Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian demonstrates the "W Maneuver," his method to checkmate a lone king with only a bishop and a knight. Plus, see two knights and a pawn vs. king, and more.
2017.02.14
Dennis LaRue shows a Danish Gambit game that Jose Raul Capablanca played in a simul. The former world champion gave up pawns in the opening for an attacking edge.
2017.02.14 Jose Raul Capablanca vs Frederick Thomas Downey, Simul, 26b (1911): C21 Danish gambit http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1803177
Ben Simon covers the best of the ninth and final round of the GM and IM Norms tournament. Hear from WGM Tatev Abrahamyan, and FM Justus Williams, and newly-anointed IM Joel Banawa.
2017.02.21 Tatev Abrahamyan vs. Nikhil Kumar, 2017 Joel Banawa vs. Michael Brooks, 2017 USChessChamps.com
Ben Simon covers the best of the eighth round of the GM and IM Norms tournament. Hear from FM Gauri Shankar and FM Doug Eckert. Which future chess superstars will emerge from the two fields?
2017.02.20 Gauri Shankar vs. Vitaly Neimer, 2017 Shankar vs. Aaron Grabinsky, 2017 Joshua Colas vs. Doug Eckert, 2017 USChessChamps.com
Ben Simon covers the best of the sixth and seventh rounds of the GM and IM Norms tournament. Hear from GM David Berczes and FM Joel Banawa. Which future chess superstars will emerge from the two fields?
2017.02.19 David Berczes vs. Nikhil Kumar, 2017 Doug Eckert vs. Joel Banawa, 2017 USChessChamps.com
Ben Simon covers the best of the second and third rounds of the GM and IM Norms tournament. Hear from FM Justus Williams from the IM section. Which future chess superstars will emerge from the two fields?
2017.02.17 Aaron Grabinsky vs. Justus Williams, 2017: A45 Queen's pawn game USChessChamps.com
Ben Simon covers the best of the first round of the GM and IM Norms tournament. Hear from IM Cemil Can "JJ" Ali Marandi and FM Josh Colas. Which future chess superstars will emerge from the two fields?
2017.02.16 Cemil Can Ali Marandi vs. Nikhil Kumar, 2017: B12 Caro-Kann, Tartakower (fantasy) variation Joshua Colas vs. Aaron Grabinsky, 2017: A00 Benko's opening USChessChamps.com
Dennis LaRue substitutes the openings class to teach the Danish Gambit. White sacrifices one or two pawns for the sake of rapid development and attack.
2017.02.13 C21 Danish gambit, Schlechter defence
Grandmaster Denes Boros shows the kids games and puzzles that exhibit positional sacrifices. These sacrifices give away material but gain control of important squares.
Grandmaster Denes Boros looks at four Vladimir Kramnik games that turned into endgame mastery for the Russian former world champion.
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