 2017 round 15 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be3 Bd6 8. Bg5 Re8 9. h3 c5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. O-O h6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Nd2 Nb8 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 Nc6 17. Qh5 b6 18. Raf1 Rf8 19. Nf3 Be6 20. Rh4 f6 21. Qg6 Qf7 22. Qg3 Nb4 23. Bxh6 Nxc2 24. Ne5 fxe5 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Qg6 Bxa2 27. Bg5 Rff8 28. Rh7 Rf7 29. Bf6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/-zn03PXTYcY 414 2017-12-31T05:03:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/vachier-lagraves-most-outrageous-checkmate-at-world-blitz-championship-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cY6CZnQ5teY.jpg Vachier-Lagrave’s Most Outrageous Checkmate At World Blitz Championship 2017 Boris Savchenko vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave World Blitz Championship (2017), Riyadh KSA, rd 20, Dec-30 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. g4 h5 12. gxh5 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 Nc6 16. Bg2 Rd8 17. Qf3 Rxh5 18. Rd1 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. Kd2 Rxf5 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Qe4 Qg5+ 24. Kd3 Re6 25. Qxb7 Re3+ 26. Kc4 Qc5# https://www.youtube.com/embed/cY6CZnQ5teY 215 2017-12-31T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-last-queen-sacrifice-of-2017-david-navara-vs-wei-yi/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/R2Z0FwhoIMM.jpg The Last Queen Sacrifice Of 2017 David Navara vs Wei Yi Wei, Yi (CHN) - Navara, David (CZE) Wei Yi - Navara 2017 round 01 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be2 c5 8. c3 h6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Rc8 12. O-O Ne7 13. Nd4 O-O 14. a4 Bh7 15. a5 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Bd4 Qg5 18. Ra3 Qf5 19. b4 Nd3 20. g4 Qg6 21. f4 Qe4 22. Bf3 Qxf4 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxf4 Nxf4 25. Be3 Nd3 26. Bd4 Re8 27. Qf3 Nxe5 28. Qxd5 Nxg4 29. Ra1 Rg6 30. Qxb7 Ne3+ 31. Kf2 Ng4+ 32. Kg1 Ne5+ 33. Kf1 Rf6+ 34. Kg2 Rg6+ 35. Kf1 Rg5 36. Bxe5 Bd3+ 37. Kf2 Rexe5 38. Rd1 Re2+ 39. Kf3 Rf5+ 40. Kg4 h5+ 41. Kh4 Re4+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/R2Z0FwhoIMM 306 2018-01-01T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/she-pushed-her-pawns-as-far-as-possible/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/d9y4ifiuXlI.jpg She Pushed Her Pawns As Far As Possible… Tingjie Lei vs Le Thao Nguyen Pham World Rapid Championship (Women) (2017), Riyadh KSA, rd 11, Dec-28 Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Variation (B42) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. c4 Ngf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. f4 Qc7 13. Be3 b6 14. Bf2 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Rac1 Bf8 17. Nd4 Nh5 18. Be3 e5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nb3 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Qf2 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Re6 25. b4 Nf4 26. Bf1 Bxd5 27. exd5 Re7 28. g3 Nh5 29. Bg2 e4 30. Qd4 f5 31. c5 b5 32. d6 Rd7 33. Red1 Ng7 34. c6 Rf7 35. Qd5 Ne8 36. c7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/d9y4ifiuXlI 209 2018-01-02T05:55:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-has-new-year-presents-for-his-opponent/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IX9qy8HmaXE.jpg Mikhail Tal Has “New Year Presents” For His Opponent Mikhail Tal (2605) vs. Anthony Miles (2575) Porz, It (open) Porz, Cologne (Germany) Caro-Kann Defense, Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack (B17) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. c4 Bb7 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rad1 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Ne5 Qb6 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Rxd7 g6 17. b4 Bc8 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Ne4 Qb6 20. Qf3 Qb2 21. Nxf7 Qg7 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Rc7 Rf8 24. Rxe7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/IX9qy8HmaXE 463 2018-01-02T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/womens-chess-is-fun-they-can-get-checkmated-in-one/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2NL8vPRu9tQ.jpg Women’s Chess Is Fun! They Can Get Checkmated In One! Valentina Gunina vs Tingjie Lei World Blitz Championship (Women) (2017), Riyadh KSA, rd 12, Dec-30 French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation Morozevich Line (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8. Nc3 a6 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Ne5 b4 12. Na4 Qd5 13. Bc4 Qa5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Qd8# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/2NL8vPRu9tQ 168 2018-01-03T05:05:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/9-year-old-carlsen-plays-against-his-dad/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/6d75aJnS_N0.jpg 9 Year Old Carlsen Plays Against His Dad Henrik Carlsen vs Magnus Carlsen Arnold Grand Prix (2000), Gausdal NOR, rd 1, Jan-10 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation. Main Line (E12) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. Nb5 Rc8 8. Nxa7 Ra8 9. Nb5 Rc8 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Nxc7+ Rxc7 12. Bxc7 Qxc7 13. cxd5 Qd8 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qb3 Bd5 16. Qa4 Be7 17. Ne5 Bf6 18. e4 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Bb7 20. Bb5 Ke7 21. Rd1 Bc8 22. Qb4+ Kf7 23. Qd6 Ke8 24. Qxe6+ Qe7 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Ke7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/6d75aJnS_N0 275 2018-01-03T14:59:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wang-haos-brilliant-move-at-world-blitz-championship-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/i-276ycp6CM.jpg Wang Hao’s Brilliant Move At World Blitz Championship (2017) World Blitz Championship (2017), Riyadh KSA, rd 19, Dec-30 Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Re8 10. a4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Rc1 d4 14. exd4 Qxd4 15. g3 Rad8 16. Bb1 Qd2 17. Qc2 Qh6 18. Rcd1 Bf3 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Qf5 Ng4 21.h4 Qxh4 22. Qxh7+ Qxh7 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/i-276ycp6CM 243 2018-01-04T05:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-wins-chess-com-speed-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PdnS-Ikn6SE.jpg Carlsen Wins Chess.com Speed Chess Championship Magnus Carlsen vs. Hikaru Nakamura Speed Chess Championship 2017(chess.com) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. f3 Nc6 9. Qd2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Bc4 e5 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Qg5 Nf4 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Qf6 Rd5 21. h4 Rad8 22. Rde1 Nc5 23. Nc3 R8d6 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qe3 Rd4 26. g4 Qa5 27. Kb1 Na4 28. Ne4 Rd8 29. Nxf6+ Kg7 30. Nh5+ Kg8 31. Qb3+ Kh8 32. Qf7 gxh5 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. gxh5 Nc3+ 35. Ka1 Rd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Rxd1 Nxd1 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39.Qd6+ Kf7 40. Qxd1 Qd5 41. Qxd5+ cxd5 42. b4 Ke6 43. Kb2 Kf5 44. a4 e4 45. fxe4+ dxe4 46. Kc3 Kf4 47. Kd2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/PdnS-Ikn6SE 410 2018-01-04T15:22:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kings-grave-the-solution-to-the-puzzle-for-revealing-brilliant-minds/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/zQqEBp5jxyw.jpg King’s Grave! The Solution To The Puzzle For Revealing Brilliant Minds This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 6Q1/8/8/8/8/7k/ppp1p3/brrbK3 w - - 0 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/zQqEBp5jxyw 226 2018-01-05T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/oh-no-nakamura-loses-because-of-a-mouse-slip/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/I3ORewOb1GQ.jpg Oh No! Nakamura Loses Because Of A Mouse Slip MagnusCarlsen (3078) vs. Hikaru (3095) Live Chess | Chess.com | 3 Jan 2018 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nde7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 Re8 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Nf5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 Be6 16. b5 Nce7 17. g4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bxb7 Bxg4 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Ra3 22. b6 c6 23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Bb4 Ra2 25. Bc5 Qd7 26. Ra1 Rxc2 27. Ra7 Qd5 28. Rb1 Rxc5 29. b7 g5 30. b8=Q https://www.youtube.com/embed/I3ORewOb1GQ 281 2018-01-06T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/no-way-carlsen-started-the-game-with-1-a4/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Glox1Ph9jqQ.jpg No Way! Carlsen Started The Game With 1.a4! In this blitz game Magnus Carlsen chooses 1.a4 as the first move and by going for that offbeat Ware opening he even manages to beat his experienced opponent! Magnus Carlsen vs Teimour Radjabov World Blitz Championship (2012), Astana KAZ, rd 27, Jul-10 Ware Opening: General (A00) 1. a4 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bb5 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Bg4 {0} 8. Ne2 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ng3 Nh5 11. h3 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Bd7 13.g4 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Qe7 15. Qe1 f6 16. Nh4 g6 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Rb1 Bb6 19. b3 d5 20.Nf3 Re8 21. Qg3 Bc5 22. Rbe1 dxe4 23. dxe4 Bd6 24. Re2 c5 25. Nd2 Be6 26. Qd3 g5 27. Qxa6 Kh8 28. Nc4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Rg8 30. h4 gxh4 31. g5 Rg6 32. Ref2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Glox1Ph9jqQ 343 2018-01-06T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/see-what-happened-when-mikhail-tal-faced-viswanathan-anand/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vbn5qG4GWiM.jpg See What Happened When Mikhail Tal Faced Viswanathan Anand! Mikhail Tal (2610) vs Viswanathan Anand (2515) Cannes GMA (4) (1989), Cannes FRA, Feb-?? English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. General (A30) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4 4. e3 Nxf3+ 5. Qxf3 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 d6 8. g3 Rb8 9. Bg2 Nh6 10. Qd1 O-O 11. O-O Bd7 12. a4 Bc6 13. d4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15.Qd3 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf5 17. d5 Qb6 18. Nd1 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 e5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21.Rad1 Rf6 22. Rd2 e5 23. Qd5+ Kg7 24. Qb5 Qc7 25. c5 Qxc5 26. Qxb7+ Rc7 27. Qd5 Qb4 28. Rfd1 Rc5 29. Qa8 Qxb3 30. Nd3 Rc2 31. Qe4 Rc4 32. Qd5 Qc3 33. Rb2 Rd4 34. Rb7+ Kh6 35. Qb5 Ne3+ 36. Kg1 Qc2 37. Rf1 Rxd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vbn5qG4GWiM 309 2018-01-07T07:09:30+00:00 https://chessterra.com/is-this-magnus-carlsens-greatest-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/c_gAwI7vXmw.jpg Is This Magnus Carlsen’s Greatest Attack? Magnus Carlsen vs Geir Sune Tallaksen Ostmoe Norwegian Championship (2005), Sandnes NOR, rd 5, Jul-05 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Variation Quiet Line (E15) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Re1 Bd6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Rh4 Be7 16. Rh3 Nf6 17. Qe2 Bd5 18. Re1 Qb8 19. Ne5 Qb7 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qc2 c5 22. Ng4 h6 23. Re5 Qf3 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Rxh6 Kg7 26. Rg5+ Kxh6 27. Bc1 cxd4 28. Rg4+ Qe3 29. Rh4+ Nh5 30. Rxh5+ Kxh5 31. Qh7+ Kg4 32. fxe3 Rac8 33. Kg2 Rxc1 34. h3+ Kg5 35. Qg7+ Kf5 36. g4+ Ke4 37. Qxd4# https://www.youtube.com/embed/c_gAwI7vXmw 332 2018-01-07T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-insane-chess-puzzle-from-the-puzzle-king-sam-loyd/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CCXtYgMXD5o.jpg Absolutely Insane Chess Puzzle From The “Puzzle King” Sam Loyd! Sam Loyd: Mate in 27 moves This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/6pp/1b6/7p/6pr/2N1Pprp/3K1ppn/R4bqk w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/CCXtYgMXD5o 297 2018-01-08T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/najdorfs-famous-brilliancy-against-gliksberg/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/9P7HrOVaX2c.jpg Najdorf’s Famous Brilliancy Against Gliksberg Miguel Najdorf vs Gliksberg Lodz, Poland (1929), Lodz POL French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O b6 8.Ne5 Bb7 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Re1 Nf8 13. Rxe6 Nxe6 14.Bc4 Qd6 15. Bh6 Bf8 16. Re1 Bc8 17. Qe8 Bd7 18. Rxe6 Rxe8 19. Rxe8+ Be6 20.Bxe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxf8# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/9P7HrOVaX2c 270 2018-01-08T15:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/max-euwes-greatest-king-hunt/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zWaXYIA2ghY.jpg Max Euwe’s Greatest King Hunt! Savielly Tartakower vs Max Euwe Venice (1948), Venice ITA, rd 5, Oct-?? Italian Game: Classical. Center Holding Variation (C53) • 0-1 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 5. d4 Qe7 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. Na3 Nd8 10. Bf1 Ne8 11. Nc4 f6 12. a4 c6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Qb3+ Ne6 15.Qxb6 g5 16. Bc4 h6 17. h4 Kh7 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Be3 Rh8 21. g3 Kg6 22. Kg2 Nf4+ 23. gxf4 Bh3+ 24. Kg3 gxf4+ 25. Bxf4 Qd7 26. Nh2 exf4+ 27.Kxf4 Rh4+ 28. Ke3 Bg2 29. Nf3 Rxe4+ 30. Kxe4 Nd6+ 31. Kd3 Qf5+ 32. Kd4 Qf4+ 33.Kd3 Qxc4+ 34. Kc2 Bxf3 35. b3 Be4+ 36. Kb2 Qd3 37. Rg1+ Kf7 38. Rac1 Qd2+ 39.Ka3 Nc4+ 40. bxc4 Rxa4+ 41. Kxa4 Qa2+ 42. Kb4 Qb2+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/zWaXYIA2ghY 456 2018-01-09T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-chess-puzzle-for-revealing-brilliant-minds-your-answer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/f8AsPi1MM2o.jpg A Chess Puzzle For Revealing Brilliant Minds! Your Answer? This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 4KRnq/pp2pPkr/1p2Pp1p/1P3PbP/4p3/8/3pP3/6R1 w - - 0 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/f8AsPi1MM2o 70 2018-01-09T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/another-jaw-dropping-attack-by-mikhail-tal/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Ez1R0-pId4k.jpg Another Jaw Dropping Attack By Mikhail Tal Mikhail Tal vs Dieter A Mohrlok Varna ol (Men) qual-A (1962), Varna BUL, rd 4, Sep-19 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Classical Variation (B63) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. f3 a6 11. g4 Rd8 12. Be3 Qc7 13. g5 Nd7 14. h4 b5 15.g6 fxg6 16. h5 gxh5 17. Rxh5 Nf6 18. Rg5 Ne5 19. Qg2 Bf8 20. Be2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Nd4 Rb8 23. Rh1 Rb7 24. Rh6 Kf7 25. Rh4 Qb6 26. Nd1 Qc7 27. f4 h6 28. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ez1R0-pId4k 364 2018-01-10T06:30:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/17-year-old-magnus-carlsen-vs-legendary-anatoly-karpov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rs8I5Lw9pdM.jpg 17 Year Old Magnus Carlsen vs Legendary Anatoly Karpov Magnus Carlsen vs Anatoly Karpov Tal Memorial (Blitz) (2008), Moscow RUS, rd 14, Aug-29 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Nf6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Kg2 Bb4 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nxc7 Ra7 15. a3 Be7 16. d5 Nxe4 17. dxe6 g5 18. Nd5 gxf4 19. Re1 Nf6 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21.Ng5+ Ke8 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Qh5+ Kd7 24. Rad1+ Rd6 25. Rxd6+ Bxd6 26. Qf7+ Be7 27. Rd1+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/rs8I5Lw9pdM 344 2018-01-10T15:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fischers-one-of-the-most-talked-about-moves-in-chess-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mraVyNf4VmQ.jpg Fischer’s One Of The Most Talked About Moves In Chess History Robert James Fischer (2760) vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (2640) Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final (1971), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 7, Oct-19 Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Variation (B42) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8.c4 Nf6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Re1 Qxa4 14.Nxa4 Be6 15. Be3 O-O 16. Bc5 Rfe8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. b4 Kf8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. f3 Rea7 21. Re5 Bd7 22. Nxd7+ Rxd7 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. Rc7 Nd7 25. Re2 g6 26. Kf2 h5 27. f4 h4 28. Kf3 f5 29. Ke3 d4+ 30. Kd2 Nb6 31. Ree7 Nd5 32. Rf7+ Ke8 33. Rb7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/mraVyNf4VmQ 427 2018-01-11T05:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamuras-most-brutal-king-hunt/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jPdIcvZv7rY.jpg Hikaru Nakamura’s Most Brutal King Hunt Michal Krasenkow (2668) vs Hikaru Nakamura (2648) Casino de Barcelona (2007), Barcelona ESP, rd 2, Oct-19 English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 a5 7. Nc3 c6 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. e4 Ba6 11. Nd2 c5 12. exd5 cxd4 13. Nb5 exd5 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Re1 b5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. Qd1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Qb6 19. Rb1 dxc4 20. Nc6 Rxc6 21.Bxf6 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Bc5+ 23. Kf3 Rxf6+ 24. Kg4 Ne5+ 25. Kg5 Rg6+ 26. Kh5 f6 27.Rxe5 Rxe5+ 28. Kh4 Bc8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/jPdIcvZv7rY 412 2018-01-11T15:30:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-rarest-checkmates-ever/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ktmx_EizN7Y.jpg One Of The Rarest Checkmates Ever Oswald Seuss vs Harri M Hurme WchT U26 (1969), Dresden GDR Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack. Unzicker Attack (B09) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7 7. h4 c5 8. h5 cxd4 9. Qxd4 dxe5 10. Qf2 Re8 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Qh4 Nf8 13. fxe5 Nc6 14. Bh6 f6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qh8+ Kf7 17. Bc4+ Be6 18. Ng5+ fxg5 19. O-O# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ktmx_EizN7Y 199 2018-01-12T05:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/record-holding-game-winning-in-chess-without-a-single-capture/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8L8Y6xxyv5k.jpg Record Holding Game: Winning In Chess Without A Single Capture Reinhard Nuber vs Roland Keckeisen Mengen (1994), Mengen GER Owen Defense: General (B00) 1. e4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. Bd3 Bb7 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nbd2 Ne7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nf1 d6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Rad1 a5 12. c3 Rc8 13. Ng3 Kh8 14. Qd2 Ng8 15. h3 e5 16. Bc2 h6 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Nh2 Kh7 19. f4 f6 20. Qf2 Ne7 21. Rd2 Rh8 22. f5 g5 23. Bd1 Rb8 24. Bh5 Qf8 25. Ng4 Ba6 26. Red1 b5 27. b4 a4 28. a3 Bb7 29. Rd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8L8Y6xxyv5k 223 2018-01-12T15:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/impressive-attacking-game-by-paul-the-second/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/tfOaddQthE4.jpg Impressive Attacking Game By “Paul The Second” EUR-chT (Men) 4th (1970), Kapfenberg AUT, rd 2, May-11 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Variation (B36) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.Be2 Bg7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Qe3 Nd7 11. h4 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Nd5 e5 14. Qa3 Nc5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. O-O-O Ne4 17. Qe3 h6 18. g4 hxg5 19. hxg5 Qd8 20. Rh5 Nc5 21.Rdh1 fxg4 22. b4 Na4 23. c5 Be6 24. g6 Bxd5 25. Rh8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/tfOaddQthE4 293 2018-01-13T05:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-hovhannisyan-vs-gm-babujian-blitz-battle-up-to-bare-kings/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jcmQCZ1GCD4.jpg GM Hovhannisyan vs. GM Babujian: Blitz Battle Up To Bare Kings Robert Hovhannisyan vs. Levon Babujian Tigran Petrosian Chess House Blitz Tournament 2017 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (B81) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. h4 Be7 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. h5 N8d7 13. Rg1 Ne5 14. b3 g6 15. f4 Ned7 16. Rh1 Rf8 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Rh7 e5 19. Nf3 exf4 20. Bxf4 Ne5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Qxd8+ Rxd8 23. Be3 Rd6 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Nd7 26. a4 bxa4 27. Nxa4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/jcmQCZ1GCD4 536 2018-01-13T16:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/frank-marshalls-greatest-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YVCVL-TA5FM.jpg Frank Marshall’s Greatest Move! Stefan Levitsky vs Frank James Marshall 18th DSB Kongress (1912), Breslau GER, rd 6, Jul-20 Sicilian Defense: Marshall Gambit (B23) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.Bg5 O-O 9. dxc5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bxc5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bg4 Qd6 13. Bh3 Rae8 14. Qd2 Bb4 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Qe2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Rxd5 Nd4 20. Qh5 Ref8 21. Re5 Rh6 22. Qg5 Rxh3 23. Rc5 Qg3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/YVCVL-TA5FM 301 2018-01-14T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/robin-van-kampen-vs-eric-hansen-the-battle-of-burger-bay/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/f5UujzIgluE.jpg ROBIN VAN KAMPEN VS ERIC HANSEN: THE BATTLE OF BURGER BAY ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/f5UujzIgluE 1338 2015-08-23T01:39:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-battle-of-burger-bay-ned-can/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/qACvqLTD0H0.jpg The Battle of Burger Bay (NED-CAN) The format: every player represents either CAN or NED. Then add up the points at the end of the tournament and see which side accumulated more. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qACvqLTD0H0 2866 2015-08-24T05:45:47+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-illya-nyzhnyk-vs-gm-robin-van-kampen-bullet-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/J4oiDxQPO5k.jpg GM Illya Nyzhnyk vs GM Robin van Kampen BULLET MATCH a bullet match between two strong Grandmasters on chess.com https://www.youtube.com/embed/J4oiDxQPO5k 939 2015-08-30T16:34:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-vs-eric-hansen-blitz-sep-2015-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cHWHorYtl-w.jpg Hikaru Nakamura vs Eric Hansen BLITZ Sep 2015 a quick match against Hikaru ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHWHorYtl-w 984 2015-09-07T06:30:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-vs-eric-hansen-blitz-sep-2015/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/wWmfWSF10Tk.jpg Hikaru Nakamura vs Eric Hansen BLITZ Sep 2015 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/wWmfWSF10Tk 5941 2015-09-28T06:28:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-boiler-room-75/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ZuzNX3w3VUs.jpg chess boiler room #75 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZuzNX3w3VUs 1573 2015-09-25T23:05:39+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hansen-vs-nakamura-9-28-4-games/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5UtkxTS6mLo.jpg Hansen vs Nakamura 9/28 4 games ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/5UtkxTS6mLo 1259 2015-09-30T02:45:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-vs-eric-hansen-bullet-marathon/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ROHlH2hb608.jpg Hikaru Nakamura vs Eric Hansen BULLET Marathon ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ROHlH2hb608 7245 2015-10-01T09:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-comedy-blitz-aman-hambleton/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4GV-lg-8kEw.jpg CHESS COMEDY BLITZ | Aman Hambleton some hilarious chess commentary by IM Aman Hambleton... ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/4GV-lg-8kEw 543 2015-10-02T08:28:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-fabiano-caruana-vs-gm-eric-hansen-6-game-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TLpjij0ZA4.jpg GM Fabiano Caruana vs GM Eric Hansen 6 game MATCH ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/_TLpjij0ZA4 1425 2015-10-04T20:11:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/blindfold-bullet-chess-one-minute-per-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Fz0mg7n1xuQ.jpg BLINDFOLD Bullet Chess: One minute per game! ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fz0mg7n1xuQ 3209 2015-10-06T18:32:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-vs-eric-hansen-blitz-dec-2015/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/C7P5FVOpJGk.jpg Hikaru Nakamura vs Eric Hansen BLITZ Dec 2015 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/C7P5FVOpJGk 4524 2015-12-02T06:03:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-variants-happy-hour-lounge-session-16/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ErwN1pGgKSo.jpg CHESS VARIANTS Happy Hour (lounge session #16) ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ErwN1pGgKSo 7923 2015-12-09T11:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-puzzles-with-aman-hambleton/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PzgimNk7arQ.jpg CHESS PUZZLES with Aman Hambleton International Master Aman Hambleton doing chess puzzles during the 24 hr stream marathon ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/PzgimNk7arQ 2945 2015-12-07T12:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/im-hambleton-titled-tuesday-dec-2015-pt-1/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Is25JIrmyvs.jpg IM Hambleton Titled Tuesday Dec 2015 pt 1 IM Aman Hambleton playing in the chess.com Titled Tuesday ▶ target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Is25JIrmyvs 3145 2015-12-12T12:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/im-hambleton-titled-tuesday-dec-2015-pt-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bZsOnMut5RQ.jpg IM Hambleton Titled Tuesday Dec 2015 pt 2 IM Aman Hambleton playing in the chess.com Titled Tuesday ▶ target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/bZsOnMut5RQ 3984 2015-12-12T13:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/eric-hansen-vs-daniil-dubov-bullet-deathmatch/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/zYV1BW8CDj4.jpg Eric Hansen vs Daniil Dubov BULLET DEATHMATCH playing bullet vs GM Daniil Dubov on chess.com ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/zYV1BW8CDj4 7377 2015-12-25T04:03:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-boiler-room-81/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AvZnQx-jLoY.jpg chess boiler room #81 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/AvZnQx-jLoY 2988 2015-12-17T19:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hyperspeed-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sFhZUZ5mdlc.jpg HYPERSPEED CHESS International Master Aman Hambleton ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/sFhZUZ5mdlc 339 2015-12-11T09:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hambleton-chess-comedy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jU5Ffj_5L3Q.jpg HAMBLETON CHESS COMEDY Aman Hambleton combining comedy and chess... ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/jU5Ffj_5L3Q 3074 2015-12-24T06:11:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-vs-aman-hambleton-bullet-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/v2r9XgogtP8.jpg Hikaru Nakamura vs Aman Hambleton BULLET MATCH ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/v2r9XgogtP8 1359 2016-01-04T05:58:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-painting-of-this-amazing-position-hangs-on-the-wall-of-the-marshall-chess-club/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/XqseDXLISCw.jpg The Painting Of This Amazing Position Hangs On The Wall Of The Marshall Chess Club James Ferguson Smyth vs Hermann Helms Practice game (1915), Manhattan CC, New York, NY USA, May-28 Dutch Defense: General (A80) 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. a3 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxd4 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. Nxd4 Qh4 15. g3 Qxd4 16. Bd3 Rf3 17. Be3 Qe5 18. Rae1 Raf8 19. Bxb6 Qh5 20. Be3 Qh3 21.Be4 R8f5 22. Bxf5 Qg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rxg3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/XqseDXLISCw 341 2018-01-14T15:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-proves-once-again-that-he-is-the-lord-of-endgames/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pH4nPAe9Qgk.jpg Carlsen Proves Once Again That He Is The “Lord Of Endgames” Baskaran Adhiban vs Magnus Carlsen Tata Steel Masters 2018 round 02 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf64. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb46. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd612. Rae1 Rb8 13. b3 a5 14. h3 h615. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf617. Ne2 c5 18. Ng3 Rd8 19. Nf5 Bf820. Ne7+ Bxe7 21. Rxe7 Be622. Rd1 c4 23. Be2 a4 24. bxa4 Bf525. Bf3 d4 26. a5 Bxc2 27. Rc1 Rb128. Rxb1 Bxb1 29. Rc7 c330. Bd1 Ra8 31. Rc5 Bxa232. Bc2 Be6 33. Kf1 Rc834. Rxc8+ Bxc8 35. Ke2 Ba6+36. Kf3 d3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/pH4nPAe9Qgk 308 2018-01-15T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-insane-vidit-places-his-king-on-e3-square/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UsLbUmfXTq0.jpg Absolutely Insane! Vidit Places His King On e3 Square! Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (IND) - Krasenkow, Michal (POL) Tata Steel Challengers 2018 round 02 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qe7 16. Bc5 Qf7 17. Ke3 g5 18. Be2 g4 19. Rac1 h5 20. Rc3 Qg7 21. Bd3 Kf7 22. Kd2 Re8 23. Re1 Qh6 24. Kc2 a5 25. Re5 Nh7 26. Rf5+ Kg8 27. Qe5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/UsLbUmfXTq0 335 2018-01-15T15:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/after-round-3-anand-leads-tata-steel-masters-2018/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SjgS8tk6weA.jpg After Round 3 Anand Leads Tata Steel Masters 2018 Anand, Viswanathan (IND) - Caruana, Fabiano (USA) Tata Steel Masters 2018 round 03 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. b4 Nc7 13. f3 Bg6 14. c5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ng5 16. Bb2 d4 17. f4 Nd5 18. fxg5 Ne3 19. Qd2 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nxf1 21. Kxf1 Qxg5 22. Nd2 Qxe5 23. Nf3 Qh5 24. Qxd4 f6 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. Bc1 Rfe8 27. Bf4 a5 28. Bd6 axb4 29. Qxb4 Qd5 30. Qxb7 h6 31. Kg1 Ra4 32. h3 Rc4 33. Qb2 Qd3 34. Ra2 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Rc1 36. a4 f5 37. Qb7 f4 38. Bxf4 Rxc5 39. Rd2 Qxa4 40. Qf7 Rg8 41. Be5 Qc4 42. Rd6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/SjgS8tk6weA 376 2018-01-16T05:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/crushed-with-a-cocky-cochrane-gambit/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BsSxABrFCvg.jpg Crushed With A Cocky Cochrane Gambit Pruess, David (2422) vs. Haessel, Dale R (2199) C42: Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit Berkeley USA, Open | 17 Dec 2008 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d4 c5 7. Bc4+ Kf8 8. d5 a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. f4 Ne8 11. O-O Bf6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nef6 15. e5 dxe5 16. d6 Qe8 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Rae1 Nb6 19. Bf4 Qf5 20. d7! Qxd3 21. Re8+! Nxe8 22. Bd6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/BsSxABrFCvg 280 2018-01-16T15:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-tries-to-make-giri-uncomfortable-with-french-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hu1iUsQZ1VA.jpg Carlsen Tries To Make Giri “Uncomfortable” With French Defense Giri, Anish (NED) - Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) Tata Steel Masters 2018 round 04 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 dxc3 12. Nxc3 Nd4 13. Bb2 Bd7 14. O-O-O Qb6 15. Qd3 Ndf5 16. Rd2 Rc8 17. g3 Ne3 18. Ne4 Rxc2+ 19. Rxc2 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Nxc2 21. Qxc2 Bc6 22. Bg2 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Nd5 24. Kb1 Nc3+ 25. Ka1 Qb3 26. Bxc3 Qxa3+ 27. Kb1 Qxc3 28. Rc1 Qb4+ 29. Qb2 Qe4+ 30. Qc2 Qb4+ 31. Qb2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/hu1iUsQZ1VA 241 2018-01-17T06:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-work-of-art-a-puzzle-with-four-horses/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DiW6bw7kGCQ.jpg A Work Of Art! A Puzzle With Four “Horses” Tigran Gorgiev, 1929, "64" This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 6N1/n7/3kn3/K7/6N1/8/8/4B3 w - - 0 0 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Sunny3113 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/DiW6bw7kGCQ 203 2018-01-17T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-greatest-moves-ever-played/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QYYir33EgLQ.jpg One Of The Greatest Moves Ever Played! David Bronstein vs Efim Geller USSR Championship 1961a (1961), Moscow URS, rd 1, Jan-10 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E27) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.e3 Bf5 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Nf4 c5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Re8 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rb1 Qa5 15. Rxb7 Nb6 16. g4 h6 17. h4 cxd4 18. g5 dxe3 19. gxf6 Rxc3 20. Qg6 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/QYYir33EgLQ 259 2018-01-18T05:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-a-game-which-will-make-you-say-wow/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SPPgeYJRtbs.jpg This Is A Game Which Will Make You Say “Wow”! Bozidar Kazic vs B Vukovic Tournament (candidates) (1940), Yugoslavia Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8.Re1+ Kf8 9. Bg5 gxf6 10. Bh6+ Kg8 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Ne4 b6 13. c3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxd1 15. Nd7 Be7 16. Nexf6+ Bxf6 17. Re8+ Qxe8 18. Nxf6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/SPPgeYJRtbs 206 2018-01-18T15:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/will-tal-sacrifice-his-rook-for-sure/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sEAx0QgT7MQ.jpg Will Tal Sacrifice His Rook? For Sure! Mikhail Tal vs Lajos Portisch Tal - Portisch Candidates Quarterfinal (1965), Bled YUG, rd 2, Jun-28 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nd7 7. d4 Ngf6 8.Bd3 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. c3 Nf6 12. Qh4 Nd5 13. Qg4 Bf6 14. Re1 Qb6 15. c4 Nb4 16. Rxe6+ fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kf8 18. Bf4 Rd8 19. c5 Nxd3 20. cxb6 Nxf4 21. Qg4 Nd5 22. bxa7 Ke7 23. b4 Ra8 24. Re1+ Kd6 25. b5 Rxa7 26. Re6+ Kc7 27.Rxf6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/sEAx0QgT7MQ 256 2018-01-19T06:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/drdrunkenstein-is-magnus-carlsens-new-nickname-on-lichess-org/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/skW323hgp0k.jpg DrDrunkenstein Is Magnus Carlsen’s New Nickname On Lichess.org [Event "Lichess Titled Arena"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. g4 dxc4 9. Rg1 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g5 h5 12. Ne5 g6 13. Bxc4 Bb7 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kh8 17. Bd3 Qf7 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. O-O-O Rae8 20. Ne4 Qg7 21. Nf6+ Kf7 22. g6+ Kxf6 23. Qg5# { White wins by checkmate. } By GFHund (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/skW323hgp0k 199 2018-01-19T15:00:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hikaru-nakamura-vs-south-african-chess-hustler/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/YyAYlXsK9-8.jpg Hikaru Nakamura vs. South African Chess Hustler GM Hikaru Nakamura (2781) vs. IM Johannes Mabusela (2253) Joubert Park | 6 Jan 2018 | 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. c3 b5 8. g3 b4 9. Bg2 Ba6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Re1 bxc3 12. bxc3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. Bd2 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 O-O 16. Nf4 Na5 17. Nh5 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Rab1 Qd8 20. Nf4 Nc4 21. Qc1 Bc8 22. Ng5 Qd6 23. Nfxe6 Bxe6 24. Rxe6 Qd7 25. Re1 h6 26. Nf3 Ne4 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Nxf2 29. e6 Qe7 30. Qe3 Ng4 31. Qd4 Nf6 32. Rbc1 Rad8 33. Rc6 Qa3 34. e7 Qa5 35. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 36. Rce6 Ne4 37. Rf1 Rxf1+ 38. Bxf1 Qe1 39. Re7 Nf6 40. Rxe1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/YyAYlXsK9-8 284 2018-01-20T06:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wei-yi-unleashes-a-brutal-attack-against-sicilian-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/OzXK0or3W-4.jpg Wei Yi Unleashes A Brutal Attack Against Sicilian Defense 4th Danzhou Tournament (2013), Danzhou CHN, rd 8, May-28 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. English Attack (B80) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 b4 10. Nce2 h6 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. h4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qe5 16. Qd2 Bc5 17. Nf5 O-O 18. Re1 Qb8 19. Nxg7 b3 20. axb3 Qb4 21.c3 Qxb3 22. Ngh5 Rb8 23. Nd3 Ba3 24. Rh2 Bb7 25. Kb1 Bxf3 26. Qxh6 Qxc3 27. Re5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/OzXK0or3W-4 359 2018-01-20T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/no-more-king-hunts-this-time-we-hunt-the-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NtRhwkRLV_k.jpg No More King Hunts! This Time We Hunt The Queen! Alexander Alekhine vs Mario Schroeder Blindfold simul, 10b (1924), Manhattan CC, New York, NY USA, Jan-19 Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 Nf6 7. g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9. Nc4 Qa6 10. Bf4 Qe6+ 11. Ne3 O-O-O 12. d5 Qb6 13. Nc4 Qb4 14. a3 Qc5 15. Be3 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/NtRhwkRLV_k 135 2018-01-21T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/learn-how-to-destroy-dragon-variation-like-nezhmetdinov-did/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7IlbhxdsO58.jpg Learn How To Destroy Dragon Variation Like Nezhmetdinov Did Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish Variation (B71) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Bg7 7. e5 dxe5 8.fxe5 Nd5 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. O-O Bxe5 11. Bh6+ Kg8 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nf5 Qc5+ 14.Be3 Qc7 15. Nh6+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/7IlbhxdsO58 231 2018-01-21T14:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/omg-carlsen-blunders-a-piece-in-one-but-then/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WaETH0bbrUs.jpg OMG! Carlsen Blunders A Piece In One, But Then… Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) - Jones, Gawain C B (ENG) Tata Steel Masters 2018 round 08 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 Re8 15. Ne4 f5 16. Ng5 Bc8 17. g4 f4 18. h4 fxe3 19. Qxe3 h6 20. Qc5 Bb7 21. Ne4 Re6 22. h5 Qb6 23. g5 hxg5 24. Qa3 Rb8 25. b3 Qd8 26. Qxa7 gxh5 27. Rxh5 Rg6 28. Rxg5 Rxg5 29. Nxg5 Qc8 30. Rg1 Ra8 31. Qb6 Ra6 32. Qc5 Qd7 33. Ne4 Kh8 34. Qf2 Qe7 35. Bxa6 Bxa6 36. Qh2+ Kg8 37. Qh6 Qa7 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Rg5 Ne3 40. Qd6+ Kf7 41. Nc5 Bc8 42. Rxg7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/WaETH0bbrUs 410 2018-01-22T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-mind-blowing-puzzle-full-of-pins/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7zOWAtum520.jpg A Mind Blowing Puzzle Full Of Pins! Alexey Troitsky, Vladimir Korlokov This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : R7/8/1pB3p1/5b2/K4R2/P1Pk3r/1p3P2/8 w - - 0 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/7zOWAtum520 148 2018-01-22T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-greatest-games-ever-played/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/LLEIXWwU9Kw.jpg One Of The Greatest Games Ever Played! Efim Korchmar vs Abram Borisovich Poliak ch-UKR (1937), rd 17, Jul-09 Spanish Game: Steinitz Defense (C62) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Nxd4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.Nxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. e5 Ne8 12. Bf4 a5 13. Rd3 Ra6 14. Re1 Qf5 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. exd6 Nxd6 17. Rg3 f6 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Nb4 axb4 20. Qxd6 Qd7 21.Qd5 Kf8 22. Rxg7 Qxd5 23. Rg8+ _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/LLEIXWwU9Kw 265 2018-01-23T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fabiano-caruana-sacrifices-his-pieces-one-after-another/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/m9gNf8tkKmo.jpg Fabiano Caruana Sacrifices His Pieces One After Another Fabiano Caruana (2640) vs Emanuel Berg (2623) Olympiad (2008), Dresden GER, rd 7, Nov-20 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14.Kh1 Be7 15. Rde1 h6 16. Bh4 Nd5 17. Bg3 Bd6 18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qh4 Nd7 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Rxe6 Nc5 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qf4+ Ke7 24. Re1+ Kd7 25. Bb5+ Bc6 26. Qf5+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/m9gNf8tkKmo 297 2018-01-23T15:02:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-deadly-fork/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sxRlAhMrAWE.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Deadly Fork! Mikhail Tal vs Bruno Parma Bled (1961), Bled YUG, rd 13, Sep-23 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Variation (B36) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. b3 Rfc8 13. O-O a6 14. f4 b5 15.f5 Bd7 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. c5 Be6 18. Bf3 dxc5 19. e5 Ng4 20. Bxa8 Bxe5 21. Bd5 Nxe3 22. Bxe6 Rd8 23. Qf2 Nf5 24. Qe2 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kg7 27. Ne4 Qc7 28. Ng5 Rf8 29. Qxf5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/sxRlAhMrAWE 327 2018-01-24T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/jaw-dropping-or-maybe-a-mind-blowing-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/9vJU40l7Bgc.jpg Jaw Dropping Or Maybe A Mind Blowing Sacrifice))) George Alcock MacDonnell vs Samuel Standidge Boden Bishop's Opening: MacDonnell Gambit. La Bourdonnais-Denker Gambit (C23) 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. c3 Bc5 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 Ba5 8.Qh5 d5 9. Bxd5 Qe7 10. Ba3 Nf6 11. Bxf7+ Qxf7 12. Qxa5 Nc6 13. Qa4 Nxe4 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Nbd2 Nxd2+ 16. Nxd2 O-O-O 17. Rb1 Qd5 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Rd1 Rhe8 20. Bc5 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Bh3+ 22. Kg1 Re6 23. Qc2 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/9vJU40l7Bgc 264 2018-01-24T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/record-holding-game-with-the-earliest-stalemate-ever/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UdTKESIrkmM.jpg Record Holding Game With The Earliest Stalemate Ever Mario Sibilio (2305) vs Sergio Mariotti (2455) Ravenna (1982), Ravenna, Italy French Defense: Wing Gambit (C00) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nh6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Nf5 8. Nxa3 Nc6 9. Nb5 a6 10. g4 Bd7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. gxf5 axb5 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Rg1 Qa3 16. Bxb5 Bxg5 17. Rxg5 Qxc3+ 18. Kf1 O-O 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Kg2 Ba4 21. Qe2 Bc2 22. Ne1 Be4+ 23. f3 Rxf3 24. Nxf3 Bxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qd2+ 26. Kh3 Qxg5 27. Qf8+ Kxf8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/UdTKESIrkmM 255 2018-01-25T05:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-crazy-game-with-too-many-king-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yr_a9SamktE.jpg Absolutely Crazy Game With Too Many King Moves John Cochrane vs Alexandre Deschapelles 1. e4 -- 2. d4 Nc6 3. f4 d5 4. e5 Bf5 5. c3 e6 6. Bd3 Nh6 7. Ne2 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qh3 9. Kd2 Bxd3 10. Kxd3 Qf5+ 11. Kd2 Ng4 12. Ke1 Qe4 13. Rg1 Nxh2 14. Nd2 Qd3 15.Kf2 Ng4+ 16. Ke1 Qe3 17. Nf1 Qf2+ 18. Kd2 Qf3 19. Kc2 Nf2 20. Qd2 Qe4+ 21. Kb3 Na5+ 22. Ka4 Nc4 23. Qe1 Qc2+ 24. b3 Nd3 25. Ne3 Nxe3 26. Qd2 Nb2+ 27. Kb5 c6+ 28. Ka5 Nec4+ 29. bxc4 Qa4# https://www.youtube.com/embed/yr_a9SamktE 214 2018-01-25T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nigel-shorts-biggest-gift-to-maia-chiburdanidze/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5HrGLtnK3UQ.jpg Nigel Short’s Biggest Gift To Maia Chiburdanidze Nigel Short vs Maia Chiburdanidze Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical Variation General (B72) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.Kh1 Nc6 9. Nb3 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Bd7 12. Be3 b4 13. Na4 Rb8 14. a3 a5 15.Rf2 Qc7 16. Rd2 Nd8 17. axb4 Rxb4 18. Nc3 a4 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bd4 Qb8 22. Nc5 Bb5 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Be2 Qc6 25. c3 Rb8 26. Rxa4 Qc8 27. Be5 Bh6 28. Bxb8 Bxd2 29. Qxd2 Qxb8 30. Bf3 Qb5 31. b4 Qf1# https://www.youtube.com/embed/5HrGLtnK3UQ 255 2018-01-26T05:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/how-good-was-anish-giri-at-the-age-of-10/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wF_RKCm0ltM.jpg How Good Was Anish Giri At The Age Of 10? Vladimir Domnin (2252) vs Anish Giri St Petersburg White Nights op (2005), rd 4, Jun-21 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E70) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. e5 Ne8 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd6 exd6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O dxe5 12. Nd5 e4 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nd6 15. Be3 h6 16. Nh3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Nf2 Rc8 19. Rac1 e3 20. Ng4 Nxc4 21.Rxc4 Qxd5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rd1 Qe4 24. Re1 Rc2 25. Qf3 e2+ 26. Nf2 Rc1 27. Qc3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/wF_RKCm0ltM 313 2018-01-26T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/10-year-old-paul-morphy-beats-his-dad/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/A4kXrN5yYpo.jpg 10 Year Old Paul Morphy Beats His Dad Paul Morphy vs Alonzo Morphy New Orleans (1847), New Orleans, LA USA King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit Greco Variation (C33) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. Nf3 Qe7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.Qd3 c6 9. Bxf4 d5 10. exd5 O-O 11. d6 Qd8 12. Re1 Re8 13. Ng5 Rxe1+ 14. Kxe1 Qe8+ 15. Kd2 Be6 16. Re1 Nbd7 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rxe6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/A4kXrN5yYpo 171 2018-01-27T05:47:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/aronians-impressive-sacrifices-at-tradewise-gibraltar-2018/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CwrqiBfBN40.jpg Aronian’s Impressive Sacrifices At Tradewise Gibraltar (2018) Levon Aronian vs Sarah Hoolt Tradewise Gibraltar (2018), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 3, Jan-25 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation (A80) 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.O-O O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. b3 Nd7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd6 13. Qc2 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Re8 15. Nf4 cxd4 16. exd4 Qd6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 Qf6 20. Rad1 Qf7 21. Qb5 a6 22. Qb6 a5 23. Nd3 Ra6 24. Qd4 b5 25. Qc5 Qb7 26. Ne5 Qb6 27. Qc1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/CwrqiBfBN40 391 2018-01-27T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-best-games-of-2017/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aFjnG5G4JRs.jpg One Of The Best Games Of 2017 Shevchenko, Kirill (UKR) - Nesterov, Arseniy (RUS) European Youth Grand Prix 2nd Leg 2017 round 07 C77: Ruy Lopez, Anderssen variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a64. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc57. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5 h6 9. c3 O-O10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Bd5 Bd7 12. Rg1 h513. h3 Rae8 14. g4 hxg4 15. hxg4 Qg616. Nh4 Qh7 17. Bg5 Nd818. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. Nf5 Qh220. Ne7+ Kh7 21. Qf3 Qxg1+22. Kd2 Qh2 23. Rh1 Qh6+ 24. g5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/aFjnG5G4JRs 279 2018-01-28T05:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/after-round-5-nakamura-leads-tradewise-gibraltar-2018/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/4SHpVSZRD04.jpg After Round 5 Nakamura Leads Tradewise Gibraltar (2018) Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Hikaru Nakamura Tradewise Gibraltar (2018), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 5, Jan-27 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 Rb8 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Bc5 Rfd8 17. g4 h6 18. h4 f5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Ng3 Qf7 21. Bb3 Rd7 22. Ne2 Rbd8 23. h5 Kh7 24. Qa5 Nf4 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Nxf4 exf4 27. Qe1 Bd5 28. Bb4 c5 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Ba3 Qxf3 31. Bxc5 Rb7 32. b3 Qd5 33. Ba3 Qd4 34. c3 Qd3+ 35. Kb2 f3 36. Bc5 f2 37. Bxf2 Re7 38. Qxe7 Qxc3+ 39. Ka3 Qa5# https://www.youtube.com/embed/4SHpVSZRD04 328 2018-01-28T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/indian-grandmaster-crushes-ivanchuk-with-a-study-like-combination/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QJycKVeNajw.jpg Indian Grandmaster Crushes Ivanchuk With A Study Like Combination Sandipan, Chanda (2579) vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2726) Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 - Masters E41: Nimzo-Indian, e3, Huebner variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 a5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Nxc3 a4 12. Nxa4 Rxa4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxa4 Bxa4 15. Qb4 Qd7 16. O-O Qb5 17. b3 Qxb4 18. axb4 Bb5 19. Ra7 Bxf1 20. Rxb7 Nc6 21. Kxf1 O-O 22. b5 Na5 23. Rc7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/QJycKVeNajw 282 2018-01-29T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-fantastic-attack-by-fizbo-chess-engine/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rSayxadxkbA.jpg Absolutely Fantastic Attack By Fizbo Chess Engine! TCEC Season 11 D1 round 08 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Be7 7. h3 Bb7 8. Bd3 d5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Rfe1 Bxf4 12. exf4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. Qe3 Qd7 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. h4 Rc7 18. h5 h6 19. g4 Rfc8 20. Ne5 Qe7 21. Re2 Qh4 22. Kg2 Qd8 23. Kh3 Bc6 24. Rg1 Qe8 25. f3 Nd6 26. g5 hxg5 27. h6 Nf5 28. Bxf5 exf5 29. fxg5 Bb5 30. Rh2 g6 31. h7+ Kh8 32. Kg3 Ba4 33. Re1 Qf8 34. Rh6 Bc2 35. Qf4 Qg7 36. Ng4 Rd7 37. Nf6 Rdd8 38. Re7 Ba4 39. Qe5 Rf8 40. Qxd5 Ra8 41. b3 Rad8 42. Qe5 Be8 43. d5 f4+ 44. Kxf4 b5 45. d6 Bc6 46. Rh2 b4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/rSayxadxkbA 380 2018-01-29T15:31:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-a-crazy-game-with-a-stunning-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FohRmN9-gTI.jpg This Is A Crazy Game With A Stunning Checkmate Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson vs NN Melbourne, Australia (1916) Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 c6 5. Nxc3 b5 6. Bb3 b4 7. Nce2 Qf6 8.Nf3 h6 9. Be3 Qg6 10. Ne5 Qxg2 11. Qd4 Qxh1+ 12. Kd2 Qxa1 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 14. Nf4 c5 15. Ne6+ Ke7 16. Qd5 Qxb2+ 17. Ke1 d6 18. f4 Nf6 19. Qxd6+ Kxd6 20. Bxc5# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/FohRmN9-gTI 212 2018-01-30T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/clash-of-titans-at-tradewise-gibraltar-masters-2018/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/3WWkvb0cEXM.jpg Clash Of Titans At Tradewise Gibraltar Masters 2018 Aronian, Levon (ARM) - Short, Nigel D (ENG) Tradewise Gibraltar Masters 2018 round 07 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 f5 4. g3 Nc6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 Ne5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. g4 Bc5 9. Qb3 Nf6 10. Qb5+ Nd7 11. h4 a6 12. Qb3 e3 13. Bxe3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 fxg4 15. Ne4 Nf6 16. Bg2 O-O 17. c5 Kh8 18. O-O-O Bf5 19. Ng3 Bg6 20. h5 Nxh5 21. Nxh5 Rf2 22. Bf1 Qf8 23. Ng3 Qxc5+ 24. Qc3 Qe7 25. e4 Qg5+ 26. Kb1 Qf4 27. Ka1 Rf8 28. Rg1 Rf7 29. e3 Qg5 30. Bc4 Rd7 31. Qb4 b5 32. Nf5 h5 33. Qe1 Rf3 34. Be2 Rh3 35. Bf1 Bxf5 36. Bxh3 Bxe4 37. Bg2 Bxg2 38. Rxg2 h4 39. Qb4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/3WWkvb0cEXM 279 2018-01-30T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/hottest-checkmate-at-womens-russian-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/YqI0vmmG-ow.jpg Hottest Checkmate At Women’s Russian Championship Anastasia Bodnaruk (2255) vs Valentina Gunina (2392) ch-RUS w (2006), Gorodets RUS, rd 1 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation (B23) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. a4 g6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rad1 Rfd8 13. Qf2 b6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Qh4 Qd7 16. f5 exf5 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. exf5 Re8 19. Bh6 Be5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21.Bg5 Qc8 22. Qh6 Bg7 23. Nf6+ Kf8 24. Qxh7 Ne7 25. Qg8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/YqI0vmmG-ow 230 2018-01-31T05:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-first-world-chess-champion-was-a-deadly-tactician/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bWrt1jxeHoU.jpg The First World Chess Champion Was A Deadly Tactician M. Hewitt vs Wilhelm Steinitz Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit (C23) 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Ne2 Bc5 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 fxe4 8.Bf4 d5 9. Bb5 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qb3 Ng4 15. Bh4 e3 16. O-O Qh5 17. Bg3 e2 18. Re1 Rxf2 19. Nd2 Raf8 20. c4 Rxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Qh3+ 22. Kxh3 Ne3+ 23. Kh4 Ng2+ 24. Kg5 Rf5+ 25. Kg4 h5+ 26. Kh3 Rf2# https://www.youtube.com/embed/bWrt1jxeHoU 289 2018-01-31T18:46:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wow-gunina-beats-nigel-short-at-tradewise-gibraltar-2018/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/712oMtZwlE0.jpg Wow! Gunina Beats Nigel Short At Tradewise Gibraltar 2018 Valentina Gunina vs Nigel Short Tradewise Gibraltar (2018), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 9, Jan-31 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (B04) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. h3 Bf5 11. Nc3 h6 12. Be3 d5 13. c5 Nc4 14. Bc1 b6 15. b3 bxc5 16. bxc4 cxd4 17. Nxd5 e6 18. Ba3 exd5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. cxd5 Qxd5 21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Rb1 Nd3 24. Rb7 Kg8 25. Qb1 Qd5 26. Rb5 Qc4 27. Rd1 Nf4 28. Rb8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/712oMtZwlE0 272 2018-02-01T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-stunning-game-played-by-judit-polgar-vs-alexey-shirov/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Nlc_Og6D3nI.jpg Absolutely Stunning Game Played By Judit Polgar vs Alexey Shirov Alexey Shirov (2740) vs Judit Polgar (2630) Buenos Aires ARG (1994), rd 8 Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal Variation (B45) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. Nb3 b5 9. f4 Bb7 10. Qf3 g5 11. fxg5 Ne5 12. Qg2 b4 13. Ne2 h5 14. gxh5 Nf5 15. Bf2 Qxg5 16. Na5 Ne3 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. Nxg3 Nxc2+ 19. Kd1 Nxa1 20. Nxb7 b3 21. axb3 Nxb3 22. Kc2 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Be1 Nf3 25. Bc3 Nd4+ 26. Kd3 Bd6 27. Bg2 Be5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nlc_Og6D3nI 355 2018-02-01T15:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/aronian-wins-tradewise-gibraltar-2018-wearing-a-cat-print-t-shirt/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/D-spq4IrkoA.jpg Aronian Wins Tradewise Gibraltar 2018 Wearing A Cat Print T-shirt Aronian, Levon - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime Tradewise Gibraltar Masters 2018 round 18-tb8 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d54. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 c67. Nc3 O-O 8. Bxa6 bxa6 9. h3 Nd710. O-O Bb7 11. Na4 Rc8 12. b4 a513. Nc5 Nxc5 14. bxc5 Ba615. Re1 a4 16. Qd2 Bb5 17. e4 dxe418. Rxe4 Bc4 19. Bh6 Bxh620. Qxh6 f6 21. Nd2 Bd522. Re3 Rb8 23. c4 Bf7 24. Re4 g525. Rae1 e5 26. dxe5 Bg627. R4e2 Rb2 28. Nf3 Rxe229. Rxe2 fxe5 30. Rxe5 Qd1+31. Re1 Qc2 32. a3 Qxc433. Qxg5 Rf5 34. Re8+ Kg735. Qe7+ Kh6 36. Qe3+ Qf437. Qxf4+ Rxf4 38. Re6 Rc439. Rxc6 Kg7 40. Ne5 Rc1+41. Kh2 Be4 42. Ra6 Rxc543. Rxa7+ Kg8 44. Nd7 Rf545. Rxa4 Bc6 46. Rg4+ Kf747. Nb8 Bb7 48. f3 Rb549. Rb4 Rxb4 50. axb4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/D-spq4IrkoA 310 2018-02-02T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/lol-magnus-carlsen-is-trolling-his-opponent/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ItMlunRI4g8.jpg Lol! Magnus Carlsen Is “Trolling” His Opponent Laurent Fressinet (2687) vs Magnus Carlsen (2855) Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz (2016), Paris FRA, rd 17, Jun-12 1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d5 Nb8 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6 6. Be3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Bg7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 c6 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Bd4 c5 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. Bxb5 a6 16. Be2 b5 17. g5 Nh5 18. a4 b4 19. Nb1 c4 20. Nd2 c3 21. Nb3 cxb2+ 22. Kb1 Rc3 23. Bd4 O-O 24. Bxa6 Nc5 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Nxc5 dxc5 27. d6 exd6 28. Rxd6 Nf4 29. Rhd1 Bd4 30. Bb7 Nxh3 31. a5 Nxf2 32. R1xd4 cxd4 33. Rxd4 Re8 34. a6 Nh3 35. Rd3 Nxg5 36. Rxc3 Kg7 37. a7 Ne6 38. Rc8 Rxc8 39. Bxc8 Nc7 40. Bb7 Kf6 41. e5+ Kxe5 42. Kxb2 h5 43. Kb3 g5 44. a8=Q Nxa8 45. Bxa8 g4 46. Kc3 h4 47. Kd3 h3 48. Ke3 f5 49. c4 f4+ 50. Kf2 Kd4 51. Bd5 Kc5 52. Kg1 g3 53. Kh1 Kd4 54. Kg1 Ke3 55. c5 f3 56. c6 f2+ 57. Kf1 g2+ 58. Bxg2 hxg2+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ItMlunRI4g8 428 2018-02-02T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alekhine-how-could-you-blunder-like-that/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/zbvx0iJ3Ac.jpg Alekhine How Could You Blunder Like That? Paul Keres vs Alexander Alekhine Margate (1937), Margate ENG, rd 7, Apr-07 Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C71) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bc5 Nh5 11. Nd5 Nf4 12. Nxf4 exf4 13. e5 g5 14. Qd5 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. O-O-O Qe7 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qd3 Bd7 19. Nxg5 O-O-O 20. Nf3 f6 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Rhe1 Qb4 23. Qxd7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/-zbvx0iJ3Ac 235 2018-02-03T03:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-most-insane-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7jyO-rSeRV0.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Most Insane Queen Sacrifice In this famous chess game the eighth world chess champion Mikhail Tal sacrifices his queen on move 13 and manages to organize a very dangerous attack! Being unable to repel Tal's attack his trainer Alexander Koblents soon gets a lost position. A typical Tal game which every Sicilian Najdorf player should see! Mikhail Tal vs Alexander Koblents Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Be2 h6 11. Bh4 b5 12. e5 Bb7 13. exf6 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 d5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bh5+ g6 17. Bxg6+ Kf8 18. fxe7+ Kg7 19. Bg3 Nf6 20. Rhe1 b4 21. Rxe6 bxc3 22. f5 Qb7 23. b3 Qd7 24. Be5 Qxe6 25. fxe6 Kxg6 26. Rf1 Nh7 27.Bxh8 Rxh8 28. Rf8 Rxf8 29. exf8=Q Nxf8 30. e7 Kf7 31. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 32. Kd1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/7jyO-rSeRV0 320 2018-02-03T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anatoly-karpovs-deadly-trap-in-sicilian-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/0hui8h5HmIE.jpg Anatoly Karpov’s Deadly Trap In Sicilian Defense Anatoly Karpov vs P Nikkanen Valkeakoski Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O g6 6. h3 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. d3 Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Nc7 11. Ne4 Ne6 12. Be3 b6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bh6 Bh8 15.c3 Qd5 16. Nd6 Bxe5 17. Nxe8 Bb8 18. Ng5 Bf4 19. Rxe6 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Anefo / Croes, R.C. [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/0hui8h5HmIE 223 2018-02-04T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/quiet-italian-game-led-to-a-stormy-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/4DqjX8rvEWI.jpg Quiet Italian Game Led To A Stormy Checkmate Paris - (1927), Paris FRA Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Canal Variation (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Nc3 Be6 8.Nxe4 dxc4 9. Neg5 Qd5 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Ng5+ Kg8 12. Nxe6 Rc8 13. Bh6 Bb4 14.Nxg7 Ne5 15. Re2 d3 16. c3 Nf7 17. Nh5 Qf5 18. Re8+ Rxe8 19. Qg4+ Qxg4 20. Nf6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/4DqjX8rvEWI 303 2018-02-04T15:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/topalov-starts-a-fire-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DaJ5QMxOio8.jpg Topalov Starts A Fire On The Board Veselin Topalov (2455) vs Robert Ciemniak (2230) Eu-ch U20, rd 2 Aalborg 1991 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. Bg5 d6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8.Bc4 Be7 9. Qh5 O-O 10. O-O f5 11. exf5 d5 12. Rd1 Qa5 13. Rxd5 Qe1+ 14. Bf1 Qe4 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. g4 Nd4 17. Nd2 Qxc2 18. Rxd4 exd4 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. Nf3 f6 21.Re1 Qc5 22. Nd2 b5 23. Bg2 Qd6 24. Ne4 Qd7 25. Nexf6+ Bxf6 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27.Bd5+ Qxd5 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Qg5+ Rg6 30. f6+ Kf7 31. Re7+ Kf8 32. Qxd5 Rxg4+ 33. https://www.youtube.com/embed/DaJ5QMxOio8 374 2018-02-05T05:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/%f0%9f%8e%af-boom-howells-cannon-shoots-at-blacks-camp/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rFd1aETY1mI.jpg 🎯 Boom! Howell’s Cannon Shoots At Black’s Camp David Howell (2685) vs Rinat Jumabayev (2607) Paul Keres Memorial (2016), Tallinn EST, rd 8, Jan-09 English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Geller Variation (A33) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bg2 a6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Nxc4 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 d5 13. Rc1 Nxa3 14. e4 d4 15. e5 Nd7 16. Ne4 Nxe5 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. Bxf6 Ng6 19. Qh5 e5 20. Rc6 Qd8 21.Qh6 Qxf6 22. Rxf6 Bg4 23. Bd5 Be2 24. Rxg6+ hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27.Be4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/rFd1aETY1mI 319 2018-02-05T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-queen-of-chess-needs-no-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CH6RDkCfw9U.jpg The Queen Of Chess Needs No Queen Tradewise Gibraltar (2017), Catalan Bay GIB, rd 7, Jan-28 Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Be2 d6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O e6 10. Qc2 Nh5 11. Bh2 f5 12. d5 e5 13. g4 fxg4 14. hxg4 Nhf6 15. Ng5 Nxd5 16. Ne6 Nxc3 17. Nxd8 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Bf3 19. Qd3 Nc5 20. Qa3 Rfxd8 21. e4 Rf8 22. Rae1 Bh6 23. b4 Ne6 24. c5 Nd4 25. Qd3 b5 26. Bg3 Bg5 27. a4 a6 28. Qa3 Bxg4 29. Rd1 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 dxc5 31. bxc5 h5 32. Qa2+ Kh7 33. Qd5 Rae8 34. Qc6 Re7 35. Rd3 h4 36. Bh2 bxa4 37. Qxa4 Kh6 38. Qa3 Ref7 39. Qb2 Re7 40. c6 a5 41. Rb3 Kg7 42. Rb5 h3+ 43. Kh1 Nxh2 44. Rxe5 Bf3+ 45. Kg1 Nxf1 46. Rxe7+ Kh6 47. Qg7+ Kh5 48. Qh7+ Kg4 49. Re8 Rxe8 50. Qd7+ Kh4 51. Kxf1 Rd8 52. Qh7+ Kg4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/CH6RDkCfw9U 428 2018-02-06T05:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-is-again-on-lichess-org-with-only-30-seconds-on-the-clock/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/t8Bp7HtWLOQ.jpg Carlsen Is Again On Lichess.org With Only 30 Seconds On The Clock [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation"] [Event "Bullet Shield Arena"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 { B34 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation } Bg7 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf1 Qc8 11. Nd5 Re8 12. c3 Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Bf4 Ned7 15. h3 a6 16. c4 a5 17. Rc1 a4 18. Nd4 Nc5 19. Nb5 Qd7 20. b4 Na6 21. a3 Reb8 22. c5 Rc8 23. cxd6 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Rc8 25. Qxc8+ Qxc8 26. dxe7 Ne8 27. d6 Qd7 28. Nc7 Naxc7 29. dxc7 Nxc7 30. Bxc7 Qe8 31. Bb5 Qxb5 32. e8=Q+ Qxe8 33. Rxe8+ Bf8 34. Bd6 Kg7 35. Rxf8 h5 36. Rb8 Kf6 37. Rxb7 Ke6 38. Bc5 f5 39. Ra7 Kd5 40. Rxa4 Kc4 41. Ra5 Kd5 42. Be3+ Kc6 43. h4 Kd6 44. Bf4+ Ke6 45. Rc5 Kf6 46. g3 Ke7 47. Bg5+ Ke6 48. Bf4 Kf6 49. b5 Ke6 50. Rc6+ Kd5 51. Rc7 g5 52. b6 gxf4 53. b7 Ke4 54. b8=Q fxg3 55. Qb4+ Kf3 56. Rc3+ Ke2 57. Qb2+ Kd1 58. Rc1# { White wins by checkmate. } https://www.youtube.com/embed/t8Bp7HtWLOQ 297 2018-02-06T13:00:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-definitely-one-of-the-most-beautiful-attacks-ever/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ju3DlK6-d4o.jpg This Is Definitely One Of The Most Beautiful Attacks Ever Lev Milman vs Joseph Fang 7th Foxwoods Open (2005), Connecticut, rd 6, Mar-26 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation. Main lines (B19) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. O-O-O Ngf6 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Ne5 c5 16. Qf3 Qb6 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. d5 exd5 19. Nf5 Bf6 20. Rxd5 Qe6 21.Bxh6 Ne5 22. Qe4 Nc6 23. Qf3 Ne5 24. Qe4 Nc6 25. Qg4 Qxd5 26. Bxg7 Qd3+ 27. Ka1 Ne5 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. Qg6+ fxg6 30. hxg6+ Kxg7 31. Rh7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/ju3DlK6-d4o 301 2018-02-07T04:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/definitely-the-best-king-hunt-of-2009/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/zkRHI1SLBUM.jpg Definitely The Best King Hunt Of 2009 Daniele Vocaturo (2445) vs Tiger Hillarp Persson (2586) Reykjavik Open (2009), rd 3, Mar-26 French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Nbc6 8. h5 Qa5 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. h6 gxh6 11. Rb1 O-O-O 12. Rb5 Qxa3 13. Rxc5 a6 14. Qb1 Kc7 15. c4 b6 16. cxd5 bxc5 17. d6+ Kc8 18. Rh3 Qa4 19. Rb3 Nd5 20. dxc5 Rdg8 21.c4 Nde7 22. Ne2 Qxc4 23. Nc3 Qxc5 24. Ne4 Qxe5 25. dxe7 Nxe7 26. Rb8+ Qxb8 27.Bxa6+ Kc7 28. Ba5+ Kc6 29. Qc2+ Kd5 30. Qd3+ Ke5 31. Bc3+ Kf5 32. Nd6+ Kg5 33. https://www.youtube.com/embed/zkRHI1SLBUM 298 2018-02-07T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-most-famous-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/j7Hb-OF5Tkg.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Most Famous Queen Sacrifice Mikhail Tal vs Alexey Suetin Tbilisi (1969), It, rd 11, Dec-30 Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Variation (B42) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Nc3 Nbc6 7. Nb3 Ng6 8.O-O b5 9. Be3 d6 10. f4 Be7 11. Qh5 Bf6 12. Rad1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rd2 Nce7 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f5 exf5 17. exf5 Ne5 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. fxe6 g6 20. Qxe5 dxe5 21.exf7+ Video Thumbnail Credits: Rob Bogaerts / Anefo [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/j7Hb-OF5Tkg 247 2018-02-08T06:01:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/north-america-vs-europe-1/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ph04HLMOE0I.jpg NORTH AMERICA VS EUROPE #1 ▶ href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ph04HLMOE0I 5141 2016-01-15T19:09:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chessbrahs-eu-vs-na-ii/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/grumgpvwj5c.jpg Chessbrahs EU vs NA II Chessbrahs EU vs NA II https://www.youtube.com/embed/grumgpvwj5c 2825 2016-01-16T19:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/turkey-vs-the-world-pt-i/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rxy87haT02A.jpg Turkey vs the World pt I Heated trash talk in the chessbrah chat led to a spontaneous Turkey vs the World match! ▶ href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/rxy87haT02A 2601 2016-01-20T01:54:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-eric-hansen-vs-fm-bahadir-ozen-bullet-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lbN2_hx34mE.jpg GM Eric Hansen vs FM Bahadir Ozen BULLET match The conclusion to our Turkey vs the World match. 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English Attack (B90) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. h3 Be6 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. g4 Nb6 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Nc5 O-O 13. g5 Nfd7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Rd2 Rxc3 17. bxc3 d5 18. exd5 Ba3+ 19. Kd1 Nxd5 20. Qxe6 Nxe3+ 21. fxe3 Nc5 22. Qg4 Qa5 23. Qh4 Na4 24. Rd3 Nxc3+ 25. Rxc3 Qd5+ 26. Bd3 Qxh1+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/JvGcoJqAhl8 252 2018-02-08T15:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wei-yi-creates-a-piece-of-art-with-his-minor-pieces/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Xyy7hq9tOoM.jpg Wei Yi Creates A Piece Of Art With His Minor Pieces Wei Yi (2675) vs Anne Haast (2352) Tata Steel Group B (2015), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 12, Jan-24 Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B48) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 Ne5 8.Qg3 h5 9. O-O-O h4 10. Qh3 b5 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. f5 Bb7 14. Rhf1 e5 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. f6 Nxf6 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Bb6 Qc6 20. Na5 Qe6 21.Nxb7 Rb8 22. Nd5 Rxb7 23. Qc3 Qc6 24. Nxf6+ Ke7 25. Bd8+ Ke6 26. Qh3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xyy7hq9tOoM 424 2018-02-09T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/what-a-game-look-at-this-king/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/V6hJFWNJAXY.jpg What A Game! Look At This King! Gerhard Bauermann vs Roland Butze Correspondence (1979), Germany Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Szabo Variation (D44) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. Qf3 Bb7 12. Ne4 Bb4+ 13. Ke2 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 c5 15. Qg4 cxd4 16. Qg7 d3+ 17. Ke3 Bd2+ 18. Kd4 Rxd8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/V6hJFWNJAXY 291 2018-02-09T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-brilliant-chess-puzzle-by-a-georgian-neurologist-gia-nadareishvili/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TaAjwEu_o7M.jpg A Brilliant Chess Puzzle By A Georgian Neurologist Gia Nadareishvili This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 6k1/8/7P/5P1P/6p1/5pPb/5PpP/6K1 w - - 0 0 Video Thumbnail Attribution: Robert F. LaPrade [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( or GFDL ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/TaAjwEu_o7M 200 2018-02-10T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-black-death-creates-a-brilliancy-in-a-blindfold-simul/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RwyXEEyqa5w.jpg “The Black Death” Creates A Brilliancy In A Blindfold Simul Joseph Henry Blackburne vs NN Blindfold simul (1863), Kidderminster ENG Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nxc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8.Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Bg5+ Nf6 10. Qh5 c6 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. f4 Qc5 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O h6 15. Be8 Be6 16. Rxf6 gxf6 17. Rd7+ Bxd7 18. Qf7+ Kd6 19. Qxd7+ Kc5 20. Be3+ Kb4 21. Qxb7+ Ka5 22. b4+ Bxb4 23. Bb6+ axb6 24. Qxa8# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/RwyXEEyqa5w 242 2018-02-10T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/lol-nakamura-develops-his-rook-too-early-vs-carlsen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Hs0OhfgoZtY.jpg Lol! Nakamura Develops His Rook Too Early vs. Carlsen Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus Carlsen - Nakamura 2018 round 02 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Rxd4 d6 4. c4 b5 5. Nb3 Nc6 6. Rd1 bxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Be2 g6 9. Bc3 f6 10. h4 h5 11. Rh3 Bf7 12. Rg3 Ne5 13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Rc3 Rxd1+ 15. Qxd1 Qa8 16. N1d2 Bh6 17. Rc7 Qb8 18. Qc2 O-O 19. Ba6 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Rd8 21. Nf1 Rd7 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Bc4 Qd6 24. Ne3 Qd4 25. b4 Nb6 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qb3+ Kf8 28. Qb1 Nc8 29. Nf1 Nd6 30. Ng3 Nb5 31. a3 Qc4 32. Qd1 Nd4 33. Qd2 Kg7 34. Kh2 Qc2 35. Qe3 a6 36. f4 exf4 37. Qxd4 fxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Qb3+ 39. Kh2 Qxa3 40. Qc5 Kf8 41. Qc8+ Kf7 42. Qc4+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hs0OhfgoZtY 300 2018-02-11T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wow-karl-marx-goes-for-muzio-gambit/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/T5zYeaiGyB8.jpg Wow! Karl Marx Goes For Muzio Gambit Casual Game (1867), Germany King's Gambit: Accepted. Double Muzio Gambit Paulsen Defense (C37) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 g5 4. Nf3 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8.d3 Bh6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Rae1 Qf5 12. Nd5 Kd8 13. Bc3 Rg8 14. Bf6 Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Nxf4 Ne5 17. Qe4 d6 18. h4 Qg4 19. Bxf7 Rf8 20. Bh5 Qg7 21.d4 N5c6 22. c3 a5 23. Ne6+ Bxe6 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. Qxe6 Ra6 26. Rf1 Qg7 27. Bg4 Nb8 28. Rf7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/T5zYeaiGyB8 240 2018-02-11T16:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/one-of-the-most-fantastic-puzzles-composed-in-recent-years/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/q1lKFzm3seA.jpg One Of The Most Fantastic Puzzles Composed In Recent Years IM Geir Sune Tallaksen Østmoe This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 1N5r/1pP3N1/1k1pPn2/8/2p5/2Pp4/1Kp5/6R1 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Egil Arne (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( or GFDL ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/q1lKFzm3seA 336 2018-02-12T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-terrible-game-but-the-final-checkmate-is-awesome/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/69zA859_lJw.jpg A Terrible Game But The Final Checkmate Is Awesome 🔵 Help me get a silver button by subscribing to my channel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dodge vs Jay R Houghteling Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit (D08) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. e3 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qd1 Bf5 7. f3 Nb4 8. Qa4+ Qd7 9. Qxd7+ Kxd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. fxe4 Nxe4 12. Rb1 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nf2+ 14. Ke2 Bc5 15. Nf3 Bd3+ 16. Kd2 Be3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/69zA859_lJw 160 2018-02-12T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alan-turing-and-the-first-computer-chess-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RUlh4Wqr2BI.jpg Alan Turing And The First Computer Chess Game Chess is one of the oldest, and most revered games of strategy and analysis in the world. It’s a game so intricate that some spend their entire lives trying to master it. Nearly 60 years ago, a new player entered the game–one powered not by human intelligence and dedication, but by lines of code on paper, written by computer scientist Alan Turing. Alan Turing was an English computer scientist and mathematician. He is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. In 1948, Turing working with his former undergraduate colleague, David Champernowne began writing a chess playing algorithm. By 1950, the program was completed and dubbed the Turochamp. In 1952, lacking a computer powerful enough to execute the program, Turing played a game against Alick Glennie, in which he simulated the computer, taking about 30 minutes per move. The program lost that game, although it is reported that it scored a victory against Champernowne's wife. https://www.youtube.com/embed/RUlh4Wqr2BI 296 2018-02-13T06:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/suren-is-playing-blitz-on-lichess-org/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FgEudWODa14.jpg Suren Is Playing Blitz On Lichess.org Suren Is Playing Blitz On Lichess.org https://www.youtube.com/embed/FgEudWODa14 1286 2018-02-13T14:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/queen-sacrifice-vs-mikhail-tal-is-it-a-good-idea/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/vjZ55rZ_Zfc.jpg Queen Sacrifice vs. Mikhail Tal! Is It A Good Idea??? Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Be2 h6 11. Bh4 b5 12. e5 Bb7 13. exf6 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Rc8 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Bh5 Qc5 18. f5 Rxg7 19. Nxe6 Qe3+ 20. Kb1 Ne5 21.Nxg7+ Kf8 22. f6 b4 23. Na4 Nc4 24. Nf5 Qe5 25. Bg4 Qxb2+ 26. Nxb2 Na3+ 27. Ka1 Video Icon Attribution: By Croes, Rob C. / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/vjZ55rZ_Zfc 395 2018-02-14T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/pawn-grabber-is-getting-punished-by-a-medical-doctor/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yEH48WIZboE.jpg Pawn Grabber Is Getting Punished By A Medical Doctor Siegbert Tarrasch vs Theodor von Scheve Breslau (1879), Breslau POL Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (B13) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. d4 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Qb6 9. O-O Qxb2 10. Nd2 Nxd4 11. Qf4 Ne6 12. Qa4+ Nd7 13. Rab1 Qc3 14.Rxb7 Nc7 15. Bd4 Qxd2 16. Rxc7 Rd8 17. Qxd7+ Rxd7 18. Rc8+ Rd8 19. Bb5# 1-0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/yEH48WIZboE 238 2018-02-14T15:00:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/happy-valentina-day-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Uxn1KnK4XOA.jpg Happy Valentina Day! ❤️ Valentina Gunina vs Ju Wenjun Women's World Team Championship (2013), Astana KAZ, rd 4, Mar-06 Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 g6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bd2 Nc5 8. Qc2 Be6 9. e4 c6 10. Be2 Nh6 11. Rd1 Nd7 12. O-O Nf7 13. Nh4 Bh6 14. Nf5 Bf8 15.Be3 Qc7 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Nfe5 18. Nd4 Bc5 19. Kh1 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 O-O 21. Qd2 Rae8 22. b3 Qa5 23. Rd6 Nc5 24. Bh6 Rf7 25. b4 Qxb4 26. Rd8 Rfe7 27. Rxf6 Ncd7 28. Nd5 Qa3 29. Qa5 Qd6 30. c5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uxn1KnK4XOA 401 2018-02-14T19:01:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-starts-the-game-by-pushing-his-pawns/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/O2TIeXXVVII.jpg Magnus Carlsen Starts The Game By Pushing His Pawns Carlsen, Magnus vs. Nakamura, Hikaru Fischer Random Blitz 2018 | Baerum NOR | Round 1 | 13 Feb 2018 | 1. a4 e6 2. a5 a6 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 f6 6. exf6 gxf6 7. Ne3 Nxe3 8.fxe3 Bg6 9. b4 Be7 10. Bh4 Rf8 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Qc3 b5 13. O-O O-O-O 14. d4 Bh5 15. Qd2 d5 16. c3 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 f5 18. Rh3 Rd7 19. Bg3 Bg5 20. Bf4 h6 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Rh6 Re7 23. e4 dxe4 24. Qxg5 Kb7 25. d5 exd5 26. Rxc6 Ref7 27. Rc5 Rd7 28. Qg6 Qd8 29. Qc6+ Ka7 30. Bxb5 axb5 31. Rxb5 Qc8 32. a6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/O2TIeXXVVII 308 2018-02-15T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/unbelievable-checkmate-by-viktor-korchnoi/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GMP8x7vj-No.jpg Unbelievable Checkmate By Viktor Korchnoi Viktor Korchnoi (2633) vs Dragan Solak (2501) 4th Hilton Open (2002), Basel SUI, rd 7 Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation (A42) 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Nh6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Be2 Nhg4 10. Bd4 c5 11. Bxe5 fxe5 12. Qd3 Nf6 13. O-O-O Ke7 14. Qe3 Qa5 15. Rxd6 Ng4 16. Qg5+ Kxd6 17. Qd2+ Ke6 18. Ng5+ Kf6 19. Nd5# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/GMP8x7vj-No 221 2018-02-16T05:35:43+00:00 https://chessterra.com/accepting-sacrifices-can-be-very-dangerous/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1GBVNzuAx8E.jpg Accepting Sacrifices Can Be Very Dangerous Alexander Alekhine vs Grigory Levenfish St Petersburg (1912), St Petersburg RUE, Mar-31 Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense (A43) 1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 g6 5. f4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Ng4 9. e6 Nde5 10. Bf4 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Nf6 12. Bc4 fxe6 13. dxe6 Qb6 14. Qe2 Qxb2 15. Nb5 Qxa1+ 16. Kf2 Qxh1 17. Nc7+ Kd8 18. Qd2+ Bd7 19. exd7 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Alexandre_Alekhine_01.jpg: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) derivative work: JesusAngelRey (Alexandre_Alekhine_01.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/1GBVNzuAx8E 191 2018-02-16T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/capablanca-has-some-sacrifices-for-black-king/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fEN4sk-Knvk.jpg Capablanca Has Some Sacrifices For Black King Jose Raul Capablanca vs Charles Jaffe NYSCA ch (1910), New York, NY USA, rd 6, Mar-05 Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bc2 h6 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Qd3 g6 15.Rae1 Nh5 16. Bc1 Kg7 17. Rxe6 Nf6 18. Ne5 c5 19. Bxh6+ Kxh6 20. Nxf7+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEN4sk-Knvk 250 2018-02-17T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/sacrificed-everything-but-his-king/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/8KSrW3JWdKQ.jpg Sacrificed Everything But His King This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/1Q1p4/5n1r/1K2p3/p7/kpN5/1pPPPPP1/r5b1 w - - 0 0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8KSrW3JWdKQ 145 2018-02-18T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-powerful-checkmate-in-french-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5biZ9BJT5I.jpg A Powerful Checkmate In French Defense Arthur William Dake vs Austin De Burca Olympiad (1935), Warsaw, Poland, rd 6, Aug-20 French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.c3 O-O 9. Qc2 Be7 10. O-O-O c6 11. h4 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bd3 g6 14. h5 Kg7 15. Rh2 Rg8 16. Qd2 Kh8 17. Qh6 Bg7 18. Qxh7+ Kxh7 19. hxg6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5biZ9BJT5I 218 2018-02-18T16:02:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/tal-sacrifices-3-pieces-and-checkmates-on-move-16/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7Wg_3OBFlSM.jpg Tal Sacrifices 3 Pieces And Checkmates On Move 16 French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Variation (C05) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9. Ng5 fxg5 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Bxg6+ hxg6 12. Qxg6+ Ke7 13. Nc4 Bh6 14.Bxg5+ Bxg5 15. Qg7+ Ke8 16. Nd6# Video Icon Attribution: By Croes, Rob C. / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Wg_3OBFlSM 195 2018-02-19T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/what-a-surprise-reshevsky-gets-checkmated-on-move-9/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/6k-N-tK5dvE.jpg What A Surprise! Reshevsky Gets Checkmated On Move 9 Samuel Reshevsky vs Remir B Margolit Nimzo-Indian Defense: Huebner. Rubinstein Variation (E42) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. Bd2 Qa5 7. a3 Nc6 8. axb4 Nxb4 9. Rxa5 Nd3# Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Kroon, Ron / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/6k-N-tK5dvE 160 2018-02-19T16:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/odds-sacrifices-and-a-quick-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/q9Q1d2NtHM.jpg Odds, Sacrifices And A Quick Checkmate Here is another video from "Chess in the Wilderness" series where I am analyzing an amazing odds game at the top of mount Ayriqar. Queen sacrifice leading to a checkmate decides the battle in King's gambit! William George Ward vs H Browne Odds Game (1874), Nottingham ENG 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 f5 4. Bc4 fxe4 5. O-O exf3 6. Qxf3 Bc5+ 7. d4 Bxd4+ 8. Kh1 d6 9. Bxf4 Nf6 10. Rae1+ Kf8 11. Qd5 Qd7 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qxf6+ gxf6 14.Bh6+ Qg7 15. Rxf6# https://www.youtube.com/embed/_q9Q1d2NtHM 175 2018-02-20T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-was-a-dangerous-attack-by-ding-liren/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TBo1L0nnMyI.jpg That Was A Dangerous Attack By Ding Liren Ding Liren vs Lu Shanglei Chinese Chess Championships (2012), Xinghua CHN, rd 5, Mar-31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Variation (D39) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qg4 c5 11. Bh6 Bf6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. f4 g6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kh8 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. fxg5 Re7 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. g6 Nd7 21. Rf3 Nf8 22. Raf1 Nxg6 23. Rg3 Rg7 24. Rxg6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/TBo1L0nnMyI 286 2018-02-20T15:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/selected-brilliant-chess-puzzles-no-17/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/9H_8CQCGyTc.jpg Selected Brilliant Chess Puzzles! No. 17 Richard Réti, "Keln Volkzeitung", 1928 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is: 8/3k4/1K6/8/4BR2/4p3/4p3/8 w - - 0 1 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Thumbnail Attribution: By en:User:Cburnett [GFDL ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( BSD ( or GPL ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/9H_8CQCGyTc 172 2018-02-21T05:35:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/have-you-already-seen-fischers-funky-checkmate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/oevJR-wRr_U.jpg Have You Already Seen Fischer’s Funky Checkmate? Robert James Fischer vs Kermit Pransky Simul, 53b (1964), Boston, MA USA, May-10 French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7.h4 O-O 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Ng5+ Kg6 13. a4 Nxe5 14. h5+ Kf5 15. g4+ Kf6 16. Nh7# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/oevJR-wRr_U 181 2018-02-21T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/korchnoi-is-in-trouble-karpov-traps-his-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/K0sqRG0Rg1Q.jpg Korchnoi Is In Trouble! Karpov Traps His Queen Anatoly Karpov (2655) vs Viktor Korchnoi (2598) Odessay Pivdenny Bank 4th rapid (7) 31.05.2008 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 c5 7. Nf3 O-O 8.dxc5 dxc5 9. b4 Nc6 10. Bb2 Qb6 11. b5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Ne4 13. Qe3 Qa5+ 14. Kd1 Qa4+ 15. Qb3 Qa5 16. Qe3 Qa4+ 17. Nb3 Nxf2+ 18. Ke1 Nxh1 19. Qc3 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Suyk, Koen / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/K0sqRG0Rg1Q 178 2018-02-22T05:35:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/horsepower-look-at-gellers-mighty-knights/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1gLwTWUbF5g.jpg Horsepower: Look At Geller’s Mighty Knights Evgeny Kotelnikov vs Efim Geller (2550) Moscow (1979), Moscow URS, Jul-?? Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Worrall Attack Castling line (C86) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nf4 11. Qe4 Nxe5 12. Qxa8 Ne2+ 13. Kh1 Qd3 14. Re1 Ng4 15. Qf3 Qd6 16. g3 Nxf2+ 17. Kg2 Bg4 18. Qe3 Nd3 19. a4 Qc6+ 20. Qe4 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Verhoeff, Bert / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/1gLwTWUbF5g 295 2018-02-22T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/amazing-puzzle-harry-the-h-pawn-marches-forward/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IOqq-L_ZQa4.jpg Amazing Puzzle: Harry – The h – Pawn Marches Forward Velimir Kalandadze, "Chess Moscow", 1968 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 8/8/8/8/6k1/4Rr2/pPPPRP1P/2K5 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/IOqq-L_ZQa4 172 2018-02-23T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/wilhelm-steinitz-catches-a-bird/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/tn84xWZHzl8.jpg Wilhelm Steinitz Catches A Bird Wilhelm Steinitz vs Henry Edward Bird London m (1866), London ENG, rd 9, Sep-?? French Defense: Rubinstein Variation (C10) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Bg5 Qf5 8. Bd3 Qg4 9. h3 Qxg2 10. Rh2 Qxh2 11. Nxh2 Nxd4 12. Bb5+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/tn84xWZHzl8 142 2018-02-23T16:00:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/paul-morphys-blindfold-brilliancy-on-his-12th-birthday/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/XgYf05_876Q.jpg Paul Morphy’s Blindfold Brilliancy On His 12th Birthday Paul Morphy vs Eugene Rousseau New Orleans (1849), New Orleans, LA USA King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Cotter Gambit (C39) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qxg4 Qf6 8.Bc4+ Ke7 9. Nc3 c6 10. e5 Qxe5+ 11. Kd1 Kd8 12. Re1 Qc5 13. Bxg8 d5 14. Re8+ Kxe8 15. Qxc8+ Ke7 16. Nxd5+ Kd6 17. Qc7# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/XgYf05_876Q 158 2018-02-24T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-magician-from-riga-creates-another-masterpiece/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ZIWMbybzI-Q.jpg The Magician From Riga Creates Another Masterpiece Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation Early deviations (B62) O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qa5 10. f4 Nd7 11. e5 d5 12. f5 Bc5 13. Qf4 h6 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Bd3 Nf8 16. Rhf1 Qc7 17. Nb5 Be3+ 18. Qxe3 axb5 19. Qf4 hxg5 20. Bxb5+ Kd8 21. Qxf8+ Rxf8 22. Rxf8+ Ke7 23. Re8+ Kf7 24. Rf1+ Kg6 25. Bd3+ Kh5 26. Rh8+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZIWMbybzI-Q 328 2018-02-24T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-simply-an-awesome-game-by-siegbert-tarrasch/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bNHj5ihL3B0.jpg This Is Simply An Awesome Game By Siegbert Tarrasch Max Kuerschner vs Siegbert Tarrasch Nuremberg (Germany) (1890) Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation (C25) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. d3 a6 6. f4 d6 7. f5 g6 8. g4 h5 9.Bg5 Nd4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd8 Ne3 12. Qd2 Ndxc2+ 13. Ke2 Nd4+ 14. Kf2 Nxg4+ 15.Kg3 gxf5 16. Qg5 h4+ 17. Qxh4 f4+ 18. Kh3 Nf2# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/bNHj5ihL3B0 258 2018-02-25T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/joseph-stalin-unleashes-a-dangerous-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/p5YYN2iaqDM.jpg Joseph Stalin Unleashes A Dangerous Attack Joseph Stalin vs Nikolai Yezhov Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Scheveningen Variation (B84) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O e6 8. f4 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. Bf3 Qb6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qe2 Be7 13. g4 Nc5 14. Qg2 O-O 15.Rad1 Rfe8 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Rd2 e5 18. Nf5 Ne6 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. f5 Nd4 21. f6 Ree8 22. Bh5 g6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qh3 Ne6 25. Qh6 Qd8 26. Rf3 Nxf6 27. gxf6 Rc8 28. Rdf2 Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Rc7 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. exd5 Nf8 32. Bg5 Nh7 33. Rxd6 e4 34. Be3 Rce7 35. Bd4 f6 36. Bxf6 Nxf6 37. Rdxf6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/p5YYN2iaqDM 316 2018-02-25T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/his-name-is-odin-and-he-plays-like-a-real-god/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IYwlo-XjJ6o.jpg His Name Is Odin And He Plays Like A Real God John Odin Howard Taylor vs NN Thorpe (1874), Thorpe ENG King's Gambit: Accepted. Quade Gambit (C37) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 g5 4. Nf3 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. g3 fxg3 7. Qxg4 g2+ 8.Qxh4 gxh1=Q 9. Nd5 Na6 10. d4 Be7 11. Qxe7+ Nxe7 12. Nf6+ Kd8 13. Nxf7# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: Georg von Rosen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/IYwlo-XjJ6o 156 2018-02-26T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/have-you-ever-seen-chess-system-tal-computer-in-action/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/uAnHGWzwZq8.jpg Have You Ever Seen Chess System Tal (Computer) In Action? Comp Chess System Tal vs. Maliangkay, Henny The Hague 1995 · Sicilian, Kan, 5.Bd3 (B42) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 Bc5 8. Nb3 Ba7 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 b5 12. Qg4 Bb7 13. Rad1 h5 14. Qh4 Ke7 15. a4 b4 16. Ne2 Rag8 17. Ng3 Rg4 18. Qh3 Rg5 19. Kh1 Qf4 20. f3 h4 21. Ne2 Qc7 22. f4 Rgh5 23. f5 e5 24. Bc4 Na5 25. Nxa5 Qxa5 26. Qd3 Bc6 27. Qd6+ Ke8 28. Qxf6 R8h7 29. Bd5 Bd4 30. Nxd4 exd4 31. Qe5+ Kf8 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Rf4 Bxd5 34. Rg4+ Kf6 35. e5+ Kxf5 36. Rf1+ Kxg4 37. Qg8+ Rg5 38. h3+ Kg3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/uAnHGWzwZq8 311 2018-02-26T15:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-drdrunkenstein-is-playing-at-monthly-bullet-arena/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/an9CPYL1Omg.jpg Magnus Carlsen (DrDrunkenstein) Is Playing At Monthly Bullet Arena Magnus Carlsen (DrDrunkenstein) Is Playing At Monthly Bullet Arena https://www.youtube.com/embed/an9CPYL1Omg 2790 2018-02-27T07:05:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/no-sacrifices-tal-plays-a3-and-his-opponent-resigns/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LcGZpvDSlnU.jpg No Sacrifices! Tal Plays a3 And His Opponent Resigns!!! Mikhail Tal (2565) vs Frank Reinemer (2250) Dutch Defense: General (A80) 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. h4 Nxg5 5. hxg5 g6 6. Nc3 d5 7. Qd2 Bg7 8.Qf4 c6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. g3 Be6 11. e3 Nd7 12. Bd3 Bf7 13. Qxd6 exd6 14. Rh4 Be6 15. Ne2 Kf7 16. Nf4 Rae8 17. Rdh1 Nf8 18. Ng1 Bc8 19. Nge2 Kg8 20. Kd2 Be5 21.g4 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Re7 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Rh6 Rg7 26. Rxd6 Rxg5 27.Rd8 Kf7 28. Rb8 Rg7 29. Rh6 Kg8 30. Ne6 Rf7 31. f4 a6 32. a3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/LcGZpvDSlnU 303 2018-02-27T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mr-horseman-goes-for-a-knight-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/5_6A6MCnu7s.jpg Mr. Horseman Goes For A Knight Sacrifice Derek Horseman vs Dennis Horne King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Cotter Gambit (C39) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Nc3 d5 8. Nxd5 Be7 9. Bc4 Bxh4+ 10. Kf1 b5 11. Bb3 Kg7 12. d3 Bg5 13. Bxf4 Nf6 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Rxh8 Qxh8 16. Kg1 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 c6 18. Qd2 Qh6 19. Rf1 Nd7 20. Rf7+ Kg6 21. Qf2 cxd5 22. Qf5+ Kh5 23. Rh7 Video Icon Attribution: Jean-Baptiste Regnault [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/5_6A6MCnu7s 237 2018-02-28T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-powerful-sacrifice-and-a-bunch-of-piled-up-pieces/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/l9EmmyiywHE.jpg A Powerful Sacrifice And A Bunch Of Piled Up Pieces Vasily Smyslov vs Kazimierz Plater Moscow (1947), Moscow URS, rd 12, Dec-15 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 c6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. h3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nb6 12. b3 Re8 13. Bg5 a5 14. Qd2 a4 15. Rad1 axb3 16. axb3 Nbd7 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Nf5 Nc5 19. Nxd6 Re7 20. b4 Ne6 21. c5 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Suyk, Koen / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/l9EmmyiywHE 230 2018-02-28T15:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/blackburne-destroys-french-defense-by-sacrificing-three-pieces/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/beWpFEPGhEQ.jpg Blackburne Destroys French Defense By Sacrificing Three Pieces Joseph Henry Blackburne vs NN Hastings (1894), Hastings ENG French Defense: Classical Variation. Richter Attack (C13) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.e5 Be7 9. h4 f6 10. Ng5 fxg5 11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. hxg5+ Kg8 13. Rh8+ Kxh8 14.Qh5+ Kg8 15. g6 Rf5 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Qh8# https://www.youtube.com/embed/beWpFEPGhEQ 185 2018-03-01T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ahahaha-drunk-alekhine-castles-with-a-queen-and-a-rook/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cx9zhqEkM0w.jpg Ahahaha! Drunk Alekhine “Castles” With A Queen And A Rook Alexander Alekhine vs Pablo de Unamuno Salamanca simul, 30b (1944), Salamanca ESP, Apr-03 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation (C03) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ Qxf6 6. Nf3 h6 7. Be2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Qa4 c6 13. b4 a5 14. b5 c5 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. d5 Ne5 17. Ne1 Qh4 18. g3 Qe4 19. Qc2 exd5 20. Qxe4 dxe4 21. Bf4 Rfe8 22. Kf1 g5 23. Be3 Kg7 24. h3 f5 25. Bd2 Kf6 26. Ng2 Bc7 27. Bc3 Ke6 28. https://www.youtube.com/embed/cx9zhqEkM0w 302 2018-03-01T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dr-meyer-goes-for-a-very-funky-mate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sZD_oZkLqzE.jpg Dr. Meyer Goes For A Very Funky Mate! A01: Nimzovich-Larsen attack, classical variation 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. h3 Bh5 4. Qc1 Nd7 5. e3 e5 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. Bxh5 Nxh5 8. Qd1 g6 9. f4 Qh4+ 10. Ke2 Ng3+ 11. Kd3 Nc5+ 12. Kc3 Nge4+ 13. Kb4 Nd3+ 14. Ka4 b5+ 15. Ka5 Bb4+ 16. Ka6 Qf6+ 17. Kb7 Qb6+ 18. Kxa8 O-O# https://www.youtube.com/embed/sZD_oZkLqzE 149 2018-03-02T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-drdrunkenstein-wins-3rd-lichess-titled-arena/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jEz7E1QOXHM.jpg Magnus Carlsen (DrDrunkenstein) Wins 3rd Lichess Titled Arena Video Thumbnail Attribution: Video Icon Credits: Ralf Roletschek [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/jEz7E1QOXHM 3440 2018-03-02T14:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/you-need-creativity-to-solve-this-powerful-puzzle/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jHv1ZI92AoI.jpg You Need Creativity To Solve This Powerful Puzzle This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 3k4/q7/1p6/pP6/8/8/R7/R3Kn2 w Q - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/jHv1ZI92AoI 229 2018-03-03T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/judit-polgar-goes-for-kings-gambit/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Pssi2Vi9waw.jpg Judit Polgar Goes For King’s Gambit Judit Polgar (2540) vs Annett Wagner-Michel (2250) Chess Olympiad (Women) (1990), Novi Sad YUG, rd 7, Nov-24 King's Gambit: Falkbeer Countergambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. d4 b5 9. Bd3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 f5 12. Bd3 cxd5 13. c4 bxc3 14. Qb3 Bc7 15.bxc3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. Ba3 Rf6 18. Be7 Qd7 19. Bxf6 Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Stefan64 (Self-photographed) [GFDL ( or CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pssi2Vi9waw 258 2018-03-03T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-adventures-of-a-tricky-knight/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/T-5YpRJQ1po.jpg The Adventures Of A Tricky Knight This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 1r6/4P1P1/8/7k/8/7N/8/4K3 w - - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By D.s.m(h) (Self-published work by D.s.m(h)) [GFDL ( or CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/T-5YpRJQ1po 170 2018-03-04T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/brutal-mate-9-year-old-reshevsky-gives-a-chess-simul/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/JKN3KblnAsI.jpg Brutal Mate: 9 Year Old Reshevsky Gives A Chess Simul Samuel Reshevsky vs Ladislaus von Dory Berlin simul (1920), Berlin GER, Jan-14 King's Gambit: Accepted. Cunningham Defense Bertin Gambit (C35) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Be7 4. Nf3 Bh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. O-O gxh2+ 7. Kh1 Nh6 8. d4 Qe7 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Ne5 Bf6 11. Qh5 Rf8 12. Nxf7 Qxe4+ 13. Kxh2 Qxc2+14. Kg3 Bh4+ 15. Qxh4 Qxc4 16. Qd8# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/JKN3KblnAsI 243 2018-03-04T15:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/amazing-mikhail-tal-goes-for-anastasias-mate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/JU2NhqoIKwo.jpg Amazing! Mikhail Tal Goes For Anastasia’s Mate Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Variation (B42) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Kh1 d6 8. f4 Nbd7 9. Nd2 Be7 10. N2f3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nfd7 14. Bg5 Nxe5 15. Bxe7 Nxf3 16. Rxf3 Qxe7 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Rh3+ Kg8 19. Nf5 Qg5 20. Qh5 Qxh5 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Thumbnail Attribution: By Koch, Eric / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/JU2NhqoIKwo 267 2018-03-05T07:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/anand-sacrifices-his-pieces-in-the-spirit-of-tal-at-tal-memorial-2018/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rHkVO99s_Q.jpg Anand Sacrifices His Pieces In The Spirit Of Tal At Tal Memorial 2018 Viswanathan Anand vs Alexander Grischuk Tal Memorial (Rapid) (2018), Moscow RUS, rd 8, Mar-04 Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Variation (B31) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bc6 dc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. g4 a4 13. Kb1 Be6 14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3 Rfd8 16. Bg7 Kg7 17. Qg5 Nd7 18. Nf5 Bf5 19. gf5 a3 20. b3 h6 21. Qg3 Kh7 22. Rhg1 Qf6 23. h4 gf5 24. Qh3 f4 25. Rg5 Qe6 26. Rf5 Rg8 27. Ng5 hg5 28. Rf7 Qf7 29. hg5 Kg7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/_rHkVO99s_Q 307 2018-03-05T14:00:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-daniel-naroditsky-vs-im-aman-hambleton-bullet-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1bvw0h9Cuvo.jpg GM Daniel Naroditsky vs IM Aman Hambleton BULLET MATCH IM Aman Hambleton vs GM Daniel Naroditsky going at it. ▶ target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/1bvw0h9Cuvo 9873 2016-05-07T20:02:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-boiler-room-121-10-sec/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ntjvZR39cp0.jpg chess boiler room #121 (10 sec) trying to use chesstosterone to power through a ten second challenge ▶ href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ntjvZR39cp0 3387 2016-05-27T21:56:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-eric-hansen-2016-blitz-battle-qualifier/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HHv2SiNHPAg.jpg GM Eric Hansen 2016 Blitz Battle Qualifier ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/HHv2SiNHPAg 5005 2016-06-01T03:43:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-eric-hansen-competing-in-the-icc-blitz-open/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RjJITFyBgmQ.jpg GM Eric Hansen competing in the ICC BLITZ OPEN the raw version of GM Eric Hansen playing in the 2016 ICC Open. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/RjJITFyBgmQ 7154 2016-06-05T20:29:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-playing-icc-blitz-open-2016/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/oLOehtmWg5k.jpg Magnus CARLSEN playing ICC Blitz Open 2016 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/oLOehtmWg5k 7770 2016-06-05T22:43:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chessbrah-st-louis-vlog-1/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/XJpAcTxflKY.jpg chessbrah St.Louis vlog #1 ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/XJpAcTxflKY 872 2016-06-10T11:02:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-hansen-titled-tuesday-june-2016/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UVFtwPv8BFo.jpg GM Hansen Titled Tuesday June 2016 playing in the June edition of Titled Tuesday from my hotel room in St.Louis ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/UVFtwPv8BFo 6723 2016-06-11T10:40:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-yasser-seirawan-blitz-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LJd0rDkYO8U.jpg GM Yasser Seirawan | Blitz Chess ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJd0rDkYO8U 5548 2016-06-15T14:43:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chessbrah-st-louis-vlog-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/wdBFme1-Akw.jpg Chessbrah St.Louis vlog #2 following some chessbrahs and their adventures in St.Louis... ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/wdBFme1-Akw 1486 2016-06-15T17:34:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-yasser-seirawan-banter-blitz-2-chessbrah-select/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4DLgpZN9f2g.jpg GM Yasser Seirawan Banter Blitz #2 | Chessbrah SELECT GM Yasser Seirawan back to share stories and knowledge! https://www.youtube.com/embed/4DLgpZN9f2g 7333 2016-06-18T04:18:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/i-want-to-butcher-as-many-people-as-possible-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic-blitz-debut/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jczmdwBuyiI.jpg I WANT TO BUTCHER AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher’ Perunovic BLITZ DEBUT an angry slav shows up in the chessbrah channel :-0 Were you entertained? give feedback below ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/jczmdwBuyiI 8553 2016-06-29T20:39:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/tricky-serbian-dominates-in-blitz-and-bullet-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/OiNxRSJ-Oho.jpg TRICKY SERBIAN DOMINATES IN BLITZ AND BULLET | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher’ Perunovic IM Miodrag 'TheButcher' Perunovic playing in a Master Challenge where viewers can challenge the streamer. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/OiNxRSJ-Oho 10036 2016-07-04T17:19:44+00:00 https://chessterra.com/famous-chess-impersonations-nakamura-caruana-seirawan-grischuk-gm-aman-hambleton/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/qx5kev1J8A4.jpg FAMOUS CHESS IMPERSONATIONS [Nakamura, Caruana, Seirawan, Grischuk] | GM Aman Hambleton ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qx5kev1J8A4 703 2016-07-14T19:30:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-puzzles-with-im-hambleton-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/e0Y88FfVBqI.jpg Chess PUZZLES with IM Hambleton #2 IM Aman Hambleton directs the audience through some difficult chess puzzles. Aman can be contacted for lessons: aman@chessbrah.tv ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/e0Y88FfVBqI 4472 2016-07-20T18:44:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-see-the-birth-of-evans-gambit/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/R5uksuFFVGM.jpg Must See! The Birth Of Evans Gambit Captain William Evans vs Alexander McDonnell London (England) (1829), London ENG Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9. e5 d5 10. exf6 dxc4 11. Re1+ Kf8 12. Ba3+ Kg8 13. d5 Na5 14. Be7 Qd7 15. fxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd2 Qg4 17. Qc3+ Kg8 18. Qxh8+ Kxh8 19. Bf6+ Qg7 20. Re8# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/R5uksuFFVGM 210 2018-03-06T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/jan-timman-creates-an-absolute-madness-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rMLPqk_ZTV8.jpg Jan Timman Creates An Absolute Madness On The Board Terry C Fox vs Jan Timman Islington op (1970), Islington ENG Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Accelerated (E24) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e4 Qa5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Nxc3 10. Qc2 cxd4 11. a4 b6 12. Be2 Ba6 13. Kf1 Rc8 14. g3 Nxe5 15.Nxd4 Nxe2 16. Bxa5 Nxd4 17. Qb2 Rxc4 18. Kg2 Bb7+ 19. Kh3 Nd3 20. Qd2 Nf3 21.Qe3 Ng5+ _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/rMLPqk_ZTV8 279 2018-03-06T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-astounding-sacrifice-will-make-you-say-wow/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2O_hse947CQ.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Astounding Sacrifice Will Make You Say “Wow”! Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Bd3 b5 11. Rhe1 Bb7 12. Qg3 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nc5 15. dxe6 Nxd3+ 16. Rxd3 f6 17. Bh4 g5 18. fxg5 fxg5 19. Bxg5 Rg8 20. Bxe7 Rxg3 21. Rxg3 Qc5 22. Bf6 Kf8 23. Rf1 Rc8 24. Bd8+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/2O_hse947CQ 353 2018-03-07T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/amazing-petrosian-goes-for-double-exchange-sacrifice-against-spassky/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Zed9uMdsbxo.jpg Amazing! Petrosian Goes For Double Exchange Sacrifice Against Spassky Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Boris Spassky Petrosian - Spassky World Championship Match (1966), Moscow URS, rd 10, May-02 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Panno Variation Blockade Line (E63) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O Nc6 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 e5 11. b3 Ng4 12. e4 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Nd1 b5 15. f3 e4 16. Bb2 exf3 17. Bxf3 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Ne5 19. Be2 f4 20. gxf4 Bh3 21. Ne3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Ng6 23. Bg4 Nxf4 24. Rxf4 Rxf4 25. Be6+ Rf7 26. Ne4 Qh4 27. Nxd6 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 Raa7 29. Bxf7+ Rxf7 30. Qh8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zed9uMdsbxo 422 2018-03-07T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-a-thrilling-mate-by-the-4th-world-champion-alekhine/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ZbjlLyAhc7s.jpg Just A Thrilling Mate By The 4th World Champion Alekhine Alexander Alekhine vs A Cruz Simul, 60b (1941), Lisbon POR, Apr-06 Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Nd5 5. Qxd4 Nb4 6. Na3 N4c6 7. Qf4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9. h4 d6 10. Qe4 g6 11. Bh6 Re8 12. O-O-O dxe5 13. Bc4 Bd6 14. Ng5 Re7 15. g4 Nd7 16. h5 Nf6 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. hxg6 Nxe4 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. g7# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZbjlLyAhc7s 282 2018-03-08T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-game-of-the-century-or-bobby-fischers-greatest-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VojNANCspUI.jpg The Game Of The Century Or Bobby Fischer’s Greatest Queen Sacrifice In chess, The Game of the Century is a chess game played between 26-year-old Donald Byrne and 13-year-old Bobby Fischer in the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament in New York City on October 17, 1956, which Fischer won. The competition took place at the Marshall Chess Club. It was nicknamed "The Game of the Century" by Hans Kmoch in Chess Review. Kmoch wrote, "The following game, a stunning masterpiece of combination play performed by a boy of 13 against a formidable opponent, matches the finest on record in the history of chess prodigies." In Gruenfeld defense 13-year-old Fischer sacrifices his queen which allows him to make use of windmill tactics. After grabbing more material, and getting a very active piece play, Fischer confidently realizes his advantage and even mates his opponent! A spectacular game which is truly "the game of the century"! https://www.youtube.com/embed/VojNANCspUI 502 2018-03-09T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/yasser-seirawans-worst-nightmare-vs-boris-spassky/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Al3X3er_BcI.jpg Yasser Seirawan’s Worst Nightmare vs. Boris Spassky Boris Spassky (2605) vs Yasser Seirawan (2575) Phillips & Drew Kings (1982), London ENG, rd 2, Apr-16 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Tal Variation (B12) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Rxb1 e6 7. a3 Nd7 8. Nf3 g6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. O-O Kf8 13. Rc1 Rxc1 14. Qxc1 Kg7 15. Qf4 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nh6 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. b4 Re8 19. Rc3 Re7 20. Rc8 Ng8 21. g4 hxg4 22. h5 f5 23. exf6+ Ndxf6 24. Qe5 g3 25. Rxg8+ Kxg8 26. Qxf6 gxf2+ 27. Kg2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Al3X3er_BcI 345 2018-03-09T14:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nakamura-your-king-is-on-f5-square/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AKMPMcLPgwo.jpg Nakamura Your King Is On f5 Square! Daniil Dubov vs Hikaru Nakamura Tal Memorial (Rapid) (2018), Moscow RUS, rd 2, Mar-02 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation (A18) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Be2 exd4 10. Bg5 Qg6 11. O-O dxc3 12. Bd3 Qd6 13. Re1+ Be7 14. c5 Qxc5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Re5 Qd6 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. Qe2 f6 19. Rd1 fxe5 20. Nxe5 Bf5 21. Rxd6 cxd6 22. Nd7+ Kf7 23. Qc4+ Be6 24. Qf4+ Nf5 25. g4 Rad8 26. gxf5 Bxd7 27. https://www.youtube.com/embed/AKMPMcLPgwo 371 2018-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/look-at-those-pawns-a-scary-attack-by-morozevich/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Tajl9PWYQd0.jpg Look At Those Pawns! A Scary Attack By Morozevich Alexander Morozevich (2732) vs Evgeny Alekseev (2616) Russia Team Championship (2004), Sochi RUS, rd 4, Apr-23 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B56) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O Na5 11. Nc5 Bc4 12. Qe1 Qc7 13. Nb3 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Be6 15. g4 Rfc8 16. g5 Nd7 17. Kb1 a6 18. h4 Qc6 19. Rh2 b5 20. h5 Bd8 21. g6 Ba5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tajl9PWYQd0 295 2018-03-10T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-very-rare-and-magnificent-mate-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/X3-jd6sg67w.jpg A Very Rare And Magnificent Mate On The Board Evgeny Vladimirov vs Vladislav Vorotnikov Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense (D22) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nxc4 e6 9. Bg2 Be4 10. Ncd2 Bb4 11. Kf1 Bxd2 12. Bxd2 Ngf6 13. Ng5 Bxg2+ 14. Kxg2 Nf8 15. Qb3 Ng6 16. Bb4 Nh4+ 17. Kg3 Nh5+ 18. Kxh4 h6 19. f4 hxg5+ 20. fxg5 Qxg5+ 21. Kxg5 f6+ 22. Kh4 g5# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/X3-jd6sg67w 216 2018-03-11T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/capablanca-surprises-his-opponent-with-a-brilliant-combination/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Ax0JN5ibvMg.jpg Capablanca Surprises His Opponent With A Brilliant Combination Jose Raul Capablanca vs Marc Fonaroff Casual Game (1918), New York, NY USA, Jun-18 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Hedgehog Variation (C62) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bxb5 10. Nxb5 O-O 11. Qc3 c6 12. Nd4 Nd7 13. Nf5 Bf6 14. Qg3 Ne5 15. Bf4 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Rxd6 Rxd6 18. Bxe5 Rd1 19. Rxd1 Bxe5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Nxf7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ax0JN5ibvMg 237 2018-03-11T15:00:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolute-madness-a-mad-rook-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/d487OBj7RmU.jpg Absolute Madness! A Mad Rook On The Board Frantisek Josef Prokop, 1925 This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : k7/1b6/7P/4p1r1/7p/7P/7P/4K2R w K - 0 0 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/d487OBj7RmU 184 2018-03-12T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/crazy-mikhail-tals-destructive-king-walk/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/8GaNFDV41yM.jpg Crazy! Mikhail Tal’s Destructive King Walk! Mikhail Tal vs Georgy Lisitsin USSR Championship (1956), Leningrad (RUS), rd 11, Jan-28 Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish Variation (B71) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Nd7 9. exd6 exd6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qf3 d5 12. O-O-O Bf6 13. Bd4 O-O 14. h4 Rb8 15. Qf2 Rb4 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. a3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Rxb6 19. Na4 Rb7 20. Bd3 Nh5 21.Rhf1 Re7 22. f5 gxf5 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Kd2 Ng3 26. Kc3 f4 27. Kd4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8GaNFDV41yM 426 2018-03-12T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kramnik-surprises-aronian-with-a-killer-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/x-n3pFbhhG4.jpg Kramnik Surprises Aronian With “A Killer Move” Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik World Championship Candidates (2018), rd 3, Mar-12 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Qe7 7. h3 Rg8 8.Kh1 Nh5 9. c3 g5 10. Nxe5 g4 11. d4 Bd6 12. g3 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Qd4 Qe7 15. h4 c5 16. Qc4 Be6 17. Qb5+ c6 18. Qa4 f5 19. Bg5 Rxg5 20. hxg5 f4 21. Qd1 Rd8 22. Qc1 fxg3 23. Na3 Rd3 24. Rd1 Bd5 25. f3 gxf3 26. exd5 Qe2 27. Re1 g2+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-n3pFbhhG4 422 2018-03-13T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/just-fantastic-the-longest-pawn-chain/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ze4vxxYfJcs.jpg Just Fantastic! The Longest Pawn Chain 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O Bd6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c4 Nbd7 8. b3 Re8 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Bc7 11. Nfe5 c5 12. f4 Rb8 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. e4 b5 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bb6 17. Qc2 b4 18. Rfd1 c4+ 19. Kh1 Qc7 20. Qxc4 Qxc4 21.bxc4 a5 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Ba6 24. c5 Red8 25. Rd6 Bb5 26. Rc1 a4 27. c6 Rbc8 28. c7 Rd7 29. Bf1 Rxd6 30. exd6 Bd7 31. e5 Ra8 32. Bb5 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ze4vxxYfJcs 262 2018-03-13T15:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/astounding-kasparov-wins-without-moving-his-queen-in-28-moves/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/e8w4C68vbNk.jpg Astounding! Kasparov Wins Without Moving His Queen In 28 Moves! Veselin Topalov (2630) vs Garry Kasparov (2805) 9th Euwe Memorial (1995), Amsterdam NED, rd 3, May-14 Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal Variation (B45) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. g4 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. h4 Rc8 14. g5 Nd7 15.Rg1 b4 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Rg3 Nc4 18. Qc1 e5 19. Bf2 a5 20. Bg2 Ba6 21. Re1 a4 22.Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd1 d5 24. exd5 Rd6 25. f4 Rxd5 26. Rd3 Na3+ 27. bxa3 Bxd3 28. cxd3 Rxd3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/e8w4C68vbNk 357 2018-03-14T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-mind-blowing-queen-sacrifice-and-a-final-king-walk/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/8coZfF4PXmw.jpg A Mind Blowing Queen Sacrifice And A Final King Walk Jozsef Pinter (2555) vs Craig SM Thomson (2335) Edinburgh (Scotland) (1989), Edinburgh SCO Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Rc1 Bxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxc3 10. Bxb7 Nxd1 11. Rxd1 e5 12. Nf5 g6 13. Ng7+ Kf8 14. Bh6 Ke7 15. f4 exf4 16. O-O Nc6 17. Rxf4 f6 18. Re4+ Ne5 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Rxe5+ fxe5 21. Bg5+ Kf8 22. Rxd7 Qc6 23. Rxc7 Qd6 24. Bh6 Qd4+ 25. Kf1 Qd1+ 26. Kf2 Qd4+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/8coZfF4PXmw 439 2018-03-14T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-simply-a-chess-bomb-just-watch/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1ZbCEoe-DJ4.jpg This Is Simply A Chess Bomb! Just Watch… NN vs Joseph Henry Blackburne Italian Game: Jerome Gambit (C50) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qxe5 d6 8. Qxh8 Qh4 9. O-O Nf6 10. c3 Ng4 11. h3 Bxf2+ 12. Kh1 Bf5 13. Qxa8 Qxh3+ 14. gxh3 Bxe4# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ZbCEoe-DJ4 222 2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-oldest-known-chess-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Jb1d2vPdfp0.jpg The Oldest Known Chess Game! Francesco di Castellvi vs Narciso Vinyoles Valencia (1475), Valencia ESP Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8.Qxb7 Nbd7 9. Nb5 Rc8 10. Nxa7 Nb6 11. Nxc8 Nxc8 12. d4 Nd6 13. Bb5+ Nxb5 14.Qxb5+ Nd7 15. d5 exd5 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Rd1 Qf6 18. Rxd5 Qg6 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20.Qxd7+ Kf8 21. Qd8# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jb1d2vPdfp0 215 2018-03-15T16:30:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/look-how-morphy-mated-his-opponent-with-a-single-bishop/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BMjL2Jq0nHc.jpg Look How Morphy Mated His Opponent With A Single Bishop 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nce7 9. O-O c6 10. d4 exd4 11. Re1+ Kd7 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14.Qxd5+ Kc7 15. Bf4+ Bd6 16. Qc5+ Kb8 17. Qxd6+ Qxd6 18. Bxd6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/BMjL2Jq0nHc 220 2018-03-16T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/lol-korchnoi-asks-the-arbiter-whether-its-legal-to-castle-kingside/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ttnukaBLP30.jpg Lol! Korchnoi Asks The Arbiter Whether It’s Legal To Castle Kingside Viktor Korchnoi (2670) vs Anatoly Karpov (2700) Karpov - Korchnoi Candidates Final (1974), Moscow URS, rd 21, Nov-11 Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System (E17) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. Ng5 Nc6 10. Nxd5 g6 11. Qd2 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Rb8 13. Nxh7 Re8 14. Qh6 Ne5 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qxg5 Bxd5 18. O-O Bxc4 19. f4 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ttnukaBLP30 302 2018-03-16T15:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/impressive-16-year-old-najdorf-creates-an-absolute-madness-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/zrihgJ_lSHs.jpg Impressive! 16 Year Old Najdorf Creates An Absolute Madness On The Board Miguel Najdorf vs Frenkel Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. General (B70) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O Bd7 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3 Rc8 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 Ne4 12. f5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 d5 14. f6 dxc4 15.fxg7 Rg8 16. Qg4 h5 17. e6 Rxg7 18. Rxf7 hxg4 19. Rxg7 Kf8 20. Rxg6 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/zrihgJ_lSHs 294 2018-03-17T03:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ivanchuk-your-opponent-has-2-queens/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/l6CYvcuotnM.jpg Ivanchuk Your Opponent Has 2 Queens! Vassily Ivanchuk (2635) vs Istvan Csom (2545) Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nh5 7. g3 f5 8. e4 f4 9. dxe6 fxg3 10. Qd5 g2 11. Qxh5+ g6 12. Qe5 Qh4+ 13. Ke2 gxh1=Q 14. Qxh8+ Ke7 15. Qg7+ Kxe6 16. Bh3+ Kd6 17. Qf8+ Kc7 18. Bf4+ Qxf4 19. Qxf4+ d6 20. Rd1 Nc6 21. Qxd6+ Kb6 22. Qg3 h5 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Nh3 h4 25. Qf2 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/l6CYvcuotnM 281 2018-03-17T14:30:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-unique-mate-by-siegbert-tarrasch/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rxk5TcKXzj0.jpg A Unique Mate By Siegbert Tarrasch Siegbert Tarrasch vs Fiedler 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.fxe5 Nxe5 5.d4 Nc6 6.e5 Ng8 7.Nf3 d6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.0–0 Nge7 10.Ng5 Bf5 11.Bc4 d5 12.Nxd5 a6 13.Nxf7 Kxf7 14.Nxc7+ Kg6 15.Qg4+ Bxg4 16.Bf7# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/rxk5TcKXzj0 190 2018-03-18T06:08:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-deadly-castling-coup-which-will-leave-you-speechless/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/GXe3JDki8GY.jpg A Deadly Castling Coup Which Will Leave You Speechless! Otto Feuer vs Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Belgian Championship (1934), Liege BEL Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C73) · 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8.Qd3 Ne7 9. Be3 Rxb2 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. O-O-O+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/GXe3JDki8GY 139 2018-03-18T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/cunning-as-a-fox-one-of-the-greatest-moves-ever-seen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/yoQzFZqH0lM.jpg Cunning As A Fox! One Of The Greatest Moves Ever Seen Albert Whiting Fox vs H E Bauer Antwerp (1900), Antwerp BEL, Dec-11 Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 O-O 8.d4 Nf5 9. c3 d5 10. Qd3 Re8 11. f4 Nd6 12. Re3 Na5 13. Nd2 Nf5 14. Rh3 Nh4 15.g4 Ng6 16. Rh5 Nc6 17. Ndc4 dxc4 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Nxg6 fxg6 20. Bxc4+ Kf8 21.Rh8# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/yoQzFZqH0lM 226 2018-03-19T04:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/if-tal-offers-you-an-exchange-of-queens-accept-otherwise-he-will-sacrifice-it/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aQ_LozE-XOk.jpg If Tal Offers You An Exchange Of Queens Accept, Otherwise He Will Sacrifice It Mikhail Tal (2585) vs Stefan Mohr (2425) GER 49/181 (Tal,M) (1990), GER 49/181 Tal,M Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qd2 Ng4 8. Bg1 e5 9. d5 Nb8 10. h3 Nf6 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Bc5 Re8 13. O-O-O c6 14. dxc6 Qa5 15.cxb7 Bxb7 16. Ba3 Nc6 17. Bc4 Rad8 18. Qf2 Nd4 19. Ng5 Rd7 20. Bb5 Nxb5 21.Rxd7 Bc6 22. Rxf7 Nxc3 23. Rxf6 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Qe2 Bxg2 26. Ra6 Qd5 27.Rd1 Qb7 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Re6 Rc8 30. Re7 Rxc4 31. Rd8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/aQ_LozE-XOk 344 2018-03-19T16:07:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/g7-square-is-burning-sacrifice-of-three-pieces-on-one-square/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/erXbLNZ8mZM.jpg g7 Square Is Burning! Sacrifice Of Three Pieces On One Square Peter Vasilievich Dubinin vs Nikola Petrov French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.Bd3 Qb6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 11. c3 Nf8 12. Ne5 Ng6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. h4 Qc7 15. h5 gxh5 16. Nxh5 Nh7 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Qh5 Bf8 19. Re1 Kg8 20. Re3 Re7 21.Rg3+ Bg7 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bh6+ Kh8 24. Rd1 Nf6 25. Bg7+ Kxg7 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. https://www.youtube.com/embed/erXbLNZ8mZM 325 2018-03-20T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/brutal-is-an-overused-word-but-this-is-truly-a-brutal-mate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/VIBlfbVTosE.jpg Brutal Is An Overused Word, But This Is Truly A Brutal Mate! Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit (D08) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qxd5 Be6 6. Qb5 a6 7. Qa4 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc4 9. a3 b5 10. Qc2 Nd4 11. Qe4+ Be7 12. Nf3 c5 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qb1 Qd6 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 O-O 18. Bf4 Qd8 19. Rd1 Bf6 20. Qf3 Re8 21.b3 d3 22. e4 Bc3+ 23. Bd2 Qd4 24. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 25. Rd2 Rxe4+ 26. Qxe4 Qc1+ 27. _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIBlfbVTosE 356 2018-03-20T16:01:51+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-is-awesome-the-longest-consecutive-checks/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jm8s96CBqMA.jpg Chess Is Awesome! The Longest Consecutive Checks This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 4r1Q1/B2nr3/5b2/8/4p3/4KbNq/ppppppp1/RR3Nkn w - - 0 1 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jm8s96CBqMA 165 2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-how-mikhail-tals-brain-works-sac-sac-sac/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bMGsM5ZXGEs.jpg This Is How Mikhail Tal’s Brain Works! Sac… Sac… Sac… Here is another brilliant attacking game played by the "Magician From Riga" Mikhail Tal where he pulls out series of sacrifices against Scandinavian defense and destroys opponent's kingside! Mikhail Tal (2555) vs Rico Mascarinas (2400) Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd2 Qc7 7. Bc4 e6 8.Qe2 Be7 9. g4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bd3 b4 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Kb1 a5 14. g5 Qb6 15. h4 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Bxd7+ Nxd7 19. h5 O-O 20. g6 h6 21.Bxh6 f5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Ng3 Rae8 24. Qd2 Nc5 25. Bf4 Ne6 26. h6 Rf6 27. hxg7 Nxg7 28. Bc7 Qxc7 29. Rh8+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/bMGsM5ZXGEs 444 2018-03-21T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alexander-alekhines-angry-queen-has-no-reverse-gear/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7najC7Am5js.jpg Alexander Alekhine’s Angry Queen Has No Reverse Gear V Gonsiorovsky vs Alexander Alekhine Blindfold simul, 6b (1918), Odessa UKR 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Qe2 Be7 5. f4 d5 6. exd5 exf4 7. Bxf4 O-O 8.Nd2 cxd5 9. Bb3 a5 10. c3 a4 11. Bc2 a3 12. b3 Re8 13. O-O-O Bb4 14. Qf2 Bxc3 15. Bg5 Nc6 16. Ngf3 d4 17. Rhe1 Bb2+ 18. Kb1 Nd5 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Ne4 Qxe4 21. Bd2 Qe3 22. Re1 Bf5 23. Rxe3 dxe3 24. Qf1 exd2 25. Bd1 Ncb4 26. Qe2 Nc3# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/7najC7Am5js 283 2018-03-22T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kramnik-surprises-anand-with-an-unexpected-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/vxSjqvLTJUQ.jpg Kramnik Surprises Anand With An Unexpected Sacrifice Vladimir Kramnik (2785) vs Viswanathan Anand (2801) World Blitz Cup (2007), Moscow RUS, rd 11, Nov-21 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Knight Variation (A15) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3 Rc8 9. Be2 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Bxa6 Ra8 14. Bxb7 Rxa4 15. Bxc6+ Kf8 16. Nxa4 Ne4 17. Bb7 Nd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rc6 Qd7 20. Rc8+ Bd8 21. Ne5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/vxSjqvLTJUQ 191 2018-03-22T14:30:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-master-of-attack-attacks-even-in-the-endgame/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SLElMdLdR3Q.jpg “The Master of Attack” Attacks Even In The Endgame Rudolf Spielmann vs Arturo Reggio Ostend (1906), Ostend BEL, rd 3, Jun-07 Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attack (C26) 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. f4 Ng4 6. f5 Qh4+ 7. g3 Qh5 8. h3 Bxg1 9. Qxg4 Qxg4 10. hxg4 Bb6 11. g5 Nc6 12. g6 fxg6 13. fxg6 h6 14. Rxh6 Rxh6 15. Bxh6 Ne7 16. Bf7+ Kf8 17. Bg5 Bg4 18. Kd2 Bh5 19. Rf1 c6 20. g4 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/SLElMdLdR3Q 256 2018-03-23T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-crazy-5-queens-are-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/E6S55rU34KE.jpg This Is Crazy! 5 Queens Are On The Board Arnaudov, Petar G (2442) - Moser, Eva (2436) [A80] Max Gutmann Memorial, Augsburg (5) 2013 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bg3 d6 6. h4 g4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 e5 9. Bb5 Qe7 10. c4 Bd7 11. Nbc3 Bg7 12. d5 Nd8 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Qc2 O-O 15. e4 f4 16. Bh2 Nh5 17. O-O-O Nf7 18. f3 g3 19. Bg1 Qe7 20. Kb1 Bf6 21. Nc1 Nh8 22. b4 Ng6 23. c5 Nxh4 24. Nb3 b6 25. Rc1 Ng7 26. Nb5 h5 27. a4 Qd7 28. Qe2 Rfc8 29. a5 bxc5 30. bxc5 a6 31. c6 Qe7 32. Na7 Rcb8 33. Ka2 Rb4 34. Rxh4 Bxh4 35. Rc4 Rbb8 36. Ra4 Bf6 37. Qxa6 h4 38. Qb7 Qf7 39. a6 h3 40. gxh3 Qh5 41. Nb5 Ne8 42. Nxc7 Nxc7 43. Qxc7 Qxf3 44. Bb6 Qg2+ 45. Ka3 Qxh3 46. a7 Re8 47. Qb7 f3 48. Bc7 f2 49. Bb8 f1=Q 50. Qxa8 g2 51. Qb7 g1=Q 52. a8=Q Qc5+ 53. Qb4 Qa1# https://www.youtube.com/embed/E6S55rU34KE 426 2018-03-23T16:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-lessons-the-most-famous-trap-in-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/JxyIaaWublA.jpg Chess Lessons: The Most Famous Trap In Chess Legal Trap: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nxe5 Bxd1 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Chess Icon Attribution: By Evan-Amos (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/JxyIaaWublA 163 2018-03-24T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/have-you-ever-seen-an-unprotected-bishop-pinning-a-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/XTcgUE1f03g.jpg Have You Ever Seen An Unprotected Bishop Pinning A Queen? Michael Freeman vs Christopher Morrison BCF-ch (1978), Ayr SCO, rd 11, Aug-18 Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense (A56) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Ne8 8. Nge2 Nd7 9. O-O g6 10. Bh6 Ng7 11. Qd2 Kh8 12. h3 a6 13. a4 Nf6 14. b3 Ng8 15. Be3 f5 16. f4 Bf6 17. Rab1 exf4 18. Nxf4 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Re8 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ne6 Qf6 22. Bd2 Qe7 23. Rbe1 Qd7 24. Bc1 Bxe6 25. dxe6 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. Bb2 https://www.youtube.com/embed/XTcgUE1f03g 277 2018-03-24T16:01:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/after-11-draws-finally-the-second-queen-brings-ding-liren-a-victory/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fQCqBJxkyq8.jpg After 11 Draws Finally The Second Queen Brings Ding Liren A Victory Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Ding, Liren FIDE Berlin Candidates 2018 round 12 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Bb3 Re8 16. h3 Nf6 17. Qf4 Nh5 18. Qh2 h6 19. Ne5 Nf6 20. Qf4 b5 21. Re3 Rc7 22. Nd3 Rc3 23. Nc5 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Bc6 25. Rc1 Qb6 26. f3 Rd8 27. Kf2 a5 28. g4 a4 29. Bc2 Nd7 30. Bd3 Nxc5 31. Rxc5 b4 32. Bc4 Bd7 33. g5 hxg5 34. Qxg5 Be8 35. Qe7 b3 36. axb3 a3 37. b4 Ra8 38. d5 a2 39. dxe6 a1=Q 40. exf7+ Bxf7 41. Bxf7+ Kh7 42. Qh4+ Qh6 43. Rh5 Qa7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/fQCqBJxkyq8 303 2018-03-25T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/karjakin-did-it-again-a-mighty-strategical-exchange-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ixtk0UGNAAc.jpg Karjakin Did It Again! A Mighty Strategical Exchange Sacrifice Sergey Karjakin vs Fabiano Caruana World Championship Candidates (2018), rd 12, Mar-24 Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. a3 h6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rg8 13. Be2 c5 14. Be3 d5 15. f4 O-O-O 16. Bf3 Bg4 17. Bxd5 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Qc7 19. c4 Rge8 20. Qf2 b6 21. g4 Bf6 22. Kb1 Rd7 23. Rd3 g5 24. Ka2 Ree7 25. Qf3 Kd8 26. Bd2 Kc8 27. Qf1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixtk0UGNAAc 387 2018-03-25T16:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-crazy-4-rook-sacrifice-in-one-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pq7tR-jfuOs.jpg This Is Crazy! 4 Rook “Sacrifice” In One Game Rodolfo Argentino Redolfi vs Erich Eliskases San Nicolas (1957), San Nicolas ARG French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C19) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qa4 9. Nf3 b6 10. Ng5 h6 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh4 Nd7 13. c4 Ba6 14. cxd5 Bxd3 15.cxd3 Nf5 16. Qe4 Qxd4 17. dxe6 Qxa1+ 18. Ke2 Nd4+ 19. Ke3 Qxh1 20. Qxa8+ Ke7 21. Qxh8 Qxg2 22. exd7 Qxg5+ 23. f4 Qg1+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/pq7tR-jfuOs 216 2018-03-26T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-first-world-computer-chess-champion-goes-for-a-tactical-shot/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/vF8Obu5O7mc.jpg The First World Computer Chess Champion Goes For A Tactical Shot Tech 2 (Computer) vs Kaissa (Computer) World Computer Championship (1974), Stockholm SWE Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation (B01) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. f3 Bc8 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Ne4 Ne5 8.Nxf6+ exf6 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. Bb5+ c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Ba4 Ba6 13. Qe4 O-O-O 14.Ne2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Qd7 16. d3 Re8 17. Be3 Bd6 18. c3 Bb8 19. Bc2 Ng6 20. Qb4 Nf4+ 21. Kf2 Rxe3 22. Kxe3 Nd5+ 23. Ke2 Nxb4 24. cxb4 Qd4 25. Rab1 Re8+ 26. Kf1 Qe3 27. d4 Qe2+ 28. Kg1 Qxc2 29. Kf1 Qxb1+ 30. Kf2 Qxb2+ 31. Kf1 Qe2+ 32. Kg1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/vF8Obu5O7mc 224 2018-03-26T14:30:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-most-sparkling-fork-ever-seen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/l3BuEUlgeiU.jpg The Most Sparkling Fork Ever Seen Spanish Game: Cozio Defense. General (C60) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Nxe5 Bxe5 8. Bh6 Bxb2 9. Nd2 c6 10. Rb1 Bd4 11. Nc4 Bc5 12. Qd4 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/l3BuEUlgeiU 188 2018-03-27T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/crazy-white-allowed-black-to-promote-the-pawn-to-a-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lv6qi-ez55A.jpg Crazy! White Allowed Black To Promote The Pawn To A Queen Aron G Reshko vs Vadim Z Faibisovich English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Botvinnik System (A36) 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. h3 Rb8 10. f4 Ne8 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Qd2 b5 13. Rae1 b4 14. Nd1 b3 15. Bxd4 bxa2 16. Bxg7 a1=Q 17. Bc3 Qa4 18. f5 f6 19. Qh6 e5 20. fxe6 Bxe6 21. Nf4 Bf7 22. Ne3 Qad7 23. Ng4 Rb3 24. Nh5 Be6 25. Rxf6 Q8e7 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/lv6qi-ez55A 312 2018-03-27T15:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-needs-no-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xNsMyQJWXsM.jpg Mikhail Tal Needs No Queen Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Bg4 11. Nd4 Bxe2 12. Ndxe2 Qd6 13. Nf4 Rad8 14. Qf3 d4 15. Rd1 Ne5 16. Qg3 dxc3 17. Rxd6 Rxd6 18. h3 Ne4 19. Qh4 Rd1+ 20. Kh2 c2 21.Ne2 Bd6 22. f4 Nd3 23. Nd4 g5 24. Qh6 gxf4 25. Nf5 f3+ 26. g3 Bxg3+ 27. Nxg3 f5 28. Nh5 Rf7 29. Qe6 f2 30. Bd2 Rxd2 31. Qc8+ Rf8 32. Qc4+ Kh8 33. Rf1 c1=Q 34.Qd4+ Nf6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xNsMyQJWXsM 373 2018-03-28T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/paul-keres-demolishes-french-defense-with-a-mighty-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/zM0FeGhTgkg.jpg Paul Keres Demolishes French Defense With A Mighty Sacrifice Paul Keres vs Robert Wade ENG-URS (1954), London ENG, rd 2, Jul-05 French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8.Nh3 Qe7 9. Nf4 a6 10. Qg4 Kf8 11. Qf3 Kg8 12. Bd3 c5 13. Bxh7+ Rxh7 14. Rxh7 Kxh7 15. O-O-O f5 16. Rh1+ Kg8 17. Rh8+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/zM0FeGhTgkg 242 2018-03-28T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-is-a-dangerous-game-one-can-receive-mate-in-it/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5UNIgryn1gU.jpg Chess Is A Dangerous Game One Can Receive Mate In It Sanchez vs Soto, Mexico 1948 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 d4 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Ne4 Bf5 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8. cxd6 Qxd6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. c3 O-O-O 11. cxd4 Qb4+ 12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Rc1+ Nc2+ 14. Rxc2+ Bxc2 15. Qxb4 Rd1# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5UNIgryn1gU 164 2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischers-21-move-win-robert-byrne-vs-robert-fischer/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/34mt_ov3toc.jpg Bobby Fischer’s 21-move Win! Robert Byrne vs Robert Fischer At age 20, Bobby Fischer won the 1963–64 US Championship with 11 wins in 11 games, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament. This game which is one of the most famous games in Fischer's career, was played in round 3 against Robert Byrne. This was Fischer's first win against Byrne, and one of the most excellently played miniatures in all of chess history. Fischer's 21-move victory against Robert Byrne won the brilliancy prize for the tournament. Byrne wrote: The culminating combination is of such depth that, even at the very moment at which I resigned, both Grandmasters who were commenting on the play for the spectators in a separate room believed I had a won game! https://www.youtube.com/embed/34mt_ov3toc 328 2018-03-29T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/12-year-old-karjakin-sacrifices-2-pieces-and-starts-a-king-hunt/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/KbK7iwKWn44.jpg 12 Year Old Karjakin Sacrifices 2 Pieces And Starts A King Hunt Sergey Karjakin (2523) vs Vasily Borisovich Malinin (2434) Sudak UKR (2002), It, rd 7, Aug-07 Scotch Game: Modern Defense (C45) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. Nf3 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Bxc3 8.Nf5 Qxe4 9. Bd3 Qg4 10. f3 Qa4 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Nxg7 Kxg7 13. Bh6+ Kxh6 14.Qd2+ Kh5 15. g4+ Nxg4 16. fxg4+ Qxg4+ 17. Kh1 d6 18. Rf6 Qg5 19. Be2+ Bg4 20.Bxg4+ _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/KbK7iwKWn44 309 2018-03-30T04:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-a-chess-bomb-7-queens-on-the-board-on-move-30/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/E43qasDzk38.jpg This Is A Chess Bomb! 7 Queens On The Board On Move 30 Sumpter vs King, Australia 1965 B41: Sicilian, Kan variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Kh1 Nf6 9. f4 b4 10. e5 bxc3 11. exf6 cxb2 12. fxg7 bxa1=Q 13. gxh8=Q Qxa2 14. Qxh7 a5 15. h4 a4 16. h5 a3 17. h6 Qb1 18. Qg8 a2 19. h7 a1=Q 20. h8=Q Qb4 21. Be3 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Qaa3 23. Bh5 d5 24. f5 Ba6 25. fxe6 O-O-O 26. Rxf7 Qca5 27. c3 Qd6 28. Bg4 Re8 29. e7+ Kb8 30. exf8=Q https://www.youtube.com/embed/E43qasDzk38 286 2018-03-30T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/luckily-alekhine-missed-mate-in-three-you-know-why/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5opMWPMcVVA.jpg Luckily Alekhine Missed Mate In Three! You Know Why? Simul, 34b (1936), Mödling AUT, Mar-24 King Pawn Game: General (C20) 1. e4 e5 2. d4 f6 3. dxe5 fxe5 4. Qh5+ Ke7 5. Qxe5+ Kf7 6. Bc4+ d5 7. Bxd5+ Kg6 8. Qg3+ Kh5 9. Bf7+ g6 10. h3 Qf6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. Qg4+ Bxg4 13. hxg4+ Kxg4 14.Nh2+ Kh4 15. Nf1+ Kg4 16. Be6+ Qxe6 17. f3# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attribution: By Alexandre_Alekhine_01.jpg: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) derivative work: JesusAngelRey (Alexandre_Alekhine_01.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/5opMWPMcVVA 154 2018-03-31T04:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dominating-chessbrah-subs-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/uKEirNQQ9Ls.jpg DOMINATING CHESSBRAH SUBS | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher’ Perunovic IM Miodrag 'TheButcher' Perunovic playing some viewers once again! ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/uKEirNQQ9Ls 3363 2016-07-29T06:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/robin-van-kampen-banter-blitz-chessbrah-select/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/qCdSelOtryU.jpg Robin van Kampen Banter Blitz | Chessbrah SELECT Dutch Grandmaster Robin van Kampen playing some blitz chess and telling us about his life on the chessbrah stream. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qCdSelOtryU 5757 2016-08-01T14:20:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-yasser-seirawan-vs-gm-eric-hansen-blitz-pushups-challenge/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/b9CmgOtUlcI.jpg GM Yasser Seirawan vs GM Eric Hansen | BLITZ PUSHUPS CHALLENGE ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/b9CmgOtUlcI 893 2016-08-15T18:22:44+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-yasser-seirawan-vs-gm-maxime-vachier-lagrave-crazyhouse/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/atGwhwGKNq4.jpg GM Yasser Seirawan VS GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | CRAZYHOUSE During a spontaneous stream, GM's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Yasser Seirawan decide to duel in crazyhouse chess! https://www.youtube.com/embed/atGwhwGKNq4 1823 2016-08-19T05:09:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess-lounge-session-35/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/W-vwyAAtuSc.jpg chess lounge session #35 taking on the crowds of chess.com during a Monday afternoon chessbrah show. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/W-vwyAAtuSc 7141 2016-08-23T19:01:57+00:00 https://chessterra.com/blindfold-chess-lounge-session-36/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ucuNIaEl0EE.jpg (BLINDFOLD) chess lounge session #36 IM Aman Hambleton and FM Lefong Hua play some blindfold chess during the August 2016 Chessbrah 24 hour stream. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ucuNIaEl0EE 4453 2016-08-31T08:07:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2016-chess-olympiad-vlog-1/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/J3g76Ttt8HA.jpg 2016 Chess Olympiad vlog #1 GM Hansen talks about his thoughts as he prepares a return to professional chess. the 2016 Chess Olympiad runs September 2-13 in Baku,Azerbaijan featuring the worlds best countries and players. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/J3g76Ttt8HA 709 2016-08-31T10:47:45+00:00 https://chessterra.com/eu-vs-na-6/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/shPGrMzCy44.jpg EU vs NA #6 another blitz Royal Rumble in the chessbrah channel featuring the Europeans versus the North Americans. Who will emerge victorious? ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/shPGrMzCy44 6367 2016-09-20T19:22:55+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2016-chess-olympiad-vlog-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/65OnJLx-_iE.jpg 2016 Chess Olympiad vlog #2 Some behind the scenes footage of the chessbrahs. The 2016 Chess Olympiad runs September 2-13 in Baku,Azerbaijan featuring the worlds best countries and players. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/65OnJLx-_iE 527 2016-09-04T08:15:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2016-chess-olympiad-vlog-3/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8aVb-_eh2SU.jpg 2016 chess olympiad vlog #3 Some behind the scenes footage of the chessbrahs. The 2016 Chess Olympiad runs September 2-13 in Baku,Azerbaijan featuring the worlds best countries and players. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8aVb-_eh2SU 656 2016-09-06T05:41:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2016-chess-olympiad-vlog-4/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/y8BEMs7c8QA.jpg 2016 chess olympiad vlog #4 Some behind the scenes footage of the chessbrahs. The 2016 Chess Olympiad runs September 2-13 in Baku,Azerbaijan featuring the worlds best countries and players. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/y8BEMs7c8QA 1103 2016-09-11T07:24:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bughouse-chess-1-gm-hansen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4vDy-ny-uGA.jpg BUGHOUSE CHESS #1 – GM Hansen trying the new bughouse feature on chess.com with manneredmonkey during a friday night stream. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/4vDy-ny-uGA 4653 2016-10-03T05:15:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-hansen-titled-tuesday-oct-2016/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Oq-Ukp-s7bM.jpg GM Hansen Titled Tuesday Oct 2016 tilted,sleepy, and playing blitz chess on my couch ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oq-Ukp-s7bM 7414 2016-10-05T02:33:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chessbrah-bughouse-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9Vlhelny_8I.jpg chessbrah bughouse #2 playing some bughouse chess with atrophied on chess.com https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Vlhelny_8I 4306 2016-10-11T08:00:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/win-in-isolated-queen-pawn-positions-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/BiOLdAJ8Kzo.jpg WIN IN ISOLATED QUEEN PAWN POSITIONS | IM Miodrag “The Butcher” Perunovic IM Miodrag 'thebutcher' Perunovic gives a class about isolated queens pawn middlegames during a chessbrah stream. ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/BiOLdAJ8Kzo 4649 2016-10-12T08:44:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/pressure-an-isolated-queen-pawn-botvinnik-zagorjansky-1943-im-miodrag-the-butcher-peruvnovic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1be-93u7kwk.jpg PRESSURE AN ISOLATED QUEEN PAWN – Botvinnik-Zagorjansky 1943 | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher” Peruvnovic IM Miodrag Perunovic continues his series on IQP (isolated queens pawn) middlegames by showcasing a game of former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Miodrag can be contacted at ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/1be-93u7kwk 3079 2016-10-19T05:46:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/isolated-queen-pawn-destruction-karpov-spassky-1979-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BCoCPdKSNk.jpg ISOLATED QUEEN PAWN DESTRUCTION – Karpov-Spassky 1979 | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher’ Perunovic IM Miodrag Perunovic continues his series on IQP (isolated queens pawn) middlegames by analyzing Karpov-Spassky Montreal 1979. Miodrag can be contacted at ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/_BCoCPdKSNk 2520 2016-10-20T08:46:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/how-to-punish-an-isolated-queen-pawn-korchnoi-karpov-1981-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/t3wBfvBDKEQ.jpg HOW TO PUNISH AN ISOLATED QUEEN PAWN – Korchnoi-Karpov 1981 | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher’ Perunovic IM Miodrag 'thebutcher' Perunovic continues his series on IQP (isolated queens pawn) middlegames by analyzing the 9th game of Korchnoi-Karpov from the 1981 World Championship Miodrag can be contacted at ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/t3wBfvBDKEQ 2425 2016-10-22T00:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grandmaster-yasser-seirawan-playing-bughouse-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ijDyflW8YtE.jpg Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan playing Bughouse Chess ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ijDyflW8YtE 2871 2016-10-22T16:33:51+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-yasser-seirawan-banter-blitz-3-chessbrah-select/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jAYWKJys5MQ.jpg GM Yasser Seirawan BANTER BLITZ #3 | Chessbrah SELECT ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ HOUSE OF STAUNTON for CHESS GEAR ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/jAYWKJys5MQ 8667 2016-10-22T18:37:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/gm-yasser-seirawan-introduces-s-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tSXZbbeR-kU.jpg GM Yasser Seirawan Introduces S-Chess! GM Yasser Seirawan gives an in depth presentation of the chess variant he invented called "Seirawan Chess". For more information about the game go to ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/tSXZbbeR-kU 5275 2016-10-26T02:21:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/undermining-backwards-pawns-rubinstein-salwe-1908-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/D5igt9qz1f4.jpg UNDERMINING BACKWARDS PAWNS – Rubinstein-Salwe 1908 | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher’ Perunovic IM Miodrag 'thebutcher' Perunovic talks about how to play against a backwards pawn formation. He analyzes the game Akiba Rubinstein vs George Salwe 1908. Miodrag can be contacted at ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/D5igt9qz1f4 2597 2016-10-26T12:06:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/why-am-i-so-strong-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic-bullet-session/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bVhtKkX4yu4.jpg WHY AM I SO STRONG? | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher’ Perunovic BULLET SESSION IM Miodrag 'thebutcher' Perunovic with some bullet chess and high energy ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/bVhtKkX4yu4 3051 2016-10-27T11:43:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/play-against-hanging-pawns-thomas-alekhine-1925-im-miodrag-the-butcher-perunovic/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/y7_OjocUCCM.jpg PLAY AGAINST HANGING PAWNS – Thomas-Alekhine 1925 | IM Miodrag ‘The Butcher’ Perunovic IM Miodrag Perunovic continues his lecture on hanging pawns by going over the game between George Alan Thomas and Alexander Alekhine from 1925. Miodrag can be contacted at ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/y7_OjocUCCM 1649 2016-10-28T11:07:54+00:00 https://chessterra.com/pillsbury-the-legend-he-played-chess-checkers-and-whist-simultaneously/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ucxopxJsSKM.jpg Pillsbury The Legend! He Played Chess, Checkers And Whist Simultaneously! Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs NN checkers/whist/blind chess simul (1900), Toledo, OH USA, Jan-15 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. O-O b6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Bb7 9. Nxd6+ cxd6 10. Bf4 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 d5 12. Bd6 Rc8 13. Rfe1 Rc6 14.Ba3 a5 15. c4 Ne4 16. cxd5 Ng5 17. Qg3 Rc8 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Rxe6+ fxe6 20.Qg6+ hxg6 21. Bxg6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/ucxopxJsSKM 225 2018-03-31T15:30:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-shocks-pope-francis-during-their-meeting-in-vatican/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/c8ByBZoGNjw.jpg Carlsen Shocks Pope Francis During Their Meeting In Vatican Magnus Carlsen vs Pope Francis Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. a5 Ba7 7. b5 axb5 8. Bxb5 Nf6 9. Ba3 Nxe4 10. Qe2 Nxf2 11. Nxe5 Nd4 12. Nxd7+ Nxe2 13. Nf6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/c8ByBZoGNjw 217 2018-04-01T08:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/pewdiepie-unleashes-a-dangerous-attack-vs-casey-neistat/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/y-4zPZhHePY.jpg PewDiePie Unleashes A Dangerous Attack vs. Casey Neistat PewDiePie vs Casey Neistat King's Gambit: Accepted. Muzio Gambit Sarratt Defense (C37) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. d3 Bg7 8.Nc3 Nc6 9. Bxf4 Nd4 10. Qf2 d6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. e5 c6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Nc7+ Qxc7 15. Bxf7+ Kd7 16. Qf5+ Nxf5 17. e6# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Video Icon Attributions: By Original author: camknows from Seattle, WA, USA Cropped by WikiKiwi [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/y-4zPZhHePY 269 2018-04-01T16:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/grenke-classic-2018-king-goes-to-protect-the-bishop-on-d3/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FY3TcoeKLAU.jpg Grenke Classic 2018! King Goes To Protect The Bishop On d3! Vitiugov, Nikita (RUS) - Meier, Georg (GER) Grenke Classic 2018 round 02 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. b5 Na5 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. cxd4 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. a4 Qc7 13. Bd3 Qc3 14. Ke2 Be7 15. Rc1 Qxc1 16. Qxc1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Bd8 18. Nf1 Bb6 19. Rc3 Ke7 20. Ng3 a6 21. Ke3 axb5 22. axb5 Nc4+ 23. Bxc4 Rc8 24. Nd2 Ba5 25. Rc2 dxc4 26. Nge4 c3 27. Nb1 Rg8 28. Nbxc3 Rxg2 29. Nd6 Rxh2 30. Nxb7 Bb6 31. Nc5 h5 32. Nxd7 Kxd7 33. Ne4 h4 34. Rc6 Bd8 35. Nc5+ Ke8 36. b6 Rh1 37. b7 h3 38. b8=Q h2 39. Rc8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/FY3TcoeKLAU 419 2018-04-02T04:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/capablanca-goes-for-an-inaccurate-queen-sacrifice/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/uppPuj0D5Ic.jpg Capablanca Goes For An Inaccurate Queen Sacrifice Jose Raul Capablanca vs Souza Campos Simul, 23b (1927), Sao Paulo BRA, Aug-16 Owen Defense: General (B00) 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne7 7. Nc3 Ng6 8.Be3 Bc5 9. Qh5 O-O 10. Rad1 Bxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 e5 13. Bc4 Kh8 14. Rd6 Qe7 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. R6d3 Rf7 19. Nd5 Qc5 20. Rh3+ Kg8 21. Nxf6+ Kf8 22. Rh8+ Ke7 23. Re8+ Rxe8 24. Rxd7+ Kf8 25. Rxf7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/uppPuj0D5Ic 319 2018-04-02T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/another-powerful-g5-move-in-ruy-lopez-this-time-by-caruana/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UpsHkD7nAnc.jpg Another Powerful “g5” Move In Ruy Lopez This Time By Caruana! Georg Meier vs Fabiano Caruana GRENKE Chess Classic (2018), Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER, rd 3, Apr-02 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation (C69) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Be3 Nh6 10. Qd2 g5 11. Nf3 Rg8 12. h4 Qg6 13. hxg5 Ng4 14. Nc3 h6 15. Bf4 Be6 16. Bxc7 Rc8 17. Bb6 hxg5 18. Ne2 c5 19. Ng3 Rh8 20. Rfd1 Qh6 21. b4 cxb4 22. Bd4 f6 23. c3 bxc3 24. Bxc3 Kf7 25. Rac1 Rc4 26. Bd4 b5 27. Qa5 Nh2 28. Qxa6 Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 g4 30. f4 Qxf4 31. Rxc4 bxc4 32. Be3 Qf3 33. Rd6 Rh3 34. Rxe6 Rxg3+ 35. fxg3 Qxe3+ 36. Kh2 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qf1+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/UpsHkD7nAnc 312 2018-04-03T04:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-insane-final-combination-will-leave-you-speechless/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ladLKvI-ImI.jpg This Insane Final Combination Will Leave You Speechless Siegbert Tarrasch vs Karl Satzinger Munich (1914), Munich GER Bird Opening: General (A02) 1. f4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 Bf6 6. Ne5 Bxe5 7. fxe5 Ne7 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qh5 Ng6 11. Rf3 Nce7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Raf1 b5 14. Nd1 Bb7 15. Nf2 c4 16. Ng4 f5 17. exf6 Nf5 18. fxg7 Nxg7 19. Qxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rh3+ Kg8 21. Nh6+ Kh7 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Rh8+ Nxh8 24. Nh6# Video Thumbnail Attribution: By not given in source (Hartston W. The kings of chess. London 1985.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/ladLKvI-ImI 268 2018-04-03T14:30:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/after-sacrificing-several-pieces-nezhmetdinov-mates-with-a-pawn/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bG_ZNy0Cxj8.jpg After Sacrificing Several Pieces Nezhmetdinov Mates With A Pawn! N Kosolapov vs Rashid Nezhmetdinov Four Knights Game: General (C47) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8.Ne4 Be7 9. O-O f5 10. Ng3 g5 11. Ne1 Nf4 12. f3 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Rf6 14. c3 Be6 15.Nc2 Rh6 16. Be3 g4 17. Bxc5 Qh4 18. Bg1 Qxg3 19. Ne1 Bd5 20. b4 Nh5 21. Bf2 Qf4 22. fxg4 Qxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Ng3+ 24. Kxg3 f4# _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/bG_ZNy0Cxj8 299 2018-04-04T05:34:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/how-good-were-chess-computers-in-1960s/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tG29CGpAU14.jpg How Good Were Chess Computers In 1960s? David Bronstein vs M20 (Computer) Moscow Mathematics Institute (1963), ?, Apr-04 King's Gambit: Accepted. Schallop Defense (C34) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. d4 g5 6. Nc3 Ne3 7. Qe2 Nxf1 8. Ne4 Ne3 9. Nf6+ Ke7 10. Bd2 Nxc2+ 11. Kf2 Nxa1 12. Nd5+ Ke6 13. Qc4 b5 14. Nxg5+ Qxg5 15. Nxc7+ Ke7 16. Nd5+ Ke6 17. Nxf4+ Ke7 18. Nd5+ Ke8 19. Qxc8+ Qd8 20.Nc7+ Ke7 21. Bb4+ d6 22. Bxd6+ Qxd6 23. Qe8# https://www.youtube.com/embed/tG29CGpAU14 263 2018-04-04T15:00:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/x-ray-mate-is-coming/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/H6BuO7SwvE4.jpg “X – Ray Mate” Is Coming Per Ofstad vs Wolfgang Uhlmann Halle Zonal (1963), Halle GDR, rd 13, Jul-17 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Chistyakov Defense (C07) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nc6 8.Re1 a6 9. a4 Qc7 10. Ne4 Bd7 11. Nxd4 Be7 12. Nf5 exf5 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nxf7 Be8 15. Qd5 Qa5 16. Qe6 Nd4 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Qd6+ Be7 19. Rxe7 1-0 Video Icon Attribution: Yerson_O [GFDL ( or CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/H6BuO7SwvE4 253 2018-04-05T04:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-is-making-7-consecutive-moves-with-a-knight/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/nZ7e0dsoxMo.jpg Mikhail Tal Is Making 7 Consecutive Moves With A Knight Egor Chukaev vs Mikhail Tal King's Indian Defense: Averbakh. Benoni Defense Advance Variation (E75) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. exd5 Qb6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Nh4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. O-O-O Na6 14. f3 Nb4 15. fxe4 Nxa2+ 16. Kb1 Nc3+ 17. Kc1 Nxe4 18. Qc2 Nxg5 19. Nf3 Nxf3 20. Bxf3 a5 21. Rd3 a4 22. Re1 Qb4 23. Re7 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Kb1 b5 26. Ra3 Re1+ 27. https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZ7e0dsoxMo 336 2018-04-05T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/learn-how-to-win-in-chess-with-a-suffocation-mate/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/I0qsw3uLW14.jpg Learn How To Win In Chess With A Suffocation Mate Evgeni Sveshnikov (2540) vs Ruslan Shcherbakov (2525) Moscow ch-URS (1991), Moscow URS, rd 6, Nov-?? Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. e5 d4 9. Be4 Bb7 10. a4 Ng6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Na3 Na7 14. Bxa8 Qxa8 15.Qb3 Qb7 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxa3 18. bxa3 Nxe5 19. Bb2 Nc4 20. Qg3 O-O 21. Bc3 g6 22. d3 Nb6 23. Qe5 Nd7 24. Qg7+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/I0qsw3uLW14 270 2018-04-06T03:30:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alekhine-crushes-his-opponent-with-a-mighty-windmill/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QW-eWwQ65wQ.jpg Alekhine Crushes His Opponent With A Mighty “Windmill” Alexander Alekhine vs Alan Linnell Fletcher Simul, 6b (1928), Gambit Chess Rooms, London ENG, Jun-08 English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation (A31) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 Nc6 4. d5 Nb8 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 h6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. e4 Nh5 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Rae1 Rb8 14. Nh4 Ndf6 15.h3 Ng8 16. g4 Nhf6 17. f4 e6 18. Nf3 exd5 19. cxd5 b5 20. e5 b4 21. Nd1 Ne4 22. Qd3 f5 23. e6 Qa5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Nh4 Ba6 26. Qxe4 fxe4 27. Bxe4+ Kh8 28.Ng6+ Kh7 29. Nxf8+ Kh8 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Ne5+ Kh8 32. Nf7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/QW-eWwQ65wQ 241 2018-04-06T16:00:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/another-example-how-powerful-the-bishop-can-be/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/X5N3bjn8eIs.jpg Another Example How Powerful The Bishop Can Be Tapio Helin vs Jyrki Kiltti (2235) Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. Nxg5 h4 10. Nxf7 hxg3 11. Nxd8 Bg4 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. h3 Ne2+ 14. Kh1 Rxh3+ 15. gxh3 Bf3# -------------------------------- Video Icon Attribution: By Benjamin Fishman [CC BY 3.0 ( from Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/X5N3bjn8eIs 279 2018-04-07T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ivanchuk-corners-jobavas-queen-with-a-bunch-of-pieces/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/H8mltXZiF_c.jpg Ivanchuk Corners Jobava’s Queen With A Bunch Of Pieces Vassily Ivanchuk (2754) vs Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava (2710) Chess Olympiad (2010), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 7, Sep-28 Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Variation (B12) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 Qb6 4. a3 e5 5. exd5 Nf6 6. dxe5 Bc5 7. exf6 Bf2+ 8. Ke2 O-O 9. Qd2 Re8+ 10. Kd1 Re1+ 11. Qxe1 Bxe1 12. Kxe1 Bf5 13. Be2 Nd7 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Bd1 Re8+ 16. Ne2 Nxf6 17. Nbc3 Bc8 18. a4 a5 19. Rf1 Ba6 20. Rf2 h5 21. Ra3 h4 22. g3 h3 23. g4 Rd8 24. Nf4 Nd7 25. Rb3 Qd4 26. Nfe2 Re8 27. Ne4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8mltXZiF_c 312 2018-04-07T15:00:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-deadly-pin-brought-victory-to-the-world-champion/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/te1LzrZKRVA.jpg That Deadly Pin Brought Victory To The World Champion Naiditsch, Arkadij (AZE) - Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation (B91) Grenke Classic 2018 round 07 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Nd2 b5 12. Nf1 Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Ne3 Rc8 15. a3 Nb6 16. f4 Re8 17. Kh1 Bf8 18. f5 Bd7 19. Qd3 h6 20. b3 Bc6 21. Bd2 Qc7 22. Rac1 Qb7 23. Ned5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nbd7 25. Nd1 e4 26. Qd4 Ne5 27. Nf2 Nf3 28. Bxf3 exf3 29. c4 bxc4 30. bxc4 Re5 31. Re3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Qb2 33. Nd3 Qxa3 34. Qxf3 Qa2 35. Bc3 Rxc4 36. Ra1 Qb3 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Kg2 Rc3 39. Rd1 h5 40. Kh3 Bh6 41. Re1 Rxd3 42. Qxh5 Re3 https://www.youtube.com/embed/te1LzrZKRVA 358 2018-04-08T03:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ter-sahakyans-hanging-knight-brings-victory-to-armenia-eagles/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Q8zhpsnuhaY.jpg Ter-Sahakyan’s Hanging Knight Brings Victory To “Armenia Eagles” SamvelTerSahakyan (2577) vs. daro94 (2638) Live Chess | Chess.com | 7 Apr 2018 | ECO: C65 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Nbd2 d6 9. O-O Nh5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bf6 12. a4 a5 13. Re1 g6 14. Nf1 Bg7 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 c6 18. Bd3 d5 19. e5 Qb6 20. Qc2 Be6 21. g4 Rac8 22. Rac1 Qb4 23. Nf5! b6 24. g3 Rc7 25. Kg2 c5 26. Rh1 gxf5 27. gxf5 f6 28. fxe6 fxe5 29. dxe5 Qg4 30. Qe2 c4 31. Bb1 Qxe6 32. Rh5 Qf7 33. Nd4 Ng6 34. Bxg6 Qxg6 35. Rch1 Qe4+ 36. Qxe4 dxe4 37. Ne6 Re7 38. Nxf8 Kxf8 39. Rf5+ Kg8 40. Re1 Rc7 41. Rxe4 c3 42. bxc3 Rxc3 43. e6 Rc8 44. e7 Re8 45. Rb5 Bf6 46. Rxb6 Rxe7 47. Rxe7 Bxe7 48. Rxh6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q8zhpsnuhaY 389 2018-04-08T15:00:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-polish-immortal-after-sacrificing-4-pieces-checkmated-with-a-pawn/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/k__3dr4_93U.jpg The Polish Immortal! After Sacrificing 4 Pieces Checkmated With A Pawn! Glucksberg vs Miguel Najdorf Warsaw (1935), Warsaw POL Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85) 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne2 Nbd7 9. Ng5 Bxh2+ 10. Kh1 Ng4 11. f4 Qe8 12. g3 Qh5 13. Kg2 Bg1 14. Nxg1 Qh2+ 15. Kf3 e5 16. dxe5 Ndxe5+ 17. fxe5 Nxe5+ 18. Kf4 Ng6+ 19. Kf3 f4 20. exf4 Bg4+ 21. Kxg4 Ne5+ 22. fxe5 h5# https://www.youtube.com/embed/k__3dr4_93U 259 2018-04-09T03:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-insane-double-rook-sacrifice-by-anand/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/7ereyulbIbg.jpg Absolutely Insane Double Rook Sacrifice By Anand Viswanathan Anand (2670) vs Ivan Sokolov (2630) It (S.W.I.F.T.-92) (1992), Bruxelles Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. a4 Nf6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Nc5 9. Bf3 Be7 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Qc7 12. Be3 Rb8 13. f4 Re8 14. e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nfd7 16. Rxf7 Kxf7 17. Qh5+ Kf8 18. Rf1+ Nf6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Ndb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Qd7 22. Qxh7 Qe7 23. Rxf6+ Qxf6 24. Bxc5+ Re7 25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. Nd6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ereyulbIbg 388 2018-04-09T16:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/insane-the-game-ended-with-all-the-pieces-on-the-board-without-a-single-check/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/QfkSy-ZvrBo.jpg Insane! The Game Ended With All The Pieces On The Board Without A Single Check Antonio Angel Medina Garcia vs Svetozar Gligoric Palma de Mallorca (1968), Palma ESP, rd 16, Dec-12 Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Smyslov Defense (C93) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. Bd2 c5 17. d5 Bc8 18. b3 c4 19. Bf1 Bd7 20. Nh2 Rc8 21. b4 Na4 22. Qf3 g6 23. Be2 Bg7 24. h4 Nh7 25. h5 Ng5 26. Qe3 f5 27. Qa7 f4 28. Ngf1 Ra8 29. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QfkSy-ZvrBo 252 2018-04-10T03:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-most-powerful-bishop-the-chess-board-has-ever-seen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/umL8mVt49Tc.jpg The Most Powerful Bishop The Chess Board Has Ever Seen Alexandre Deschapelles vs Louis Charles De Labourdonnais This position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is : 1r4k1/1b2K1pp/7b/2pp3P/6NB/2Q2pp1/4p3/5r2 w - - 0 1 Video Thumbnail Credits: By che (production: Nolanus, lighting assistance: Danny B.) (che) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/umL8mVt49Tc 164 2018-04-10T15:32:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/oh-no-resigned-in-a-winning-position/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ZCK_qCDEsGA.jpg Oh No! Resigned In A Winning Position Benedikt Jonasson (2210) vs Haukur Angantysson (2395) Reykjavik (1986), Reykjavik ISL Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation Novosibirsk Variation (B40) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Na3 b5 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. c4 f5 15. O-O O-O 16. Qe2 bxc4 17. Nxc4 Rb8 18. exf5 d5 19. Ne3 Rd8 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21.Qxa6 e4 22. Rad1 d4 23. Nc4 e3 24. fxe3 dxe3 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. f6 e2 27. fxe7 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZCK_qCDEsGA 293 2018-04-11T03:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fischer-vs-petrosian-the-immortal-game-of-four-queens/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1ZJs4jZu89U.jpg Fischer vs Petrosian: The Immortal Game Of Four Queens Robert James Fischer vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 16, Oct-04 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack. Mindeno Variation Exchange Line (B11) 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. g3 Bb4 8. Bd2 d4 9. Nb1 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 e5 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. f4 O-O-O 15.a3 Ne8 16. b4 cxb4 17. Nc4 f6 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. axb4 Nc7 20. Na5 Nb5 21. Nxc6 https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ZJs4jZu89U 648 2018-04-11T16:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/like-don-quixote-lasker-understands-his-windmills/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lI4bppZjcik.jpg Like Don Quixote Lasker “Understands” His Windmills Emanuel Lasker vs Enrique Delmonte Simultaneous Exhibition (1906), Havana CUB French Defense: Rubinstein Variation (C10) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bc6 8.Bd3 Nd7 9. Qe2 Bxe4 10. Qxe4 c6 11. O-O Qb6 12. c4 Nf5 13. Qxf5 exf5 14. Rfe1+ Be7 15. Rxe7+ Kd8 16. Bxf5 Nf6 17. Rxf7 Re8 18. Rd7+ Kc8 19. Rxg7+ Kd8 20.Bxf6+ Re7 21. Rxe7 Qa6 22. Ne5 Qxc4 23. Rf7+ Ke8 24. Bd7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/lI4bppZjcik 290 2018-04-12T03:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/frank-marshall-sacrifices-his-pieces-one-after-another/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GN1GeCQdRiU.jpg Frank Marshall Sacrifices His Pieces One After Another Frank Marshall vs Alvin Cass ch Marshall CC (1941), New York Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 1. e4 c5 2. b4 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 cxb4 5. c3 Qf6 6. d4 h6 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 Qxe5 9. O-O Bd6 10. g3 Be7 11. Bf4 Qf6 12. Re1 h5 13. Nd2 h4 14. e5 Qc6 15. cxb4 g5 16. Bxg5 hxg3 17. fxg3 b5 18. Rc1 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qe6 20. Nd6+ Kd8 21. Qc2 Bxg5 22. Qxc8+ Ke7 23. Qxa8 -------------------------------- Video Thumbnail Credits: By che (production: Nolanus, lighting assistance: Danny B.) (che) [CC BY-SA 2.5 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/GN1GeCQdRiU 266 2018-04-12T16:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/%f0%9f%94%b4-gm-magnus-carlsen-wins-fourth-consecutive-lichess-titled-arena/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/yrKeCbLFPoI.jpg 🔴 GM Magnus Carlsen wins fourth consecutive Lichess Titled Arena Video Thumbnail Attribution: Video Icon Credits: Ralf Roletschek [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/yrKeCbLFPoI 3897 2018-04-13T06:15:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-is-unleashing-another-startling-attack/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nRjmbaECfJI.jpg Mikhail Tal Is Unleashing Another Startling Attack Mikhail Tal vs Svein Johannessen Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation (D15) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Qb3+ Kf8 15. Rac1 a6 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. Qc4 Qf5 18. h3 Ne8 19. Nd5 Qe6 20. Qb4 b5 21. Rc6 Qf7 22. Nc7 Nxc7 23. Rxc7 Qe6 24. Rdc1 Nb6 25. Rxe7 Nd5 26. Rxe6+ Nxb4 Video Icon Attribution: By Croes, Rob C. / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 nl ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/nRjmbaECfJI 305 2018-04-13T14:30:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/underpromotion-to-a-knight-and-an-unearthly-mate-on-the-board/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/oDKK17q84zw.jpg Underpromotion To A Knight… And An Unearthly Mate On The Board Elena Sedina (2434) vs Sopio Tkeshelashvili (2293) EU-ch 4th, Women (2003), Istanbul TUR, rd 2, Jun-03 Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Haag Gambit (B52) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne5 9. Re1 Nf6 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Rxe5 e6 12. c4 O-O-O 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Re1 exd5 15. Nxd5 Qf5 16. Be3 Kb8 17. Qa4 Ng4 18. h3 Ne5 19. Rad1 g5 20. b4 g4 21. bxc5 Nf3+ 22. Kf1 gxh3 23. cxd6 hxg2+ 24. Ke2 a6 25. Qa5 g1=N+ 26. Rxg1 Nxg1+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/oDKK17q84zw 415 2018-04-14T03:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/carlsen-beats-strong-players-in-the-way-like-they-are-beginners/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UhxxJTkJmUg.jpg Carlsen Beats Strong Players In The Way, Like They Are Beginners! [Event "Lichess Titled Arena 4"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] --------------------------- Video Thumbnail Credits: By Autopilot (File:Magnus_Carlsen_(2012).jpg) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/UhxxJTkJmUg 242 2018-04-14T15:30:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-pawn-on-f2-square-has-a-very-cunning-idea-in-its-mind/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1ik0xZc9ncg.jpg The Pawn On f2 Square Has A Very Cunning Idea In It’s Mind Bent Larsen vs Cesar Munoz WchT U26 04th (1957), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Jul-11 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Knight Variation (A15) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.Nc3 a6 9. h3 d6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. c5 d5 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Qc1 Rad8 14. Rd1 Bc8 15.Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 Ne7 17. Na4 Be6 18. Kh2 Rfe8 19. Nb6 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 f6 22. Be3 f5 23. Bg5 h6 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Qc2 Rf8 26. Nf1 f4 27. g4 e3 28. Rd6 e4 29. Qxe4 Bf7 30. Qd3 exf2 31. Nd7 f3 32. Ng3 fxe2 33. Nxf8 e1=Q 34. Rd8 f1=N+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ik0xZc9ncg 370 2018-04-15T03:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-insane-susan-polgar-sacrifices-her-pieces-one-after-another/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/HdYq7PJ4Ur4.jpg Absolutely Insane! Susan Polgar Sacrifices Her Pieces One After Another Susan Polgar vs Peter Hardicsay (2340) Ch Hungary (team), Hungary (1985) Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A60) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. e4 Bg7 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Bg4 11. Qxb7 Bxf3 12. Qxa8 Nxe4 13. Rc1 Bd4 14. Rc2 Nxf2 15. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Bg4 17. Bb5+ axb5 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Bh6+ Kg8 20.Re7 Bd7 21. Qxb8 Qxb8 22. Ne4 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/HdYq7PJ4Ur4 334 2018-04-15T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dont-pin-najdorfs-knight-it-can-jump/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aWSyzOAE7js.jpg Don’t Pin Najdorf’s Knight! It Can Jump! Polish-Argentinian chess grandmaster Miguel Najdorf plays a brilliant chess game where by sacrificing his queen he manages to activate his knights and start harassing Black king! A chess miniature which every chess player should see! Buenos Aires - sim (1942) Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C26) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 Nc6 4. fxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Nf3 d6 8. Bd3 dxe5 9. dxe5 Bc5 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. Ne4 Bb6 12. Bg5 Qd5 13. Rd1 Qa5+ 14. c3 Nxe5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Nd7+ Ke8 18. Nb8+ c6 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Nd7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/aWSyzOAE7js 288 2018-04-16T03:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/morphy-the-legend-mighty-pieces-are-chasing-the-poor-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/LkZCCdzCO5M.jpg Morphy The Legend: Mighty Pieces Are Chasing The Poor Queen Paul Morphy vs James McConnell New Orleans (1849), New Orleans, LA USA King Pawn Game: McConnell Defense (C40) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Qg6 6. Bd3 Qxg2 7. Rg1 Qh3 8. Rg3 Qh5 9. Rg5 Qh3 10. Bf1 Qe6 11. Nxd4 Qe7 12. Ne4 h6 13. Nf5 Qe6 14. Nfd6+ Bxd6 15. Nxd6+ Kd8 16. Bc4 Qe7 17. Nxf7+ Kc7 18. Qd6+ Qxd6 19. exd6+ Kb6 20. Be3+ c5 21. Bxc5+ Ka5 22. Rg3 b5 23. Ra3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/LkZCCdzCO5M 256 2018-04-16T15:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-chess-bomb-which-will-leave-you-speechless/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FildNS2jcEk.jpg A Chess Bomb Which Will Leave You Speechless Arthur Nigmadzianov vs Leonid Kaplun Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation. Main Line (B05) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nbd2 N8d7 8. Ng5 Bxe2 9. e6 f6 10. Qxe2 fxg5 11. Ne4 Nf6 12. Nxg5 Qc7 13. Nf7 Rg8 14. g4 h6 15.h4 d5 16. c5 Nc8 17. g5 Ne4 18. gxh6 gxh6 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Nd6+ Kd8 21. Qe8+ Video Thumbnail Attribution: By dbking (originally posted to Flickr as 194_9435) [CC BY 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/FildNS2jcEk 211 2018-04-17T03:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-is-a-piece-of-art-mikhail-tal-needs-no-queen/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/EHPWck8nC6U.jpg This Is A Piece Of Art! Mikhail Tal Needs No Queen Mikhail Tal vs John M Ripley Simul (1974), Knotty Ash, Liverpool ENG, Jan-18 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation (B67) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. h4 Rc8 11. g4 Qc7 12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 Bc6 15. g5 Nd7 16. h5 b5 17. Bh3 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rb8 20. g6 fxg6 21. hxg6 h6 22. Kb1 a5 23. f4 Bf6 24. Rhf1 Rf8 25. Be6 Nb6 26. fxe5 Nc4 27. exf6 Nxd2+ 28. Bxd2 Rb7 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. g7 Qc4 31. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 32. Rg1 Rf7 33. Rg4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/EHPWck8nC6U 462 2018-04-17T17:22:06+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-stunning-combination-by-10-year-old-chess-prodigy-nigel-short/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/02t_T3Bwtvk.jpg A Stunning Combination By 10-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Nigel Short S J Hooker vs Nigel Short Enfield Open (1975), Enfield, England French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 Ne7 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 a6 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Ne2 Nf5 16. Bd2 Nce7 17. Nc3 d4 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Rc1 Ke7 20. c3 Nfe3 21.cxd4 Qxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Kf2 Bb5 24. Qb3 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Rxg2+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/02t_T3Bwtvk 361 2018-04-18T14:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/there-is-a-huge-surprise-for-black-king-coming-from-a-file/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/LPNUBJFRfEQ.jpg There Is A Huge Surprise For Black King Coming From “a-file” Matthias Wahls vs Saevar Bjarnason Malmo (1985), Malmo, Sweden, rd 6 Spanish Game: Exchange. Bronstein Variation (C69) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Be3 O-O-O 8.Nbd2 f6 9. Rb1 Ne7 10. b4 Ng6 11. h3 Be6 12. a4 Qd7 13. d4 Bd6 14. b5 axb5 15.axb5 exd4 16. Ra1 Kb8 17. Nxd4 cxb5 18. Ra8+ Kxa8 19. Qa1+ Kb8 20. Qa7+ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/LPNUBJFRfEQ 283 2018-04-19T03:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/killer-moves-are-everywhere-and-the-final-mate-is-insane/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MNXghzQvus8.jpg Killer Moves Are Everywhere And The Final Mate Is Insane! 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8.d3 Bh6 9. Bd2 Ne7 10. Bc3 Qc5+ 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Rae1 d5 13. Qh5 f6 14. Rxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxd5+ Kg7 16. Re1 Qc5 17. Re5 Qf2 18. Rg5+ Bxg5 19. Qxg5+ Kh8 20. Qxf6+ Rxf6 21. Bxf6# Video Thumbnail Attribution: https://www.youtube.com/embed/MNXghzQvus8 305 2018-04-19T16:45:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ahahaha-yes-this-is-a-real-game-played-by-magnus-carlsen-2/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ShKn4ksymnw.jpg Ahahaha! Yes, This Is A Real Game Played By Magnus Carlsen NM TwelveTeen (2644) vs GM DrDrunkenstein (2936) 1. g3 h5 2. Bg2 h4 3. g4 h3 4. Nxh3 d5 5. f3 e5 6. Nf2 Nc6 7. h3 Be6 8. e3 Qd7 9. b3 O-O-O 10. Bb2 d4 11. Qe2 Nge7 12. a3 Ng6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. a4 Nb4 15. Na3 d3 16. Qd1 dxc2 Thumbnail Credits: By Pierows [CC BY 4.0 ( from Wikimedia Commons https://www.youtube.com/embed/ShKn4ksymnw 241 2018-04-20T03:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-shows-how-to-destroy-super-solid-french-defense/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dawu90RO8cM.jpg Bobby Fischer Shows How To Destroy Super Solid French Defense Robert James Fischer vs William Hook Siegen ol prel (1970), Siegen FRG, rd 5, Sep-09 French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C18) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Qd1 b6 10. h4 Ne7 11. h5 h6 12. Rh4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Rf4 Qd7 15.Qf3 Nc6 16. Nh3 Rc8 17. g4 Qe8 18. g5 Ne7 19. gxh6 gxh6 20. Rf6 Nf5 21. Nf4 Ke7 22. Nxd5+ Kd8 23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. Bxe3 Rc7 25. dxc5 Nxc5 26. Rd1+ Ke7 27. Bxc5+ bxc5 28. Rxe6+ https://www.youtube.com/embed/dawu90RO8cM 332 2018-04-20T14:30:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/caruana-surprises-his-opponent-with-a-move-which-he-found-literally-in-bed/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/7k3vIhTFuxc.jpg Caruana Surprises His Opponent With A Move Which He Found Literally In Bed Caruana, Fabiano - Lenderman, Aleksandr U.S. Championship 2018 round 02 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. h4 Nc6 10. h5 h6 11. Qd1 cxd4 12. Nf3 dxc3 13. Bxc3 g5 14. hxg6 Qe4+ 15. Be2 Qxg6 16. Qd2 Nge7 17. Bd3 Qxg2 18. Ke2 Qg4 19. Rh4 Qg7 20. Rg1 Ng6 21. Rf4 Nce7 22. Bb4 a5 23. Rxg6 _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/7k3vIhTFuxc 334 2018-04-21T03:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/surens-chess-channel-reaches-50k-subscribers-thank-you/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/4nxR1lGqOi0.jpg Suren’s Chess Channel Reaches 50k Subscribers! Thank You! Dmitry Osipovich Rovner vs Mikhail Tal French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Variation (C05) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Nc3 Bd6 16. Bg5 Rae8 17. Re2 Ng4 18. h3 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Nh2 20. Kg2 Nxd4 21.Re3 h6 22. Bh4 Bf4 23. Bg6 Bxe3 24. Bxe8 Nhxf3 25. Bxd7 Nxh4+ 26. Kf1 Qxb2 _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/4nxR1lGqOi0 371 2018-04-21T16:45:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/must-see-alekhine-is-horsing-around/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/5sPaQxkWO8Q.jpg Must See! Alekhine Is “Horsing Around” Peter Petrovich Potemkin vs Alexander Alekhine St Petersburg (1912), St. Petersburg RUE, Sep-26 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 1. e4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Na3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nc2 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. f3 Bf5 12. Ne3 Qa5+ 13. Kf2 Ndb4 14. Nxf5 Qxf5 15. g4 Nd3+ 16. Kg3 Nxd4 17. gxf5 Nxf5+ 18. Kg4 h5+ 19. Kh3 Nf2# Video Thumbnail Attribution: https://www.youtube.com/embed/5sPaQxkWO8Q 245 2018-04-22T03:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/this-game-with-the-untouchable-two-rooks-will-leave-you-speechless/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/YK3LGWbEkNw.jpg This Game With The Untouchable Two Rooks Will Leave You Speechless A F Ludvigsen vs Soren Anton Sorensen Unknown (1872), Aalborg DEN Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense (C40) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Nf6 6. Qxf5 d6 7. Qf3 hxg6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. Qg3 Bxb5 11. Nxb5 Nxe4 12. Qe3 Rh4 13. d3 Bh6 14. Qe2 Bxc1 15. Rxc1 Qg5 16. O-O Rxh2 17. Nxc7+ Kd7 18. f4 Ng4 19. fxg5 Rh1+ 20. Kxh1 Ng3+ 21. Kg1 Nxe2+ 22. Kh1 Rh8# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/YK3LGWbEkNw 442 2018-04-22T18:00:52+00:00 https://chessterra.com/absolutely-insane-queen-sacrifice-by-david-navara/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sYoyn640FsI.jpg Absolutely Insane Queen Sacrifice By David Navara David Navara (2275) vs Jan Helbich (2250) Energy Cup (1998), Olomouc, rd 9 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Bd3 b5 11. Rhe1 Bb7 12. Qg3 b4 13. Nd5 exd5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nh5 16. e6 Nxg3 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Rxe7+ Kg8 19. hxg3 Qxg3 20. Ne6 Qe5 21. Rf1 Nf8 22. Bf5 Bc8 23. Re8 Bb7 24. Bg6 Qf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rxf6 Rxe8 27.Bf7# https://www.youtube.com/embed/sYoyn640FsI 297 2018-04-23T03:00:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/leela-zero-goes-for-a-highly-controversial-knight-sacrifice-vs-andrew-tang/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/M2ozDKrHM-I.jpg Leela Zero Goes For A Highly Controversial Knight Sacrifice vs Andrew Tang [Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Black "LeelaChessOfficial"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rab1 a5 13. Rfc1 Rfc8 14. a3 Nh5 15. Na4 Bg4 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Re8 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 Nf6 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. Qf5 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Bxg3+ 23. Ke2 Re7 24. Rc3 g6 25. Qh3 Kg7 26. Rf1 Rae8 27. Nd2 Bf4 28. Rf3 f6 29. Nf1 Bd6 30. g4 Re4 31. Nd2 Rxd4 32. Nc5 Qe7 33. Nd3 Re4 34. Nf2 Re6 35. Kd1 Bc5 36. Nd3 Bxe3 37. Nf4 Bxf4 38. Rxf4 b5 39. Qf3 b4 40. axb4 axb4 41. Rd3 Re1+ 42. Kc2 Qc5+ 43. Kb3 R1e3 { White resigns. } https://www.youtube.com/embed/M2ozDKrHM-I 379 2018-04-23T14:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/that-was-a-very-unexpected-move/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/W4RnSn-oRi0.jpg That Was A Very Unexpected Move! Lubomir Kavalek vs Wolfgang Pietzsch Sarajevo It (1967), BIH, rd 13 English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Fianchetto Line (A22) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bb4 5. Nd5 a5 6. e3 O-O 7. a3 Bc5 8. Ne2 d6 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 e4 11. Nec3 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Ne7 13. Bxe4 Bxh3 14. Bxh7+ Kf8 15. Re1 g6 16. d4 Bb6 17. e4 Kg7 18. Qd2 Kxh7 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Bg5 Bxd4 21.Qxh3 f6 22. Bd2 Rf8 23. Nb5 Be5 24. f4 Bxb2 25. Rab1 c6 26. Qe6+ Kg7 27. Nxd6 Bxa3 28. e5 b5 29. exf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Bc3# https://www.youtube.com/embed/W4RnSn-oRi0 343 2018-04-24T03:00:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tal-sacrifices-his-whole-cavalry/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/JJscTeBlnW8.jpg Mikhail Tal Sacrifices His Whole Cavalry King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation (E92) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Nd7 9. O-O a5 10. Ne1 Nc5 11. Bg4 f5 12. exf5 Nf6 13. Bh3 gxf5 14. Kh1 f4 15. Bg2 Ng4 16. f3 Nh6 17. Nd3 Nf5 18. Nxc5 Nxg3+ 19. hxg3 fxg3 20. Kg1 Qh4 21. Re1 Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Bh3 23. Ke2 Qxg2+ 24. Kd3 Rxf3+ 25. Re3 Rxe3+ 26. Bxe3 dxc5 27.Qh5 Rf8 28. Rg1 Qh2 29. Ne4 Bf1+ _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/JJscTeBlnW8 299 2018-04-24T16:00:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kieseritzkys-finest-combination-which-will-leave-you-speechless/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/L9xk8Uf48o.jpg Kieseritzky’s Finest Combination Which Will Leave You Speechless William Schulten vs Lionel Kieseritzky Casual Game (1844), Paris FRA, May-06 King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit Bryan Countergambit (C33) · 0-1 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bxb5 Nf6 6. Nc3 Ng4 7. Nh3 Nc6 8.Nd5 Nd4 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 f3 11. d3 f6 12. Bc4 d5 13. Bxd5 Bd6 14. Qe1 fxg2+ 15. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 16. Kxh3 Ne3+ 17. Kh4 Nf3+ 18. Kh5 Bg4# _____________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/embed/-L9xk8Uf48o 277 2018-04-25T03:00:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/see-how-the-sicilian-dragon-was-tamed-with-several-gifts/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mR8P_WIaR-I.jpg See How The Sicilian Dragon Was Tamed With Several “Gifts” Correspondence chess (1960) Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation (B58) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. f4 Qb6 9. Qd3 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. O-O Qa5 12. Rb5 Qd8 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nxd4 15. exf6 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Bxf6 17. Rd5 Qc7 18. Nb5 Qc6 19. Rxf6 exf6 20. Nc7+ Qxc7 21. Bb6+ Qe7 22. Rd8# ____________________________ Video by Suren (Suren chess), Сурен (Сурен шахматы)... https://www.youtube.com/embed/mR8P_WIaR-I 215 2018-04-26T03:00:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chessbrah-show-10-31-2016/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/j78gvw2xPTs.jpg CHESSBRAH Show 10-31-2016 GM Eric Hansen & GM Robin van Kampen bring their high-energy streamer channel to Chess.com/TV. ▶ target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ▶ HYPERX for COMPUTER GEAR ▶ CHESS.COM for PLAYING CHESS ▶ Winning Chess Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/embed/j78gvw2xPTs 7127 2016-11-01T12:46:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/titled-tuesday-blitz-commentary-im-hambleton/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/8zQDI0hDZ6g.jpg Titled Tuesday blitz commentary IM Hambleton Aman commentating on the most recent Titled Tuesday event. 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Magnus Carlsen) IM Aman Hambleton commentating on the strongest ever edition of Titled Tuesday. 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Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line } f6 7. Be2 fxe5 8. dxe5 c4 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. O-O Nh6 11. h3 Nf5 12. b3 Ng3 13. bxc4 Nxf1 14. Kxf1 O-O 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Nb3 Be7 17. cxd5 Nxe5 18. Nbd4 Nxf3 19. Bxf3 e5 20. Nb5 Qc4+ 21. Kg1 Bc5 22. d6 e4 23. Be2 Qf7 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Bd7 26. Kh2 Rad8 27. c4 Kh8 28. Nc3 Bxh3 29. Qd5 Qg6 30. Kxh3 Qh6+ 31. Bh5 Qxe3+ 32. g3 Qxc3 33. Rxb7 Qf6 34. c5 Qf1+ 35. Kh4 g5+ 36. Kg4 Qf3+ 37. Kh3 Qxh5+ 38. Kg2 Qe2+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Kg4 Rf6 41. Qxe4 h5+ 42. Kxg5 Rg8+ 43. Kh4 Rf4+ 44. gxf4 Qf2+ 45. Kxh5 Qh2# https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y9pKl4JcKaI 418 2018-04-26T14:30:00+00:00