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  • [ May 2, 2018 ] GM Shankland Meeting a Flank Attack with Counter-play in the Center ADVANCED
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  • [ July 6, 2017 ] IM Arthur Shen: How to Use Your Minor Pieces  ADVANCED
  • [ June 6, 2017 ] GM Bryan Smith: Wesley So’s Capablanca-esque Play – and Near Disaster ADVANCED
  • [ May 30, 2017 ] IM Michael Bodek: Exploiting the Overprotected King ADVANCED
  • [ May 27, 2017 ] IM Alex Ostrovskiy: How To Study Openings – Caro-Kann Secrets Revealed in action! ADVANCED
  • [ May 26, 2017 ] Wesley So has an amazing win against Sergey Karjakin ADVANCED
  • [ May 25, 2017 ] GM Bryan Smith: They Can Only Take One At A Time ADVANCED
  • [ May 18, 2017 ] GM Sam Shankland: Restricting Counterplay in a Superior Position Part 2 ADVANCED
  • [ May 17, 2017 ] GM Bryan Smith: Cumulative Inaccuracies ADVANCED
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Month: May 2017

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IM Michael Bodek: Exploiting the Overprotected King

May 30, 2017 admin 0 admin

  Many perpetual checks occur when there are not enough defenders around a weak king. However these examples will focus on the opposite: when there are too many defenders around a king, which make it so … Read More

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IM Alex Ostrovskiy: How To Study Openings – Caro-Kann Secrets Revealed in action!

May 27, 2017 admin 0 admin

Modern chess literature is facing an explosion of constant opening books. It seems almost every week a new monograph is released detailing how to confront some defense or another. At the same time, titled players … Read More

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Wesley So has an amazing win against Sergey Karjakin

May 26, 2017 admin 0 admin
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GM Bryan Smith: They Can Only Take One At A Time

May 25, 2017 admin 0 admin

  In a French Team Championship game against International Master Sebastien Cossin, top player Maxime Vachier Lagrave created an aesthetic illustration of Mikhail Tal’s quote (about his sacrifices) – “They can only take one of … Read More

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GM Sam Shankland: Restricting Counterplay in a Superior Position Part 2

May 18, 2017 admin 0 admin

For my second article, I would like to continue along with the theme of restricting counterplay in a superior position. As I pointed out previously, this is a relatively simple concept to grasp, but it … Read More

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GM Bryan Smith: Cumulative Inaccuracies

May 17, 2017 admin 0 admin

  This week I will show a couple of instructive excerpts from my games from a small local tournament, the Bruce Alberston Memorial, which took place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on March 22nd.   In the … Read More

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IM Arthur Shen: An Opening Brilliancy 

May 15, 2017 admin 0 admin

It’s a New Year, and that means self-reflection and resolutions. I’ve been examining both my old games and my old opening files, and uncovered a fascinating old piece of analysis from nearly 5 years ago. The … Read More

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IM Arthur Shen: When the Computer Can’t Help You 

May 15, 2017 admin 0 admin

The chess engine is the most important invention in chess history, and is the most important tool of every strong player. Computers have changed the way everyone plays chess, from the amateur to the Grandmaster. Stockfish and Houdini are … Read More

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IM Arthur Shen: How to Create an Attack 

May 15, 2017 admin 0 admin

Every one of us has fantasized about brilliantly conducting an attack, sacrificing half our pieces, and beautifully checkmating our opponent. In these fantasies, we focus on flashy tactics and checkmate – in other words, we focus … Read More

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IM Arthur Shen: How to Study Openings – the Correct Way

May 15, 2017 admin 0 admin

  Many people have the misconception that to have good openings, all that is required is a good memory. I’ve seen a lot of my students simply flip on a computer engine and regurgitate the … Read More

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