Anatoly Karpov Interview
Posted on June 19, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles, Non-Chess related
OnlineChessLessons.NET is delighted to present this 25 minute interview with former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov. The topics are very diverse as Karpov openly discusses his opinions on the current state of FIDE, his attempts to organize a legitimate world chess championship match with Bobby Fischer in the mid-1970s, chess politics in the Soviet Union in the 1970s-2000s, and what he thinks about the future of chess. Karpov’s experiences at the pinnacle of chess make […]
Sicilian Defense – Vegas Poolside Blitz #4 – Will Stewart vs GM Henley
Posted on August 6, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess, Strategy & Game Review
The match climate was extremely tense going into the last round of regulation time – game 4. Game 1 was drawn after a tense battle, I won game 2 with Grandmaster Henley in time trouble, and game 3 was drawn after sharp play as well. I needed to win or draw game 4 to win the 2012 Las Vegas Poolside Blitz Invitational and all-out bragging rights for 1 year. However if GM Ron Henley could […]
ChessExplained Reviews my game against IM Toloza
Posted on August 5, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Strategy & Game Review
Chess explained and I decided to do a video trade off today where he reviews one of my games and I review one of his. He decided to cover a game I played against an IM in Argentina a few years back. I hope you enjoy. ChessExplained is a powerful IM who is fantastic at conveying complex ideas in an easy to understand way. I highly suggest you guys check out his channel. BY Chessexplained: […]
ChessExplained – YouTube Chess – IM Christof Sielecki Demonstrates Great Positional Attack
Posted on August 5, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Strategy & Game Review
IM Cristof Sielecki from the popular YouTube Chess Channel “ChessExplained” started making videos for his channel about a year ago and built a very large following with over 2,000 subscribers and nearly 400,000 hits! The German IM Christof Sielecki is an excellent chess teacher who communicates his ideas very clearly, making him popular amongst beginner and advanced crowds alike. In the below video, I examine a very nice positional win by IM Sielecki (ChessExplained) over […]
Posted on August 4, 2012 by GM Ron W Henley in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review
The Benko Gambit Against The Dlugy System With 5. f3!? In the Benko Gambit, black sacrifices a pawn very early to generate long-term counterplay on the A and B files. However, white has a mountain of options at his disposal. White can decline the Benko Gambit immediately, he can delay the capture of the a6-pawn, or he can simply ignore the Gambit and proceed with normal development in the center. GM Lev Alburt’s extensive experience […]
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Is Henley better than Karpov?
Mr Karpov,
Dont your realize you have a good chance of becoming FIDE president if you dont have that ‘loose cannon’ Kasparov endorsing you.. He is an liability.. If you contest on your own ,trust this.. you would garner more votes..