National Master Caleb Denby digs through the earliest chess games known to man. These things are ancient!
2022.08.02
Francesc de Castellvi vs Narcis Vinyoles, Valencia (1475): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1259987
Pedro Damiano vs NN, Casual (1497): C42 Petrov, Damiano variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1336243
Woman Grandmaster Thalia Cervantes looks at Cuba's greatest games from the ongoing Olympiad in India.
2022.08.02
Woman Grandmaster Thalia Cervantes demonstrates how to learn from your own mistakes during a chess tournament.
See examples from Thalia's own games from the 2022 American Continental Chess Championship.
Woman Grandmaster Thalia Cervantes demonstrates how to learn from your own mistakes during a chess tournament.
2022.07.28
Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk shows positions where it was best to sacrifice less important material to improve piece activity.
Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
National Master Caleb Denby shows Varuzhan Akobian's preferred system to stymie the King's Indian Defense.
2022.07.26
Varuzhan Akobian vs Igor Foygel, HB Global Chess Challenge (2005): E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1338879
Caleb Denby vs. Alex Moellering, 2014: E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
National Master Caleb Denby equips you with the tools to get on the road to a 2000 chess rating.
2022.07.26
Varuzhan Akobian vs Igor Foygel, HB Global Chess Challenge (2005): E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1338879
Grandmaster Illya Nyzhnyk teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
2022.07.26
Grandmaster Illya Nyzhnyk teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
2022.07.26
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