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
National Master Julian Proleiko teaches you lines from 1.e4 c6. This is the finale of a series of lectures where Julian deals with a complex where Black puts his pawns on d5 and c6. Study along with Julian: https://lichess.org/study/RuvduujG
2018.01.08
B10 Caro-Kann, anti-anti-Caro-Kann defence
B12 Caro-Kann, advance variation
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.
Grandmaster Denes Boros shows strong games, including his own, where a passed pawn sealed a victory. A passed pawn is one that has no opposing pawns in its way, including on adjacent files. It is likely to promote.
Grandmaster Denes Boros looks at games from the Lasker chess family: world champion Emanuel Lasker and his lesser-known third cousin twice removed, Edward Lasker. Edward only learned he was related upon the death of Emanuel.
Grandmaster Denes Boros teaches his methods to combat the London System, turning it into a "London Defense." Ideas are also explored for the corresponding bishop and pawn formation for Black.
National Master Jim McLaughlin explores many ideas to attack your opponent's king. Themes include: queenside castling dangers, bishop pair attacks, smothered mates, and back-rank mates. As usual, the positions come from Siegbert Tarrasch's 1935 book.
2018.01.02
National Master Julian Proleiko substitutes for the GM to look at three
games of world champion Mikhail Tal. The game are all from after the "Magician from Riga's" 1960 reign.
National Master Julian Proleiko substitutes for the GM and analyzes three viewer submission games. Keshav has the first and last games.
2017.12.28
KeshavJindal19 vs. pjhealey: B31 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)
xxanizxx vs. brne: D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
WhyDraw vs. KeshavJindal19: C13 French, classical, Anderssen variation
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