The Sniper! How to Beat the Maroczy Bind … and more

Kasparov Stomps Shirov, Classic King’s Indian!



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[…]

The c3 Sicilian – Crushing Black’s Sidelines
Posted on May 31,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The c3 Sicilian is itself a sideline against the Sicilian Defense, but that doesn’t mean that black has to follow the main lines either! After 1. e4 c5 2. c3 there is ample room to maneuver for black as he maintains a variety of different moves at his disposal. The main lines of the c3 Sicilian after 1. e4 c5 2. c3 are 2. ..e6, d5, d6, and g6 – but what should you do if black deviates from these principal continuations? In the following chess vid[…]

The Sniper! How to Beat the Maroczy Bind
Posted on May 29,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Sniper! is an exceptionally versatile opening choice for black, however the Maroczy Bind can give you trouble if you aren’t familiar with effective plans to break down white’s space advantage. The Maroczy Bind is a very direct system for white, playing to maintain a big center and permanently prevent black from achieving thematic breaks involving ..d5 and ..b5 thrusts. In the following chess video excerpt from the extensive 4-Volume chess DVD[…]

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