Keymer Shines at the 2022 Chess Olympiad | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Alex Yermolinsky
Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky looks at games from young German grandmaster Vincent Keymer, who performed well at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in August.
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Young Stars Shine at the 2022 Chess Olympiad | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Alex Yermolinsky
Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky looks at games from a young grandmaster who performed well at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in August.
2022.11.29
The Pawn Primer | Beginner Breakdown | lichess.org
Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class on pawns.
2022.11.29
The Pawn Primer | Beginner Breakdown
Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class on pawns.
See the pawns' relationships with the rooks, bishops, and knights.
This Thanksgiving, Try a Skewer! | Beginner Breakdown
Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class on skewers. A skewer is an attack upon two pieces in a line and is similar to a pin. A skewer is sometimes described as a "reverse pin."
This Thanksgiving, Try a Skewer! | Beginner Breakdown | lichess.org
Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class on skewers. A skewer is an attack upon two pieces in a line and is similar to a pin. A skewer is sometimes described as a "reverse pin."
2022.11.22
Abdusattorov Shines at the 2022 Chess Olympiad | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Alex Yermolinsky
Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky looks at games from young Uzbek grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who performed well at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in August.
Prep in the Mar del Plata King's Indian | Prepare Like A Pro - GM Alex Yermolinsky
Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky shares his greatest chess preparation (up to that point) from the early 1980s with games against Alexsander Shashin.
2022.11.17
Alex Yermolinsky vs. Alexsander Shashin, 1980: E98 King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1
https://www.365chess.com/game.php?back=1&gid=2305444
Yermolinsky vs. Shashin, 1981: E98 King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1
Prepare Like A Pro - GM Alex Yermolinsky
Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky teaches tournament players how to prepare like the professionals, using his own experience.
2022.11.17
Alex Yermolinsky vs. Alexsander Shashin, 1980: E98 King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1
https://www.365chess.com/game.php?back=1&gid=2305444
Yermolinsky vs. Shashin, 1981: E98 King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1
Loose Pieces Drop Off! | Beginner Breakdown
Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class on exploited unprotected pieces. Identify the opponent's "loose" pieces and pick them off with forks, pins, and discover attacks.
