You are here

Don't Let Her In! Queen vs. Fortress | Insane in the Endgame - GM Alex Shabalov

Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov teaches a chess endgame class focusing on fortresses to defend against queen attacks. Specifically, see the Pendulum defense.

2021.12.07
Vladimir Akopian vs Michal Krasenkow, URS-ch Young Masters (1988): C80 Ruy Lopez, open, Bernstein variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1086078
Mihai Suba vs. Ruslan Pogorelov, 1995: A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
https://www.365chess.com/game.php?back=1&gid=1505308
Valery Mamoshin vs Boris Gulko, Burevestnik CC Championship sf (1972): B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1053220
Ossip Bernstein vs Karl Robatsch, Amsterdam Olympiad Final-B (1954): B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1494687
Alexander Siniavsky vs. Gunnar Uuvi, 1975: D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
https://www.365chess.com/game.php?back=1&gid=2450681
Zvulon Gofshtein vs Boris Alterman, ISR-ch (1994): A57 Benko gambit half accepted
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1534213
Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Emanuel Lasker, Moscow (1925): B23 Sicilian, closed
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1100038
Michael Adams vs Vasyl Ivanchuk, Dortmund Sparkassen (1998): B76 Sicilian, dragon, Yugoslav attack, Rauser variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1419113
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Ante Brkic, Istanbul Olympiad (2012): D45 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Stoltz variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1687272
Garry Kasparov vs Ulf Andersson, Niksic (1983): A46 Queen's pawn game
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1020254
Andrey Sumets vs Le Quang Liem, Fujairah Masters (2012): D94 Gruenfeld, 5.e3
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1708566
Paul Keres vs Robert James Fischer, Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959): B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 main line
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1043999
Luke McShane vs Levon Aronian, London Chess Classic (2012): C84 Ruy Lopez, closed defence
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1699962