How to Attack like a Grandmaster by GM Damian Lemos
How to Attack like a Grandmaster by GM Damian Lemos
Posted on November 25,2013 By GM Damian Lemos in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010). Many beginner chess players are nervous at the board and this translates into timid play. If you prefer to build a solid position and wait for a mistake by your opponent, you are not playing good chess! If you want to win games, you have to attack your opponent at every chance. You must capitalize on every opportunity to make threats against your opponent and create problems that your opponent will be forced to solve. In this chess video excerpt […]
Master the French Defense with GM Susan Polgar
Posted on November 25,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner. The French Defense is the perfect opening choice for the beginner and intermediate chess player as it is an extremely solid defense against 1. e4, relying on a clear positional foundation to guide play in the opening and middlegame. The French Defense has been played by countless top players including Mikhail Botvinnik, Ulf Andersson, Vassily Ivanchuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Magnus Carlsen, etc.. so it is clear that this is an opening you can play thro[…]
Carlsen is the new World Chess Champion! (FINAL ROUND COVERAGE)
Posted on November 22,2013 By GM Damian Lemos in Strategy & Game Review, Tournament Updates, All Articles w/ Videos. Magnus Carlsen is the new world chess champion! In this video, GM Damian Lemos analyzes Round 10 of the world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand. Magnus needed just a draw to get the world champioshipn title. He opens the game with 1.e4 and Anand tries the Sicilian. We’ll see a Rossolimo variation where White enjoys a plus due to his space advantage and after a couple of trades a draw-looking endgame arises. However, Carlse[…]
FIDE World Chess Championship India – ROUND 9
Posted on November 21,2013 By GM Damian Lemos in Strategy & Game Review, Tournament Updates, All Articles w/ Videos. In this video GM Damian Lemos analyzes Round 9 of the World chess championship between Anand-Carlsen. Anand had to play for a win (considering the match situation) and he opens the game with 1.d4 ( First surprise!). Magnus plays the NimzoIndian defense and we get a complex middlegame soon, where White fires a strong kingside attack whereas Black gets a second queen by promoting on b1.. White makes a mistake with Nf1? allowing an easy defense .. a[…]
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