Kramnik Crushes Kasparov – Insane King’s Indian Defense
Kramnik Crushes Kasparov – Insane King’s Indian Defense
Posted on June 10,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010). Vladimir Kramnik is one of the only chess players that has consistently achieved good results against Garry Kasparov. In this classic chess video footage from the 1994 Moscow Intel Grand Prix, Kramnik puts an absolute beating on Kasparov in one of the craziest chess games ever. Kasparov responds to Kramnik’s 1. d4 with his favorite opening weapon with black – the King’s Indian Defense! The opening is complicated and it appears that Kasparov has o[…]
How to Beat the Caro-Kann by IM Andrew Martin
Posted on June 07,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner. The Caro-Kann Defense is one of the most solid chess openings black can play against 1. e4. The Caro-Kann was made popular on a large scale by the efforts of former World Chess Champion José Raúl Capablanca in the earlier parts of the 20th century. The Caro-Kann became associated with Capablanca’s incredibly solid style as the former champion would use it to draw with black, seemingly at will. But don’t be fooled – as not only is the Caro-Kann an[…]
Kasparov Stomps Shirov, Classic King’s Indian!
Posted on June 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010), Blitz/Bullet Chess. It is undeniable that Garry Kasparov is one of the best chess players in the history of the game. In the following chess video excerpt, Grandmaster James Plaskett analyzes a classic Kasparov victory with the black pieces in the King’s Indian Defense. Kasparov’s opponent in this game is the legendary Alexey Shirov, an extremely dangerous attacking player who is renown for his incredible tactical sense and imagination. Shirov opens with 1. d4 and a[…]
IM Andrew Martin Presents: Winning with the Ruy Lopez, Delayed Exchange Variation
Posted on June 03,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner. The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest and most popular chess openings ever. It is also one of the most heavily analyzed openings in today’s game and continues to enjoy incredible popularity at all levels (elite players such as Anand, Caruana, Kamsky, Nakamura, etc.. continue to play the Ruy Lopez). However many players don’t like playing the Ruy Lopez and are scared to learn it because the accompanying theory is very extensive. And that’s why IM And[…]
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