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2017 Saint Louis Winter Invitational: Day 4

Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan dissects an endgame from the Club's Saturday Night Special on March 4. FM Justus Williams had white against WCM Thalia Cervantes.

2017.03.07
Justus Williams vs. Thalia Cervantes, 2017: D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 3.Nf3

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2017 Saint Louis Winter Invitational: Day 2

Jonathan Schrantz shows you how to play the Leningrad variation of the Dutch Defence, an opening rarely seen in top level play. In this second part, learn the 7...c6 branch.

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The Dangerous Danish Gambit | Chess Openings Explained

Jonathan Schrantz substitutes for the grandmaster in the debut of this viewer submission lecture. See a game where a player resigned in an engine-declared superior position at the 2016 Wisconsin Memorial.

2017.03.02
Corey A Larson vs. Timothy N Trachok, 2016: A57 Benko gambit
Emily Trask as white, 2017: B20 Sicilian defence

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Positional Sacrifices | Kids' Class - GM Denes Boros

Catherine Leberg and Ryan Chester show their horrible mistakes in games they've played online. Have you done worse? This video is meant for children and beginners of all ages. Not for advanced players!

2017.02.08

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Vladimir Kramnik's Best Endgames | Endgame Exclam!! - GM Denes Boros

Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows two of his endgames from the 2017 Gibraltar Chess Festival. Find the methods Var used in only slightly better positions.

2017.02.28
Eesha Karavade vs Varuzhan Akobian, Tradewise Gibraltar (2017)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1859960
Pere Garriga Cazorla vs Varuzhan Akobian, Tradewise Gibraltar (2017)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1860326

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Tactical Challenge #21 with Jonathan Schrantz

Dennis LaRue features games that prominently exhibit double attacks, also known as forks and discovered attacks. A double attack consists of two attacks made with one move.

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