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Friedel vs. Libiszewski, 6th Washington Int. | Strategy Session - GM Josh Friedel

Grandmaster Josh Friedel shows his strategically-complex game against GM Fabien Libiszewski of France at the 2017 Washington International. The moral of his story: if you don't know what to move, just don't make your position worse!

2018.01.16
Joshua E Friedel vs. Fabien Libiszewski, 2017: E62 King's Indian, fianchetto, Uhlmann (Szabo) variation
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/washington-international-2...

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Perpetual Check & Rooks on the 7th Rank | Tactics Time!

National Master Jim McLaughlin challenges you with positions from Siegbert Tarrasch's 1935 book. The themes include perpetual check (a forced repetition to desperately clinch a draw) and rook control of the seventh rank.

2018.01.16

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Find the Under-Defended Back Rank Weakness | Tactics Time!

National Master Jim McLaughlin shows puzzles and positions from Siegbert Tarrasch that mainly deal with back-rank checkmates and attacks. Capitalize on the opponent when they blunder!

2018.01.09
Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Siegbert Tarrasch, Hamburg (1885)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1029082
Siegbert Tarrasch vs Berthold Lasker, Berlin (1882)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1233425

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Calculate Like a Grandmaster

Some people think that chess is about opening preparation and a more advanced computer knowledge than your opponent. Others believe you just need to checkmate your opponent in a wild Sicilian.

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