Grunfeld Defense – Poolside Blitz

Special Summer July Sale! 5 Classes with Chess Master William Stewart for $20 each!
Posted on July 24, 2012 by William in General Chess Articles, Non-Chess related
I‘ve recentely quit my full-time job to focus 100% on chess! Now that I have more spare time on my hand I’ve been hoping to take on more students. For the rest of July I’m going to be offering 5 classes for $20 each ($100 in total). You can buy a package of 5 classes for only $25 per class $20 per class. This means I’m taking a whopping 30% off 40% off my regular […]

Poolside Blitz #2 – Grunfeld Defense
Posted on July 25, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess, Strategy & Game Review
After drawing game 1 of the Vegas Poolside Blitz Match at the Riviera Hotel, the pressure was mounting as GM Henley had the white pieces in round 2 against Will Stewart. To my understanding, Henley has traditionally been a 1. d4 player so it was no surprise to me that he opened with his queen pawn. However, I had something in store for Henley as he knew that I had played the King’s Indian Defense […]

Beat 1. d4 With The Benko Gambit – by GM Lev Alburt
Posted on July 24, 2012 by GM Ron W Henley in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review
“Play The Benko Gambit!” is a 2-Volume DVD set that establishes the foundation for a successful future for black against 1. d4. GM Lev Alburt headlines the DVD, utilizing his strong experience in researching, developing, and playing the Benko Gambit at the grandmaster level. GM Alburt is a 3-time US Champion (1984, 1985, 1990) and 3-time Ukranian Champion (1972, 1973, 1974) and also holds the title of FIDE Senior Trainer. GM Lev Alburt’s success with […]

Sac to Win in Chess – The King’s Indian Defense
Posted on July 23, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review
The King’s Indian Defense is an outrageously complicated opening due it’s clearly double-edged natural structure. A closed center indicates black will attack on the kingside and white will attack on the queenside. In this round 5 encounter at the 2012 National Open I had the black pieces against FM Nick Raptis. I responded to his 1. d4 with the King’s Indian Defense and he adopted the Aronin-Taimanov system with 9. Ne1. Black quickly tried to […]

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