https://chessterra.com/bot-battle-leela-chess-zero-id185-vs-stockfish-9/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tpkcw2Vn63g.jpg Bot Battle: Leela Chess Zero ID:185 vs Stockfish 9 It's a battle of the chess bots! Neural Network AI Leela Chess Zero ID:185 takes on Stockfish 9 in a group of 6 blitz games on lichess.org. What is of interest to me about this match is how exactly would Stockfish 9 punish Leela Chess Zero ID:185, in what ways is Leela Chess Zero still deficient, and what are Leela Chess Zero's opening choices/general tendencies? What observations, if any, might we take away from Leela Chess Zero's early encounter against the Top Chess Engine, Stockfish 9? https://www.youtube.com/embed/tpkcw2Vn63g 2854 2018-04-26T06:16:34+00:00 https://chessterra.com/world-champion-magnus-carlsen-playing-bullet-chess-lichess-titled-arena-5/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/8G4iXiTJrCg.jpg World Champion Magnus Carlsen playing bullet chess | Lichess Titled Arena 5 This is a 2-hour bullet chess tournament, Lichess Titled Arena 5, I provided commentary on while specifically observing World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen compete. The Lichess Titled Arena 5 is held for titled chess players only, namely Grandmasters, International Masters, FIDE Masters, National Masters etc... Magnus Carlsen (DrDrunkenstein) was the top seed entering the tournament. This was the 5th "Titled Arena" held by lichess.org. Could Magnus Carlsen win it for a 5th time in a row? Its $3,600 prize pool goes to the top 5 players, with 1st - $3,000, 2nd - $250, 3rd - $175, 4th - $100, and 5th - $75. This tournament was played on May 4th, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/embed/8G4iXiTJrCg 7445 2018-05-05T01:19:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/eastern-bullet-arena-speed-chess-tournament-243/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DY7sNHk0uBE.jpg Eastern Bullet Arena Speed Chess Tournament [243] This is a speed (bullet) chess tournament (Eastern Bullet Arena) I competed in on lichess.org while livestreaming on target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/DY7sNHk0uBE 3630 2018-05-21T02:00:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-queen-is-king-magnus-carlsen-vs-fabiano-caruana-norway-chess-2018/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bWP_YCZ6Iho.jpg The Queen is King | Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana | Norway Chess 2018 Featured in this video is the Round 1 game of Norway Chess 2018 between Magnus Carlsen (white), and Fabiano Caruana. This is Caruana and Carlsen's 2nd tournament encounter since learning they will both be competing in the 2018 World Chess Championship Match come November of 2018. Fabiano Caruana will play challenger to the defending World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. Both Carlsen and Caruana are grinders in the game. They don't mind obtaining the slightest of advantages and slowly pressing. As was the case in their previous tournament encounter, the play in this game stays clear of any great theoretical discussion. I think this is yet another sign of the type of games we're likely to see for their 2018 World Chess Championship Match encounter in November. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bWP_YCZ6Iho 1154 2018-05-29T03:59:11+00:00 https://chessterra.com/blitz-chess-tournament-21-30/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/fNraGCU7ypo.jpg Blitz Chess Tournament #21 (3|0) This is a 57-minute tournament I competed in on lichess, namely an Hourly SuperBlitz Arena. I joined this one just a few minutes late. This tournament was played while broadcasting at Time controls are set at 3 minutes per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/fNraGCU7ypo 3749 2018-05-30T20:00:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/queens-indian-defense-standard-chess-47/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lm3oPWafLBQ.jpg Queen’s Indian Defense – Standard chess #47 I was white in this game and went with a d4 based setup. I was a bit suprised when my opponent opted for the Queen's Indian Defense. Not because the Queen's Indian Defense is bad or anything along those lines, but rather because just before I began recording for this video I was reviewing many of the AlphaZero vs Stockfish 8 games, and in the majority of those games the Queen's Indian Defense was played! Could I take a little of what I've learned from AlphaZero and somehow apply it in this game? The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lm3oPWafLBQ 3317 2018-06-01T10:08:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alphazeros-dark-square-domination/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CX4tutQ7P2I.jpg AlphaZero’s Dark-Square Domination The idea behind an initial deployment of the queen's bishop to a6 in the Queen's Indian Defense is disrupt white's queenside in some way since the pressure on c4 must be addressed. AlphaZero, playing white against Stockfish 8 in this game, opts for a natural developing move to defend c4. This decision doesn't create any weaknesses, nor uncoordinate the white queenside minor pieces. Moreover AlphaZero follows up with a gambit which, to a certain extent, cuts the board in half. This gambit grants white access to the key square f5. This point is made good use of by the white queen, who pivots there to begin an early hunt of Stockfish 8's king. Is the idea of playing this Ba6-b7 finesse, to inconvenience the white queen in this case, really an inconvenience? AlphaZero attempts to make good use of the new white queen post. What quickly results is the creation of multiple dark-square weaknesses in black's camp, weaknesses AlphaZero eventually dominates. https://www.youtube.com/embed/CX4tutQ7P2I 1862 2018-06-02T10:34:51+00:00 https://chessterra.com/capablanca-teaches-tartakower-about-king-rook-synergy/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eC-qTmIStJE.jpg Capablanca teaches Tartakower about king & rook synergy The chess machine, José Raúl Capablanca, teaches Savielly Tartakower a little something about king and rook synergy in this highly instructive game that was playing in New York, USA in 1924. Capablanca shows why it is far better to obtain an active king in coordination with a 7th rank rook instead of worrying about the loss of multiple pawns. "The king, which during the opening and middlegame stage is often a burden because it has to be defended, becomes in the endgame a very important and aggressive piece, and the beginner should realize this, and utilize his king as much as possible." -José Raúl Capablanca https://www.youtube.com/embed/eC-qTmIStJE 1087 2018-06-03T16:45:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/akiba-rubinstein-offers-oldrich-duras-a-queen-vienna-1908/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/t9aBal-Hzxk.jpg Akiba Rubinstein offers Oldrich Duras a queen | Vienna 1908 The great Akiba Rubinstein was an especially gifted player, especially in the endgame. If there's a list of greatest chess players to never become world champion, Akiba Rubinstein would certainly be on it. This game was from the Vienna Tournament of 1908. Rubinstein played as white against Oldrich Duras, a leading Czech player, and chess composer. In this Queen Pawn Opening, or Reversed Queen's Gambit, Duras opts for a recapture on c5 with his queen. Rubinstein pounces on this poor decision, and is quick to find a middle game combination which secures a small material plus. Observe one of the greatest endgame players do what they do best, namely win without allowing the opponent the smallest degree of counter-play. https://www.youtube.com/embed/t9aBal-Hzxk 1035 2018-06-05T02:58:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/electrical-engineer-vs-world-chess-champion-mikhail-botvinnik-alexander-alekhine-1938/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Qs7xLcJki5A.jpg Electrical Engineer vs World Chess Champion | Mikhail Botvinnik – Alexander Alekhine 1938 The AVRO chess tournament of 1938 was the strongest tournament ever held up to that time. Mikhail Botvinnik was one of the few chess players to achieve a career in another field (Electrical Engineering) while also competing at a world-class chess level. Botvinnik was already an accomplished chess player, and would a decade later build his resume by becoming the 6th world chess champion. Botvinnik's opponent Alexander Alekhine was the current World Chess Champion (4th). The board saw the Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch quickly arrive at a technical position, remaining as such until both players would shake hands. If you're a chess teacher, this instructional game is likely a good candidate to consider sharing with your students for its many technical and teachable moments. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qs7xLcJki5A 1461 2018-06-07T02:20:04+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fireworks-in-the-french-samuel-reshevsky-vs-arnaldo-vasconcellos-1944/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Z9CPN_zWETs.jpg Fireworks in the French | Samuel Reshevsky vs Arnaldo Vasconcellos 1944 Samuel Reshevsky was a chess prodigy who first dazzled the chess world as an 8-year-old when he began conducting simultaneous chess exhibitions. Reshevsky would go on to win the United States Chess Championship 6 times, and had also played a total of 11 World Chess Champions ranging from Lasker to Karpov. Reshevsky had white in this game against Arnaldo Vasconcellos. The game was from the 1944 United States Chess Open, and held in Boston Massachusetts. This 26-move encounter out of a French Defense, Advance variation has a few eye-catching tactics, with the very first strike occurring after black's decision to take a poison pawn. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z9CPN_zWETs 850 2018-06-08T05:36:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-knights-dream-home-alexander-alekhine-vs-emanuel-lasker-1934/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/iMq53rdrY8M.jpg A Knight’s Dream Home | Alexander Alekhine vs Emanuel Lasker 1934 Round 12 of the 1934 Zurich chess tournament was a battle of the World Chess Champions. Alexander Alekhine, the 4th and current World Chess Champion, battled the 2nd World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker in a Queen's Gambit Declined. The game begins innocently enough with each side rapidly deploying their minor pieces. However, the position becomes dynamic once Lasker challenges Alekhine's center. Where is a knight's dream home? https://www.youtube.com/embed/iMq53rdrY8M 783 2018-06-09T03:34:57+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-uncrowned-king-paul-keres-vs-boris-spassky-1955/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bcCoJwR3jXo.jpg The Uncrowned King | Paul Keres vs Boris Spassky 1955 The great Estonian chess player Paul Keres has done something no one else has, namely beat the greatest number of World Chess Champions (9). Moreover, Keres has finished just shy of 1st place in the Candidates tournament not once, not twice, but 5 times! It's no wonder one of his nicknames became "The Uncrowned King". Paul Keres's opponent was Boris Spassky in this game from the 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal, held in Sweden. What Keres did to Spassky in this game out of a Queen's Indian Defense must have come as a great shock to the 10th World Chess Champion. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bcCoJwR3jXo 779 2018-06-10T05:14:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/beating-the-benoni-defense-in-23-moves-knaak-vs-anastasian-1988/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/30LsOGQDlBk.jpg Beating the Benoni Defense in 23 moves | Knaak vs Anastasian 1988 Plenty of games in the Benoni Defense never quite reach the endgame phase because of its sharp middle game play. Featured here is one of them. This game, played in 1988, was held in Yerevan, Armenia between German Grandmaster Rainer Knaak, and Armenian Grandmaster Ashot Anastasian. This model game for white against the Benoni Defense does well not only to highlight a thematic middle game pawn thrust, but also to demonstrate how this very pawn thrust permits a wonderful improvement of the queen knight. Can you spot the game's final tactical blow? It's exactly what Bobby Fischer did to Pal Benko at the 1963 United States Chess Championship! https://www.youtube.com/embed/30LsOGQDlBk 839 2018-06-11T06:49:09+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bullet-arena-speed-chess-tournament-244/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/joJvPGKe5PE.jpg Bullet Arena Speed Chess Tournament [244] This is a speed (bullet) chess tournament (Hourly Bullet Arena) I competed in on lichess.org while livestreaming on target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/joJvPGKe5PE 1683 2018-06-12T06:19:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bullet-arena-speed-chess-tournament-245/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yat3dp8Jpqs.jpg Bullet Arena Speed Chess Tournament [245] This is a speed (bullet) chess tournament (Hourly Bullet Arena) I competed in on lichess.org while livestreaming on target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/yat3dp8Jpqs 1741 2018-06-13T07:23:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-blasts-reuben-fine-in-17-moves-with-the-evans-gambit-1963/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ADUSXXoA6g4.jpg Bobby Fischer blasts Reuben Fine in 17 moves with the Evan’s Gambit | 1963 This game from New York, 1963 between Bobby Fischer and Reuben Fine was held in a skittles room. Though the game was played casually, it does not detract from what was ultimately produced in only 17 moves with the Evan's Gambit. Not only did Fischer quickly pounce on Fine's greed in the opening, but also opened an important floodgate in the middle game so all his pieces could help pursue an attack against the black king. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ADUSXXoA6g4 431 2018-06-14T03:07:16+00:00 https://chessterra.com/three-check-speed-chess-tournament-246/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8SdmWuioOBo.jpg Three-check Speed Chess Tournament [246] This is a Three-check speed (bullet) chess tournament (Chess-Network) I competed in on lichess while livestreaming on https://www.youtube.com/embed/8SdmWuioOBo 1879 2018-06-15T03:01:57+00:00 https://chessterra.com/garry-zero-kasparov-vs-viswanathan-anand-tal-memorial-1995/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5BGrNPeDWeo.jpg Garry “Zero” Kasparov vs Viswanathan Anand | Tal Memorial 1995 Garry Kasparov chooses the Evan's Gambit in this game against Viswanathan Anand from the 1995 Tal Memorial Chess Tournament. I could not help but be reminded some of the AlphaZero games when I viewed this game. The idea behind Kasparov's 8th move in particular was what had me wondering...would AlphaZero do the same? 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 7. Be2 exd4 8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. e5 Nc6 10. Qh4 Nd5 11. Qg3 g6 12. O-O Nb6 13. c4 d6 14. Rd1 Nd7 15. Bh6 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Nc3 f6 18. c5 Nf7 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Qe3 Nxh6 21. Qxh6 Bf8 22. Qe3+ Kf7 23. Nd5 Be6 24. Nf4 Qe7 25. Re1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/5BGrNPeDWeo 718 2018-06-16T07:43:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/king-of-the-hill-speed-chess-tournament-247/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xqsWsVgV1Sg.jpg King of the Hill Speed Chess Tournament [247] This is a King of the Hill speed (bullet) chess tournament (Chess-Network) I competed in on lichess while livestreaming on The King of the Hill chess variant is just like regular chess, however with the added rule if your king moves to 1 of the 4 central squares, you win immediately. Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/xqsWsVgV1Sg 1875 2018-06-17T02:27:14+00:00 https://chessterra.com/david-bronsteins-bolt-from-the-blue-vs-efim-geller-1961/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/opQ7IZjttHI.jpg David Bronstein’s bolt from the blue vs Efim Geller | 1961 This is a game from the USSR Chess Championship 1961, tournament A. David Bronstein has white against the dynamic Efim Geller, who chose a Nimzo-Indian Defense. Bronstein opted for the Saemisch variation out of the opening and finished the game with a highly aesthetic move in this chess miniature, one that undoubtedly caught Geller by surprise. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 O-O 6.f3 d5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/opQ7IZjttHI 512 2018-06-18T01:32:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/vassily-ivanchuk-vs-garry-kasparov-1994-dragon-bishop-deflection/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gMDLPRzbeeA.jpg Vassily Ivanchuk vs Garry Kasparov 1994 | Dragon Bishop Deflection Whenever players like Vassily Ivanchuk and Garry Kasparov meet over the board, you can be sure of a fight. Both players are kings of the initiative, and thrive in dynamic environments. Ivanchuk and Kasparov played this game in 1994 at the 8th Euwe Memorial tournament. A Sicilian Defense, Najdorf is present with Kasparov striking early at Ivanchuk's pawn duo. Ivanchuk saw this as his opportunity to pounce as early as move 10. https://www.youtube.com/embed/gMDLPRzbeeA 1001 2018-06-19T07:07:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/vasily-smyslov-vs-mikhail-botvinnik-1954-a-fast-pawn/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/3ddldDE3WrQ.jpg Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Botvinnik 1954 | A Fast Pawn This is game 9 from the 1954 World Chess Championship match between Vasily Smyslov, challenger, and Mikhail Botvinnik, champion. The French Defense was present in several of their games in this match. Botvinnik plays the Winawer variation in this one, and elects to maintain the pin once questioned with 5.a3. Smyslov's reply is quick to highlight the vulnerable weak dark squares in Botvinnik's camp. https://www.youtube.com/embed/3ddldDE3WrQ 661 2018-06-20T06:51:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/quadruple-fianchetto-wesley-so-vs-maxime-vachier-lagrave-grand-chess-tour-paris-2018/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/QjtrHzpoH6A.jpg Quadruple Fianchetto | Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Grand Chess Tour, Paris 2018 Wesley So picture (minus background and slight outline blur) by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com 1. Nf3 c5 { A04 Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation } 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. c4 Nf6 5. g3 g6 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. Nc3 Bxf3 8. exf3 Nc6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. Qe2+ Kf8 11. O-O f5 12. f4 Bf6 13. Rae1 Kg7 14. Qd3 Rc8 15. Re3 Nd4 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Re2 Re8 19. Rfe1 Rxe2 20. Qxe2 d6 21. Qe7 Bf6 22. Qb7 a5 23. Bd5 Rc7 24. Qxb6 Re7 25. Rxe7 Qxb6 26. Rxf7+ Kh8 27. Rf8+ Kg7 28. Rf7+ Kh8 29. Rxf6 Qb4 30. Rxd6 Qxd2 31. Rc6 Qd4 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Rc7+ Kh8 34. h4 h5 35. a4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/QjtrHzpoH6A 832 2018-06-21T04:13:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/dr-max-euwe-beats-birthday-boy-bobby-fischer-in-20-moves-1957/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Wno-k1IrZDY.jpg Dr. Max Euwe beats birthday boy Bobby Fischer in 20 moves | 1957 The is the 1st of a 2-game exhibition match played at the Manhattan Chess Club New York, 1957 between Dr. Max Euwe, the 5th World Chess Champion, and the young talent Bobby Fischer. What an experience it must have been for the young Fischer to play a World Champion. It's surprising to see a game where Fischer lost in 20 moves, especially since the opening follows a positional path out of a Queen's Gambit Declined, exchange variation. Make no mistake, a 14-year-old Bobby Fischer was very much so an incredibly strong chess player. Fischer later that year would go on to become the youngest United States Chess Champion ever. I can't help but wonder how Fischer might have been influenced by this mini-match with Euwe. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wno-k1IrZDY 604 2018-06-22T07:17:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/14-year-old-bobby-fischer-vs-dr-max-euwe-the-unpublished-game-1957/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AL1-Xd2HTWU.jpg 14-year-old Bobby Fischer vs Dr. Max Euwe | The “Unpublished” Game | 1957 The is the 2nd of a 2-game exhibition match played at the Manhattan Chess Club New York, 1957 between 14-year-old talent Bobby Fischer, and Max Euwe, the 5th World Chess Champion. This game went unpublished for over 50 years until Frank Brady unearthed Fischer's score sheet of it. Unlike the first game between Euwe and Fischer, this one was a closely contested fight which reached the final phase. Fischer had white, opening with the Ruy Lopez, and in reply Euwe selected an open system. Despite this open choice by Euwe, the game proceeded positionally, where imbalances in material and minor pieces soon surfaced. The game saw Fischer in the driver's seat at the early to mid-game stage, but the Euwe found a way to fight back some in the final phase. What resulted in the end, was a surprise. https://www.youtube.com/embed/AL1-Xd2HTWU 1045 2018-06-23T06:50:55+00:00 https://chessterra.com/praggnanandhaa-becomes-the-2nd-youngest-chess-grandmaster-in-history/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3V-4TIxmVRs.jpg Praggnanandhaa becomes the 2nd Youngest Chess Grandmaster in History On June 23rd, 2018 India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa became the 2nd youngest chess grandmaster in history. Praggnanandhaa did this at the age of 12 years, 10 months, and 13 days. He acquired his final prerequisite (3rd Grandmaster norm) at the 4th ad Gredine Open by defeating his 8th round opponent, 18-year-old Grandmaster Luca Moroni Jr. of Italy. What added an exclamation point to this already wonderful achievement by Praggnanandhaa was that he earned his final Grandmaster norm with a round to spare! https://www.youtube.com/embed/3V-4TIxmVRs 476 2018-06-24T08:37:36+00:00 https://chessterra.com/petrosians-pawn-storm-boris-spassky-vs-tigran-petrosian-1966/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Mc9OmY3Tiso.jpg Petrosian’s Pawn Storm | Boris Spassky vs Tigran Petrosian 1966 This is game 7 from the 1966 World Chess Championship match between Boris Spassky, challenger, and Tigran Petrosian, champion. I recall developing a better understanding of chess as a much younger player viewing Petrosian's pawn play in this game. Spassky's decision on move 11 would prove to be a great turning point in the game which stems from a Torre Attack. With a case of opposite sides castling present, a primary factor would be the element of time. I hope you too can develop a better understanding of chess from this instructive masterpiece by Tigran Petrosian, the 9th World Chess Champion. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mc9OmY3Tiso 1103 2018-06-25T11:34:57+00:00 https://chessterra.com/8-year-old-tihon-chernyaev-is-a-double-world-chess-champion-under-10/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/F9m2-DDgyMk.jpg 8-year-old Tihon Chernyaev is a Double World Chess Champion – Under 10 8-year-old Tihon Chernyaev from Ukraine achieved an incredible feat when he competed in the Open Under Age 10 Division at the 2018 FIDE Cadets World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships from June 21-25, held in Minsk, Belarus. Tihon Chernyaev entered the Rapid and Blitz events, winning clear 1st in both events with scores of 8/9 and 8.5/9 respectively, thus earning the amazing title "Double World Chess Champion". Tihon's rapid rating of 2143 exceeded his nearest competitor by nearly 300 points, and his blitz rating of 2084 exceeded his nearest competitor by nearly 250 points. Highlighted in this video is Tihon's final round game of the blitz event against the 9.5 year old talent Gordey Kolesov from Russia. The sky is the limit for the little superman from Ukraine. Congratulations Tihon Chernyaev, and continued success!! https://www.youtube.com/embed/F9m2-DDgyMk 816 2018-06-26T13:20:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/caro-kann-defense-finnish-variation-standard-chess-48/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/I-gEiQssuks.jpg Caro Kann Defense, Finnish variation – Standard chess #48 I played as black in this one, and opted for the Caro-Kann Defense. During the game, I recalled a move that Leela Chess Zero played as early as move 4. Only after the game did I realize that the move denotes the Finnish variation. To name a couple ideas, the Finnish variation of the Caro-Kann attempts to save a move over the mainline Caro-Kann, and negate any white lines where a knight pivots on g5. There would be no haymakers thrown in this game. Given the opening is the Caro-Kann, it shouldn't come as a great surprise when it tends towards a game of inches. Surprisingly enough however, it can be quite easy for black to misstep as early as move 7! The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/I-gEiQssuks 2336 2018-06-27T12:57:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/tihon-chernyaev-vs-aleksandrs-karasevics-2018-fide-cadets-world-rapid-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bjYzHHyqyiE.jpg Tihon Chernyaev vs Aleksandrs Karasevics | 2018 FIDE Cadets World Rapid Chess Championship Tihon Chernyaev from Ukraine played as white against Aleksandrs Karasevics from Latvia during round 4 of the 2018 FIDE Cadets World Rapid Chess Championship, Under 10. This event was held in Minsk, Belarus from June 21-25. The opening is a Caro-Kann, mainline variation where mutliple imbalances would soon surface. Inherit with the mainline, Chernyaev maintains the kingside space advantage throughout, and soon thereafter it's a brief knight versus bishop battle. A unique endgame arises with only all majors present, and nearly all pawns frozen. The big question would be how exactly could Chernyaev break down Karasevics's compact defense? Would there be only 1 correct path to victory? https://www.youtube.com/embed/bjYzHHyqyiE 1251 2018-06-28T13:52:51+00:00 https://chessterra.com/blitz-chess-tournament-22-30/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/A30LHuKkC4s.jpg Blitz Chess Tournament #22 (3|0) This is a 55-minute tournament I competed in on lichess. This tournament was created, and played while broadcasting at href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are set at 3 minutes per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/A30LHuKkC4s 3402 2018-06-30T01:13:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/leela-chess-zero-id-455-destroys-houdini-1-5as-dzindzi-indian-5-nf6/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gq3fgd5RF5E.jpg Leela Chess Zero ID 455 destroys Houdini 1.5a’s “Dzindzi-Indian” (5…Nf6) This game by Leela Chess Zero ID 455 against Houdini 1.5a is a real kill. Houdini sets up a "Dzindzi-Indian" without playing f5. White's positioning of the king knight is particularly instructive in how it helps facilitate a central/kingside pawn storm. The game is objectively over by move 17, its midpoint. The neural network ai Leela Chess Zero continues to fascinate me, especially when it's able to win effortlessly against Houdini 1.5a, an engine with a CCRL rating of 3185. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gq3fgd5RF5E 644 2018-07-02T03:59:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/leela-chess-zero-id-458-plays-the-goring-gambit-vs-stockfish-5/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/xFLXxIMQBuM.jpg Leela Chess Zero ID 458 plays the Göring Gambit vs Stockfish 5 How would AI Leela Chess Zero ID 458 play the Scotch Game, Göring Gambit against Stockfish 5? THe idea behind move 11 of this bullet game was a big eye opener for me. Despite the short time controls, this game provides some nice instruction on how to play with/improve the pieces in pursuit of an initiative. Leela Chess Zero is quite aggressive in this one, placing a greater emphasis on piece play to attack Stockfish 5's king, instead of material or Leela's own king safety. https://www.youtube.com/embed/xFLXxIMQBuM 725 2018-07-04T08:28:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/leela-chess-zero-id-464-vs-houdini-6/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/8fOPRNy8rCQ.jpg Leela Chess Zero ID 464 vs Houdini 6 It's a lengthy battle between Leela Chess Zero ID 464 and the 2017 Season 10 Top Chess Engine Champion Houdini 6. Leela was run on a GTX 1060 gpu for this 15|1 time control game, whereas Houdini 6 was run using 2 cores with an estimated rating of 3380. The opening is an Italian Game, Two Knight Defense. Leela acquires a pawn early but Houdini has a slight development lead, and a lasting spacial plus due to the stronger central pawn presense. Strategic play would be king in this game. https://www.youtube.com/embed/8fOPRNy8rCQ 1258 2018-07-05T12:10:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/deep-sacrifice-in-the-schliemann-leela-chess-zero-id-467-vs-stockfish-6/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2m5oXlZ_e_A.jpg Deep Sacrifice in the Schliemann | Leela Chess Zero ID 467 vs Stockfish 6 Leela Chess Zero ID 467 takes on Stockfish 6 in a Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense with bullet time controls. Leela's efficient opening development is challenged early by Stockfish 6's central pawn duo. Stockfish 6's pawns give the white knights an early kick, and soon thereafter a sharpened middlegame ensues. By move 16, the pawn structure would become a key element with white acquiring a 4:2 majority on the kingside, and black acquiring a 4:2 majority on the queenside. A big question would be, how can one best demonstrate their pawn majority is a great strength? https://www.youtube.com/embed/2m5oXlZ_e_A 1288 2018-07-06T10:15:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/artificial-intelligence-leela-chess-zero-finds-a-new-7th-move-in-the-nimzo-indian/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0Hhhpu2_Ugk.jpg Artificial Intelligence Leela Chess Zero finds a new 7th move in the Nimzo-Indian AI Leela Chess Zero ID 395 has found a new move in the Nimzo-Indian Defense. Leela, playing as white against chess engine Gull 3, opted for the Normal variation of this opening. What occurred on move 7 however was anything but normal. It was a move typically made only by a beginner chess player. With this move 7 novelty white concedes some material, but its deeper point severely compromises black's kingside so much so that the game is over by move 20. https://www.youtube.com/embed/0Hhhpu2_Ugk 570 2018-07-08T11:56:57+00:00 https://chessterra.com/mikhail-tals-pac-man-pawn/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/6xFc9UyzLv0.jpg Mikhail Tal’s Pac-Man Pawn This is a short and sweet game by Mikhail Tal from a chess simul played in 1969. Tal's opponent, Sviridov, makes a poor decision on move 11 in the Dragon variation of the Sicilian by playing h6 in an attempt to secure the king knight. This quickly backfires since it only expedites the creation of an open file on the kingside. Once the kingside is opened, Tal's better developed side soon tells thanks to one Pac-Man pawn. https://www.youtube.com/embed/6xFc9UyzLv0 241 2018-07-10T03:59:48+00:00 https://chessterra.com/nimzo-indian-defense-three-knights-variation-standard-chess-49/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NAvH10SxFF8.jpg Nimzo-Indian Defense, Three Knights variation – Standard chess #49 I played as black in this game, and opted for the the Nimzo-Indian Defense where both dark-squared bishops ended up being exchanged for a knight. Of the 2 exchanges, it was black's capture on c3 which produced structural damage. This would become a big focal point in the game. Could the doubled c-pawns be exploited? How might the value of the pieces, and the pawn majorities be influenced by this different structure? The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/NAvH10SxFF8 3050 2018-07-12T01:15:43+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bullet-arena-speed-chess-tournament-248/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/EO2lgee7H-0.jpg Bullet Arena Speed Chess Tournament [248] This is a speed (bullet) chess tournament (Hourly Bullet Arena) I competed in on lichess.org while livestreaming on target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/EO2lgee7H-0 1690 2018-07-14T03:37:26+00:00 https://chessterra.com/artificial-intelligence-leela-chess-zero-vs-worlds-best-chess-engine-stockfish/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/3sWCMUAdbHc.jpg Artificial Intelligence Leela Chess Zero vs World’s Best Chess Engine Stockfish AI Leela Chess Zero ID 483 recently competed in a group of 22 bonus games against Stockfish version 180614. This version of Stockfish is what was used when Stockfish defeated Komodo 12.1.1 in Season 12's Superfinal to become the Top Chess Engine Champion. Time controls for the featured game is 24 minutes each with a 16 second increment. The opening played was the Budapest Gambit where Leela accepts a compromised queenside structure in order to maintain the extra pawn. https://www.youtube.com/embed/3sWCMUAdbHc 1298 2018-07-16T08:59:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/too-strong-cool-chess-puzzle-23-frederic-lazard/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FhKbyFJ4mVo.jpg Too Strong | Cool Chess Puzzle #23 (Frédéric Lazard) This was one deceptive bishop and pawn endgame composition, for me at least. I thought I knew the solution, but I was way off. Its solution revealed something new to me for the first time. I hope you enjoy this composition from 1935 by Frédéric Lazard as much as I did. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/FhKbyFJ4mVo 357 2018-07-18T08:38:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bogo-indian-defense-wade-smyslov-variation-standard-chess-50/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jptj38pCzxw.jpg Bogo-Indian Defense, Wade-Smyslov variation – Standard chess #50 I played as black in this game, and opted for the the Bogo-Indian Defense where a tense struggle would follow. Initially the attention was on the queenside, with white acquiring some space. The pawn tension in the middle game remained for some time, and had a great influence on the clocks of both sides; working with an undefined structure makes one try to accurately assess the new environments that may surface, and how they will influence the pieces. At one point I thought most of the game would consist of play on the queenside, but after a central capture, as well as a structural change on white's kingside, the whole board would become relevant. The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/jptj38pCzxw 3662 2018-07-19T20:28:26+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-wall-cool-chess-puzzle-24-frederic-lazard/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/s0uFVVtpOX0.jpg The Wall | Cool Chess Puzzle #24 (Frédéric Lazard) What path should the king take? Finding the key difference between each path is the first step to unlocking this bishop and pawn endgame.The featured composition is from 1915 by Frédéric Lazard. 8/K3p3/8/1k1P1b2/1P6/BP6/1P6/8 w - - 0 1 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/s0uFVVtpOX0 308 2018-07-22T04:48:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/positional-queen-sac-magnus-carlsen-vs-david-navara-2018-biel-chess-festival/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0FiCkXVPjX0.jpg Positional Queen Sac | Magnus Carlsen vs David Navara – 2018 Biel Chess Festival This is a round 1 game from the 51st Biel International Chess Festival (Accentus Grandmaster Tournament) between the current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, and David Navara. The opening is a Ragozin with play sharpening after Carlsen's 12.Nb5. With Navara facing the loss of material, he counters with 3 successive punches towards Carlsen's minors. Move 15 would be the great decision point in the game. After considering for approximately 25 minutes, Carlsen concluded the best option was to say goodbye to his own queen. Coordination from then on would be king. https://www.youtube.com/embed/0FiCkXVPjX0 1326 2018-07-23T07:00:24+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bird-opening-dutch-variation-standard-chess-51/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MkTZgDapLRc.jpg Bird Opening, Dutch variation – Standard chess #51 I played as black in this game, and was continually surprised multiple times against the Bird Opening. Initially I thought I'd want to combat white's powerful light-squared bishop by opposing it on the long diagonal, however this train of thought was adjusted after white's 3rd move. Are you familiar with the 10 golden chess moves? The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/MkTZgDapLRc 3354 2018-07-26T20:57:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bullet-arena-speed-chess-tournament-249/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/j9ISW11pYrQ.jpg Bullet Arena Speed Chess Tournament [249] This is a speed (bullet) chess tournament (Hourly Bullet Arena) I competed in on lichess.org while livestreaming on target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/j9ISW11pYrQ 1712 2018-07-30T09:25:17+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischer-vs-mongolian-chess-champion-myagmarsuren-1967/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/gc87ypehrno.jpg Bobby Fischer vs Mongolian Chess Champion Myagmarsuren | 1967 This is a Round 3 game from the Sousse Interzonal of 1967. It was played between Bobby Fischer and Mongolian Chess Champion Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren on October 15th. Myagmarsuren won the Mongolian Chess Championship in 1965, earned his International Master title in 1966, and would go on to win 3 more Mongolian Chess Championship titles in the 80's. Lhamsuren was looking to play the French Defense against Fischer's best by test, e4. Fischer however opted for a system he enjoyed, namely the King's Indian Attack. Once e5 is played, the board is cut in two, where a race between Fischer's attack on the kingside is countered by Myagmarsuren's queenside pressure. https://www.youtube.com/embed/gc87ypehrno 856 2018-07-31T08:46:33+00:00 https://chessterra.com/blitz-chess-tournament-23-30/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/YhuERLiT1B8.jpg Blitz Chess Tournament #23 (3|0) This is a 55-minute tournament I competed in on lichess. This tournament was created, and played while broadcasting at href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are set at 3 minutes per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/YhuERLiT1B8 3375 2018-08-02T05:35:35+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ruy-lopez-berlin-defense-w-4-d3-standard-chess-52/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/po9vzY28lqk.jpg Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense w/ 4.d3 – Standard chess #52 I played on the white side of a Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense and opted for the quiet 4. d3. In my experience, d3 often leads to a slow position where an ensuing strategic encounter is commonplace. This game however proves otherwise, with play sharpening in the middlegame after 15. e5. My opponent's reply came as a surprise to me; I was simply blind to it. From then on, the battle over e5 would become the great focal point of the game. The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/po9vzY28lqk 3972 2018-08-03T12:14:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-is-salty-for-lichess-titled-arena-6/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SJlOlufG-JM.jpg Magnus Carlsen is “salty” for Lichess Titled Arena 6 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/SJlOlufG-JM 7465 2018-08-05T10:57:25+00:00 https://chessterra.com/capablanca-and-the-space-invaders/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/wiT-jcDAQMI.jpg Capablanca and the Space Invaders This is a game from the Karlsbad Tournament of 1929. José Raúl Capablanca had the white pieces against Karel Treybal. This instructive game highlights a few key topics. Namely good/bad bishops, space, and pawn tension. How would a space advantage influence important decisions in the game, and when should the pawn tension be resolved? If you're looking for a model game on the topic of "space", this one between Capablanca and Treybal is it. https://www.youtube.com/embed/wiT-jcDAQMI 815 2018-08-07T12:31:01+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ai-leela-chess-zero-is-golden-tcec-season-13-division-4/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/H8pgDuNsyUM.jpg AI Leela Chess Zero is Golden | TCEC Season 13, Division 4 The featured game is from the Top Chess Engine Championship, Season 13, Division 4. Leela Chess Zero, equipped with two 1080 Ti's, played as white against Chess22k which was run on 43 cores. The opening was an Open Sicilian, Classical where Leela opted for an atypical 11th move. This early atypical decision would set the stage for the remainder of this 79-move encounter. If one gives up their good bishop for a knight, there ought to be strong justification. What good reasons would the neural network have for doing so in this case? https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8pgDuNsyUM 1157 2018-08-14T08:01:18+00:00 https://chessterra.com/super-bishop-magnus-carlsen-vs-sergey-karjakin-2018-sinquefield-cup/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/noejj1tRQy8.jpg Super Bishop | Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin – 2018 Sinquefield Cup This is a round 2 game from the 2018 Sinquefield Cup between the current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, and Sergey Karjakin. When Carlsen and Karjakin competed in the 2016 World Chess Championship match, many games were tightly contested. That match often consisted of Carlsen trying to methodically press a slight advantage, only to have Karjakin find a fantastic defense. The featured game, played at the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, took a simliar path as the games from the 2016 World Chess Championship. Endurance would be a big factor in this 88 move encounter which lasted nearly 7 hours. https://www.youtube.com/embed/noejj1tRQy8 1355 2018-08-20T10:01:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-silent-confession-magnus-carlsen-vs-fabiano-caruana-2018-sinquefield-cup/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ffoqlRu-hR8.jpg A Silent Confession | Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana – 2018 Sinquefield Cup This is a round 7 game from the 2018 Sinquefield Cup between the current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, and challenger for the 2018 World Chess Championship Fabiano Caruana. This game acts as Carlsen and Caruana's last meeting before they meet in London for the 2018 World Chess Championship match. That best of 12-game battle for the most presteigious title in chess will begin in November. In the featured game, Carlsen opened with e4, a favorite of the great Bobby Fischer. Caruana replied with e5 and soon entered a favorite defense of his, namely the Petroff Defense (Russian Game). Carlsen's 5th denotes the Nimzowitsch Attack, which immediately creates an imbalance related to the structure, and later we experience a case of opposite sides castling. Because of the king positions, time would become an important factor is this game. A memorable moment in chess occurs during this game when Carlsen enters the confessional booth, one that is unique to the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. What thoughts did Carlsen convey? https://www.youtube.com/embed/ffoqlRu-hR8 1131 2018-08-27T06:32:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/king-walkathon-magnus-carlsen-vs-hikaru-nakamura-2018-sinquefield-cup/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Om09NX4NEFE.jpg King Walkathon | Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura – 2018 Sinquefield Cup This game is from the 9th and final round of the 2018 Sinquefield Cup between the current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, and Hikaru Nakamura. When a game lasts 97 moves, you can be sure at least a couple interesting variations surface. Carlsen and Nakamura begin quietly out of a Queen's Gambit Declined w/ 5. Bf4. Once Carlsen declines Nakamura's initial offer of a queen exchange, the middle game takes a more dynamic turn. Carlsen's queen drifts towards the kingside, while Nakamura's hunts pawns on the opposite wing. The major piece specific endgame witnesses a brief queen dance, and finishes with a walkathon that is both memorable and instructive. The great Capablanca would be proud! https://www.youtube.com/embed/Om09NX4NEFE 1216 2018-08-28T10:06:12+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-is-mobile-for-lichess-titled-arena-7/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pfAgGQJ4l4.jpg Magnus Carlsen is “mobile” for Lichess Titled Arena 7 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/-pfAgGQJ4l4 7466 2018-09-09T05:00:32+00:00 https://chessterra.com/how-is-your-tactical-awareness-beginner-to-chess-master-27/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/fzGKPxJ5NYI.jpg How is your Tactical Awareness? – Beginner to Chess Master #27 Beginner to Chess Master Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/embed/fzGKPxJ5NYI 7803 2018-10-05T14:39:49+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-is-drdrunkenstein-lichess-titled-arena-8/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/H2KAGA69_fU.jpg Magnus Carlsen is DrDrunkenstein | Lichess Titled Arena 8 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/H2KAGA69_fU 7422 2018-10-28T04:16:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/2018-world-chess-championship-twitch-youtube/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sPK6sHldltI.jpg 2018 World Chess Championship (Twitch + YouTube) Who is your pick to win the 2018 World Chess Championship? It's a best of 12-game match being held in London between defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, and challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States. Can Caruana become the first American since Bobby Fischer to be crowned king? https://www.youtube.com/embed/sPK6sHldltI 141 2018-11-08T00:11:59+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fabiano-caruana-vs-magnus-carlsen-game-1-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/iWP0ggStlVA.jpg Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen | Game 1 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 1 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". The start of the 2018 World Chess Championship was anything but dry. A Sicilian strikes in game 1 with several imbalances quick to surface. This marathon encouter lasting 115 moves and a full 7 hours, was an emotional rollarcoaster. https://www.youtube.com/embed/iWP0ggStlVA 1824 2018-11-10T03:56:02+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-vs-fabiano-caruana-game-2-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mtlapcZst0o.jpg Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana | Game 2 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 2 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 2 with a half-point each. Is it normal for the black side to at some point be pressing in these top level games? No, but this has thus far been the story in this championship with a revisit to a rook and pawn endgame. https://www.youtube.com/embed/mtlapcZst0o 1436 2018-11-11T02:36:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fabiano-caruana-vs-magnus-carlsen-game-3-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/f9s06VFBnfg.jpg Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen | Game 3 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 3 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 3 with 1 point each. We revisit a Sicilian Defense, Rossolimo variation in this game where play deviates with white's 6th move. Unlike game 1, Caruana's h-pawn stayed home for awhile, and files were cracked open on the queenside. Once a minor piece specific endgame arose, earning the full point would become difficult. Even so, Carlsen has demonstrated time and time again how one can try to extract blood from a stone. https://www.youtube.com/embed/f9s06VFBnfg 1496 2018-11-13T03:09:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-vs-fabiano-caruana-game-4-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jx0MyuGnybY.jpg Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana | Game 4 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 4 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 4 with 1.5 points each. A new opening in this match surfaces in game 4 with Carlsen electing the English Opening. Caruana's 6th move is not the most popular option, yet one which ultimately makes Carlsen, in yet another game, have a think first. Carlsen's 14th move is followed in an illogical way, with the game soon transitioning to an endgame where both sides of the board experience play. https://www.youtube.com/embed/jx0MyuGnybY 1305 2018-11-14T01:58:38+00:00 https://chessterra.com/fabiano-caruana-vs-magnus-carlsen-game-5-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ef6k4qs8tu8.jpg Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen | Game 5 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 5 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 5 deadlocked with 2 points each. The players stick to their guns with Caruana beginning with e4, and Carlsen replying with the Sicilian Defense. Play varies however from games 1 and 3 since Caruana doesn't commit to 4. BxN. Instead, he castles and soon thereafter opts for gambit play on the queenside. Caruana's threat to accentuate his own development at the cost of a pawn is something Carlsen must not take lightly. Like past games of this match, it is yet again Carlsen who is forced to think first. *Note* The final move of the game was 34. g4+. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ef6k4qs8tu8 1636 2018-11-16T00:51:21+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-instant-classic-at-the-2018-world-chess-championship-game-6/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/4yzaG0Ia_fs.jpg An Instant Classic at the 2018 World Chess Championship | Game 6 World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 6 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 6 deadlocked with 2.5 points each. Carlsen, in this classic game 6, tested Caruana for the first time in the match with e4, after having played both d4 and c4 in games 2 & 4 respectively. Caruana, not surprisingly, employed a favorite defense of his in that of the Petrov. A highly atypical 4th move by Carlsen sparked a unusally high number of knights moves after only 14 turns. The middlegame was rich with plans, and the endgame is one which left a lasting impression on all who observed the 6.5 hour battle. https://www.youtube.com/embed/4yzaG0Ia_fs 2624 2018-11-17T09:00:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-vs-fabiano-caruana-game-7-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/HKfCPPrhi50.jpg Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana | Game 7 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 7 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 6 deadlocked with 3 points each. We follow game 2 of this match with play deviating on move 10. Carlsen tries his hand this time with Nd2 instead of Rd1. An interesting middlegame ensues where there is the potential for Carlsen to damage Caruana's kingside structure. This idea, if played, would have likely cost Carlsen a pawn. The path followed results in a symmetrical structure where the focus soon shifts in the endgame from piece placement to a minor piece imbalance. https://www.youtube.com/embed/HKfCPPrhi50 1535 2018-11-19T00:47:22+00:00 https://chessterra.com/the-sveshnikov-strikes-game-8-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/yqXZrYzw-8.jpg The Sveshnikov Strikes | Game 8 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 8 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 8 deadlocked with 3.5 points each. Fabinao seems to be a fan of Bobby Fischer's quote: “e4 best by test”. Thus far he has yet to deviate, nor has Carlsen in his reply with the Sicilian Defense. Unlike games 1, 3, & 5 where the Rossolimo was played, this time the Sveshnikov strikes which makes the game sharp straight from kickoff. With Caruana's 7th move Nd5, the battle ultimately revolves around the 4:3 pawn majorities for each. With so many opportunities for different pawn structures to surface from this double-edged position out of the Sicilian, it would not be a surprise to see Caruana revisit the Sveshnikov if Carlsen permits it in the 2 remaining games where Caruana has white. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-yqXZrYzw-8 2136 2018-11-20T07:27:46+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-wounded-carlsen-game-9-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/zg4grvQc_cM.jpg A Wounded Carlsen | Game 9 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 9 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 9 tied with 4 points each. Similar to game 4 of this match, an English Four Knights system is on board where play deviates with Carlsen's 9th move Bg5. What soon results is a central pawn majority for Carlsen. Caruana must not underestimate the potential for a white central expansion. Sensing a strong push in the center, Caruana was the first to blink, and had exhausted so much time that at one point was behind by nearly an hour. Should a complex situation arise, the difference in clock times would likely impact the quality of play. https://www.youtube.com/embed/zg4grvQc_cM 1538 2018-11-22T00:51:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/sicilian-sveshnikov-2nd-edition-game-10-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/kJ0PHFlYapw.jpg Sicilian Sveshnikov, 2nd Edition | Game 10 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 10 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 10 tied with 4.5 points each. It's another Sicilian Sveshnikov, but this time much more dynamic than in game 8. Caruana risks getting checkmated on the kingside without proper defense, while Carlsen risks simply being worse without a strong enough attack since Caruana's passed a-pawn can quickly become a great strength, especially in an endgame. https://www.youtube.com/embed/kJ0PHFlYapw 2332 2018-11-23T09:11:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-vs-fabiano-caruana-game-11-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ouIn3W8XEH4.jpg Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana | Game 11 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 11 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 11 tied with 5 points each. Carlsen tries his luck once more with 1.e4, and Caruana replies with his favorite defense, Petrov's. Although there exists an imbalance with the king positions in this game, an idea to try and pursue an attack against one another's king isn't realistic since the queens are exchanged early. How can Carlsen try to squeeze an opposite colored bishop ending where he is up a pawn? Carlsen once again is able to demonstrate that there ideas in mind in this often drawish endgame. Observe a few key moments where Caruana must find only moves to maintain equality. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ouIn3W8XEH4 895 2018-11-24T19:35:07+00:00 https://chessterra.com/sudden-end-game-12-2018-world-chess-championship/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/DQmSTC_xTOs.jpg Sudden End | Game 12 – 2018 World Chess Championship World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 12 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 12 tied with 5.5 points each. For a 3rd time in the match, we have a Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov variation. Unlike game 10 of this match however, Carlsen is the one to deviate first with his 8th move, Ne7. The position of Carlsen's knight primarily impacts not only Caruana's kingside, but also his king's address. Just as we witnessed in game 1, we experience in this game 12 a case of opposite sides castling. Whose king would be the more vulnerable? Win game 12, and you become World Chess Champion! https://www.youtube.com/embed/DQmSTC_xTOs 1667 2018-11-27T02:26:23+00:00 https://chessterra.com/breaking-point-2018-world-chess-championship-tiebreaks/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/fLxSXuD9tv0.jpg BREAKING POINT | 2018 World Chess Championship Tiebreaks 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 c6 6. Bg2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. d4 d6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 bxc4 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Na4 Be6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Be3 Nbd7 15. f3 Rab8 16. Rac1 Rb3 17. Rfe1 Ne8 18. Bf1 Nd6 19. Rcd1 Nb5 20. Nc5 Rxb2 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bxc4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Bxe6+ Kf8 25. Rxd4 Ke7 26. Rxd7+ Rxd7 27. Bxd7 Kxd7 28. Rd1+ Ke6 29. f4 c5 30. Rd5 Rc2 31. h4 c4 32. f5+ Kf6 33. Rc5 h5 34. Kf1 Rc3 35. Kg2 Rxa3 36. Rxc4 Ke5 37. Rc7 Kxe4 38. Re7+ Kxf5 39. Rxg7 Kf6 40. Rg5 a5 41. Rxh5 a4 42. Ra5 Ra1 43. Kf3 a3 44. Ra6+ Kg7 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kh3 Ra1 47. h5 Kh7 48. g4 Kg7 49. Kh4 a2 50. Kg5 Kf7 51. h6 Rb1 52. Ra7+ Kg8 53. Rxa2 Rb5+ 54. Kg6 Rb6+ 55. Kh5 https://www.youtube.com/embed/fLxSXuD9tv0 2012 2018-11-29T01:39:57+00:00 https://chessterra.com/major-pin-cool-chess-puzzle-25-blindfold-test/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/v4-_bUzyk0o.jpg Major Pin | Cool Chess Puzzle #25 (Blindfold Test) Here's another cool chess puzzle. It was recently posted on the chess subreddit. The puzzle, specific to major pieces only, is presented in a way where the viewer can attempt a blindfold solve. Are you up for the challenge? The puzzle position is shown as well, of course! :) 3kr2q/6Q1/8/8/8/4R3/8/K7 w - - I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/v4-_bUzyk0o 177 2018-12-03T21:57:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/alphazero-goes-fishing-with-stockfish/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/g5eGKw4TWbU.jpg AlphaZero goes fishing with Stockfish It's another Queen's Indian Defense, but with a twist. After AlphaZero undermines f5 with 10. d5, the king knight does not look to occupy the f5 post, but rather g5 to set up a fishing pole tactic. A lot factors must be in place for the fishing pole to be effective. Namely the white queen and king rook must observe, however indirect, the h7 square. What does this imply? Well, routine moves like 0-0 by AlphaZero will not be executed too soon, if at all! https://www.youtube.com/embed/g5eGKw4TWbU 1452 2018-12-08T19:44:05+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ai-leela-chess-zero-vs-stockfish-10-mini-match/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3n1iwetA2Y.jpg AI Leela Chess Zero vs Stockfish 10 | Mini Match I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/_3n1iwetA2Y 5181 2018-12-17T18:46:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-is-drnykterstein-lichess-titled-arena-9/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/x2Fm1j6tJeA.jpg Magnus Carlsen is DrNykterstein | Lichess Titled Arena 9 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/x2Fm1j6tJeA 7446 2018-12-19T05:02:56+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-returns-as-drnykterstein-january-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/8RO1YrQMBQ8.jpg Magnus Carlsen returns as DrNykterstein | January 2019 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/8RO1YrQMBQ8 7551 2019-01-06T12:39:30+00:00 https://chessterra.com/an-artistic-endgame-by-leela-chess-zero-against-a-grandmaster-knight-odds-game/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/dsz7_Al1dXM.jpg An artistic endgame by Leela Chess Zero against a Grandmaster (knight odds game) This was the final game of a mini match between AI Leela Chess Zero ID11248 and Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky. This 5|2 blitz game was played on lichess.org and it was a knight odds game with Leela Chess Zero beginning without a king knight. This artistic endgame idea Leela played was described by Naroditsky himself as brilliant, and was one that reminded me of Leopold Mitrofanov's most celebrated endgame composition that can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/dsz7_Al1dXM 480 2019-01-12T03:42:00+00:00 https://chessterra.com/eastern-bullet-arena-speed-chess-tournament-250/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/uEUlg1WdBek.jpg Eastern Bullet Arena Speed Chess Tournament [250] This is a speed (bullet) chess tournament (Eastern Bullet Arena) I competed in on lichess.org while livestreaming on target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/uEUlg1WdBek 3356 2019-02-06T18:22:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bullet-arena-speed-chess-tournament-251/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Ief1KKldPzI.jpg Bullet Arena Speed Chess Tournament [251] This is a speed (bullet) chess tournament (Hourly Bullet Arena) I competed in on lichess.org while livestreaming on target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ief1KKldPzI 1686 2019-02-09T04:23:42+00:00 https://chessterra.com/worlds-strongest-bullet-chess-tournament-ft-magnus-carlsen-as-drnykterstein-february-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mB1r6k8rUY0.jpg World’s Strongest Bullet Chess Tournament ft. Magnus Carlsen as DrNykterstein | February 2019 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/mB1r6k8rUY0 7491 2019-02-11T07:57:10+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ai-leela-chess-zero-breaks-stockfish-tcec-season-14-superfinal-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gN9uNM3ZUEg.jpg AI Leela Chess Zero breaks Stockfish | TCEC Season 14 Superfinal – 2019 This is a round 11 game between AI Leela Chess Zero v20.2-32930 and Stockfish 190203. It was from the Season 14 Superfinal of the Top Chess Engine Championship 2019. Both Leela Chess Zero and Stockfish earned their way to this final 100 game match. The featured game demonstrates how exactly Leela earns that first full point. The opening played, French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard variation with its early fixed pawn center, is in my opinion ideal for the neural network. https://www.youtube.com/embed/gN9uNM3ZUEg 1503 2019-02-14T09:16:37+00:00 https://chessterra.com/outer-space-invader-pawn-in-the-french-ai-leela-chess-zero-vs-stockfish/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EwHVsh-Ml40.jpg Outer Space Invader Pawn in the French | AI Leela Chess Zero vs Stockfish This is a round 63 game between AI Leela Chess Zero v20.2-32930 and Stockfish 190203. It was from the Season 14 Superfinal of the Top Chess Engine Championship 2019. Both Leela Chess Zero and Stockfish earned their way to this final 100 game match. The featured game's key middlegame decision, and its beautiful endgame play make it highly instructional. The opening was a French Defense, MacCutcheon, Janowski variation. The pop quiz in the middlegame position is likely to make even a most experienced player struggle some in determining the optimal path. Instead of counting pawns, let's see which pawns really count! https://www.youtube.com/embed/EwHVsh-Ml40 1195 2019-02-16T12:29:08+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess960-titled-arena-ft-magnus-carlsen-as-drnykterstein-february-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/I9IZMHuhrd8.jpg Chess960 Titled Arena ft. Magnus Carlsen as DrNykterstein | February 2019 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9IZMHuhrd8 11284 2019-02-24T15:02:28+00:00 https://chessterra.com/zen-blitz-chess-408-french-defense-schlechter-variation/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PY1pUiEhWuI.jpg Zen Blitz Chess #408 | French Defense, Schlechter variation I didn't know who I was playing in this blitz chess game! Why? Because I was in Zen Mode. Zen Mode helps to remove any potential distractions by showing only the chessboard/pieces and the clocks. The handles and ratings of the players, along with other side bar information are shown only after the game is completed. This was a 4|2 time control game, where I was playing with the black pieces. The opening played was the French Defense, Schlechter variation. https://www.youtube.com/embed/PY1pUiEhWuI 1062 2019-03-19T03:38:31+00:00 https://chessterra.com/zen-blitz-chess-409-scotch-game-malaniuk-variation/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/iH9c1K_iZRk.jpg Zen Blitz Chess #409 | Scotch Game, Malaniuk variation I didn't know who I was playing in this blitz chess game! Why? Because I was in Zen Mode. Zen Mode helps to remove any potential distractions by showing only the chessboard/pieces and the clocks. The handles and ratings of the players, along with other side bar information are shown only after the game is completed. This was a 4|2 time control game, where I was playing with the black pieces. The opening played was the Scotch Game, Malaniuk variation. https://www.youtube.com/embed/iH9c1K_iZRk 904 2019-03-21T06:01:27+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bobby-fischers-surprising-move-against-tigran-petrosian-1971-candidates-final/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/UEAF3M0U29I.jpg Bobby Fischer’s surprising move against Tigran Petrosian | 1971 Candidates Final This is a Round 7 game from the 1971 Candidates Final between Bobby Fischer and Tigran Petrosian. Fischer played white in the featured game, and elected the Bd3 line against Petrosian's Sicilian Kan variation. Move 22 of this game came as a surprise to many of the Grandmasters in the press room during the game, with one in particular, Miguel Najdorf, quickly pegging Fischer's move a mistake. A mistake however it was not, and after only a dozen moves later Petrosian admitted defeat. Aside from Fischer's surprising move, this game demonstrates very well how to play against weakened pawns in a fairly simplified position. https://www.youtube.com/embed/UEAF3M0U29I 1019 2019-03-27T01:26:19+00:00 https://chessterra.com/chess960-titled-arena-ft-magnus-carlsen-as-drnykterstein-march-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AvObX1_HkLs.jpg Chess960 Titled Arena ft. Magnus Carlsen as DrNykterstein | March 2019 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/AvObX1_HkLs 11121 2019-03-29T01:45:58+00:00 https://chessterra.com/pirc-defense-classical-variation-blitz-chess-410/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kNoA-mh2xPg.jpg Pirc Defense, Classical variation | Blitz Chess #410 I really missed out on time "gainers" in this game. Long after some early shuffling with a clueless light-squared bishop, an instructive endgame was produced highlighting a "tempo pawn". This was a 5|0 time control game, where I was playing with the white pieces. The opening played was the Pirc Defense, Classical variation. 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Qe2 h6 12. Bb5 c6 13. Bd3 b6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Qd2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Rad8 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Qc4 Qb7 20. Bf4 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 cxd5 24. Qd3 g5 25. Bc1 Qc6 26. c3 Qc4 27. Qb1 d4 28. cxd4 Bxd4 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 Qa4 31. b3 Qd7 32. Re1 Qd2 33. Rf1 Rc8 34. Qa1 Rc2 35. Qf6 Rxa2 36. Qxh6 a5 37. Qxb6 Rb2 38. Qb5 Kg7 39. g3 f6 40. Kg2 Qc2 41. Qd7+ Kg6 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kg6 44. Qa7 Rxb3 45. Qxa5 Qc6+ 46. Kg1 Qe6 47. Kh2 Rb2 48. Qc5 Re2 49. Qd4 Re4 50. Qd3 Kg7 51. Kg2 Qc6 52. Qf3 Qe6 53. Rd1 Kg6 54. Rb1 Re1 55. Rxe1 Qxe1 56. Qd3+ Kg7 57. Qd5 Qe7 58. Qf3 Qe5 59. h4 gxh4 60. Qg4+ Kf7 61. Qxh4 Qd5+ 62. Kh2 Qf3 63. Qf4 Qxf4 64. gxf4 Ke6 65. Kg3 Kf5 66. Kf3 Ke6 67. Ke4 f5+ 68. Kd4 Kd6 69. f3 Ke6 70. Kc5 Kf6 71. Kd5 Kf7 72. Ke5 Kg6 73. Ke6 Kh5 74. Kxf5 Kh4 75. Ke6 Kg3 76. f5 Kxf3 77. f6 Ke3 78. f7 Kd3 79. f8=Q Kc3 80. Qf7 Kd3 81. Qf6 Kd2 82. Qf5 Ke2 83. Qe5+ Kd2 84. Kd5 Kc2 85. Qe4+ Kb2 86. Ke5 Kb3 87. Kf4 Kb2 88. Qe3 Kb1 89. Kf3 Kb2 90. Ke4 Kb1 91. Kd4 Kb2 92. Kc4 Kb1 93. Kb4 Kb2 94. Qe2+ Ka1 95. Kb3 Kb1 96. Qe1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/kNoA-mh2xPg 1418 2019-04-16T18:44:50+00:00 https://chessterra.com/bullet-arena-speed-chess-tournament-252/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/uPk4w_Ukpwo.jpg Bullet Arena Speed Chess Tournament [252] This is a speed (bullet) chess tournament (Hourly Bullet Arena) I competed in on lichess.org while livestreaming on target="_blank" rel="nofollow" Time controls are 1 minute per player. I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/uPk4w_Ukpwo 1744 2019-04-24T01:01:55+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-the-doctor-carlsen-lichess-titled-arena-may-2019/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ee5z4Vpgy-I.jpg Magnus “The Doctor” Carlsen | Lichess Titled Arena, May 2019 I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all of the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :D https://www.youtube.com/embed/ee5z4Vpgy-I 7450 2019-05-07T00:04:20+00:00 https://chessterra.com/a-mysterious-end-by-a-god-caro-kann-finnish-standard-chess-53/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LRtv9l0zTwg.jpg A mysterious end by a God | Caro-Kann, Finnish – Standard Chess #53 I played black and opted for the Finnish variation of the Caro-Kann Defense. This was the 2nd time I've played this variation while recording a standard video for YouTube. From my experiences, I think a slight plus in space isn't really an advantage when 3 minor pieces have been exchanged. By game's end, a mysterious one at that, I was left reflecting on this aforementioned idea. The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/LRtv9l0zTwg 2174 2019-05-24T18:31:03+00:00 https://chessterra.com/kf1-or-kg1-grunfeld-defense-stockholm-standard-chess-54/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CCCbi3SvDUM.jpg Kf1 or Kg1? | Grunfeld Defense, Stockholm – Standard Chess #54 I played white and opted for the Stockholm variation out of the Grunfeld Defense. I've played this variation more often than not, and was used to opponents grabbing the c-pawn and at least attempting to hang onto it. There was no pawn grab this time however, but rather a blunder of a pawn. This time consuming opened middlegame still managed to produce instructive moments in the endgame. The Rapid time control for this game is 15 minutes with a 10 second increment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/CCCbi3SvDUM 3706 2019-05-27T18:51:13+00:00 https://chessterra.com/leela-chess-zeros-queenside-kingwalk-in-the-najdorf-tcec-season-15/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1jyM_vktEdU.jpg Leela Chess Zero’s Queenside Kingwalk in the Najdorf | TCEC Season 15 This is a round 36 game between AI Leela Chess Zero v0.21.1-nT40.T8.610 and Stockfish 19050918. It was from the Season 15 Superfinal of the Top Chess Engine Championship 2019. Kingwalk's are always a fun watch, especially when they occur with queens aboard! What makes this journey with the white monarch even possible is a wonderfully posted white knight on c6, which dominates black's entire queenside. The opening was a Sicilian Defense, Najdorf, English Attack. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1jyM_vktEdU 1385 2019-05-31T09:57:40+00:00 https://chessterra.com/13-year-old-garry-kasparov-smashes-the-samisch-tbilisi-1976/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tBcZVSZlck4.jpg 13-year-old Garry Kasparov smashes the Sämisch – Tbilisi 1976 How did the mind of 13-year-old Garry Kasparov work over the chessboard? The future world chess champion was certainly dynamic in this featured game against Smbat Lputian from the Caucasus Youth Games of 1976, held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Kasparov, playing the King's Indian Defense, faced the Sämisch variation where Lputian prioritized queenside play over kingside deployment. Once lines were pried open, a must know thematic sacrifice followed which could only have been played confidently after having calculated both deeply and accurately. https://www.youtube.com/embed/tBcZVSZlck4 1100 2019-06-03T11:15:52+00:00 https://chessterra.com/ding-liren-and-the-killer-bs-armageddon-2019-altibox-norway-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TcIqX35CJM4.jpg Ding Liren and the Killer B’s | Armageddon, 2019 Altibox Norway Chess Featured is the Armageddon game between Ding Liren and Wesley So from Round 1 of the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament. The opening is a Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange variation (4....Nxd5). A couple instructive moments include not only a thematic sequence of central pawn advances where Ding Liren has a 2:1 majority, but also a nice reorganization of the white queenside pieces which ultimately enables the white bishops to exert pressure throughout even without budging from the b-file. https://www.youtube.com/embed/TcIqX35CJM4 969 2019-06-05T09:47:41+00:00 https://chessterra.com/magnus-carlsen-vs-vishy-anand-armageddon-2019-altibox-norway-chess/ https://chessterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IT_eFZdjU9E.jpg Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand | Armageddon, 2019 Altibox Norway Chess Featured is the Armageddon game between World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand from Round 1 of the 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament. We observe an English opening with Anand opting for the Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack. An imbalance of minor pieces quickly surfaces, and a critical moment is reached by move 12 where Carlsen plays a zwischenzug in Nxe5. Anand's instinctual reply seems completely natural, but in reality it is a grave mistake which allows the World Chess Champion to both maintain an extremely powerful dark-squared bishop, and play for two results. https://www.youtube.com/embed/IT_eFZdjU9E 1028 2019-06-07T11:50:24+00:00