International Master Dorsa Derakhshani shows her games from this weekend's European Women Club Cup on Twitch.
2020.12.22
Let's Do Scotch!: https://youtu.be/hUnkpvzUkqo
Let's Do More Scotch!: https://youtu.be/DUySe33UNo8
Grandmaster Mircea Parligras talks all about isolated pawns in the chess endgame. With White, play against an opponent with a central isolated pawn.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani shows her games from this weekend's European Women Club Cup on Twitch.
2020.12.22
Let's Do Scotch!: https://youtu.be/hUnkpvzUkqo
Let's Do More Scotch!: https://youtu.be/DUySe33UNo8
National Master Caleb Denby looks at what happens when chess beginners follow their opening principles without thinking. Learn to avoid these opening pitfalls.
National Master Caleb Denby covers a chess opening of his choice.
2020.12.21
Caleb Denby vs. Tim, ???: D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted, 3.Nf3
David Chopin vs. Nathan Waldman, 2020: D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence, exchange variation
Napoleon Marache vs Paul Morphy, New York (1857): C52 Evans gambit
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1227720
Denby vs. Derrick Higgins, 2020: E25 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, Keres variation
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes Fabiano Caruana vs. Teimour Radjabov from Chessable Masters in 2020.
2020.06.24
Fabiano Caruana vs Teimour Radjabov, Chessable Masters (2020): E71 King's Indian, Makagonov system (5.h3)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1997436
Grandmaster Mircea Parligras teaches a chess class all about stalemates. See quick novelty stalemates, as well as practical real life examples of losing players salvaging games with tricky stalemate draws.
National Master Caleb Denby continues his talks about rook endgames, specifically rook activity and king activity in these endings. Learn from Salo Flohr's game against Vidmar in 1936.
2020.12.16
Salomon Flohr vs Milan Vidmar, Nottingham (1936): D62 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox defence, 7.Qc2 c5, 8.cd (Rubinstein)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008254
Grandmaster Mircea Parligras teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
2020.12.17
National Master Caleb Denby looks at Daniil Dubov's first and last round games of the 2020 Russian Championship Superfinal, against Karjakin and Esipenko. Dubov finished tied for third.
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