Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Englund Gambit (A40)

  

Englund Gambit Resources


Wikipedia Page

The Englund Gambit is a rarely played chess opening that starts with the moves:  1. d4 e5?!
Black's idea is to avoid the traditional closed queen's pawn games and create an open game with tactical chances, but at the cost of a pawn. ( An Interesting , if suspect opening against guys who like to play the London.)

Main variations
2.1
Blackburne–Hartlaub Gambit (1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 )
2.2 Soller Gambit
2.3 Felbecker Gambit
2.4 Zilbermints Gambit
2.5 Englund Gambit main line

Books (Free)

Beat Bad & Pesky Openings - FREE Chessable Course - ( 9 Trainable lines on Defeating the Englund  Chapter 8)

Englund Gambit Articles

Dealing with the Englund - Chessbase Article - Matthew Lunn analyses and explains how to counter a dubious gambit

LiChess Studies

Englund Gambit Traps - 7 Chapter Study

Games Databases

365Chess.com

A40 Queen's pawn, Charlick (Englund) gambit - 1000 Games 

Chessgames.com

Englund Gambit-White wins - 7 Games 

Englund Gambit Video Lessons

WIN IN 8 MOVES: The Englund Gambit - 35 Min IM Grosman
Avoid the Tricky Englund Gambit - 10 Min
The Extremely Dodgy ENGLUND GAMBIT 24 Min Kingcrusher
Chess Tips: Chessbrah Aman's Undefeated Opening for Black! Scary Englund Gambit!! -42 Min IM Miodrag Perunovic The Englund Gambit | Mainline and Traps | Chess Openings | IM Andrey Ostrovskiy - 10 Min

 Destroy your Opponent when He plays Englund Gambit -20 Min

Zilbermints Gambit

CHESS GAMBITS : COUNTER TO THE ZILBERMINTS GAMBIT - 10 Min
Play Chess #10: Englund Gambit Complex: Zilbermints Gambit. 2100 Elo - 4 Min


Blackburne–Hartlaub Gambit - 15 Min

Englund Gambit Traps

Chess Opening: Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5 | Traps and Ideas - 18 Min
Englund Gambit Opening Trap That Doesn't Work! 95k made this chess opening mistake against d4 - 7 Min  NM Lopez
Traps in the Englund Gambit (1.d4 e5?!) - 10 Min

Englund Gambit Traps, Moves & Ideas | Best Checkmate Strategy - 6 Min

Game Videos

This Englund Gambit Queen Sacrifice is TOO STRONG - 21 Min IM Rosen
Master Class | Ending The Englund Gambit | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky - 30 Min
I can't stop winning with the Englund Gambit - 8 Min GM Aman Hambleton
Is the Englund Gambit a Meme Opening? - 40 Min GM Nakamura
TESTING AMAN'S UNDEFEATED OPENING | GM Eric Hansen - 11 Min
UNDEFEATED OPENING? | GM Aman Hambleton - 24 Min


Saturday, April 23, 2022

Bishop's Opening C23 - C24


Bishop's Opening Chess Resources

 Wikipedia Page 
The Bishop's Opening is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4.


  The Bishop's Opening is not as popular as some other openings, but it can be a good choice for players who want to control the center of the board and play for a solid, positional advantage.

 Black has a number of options for responding to the Bishop's Opening,
 including the Ruy Lopez with 2...Nc6,
the Two Knights Defense with 2...Nf6,
and the Berlin Defense with 2...Nf6 3. d3.


The Bishop's Opening can lead to closed, positional positions, and is a good choice for players who prefer a more measured, strategic approach to the game.


C23 Sub-variants:

Bishop's opening

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4

Bishop's opening, Philidor counter-attack

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6

Bishop's opening, Lisitsyn variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Ne2

Bishop's opening, Calabrese counter-gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5

Bishop's opening, Calabrese counter-gambit, Jaenisch variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 3. d3

Bishop's opening, Classical variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5

Bishop's opening, Lopez gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qe2 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. f4

Bishop's opening, Philidor variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3

Bishop's opening, Pratt variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. exf6 dxc4 7. Qh5 O-O

Bishop's opening, Lewis counter-gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 d5

Bishop's opening, del Rio variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Qg5

Bishop's opening, Lewis gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d4

Bishop's opening, Wing gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4

Bishop's opening, MacDonnell double gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. f4

Bishop's opening, Four pawns' gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. f4 exf4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 Bh4+ 7. g3 fxg3 8. O-O gxh2+ 9. Kh1


C24 Sub-variants:

Bishop's opening, Berlin defence

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6

Bishop's opening, Greco gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. f4

Bishop's opening, Ponziani gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4

Bishop's opening, Urusov gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3

Bishop's opening, Urusov gambit, Panov variation

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Bb4+ 6. c3 Qe7


BOOKS (Free)

Short & Sweet: Bishop's Opening - FREE Chessable Course -  21 Trainable Variations w/ 1hr & 18 Min of Video (IM Miodrag Perunovic)


Bishops Opening Chess ARTICLES

The Jerome Gambit Blog ( All about this one Gambit over 2000 posts???)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ...and related lines

(risky/nonrisky lines, tactics & psychology for fast, exciting play)

Magnus Carlsen’s Bishop’s Opening - Blog Articles 2018
The Urusov Gambit - Huge Simplify Chess Page (Explaining every Move)

The Bishop’s Opening – How to Play It as White and Black - Chessable Blog Opening Guide (Pretty Detailed)
Bishop’s Opening (Simple and Powerful)  - Remote Chess Academy  (Article w/ Video and  3 Very Detailed Annotated games in Lichess Study Format)

GAMES DATABASES

365Chess.com 

C23: Bishop's opening 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 - 16,000 Games ( Broken into  15 sub-varients)
C24: Bishop's opening, Berlin defence 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 - 11,000 Games (Broken into 5 Sub-Varients)

Chessgames.com 

Bishop's Opening (C23-C24) - 2243 games 
C24 Urusov-Gambit  - 51 Games


Bishop's Opening LiChess Studies

Bishop's opening  - 10 Chapter Study  (583 hearts)
The Bishop Opening - 20 Chapter Study  
Opening Studies (Bishop's Opening) - 8 Chapter Study  (All Annotated Games)
Bishop's Openings for Beginners  - 12 Chapter Study


Urusov gambit - Huge In-depth Study with 55 Chapters


Bishop's Opening Chess Video Lessons

Bishops Opening (5 Video PlaylistIM Miodrag Perunovic (Over 2.5 Hrs)

Bishop's Opening - Ideas, Traps, and Everything!  - 10 Video playlist - GM Igor Smirnov
The Unbeatable Bishop’s Opening (simple and powerful) - 22 Min GM Igor Smirnov
Bishop's Opening (Sneaky Good Attack) - 20 Min 
Opening Basics #19: Bishop's opening - 18 Min
The Modern Bishop's Opening | White's Response against the Two Knights Defense | IM Alex Astaneh - 33 Min

How to play against the bishops opening - 14 Min
How to Play Against the Bishop's Opening as Black [TRAPS Included] - 12 min GM Igor Smirnov

Urusov Gambit

The Unbeatable Urusov Gambit - Chess Openings Explained - 49 Min (St Louis CC Lesson)
Chess Opening: Urusov Gambit - 17 Min
Diving Deep into Urusov Gambit Theory - 13 Min
The Urusov Gambit | Attacking Gambit in the Bishop's Opening IM Andrey Ostrovskiy - 12 Min
Chess Openings: Smash 'em with The Urusov Gambit!! - 44 min IM Miodrag Perunovic
Human Defeats Stockfish with Urusov Gambit - 11 min Johnathan Schrantz
Dirty Chess Tricks 14 (Urusov Gambit Declined) - 14 Min
Dirty Chess Tricks 15 (Urusov Gambit Accepted) - 27 Min
The Original URUSOV GAMBIT Surprised a Future World Champion | Chess History Explained - 17 Min
Smothered Mate and an Urusov Gambit | Viewers' Choice - GM Yasser Seirawan - 50 Min
Chess Tips: How To Play The Dangerous Urusov Gambit?  - 67 Min Maurice Bishop


Alterman GGuide The Urusov Gambit part1 - 34 Min 
Alterman GGuide The Urusov Gambit part2 - 33 min

Ponziani Gambit

Win Fast with The Bishops Opening! Ponziani Gambit!! - 17 Min IM Miodrag Perunovic

Greco Gambit

Chess Opening Tricks to WIN Fast | Greco Gambit Traps, Moves, Strategies & Ideas - 7 Min
GRECO GAMBIT OPENING!!! CARLSEN vs SOCKO -  7 Min

4 Pawns Gambit

Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Four Pawns Gambit! - 6 Min
Human Beats Stockfish with FOUR PAWNS GAMBIT - 13 Min

Lewis Gambit

PREVIEW: Gambit Guide - Bishop's Opening, Lewis Gambit - 4 Min
Dirty Chess Tricks 13 (Lewis Gambit) - 18 Min
What is the Lewis Gambit? | Harrison Keyser Plays The People!  -  3 min

Calabrese Counter Gambit

Calabrese Counter Gambit against Bishop's Opening - 21 Min


Bishops Opening Chess Traps

5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Bishop’s Opening - 11 Min GM Igor Smirnov

4 Quick Checkmates In The Bishop’s Opening - 11 Min GM Igor Smirnov
Top 5 Traps to WIN Fast in the Bishop's Opening - 16 Min GM Igor Smirnov
Episode 2 of High Probability Traps! Chess Traps to WIN Fast: Bishops Opening Tricks and Ideas - 12 Min

Game Videos (W/Analysis)

Bishop's Opening  - 10 Video Playlist  - kingscrusher  (Famous games)


Magnus Carlsen strikes with the Bishop’s Opening! - 22 Min
Chess Tips: Play The Bishops Opening Like Kasparov!! 2...Nc6 - 36 Min 
 IM Miodrag Perunovic 
Finally Had Chance to Play Bishops Opening in Real Tournament! All Wins!!  - 16 Min  - IM Miodrag Perunovic
Dubov plays the Urusov Gambit, or Dubusov? || Dubov vs Giri - 13 Min



Thursday, April 21, 2022

Catalan (E00 - E09) - Opening Theory

 

Catalan Chess Opening Resources

                                                    Wikipedia Page (Catalan)

The Catalan is a chess opening where White adopts a combination of the

Queen's Gambit and Réti Opening: White plays d4 and c4 and fianchettoes the white bishop on g2. A common opening sequence is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3, although the opening can arise from various move orders.
E01 Catalan, closed   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2
E02 Catalan, open, 5.Qa41. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+
E03 Catalan, open, Alekhine variation  1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2
E04 Catalan, open, 5.Nf31. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3
E05 Catalan, open, classical line   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Be7
E06 Catalan, closed,   5.Nf31. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3
E07 Catalan, closed,   6...Nbd71. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7
E08 Catalan, closed,   7.Qc21. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2
E09 Catalan, closed, main line   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Nbd2



Catalan Chess Articles

Chess Opening Basics: The Catalan Opening  - Chessable Blog Opening Guide

The Catalan Opening – A Complete Guide  - Chess Openings Website

Catalan LiChess Studies

Catalan opening - 63 Chapter Study (Super In-depth , Lines , Pawn Structure, tactics and Endgame. (Study at top of Page ) (400 hearts)
Catalan Repertoire - 12 Chapter Study
The Basic Catalan - 11 Chapter Study
Catalan  - 64 Chapter Study  (Super In-depth)  (1450 hearts)
Catalan Repertoire  - 12 Chapter Study  (150 hearts)

LiStudy Move Practice Page (Learn the Moves and Practice them)

Basic Catalan -  11 Chapters 
Open Catalan  - 10 Chapters


Games Databases

Catalan Chess Puzzles

wtharvy.com

Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4+ (ECO E02) - 13 Puzzles
Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (ECO E04) - 14 Puzzles
Catalan, Open, Classical line (ECO E05) - 19 Puzzles
Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (ECO E06) - 15 Puzzles
Catalan, Closed (ECO E09) - 11 Puzzles


Catalan Puzzles Lichess - (3/4 way down the page Broken into 3 Variations)


Catalan Chess Video Lessons

Catalan Opening Series - 12 Video Playlist (Almost 5 hrs of Video) Hanging Pawns
How to play the Catalan | Catalan Opening Explained - 4 Video Playlist - IM Andrey Ostrovkiv
GM Neiksans Boot Camp #26 - Catalan Opening - 3.5 Hr Stream Recorded


Understanding the Catalan Opening | ft. GM Srinath Narayanan - 1.75 hr


Black  vs the Catalan

Fighting the Catalan | Chess Openings Explained - NM Caleb Denby - 57 Min
Chess Openings for Black 😲 Dealing with Catalan Sidelines with GM Jan Gustafsson - 18 Min
Closed Catalan System ♟ Chess Openings for Black - IM Ostrovskiy - 27 Min
How to face the Catalan  - 20 Min


Catalan Game Videos (W/Analysis)

Catalan Opening  - 34 Video Playlist  - agamator's Chess Channel
Catalan Opening  - 27 Video Playlist - Chess School


IM Bartholomew vs. shanya (Catalan Opening) - 42 Min
IM Bartholomew vs. IM scacho (Catalan Opening) - 16 Min



Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Minority Attack (Chess Strategy)

 

Minority Attack Chess Resources

A minority attack occurs in chess when one player attacks an opponent's pawn majority with their pawn minority—in other words, when fewer pawns attack a larger pawn chain. 

The purpose of a minority attack is to favorably change the pawn structure with the intention of creating a structural weakness (e.g., a backward pawn or isolated pawn) for an opponent. A classic example of a minority attack often occurs in the Carlsbad pawn structure:

Minority Attack Articles

Middlegame Motifs, by Nigel Davies: The Minority Attack - Free Chess Cafe Article
The Minority Attack – a Pawn Chess Strategy - Chess expert Strategy Article
Simple but Effective: Minority Attack -  Thorough Analysis of a Game
Who's afraid of the Big Bad Minority attack? - Exeter Chess Club Article (Lots Games)
Minority Attack - Chess.com Article


LiChess Studies

The Minority Attack - 7 Chapter Study
The Minority Attack - 7 Chapter Study w/games
Endgame Exploration 3: Minority Attack - 7 Chapter Study w/games
Carlsbad structure: Minority Attack - 4 Chapter Study w/games


Minority Attack Videos

The Minority Attack | Chess Middlegames - 12 Min
Chess-How to play the Minority-Attack? - Karpov on Strategy 7, GM Ján Markoš - 18 Min
Pawn Structure 101:Minority Attack - 10 Min IM Daniel Rensch
Minority Attack! | Pawn Structure - GM Yasser Seirawan-35 Min
Minority Attack Ideas, Concepts and Examples - A Clever Positional Strategy - 9 Min NM Lopez
Why the Minority Attack is for Commoners w/ Kaspar/SuperBaguette33 | Dojo Lessons - 24 Min GM Kraai
How To Fight Against The Minority Attack in Chess (Middlegames) - 13 Min
Top Ten Middlegame Ideas #4: Minority Attack - Examples from both sides - 52 Min
Top Ten Middlegame Ideas #4: Minority Attack - Ideas for defense - 41 Min

Minority Attack - GM Yasser Seirawan - 48 Min


Carlsbad Pawn Structure Minority Attacks

Minority Attacks in the Carlsbad Structure | Road to 2000 - 64 Min NM Caleb Denby
Top Ten Middlegame Ideas #4: Minority Attack - The Carlsbad structure - 35 Min
Carlsbad Pawn Structure – Examples of defending against the minority attack - 16 Min GM Hansen
Carlsbad Pawn Structure And Minority Attack in Chess (Middlegames) - 18 Min


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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Pirc Defense (B07-B09) - Opening Theory

 

Pirc Defence Chess Resources

Wikipedia Page
The Pirc Defence is a powerful and versatile opening that allows Black to challenge White's center control from the start. With proper play, Black can get a strong position and a good chance to win.
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6


BOOKS (Free)

Grandmaster Repertoire The Pirc Defence - Mihail Marin - 418 Page PDF
500 Pirc Miniatures By Bill Wall - 89 Page PDF
Alburt's Chess Openings: Pirc Alert! - A Complete Defense Against 1. e4 by Lev Alburt; Alex Chernin - 451 Page PDF


Short & Sweet: Pirc Defense - FREE Chessable Course - Learn 24 Variations w/ 2 hrs free Video (Use Spaced repetition to train Course)

Pirc Defense Chess Articles

The Pirc Defense - Simplify Chess Page  (In-depth Look at Opening)
How To Play The Pirc Defense Chess Opening - Hercules Chess Article
The Simplified Pirc - Kenilworth Chessclub Article

The Pirc Defense – The Ultimate Guide To A Dynamic Chess Opening - (In-depth ichess.com Article with 3 Embedded Videos )

Pirc Defense – How to Play (as White & Black) - Big Article On Chessabale Blog.

Pirc Defense LiChess Studies

Pirc defense - 10 Chapter Study  (80 hearts)
The Pirc Defense - 6 Chapter Study  (Simple with info on Variations) (60 hearts)
Pirc Defense Repertoire - 6 Chapter Interactive Study  (400 hearts)

The Pirc Defense - 14 Chapter Study


Chess Puzzles By Opening 

(From 10,000 Chess Puzzles
Pirc (B07) -1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 (10 Puzzles)
Pirc, Classical (B08) - 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 (10 Puzzles)
Pirc, Austrian Attack (B09) - 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 (10 Puzzles)


GAMES Databases

365chess.com

B07: Pirc defence 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 - 57,000 Games (Page with 11 Sub-varients)
B08: Pirc, classical (two knights) system 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 - 10,000 Games (4 Subvarients)
B09: Pirc, Austrian attack 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 - 10,000 Games ( 7 Sub-Varients)


Chessgames.com

Instructive games of the Pirc Defense - 10 games 

Pirc Defense Chess Video Lessons

Pirc Defense: my best opening for black - 33 Video Playlist - NM Ramirez (Over 7 hrs of Video)
Pirc Defense - 4 Video Playlist - IM Banzea

Pirc Defense Opening Theory - 6 Video Playlist - Hanging Pawns (2Hrs)

Pirc Defense | Ideas, Principles and Common Variations - 16 Min
PIRC Defense: Introduction, Middlegame Plans, Typical Tactics | Best Chess Openings - 26 Min
Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Pirc Defense! - 30 Min 
Opening Ideas: Pirc Defense - GM Yasser Seirawan - 58 Min
Move order matters | Pirc Defense - Standard Chess - 17 Min

GM Ben Finegold: The Pirc Defense - 45 Min


Best Chess Openings: 📖 The Pirc Defense 🤓 [Part 1/3] - GM Damian Lemos - 27 Min
Opening Chess Strategy: 🌊The Pirc Defense [Part 2/3] - GM Damian Lemos - 22 Min
The Pirc Defence: Chess Openings For Black [Part 3/3] 🎱 by GM Lemos - 22 Min

Austrian Attack (4.f4)

Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Pirc Defense - Crushing the Austrian Attack! - 31 Min
Beat the Austrian attack in the Pirc Defense! - 27 Min
Main plans of the Austrian attack in the Pirc Defense - 22 Min
PULVERIZE THE PIRC WITH THE AUSTRIAN ATTACK | IM Miodrag "The Butcher" Perunovic - 2Hr 20 min 


Two Knights System (Classical) (4.Nf3)

The Complete Pirc Defense Opening | Classical Variation | Two Knights System and Quiet System - 31 Min


150 Attack (4.Be3)

NEW SERIES! The 150 ATTACK! Destroy the Pirc or Modern Defense EASILY! - Part 1 - Ng4 lines - 32 Min
The 150 Attack against the Modern or Pirc Defense - PART 2 - Early Nc6 lines - 25 Min


Byrne Variation (4.Bg5)

Chess Lesson # 96: Pirc Defense vs Byrne Variation as Black - 46 Min
Byrne Variation | Pirc Defense Opening Theory - 23 Min


Pirc Defense Game Videos (w/Analysis)

Pirc Defence  -  34 Video Playlist  - Chess School  -  34 Annotated games
Pirc Defense  - 17 Video Playlist  - agadmantor  (Famous Games)
Pirc and Modern Defence - 113 Video Playlist  - kingscrusher

Paragua v Akobian | 2008 Chicago Open | Czech Pirc - GM Varuzhan Akobian - 58 Min
Ivanchuk vs. Kramnik, Candidates 2013 | Pirc Defense - GM Yasser Seirawan- 58 Min
Bobby Fischer faces Viktor Korchnoi in the Pirc Defence - World Chess Candidates 1962 - 18 Min
Pirc Defence | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky - 17 Min
How to Play Against a Passive Pirc Setup Using The Austrian Attack | Rapid Training Game - 16 Min GM Molton

Chess Quilt


Saturday, April 16, 2022

Chess Endgames

 Free Endgame Lessons

I have personally Come around to finding that Chessables Spaced Repetition Training (MoveTrainer) works incredibly well at learning Endgames. 

If you have not tried it, below are a list of Free Endgame courses there. 

FREE Chessable Courses

Basic Endgames - 181 Endgames (Very Nice in-depth Instruction) (This course was made by a chess-coach for his students and put up here for FREE)
(This alone is worth trying it)

Endgame Bootcamp with John Bartholomew - Learn the Basics
(Learn 10 Basic pawn , and Rook&Pawn Endgames)
 

Essential endings: Mating with B+N - Learn this Endgame
Essential Endings: Playing R+B vs. R - Key Strategy's
Essential R+P vs. R Endings - IM John Bartholomew
Winning Chess Endings: Free Lesson - Some techniques by GM Yasser Seirwain
Johan Hellsten: Free Endgame Lesson - Endgame Techniques (10 Lessons)
Magnus Carlsen: Free Endgame Lesson - Lessons from his Endgames


Added this list to the  Chess Endgames Lessons Page


Friday, April 15, 2022

Bogo Indian Defense - E11

 

Bogo Indian Defense Resources

 Wikipedia Page
The Bogo-Indian Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves:

1. d4 Nf6  2. c4 e6  3. Nf3 Bb4+

BOOKS (Free)

Short & Sweet: Bogo-Indian Defense - FREE CHESSABLE COURSE -  24 Trainable Variations

Bogo-Indian Chess Articles 

A new way against the Bogo-Indian - Chessbase Article
Chess Opening Basics: The Bogo-Indian Defense - Chessable Blog Opening Guide


Crushing White – The Bogo-Indian Defense - Short ichess.net Article w/embedded video
Bogo-Indian Defense - guide by Im Alberto Chueca

Bogo-Indian LiChess Studies

Nimzo/Bogo Indian Repertoire - In depth 54 Chapter Study (Lessons and Model games)
Bogo Indian Defense: 4. Bd2  - 5 Chapter Study on just this Line

Games Databases

E11: Bogo-Indian defence - 20,000 Games Broken into Subvarients 365Chess.com
Bogo-Indian Defense (E11) 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4+ - 9000 Games Chessgames.com

16 Annotated Bogo - Indian GM  games - Chess Siberia

Bogo-Indian Defense Chess Video Lessons

Bogo-Indian Defense Theory - 6 Video Playlist  (Hanging Pawns)


Master The Bogo-Indian Defense Like a GM! - GM Niclas Huschenbeth - 17 Min
Simplification Ideas in the Bogo-Indian Defense  - 12 Min - Jozarov

Opening Preparation: Case Study - Bogo-Indian Defence -  1.5hr GM Mihail Marin

Crushing White - The Bogo-Indian Defense - GM Damian Lemos - 25 Min

Day 08: Improve your openings with IM Sagar Shah | Bogo Indian - 1.5 hr

Bogo-Indian Defense: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold - 41 Min - Video Below



Bogo-Indian Defense Chess Traps

GM Eugene Perelshteyn teaches you a cool Bogo-Indian Trap! - 8 Min
Chess Trap 23 (Bogo-Indian Trap) - 10 Min
Bogo Indian - The Monticelli Trap (trap no. 1050) - 5 Min
Opening traps and miniatures in chess - A dangerous trap against the Bogo or Nimzo indian defense - 12 Min - Jozarov


Bogo-Indian Game Videos (w/Analysis)

Bogo-Indian Defense, Wade-Smyslov variation - Standard chess #50 - 61 Min
Blitz Chess #394: Bogo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld variation - 25 Min
Blitz Chess #332: IM Bartholomew vs. GM Monika Socko (Bogo-Indian Defense) - 20 Min
Blitz Chess #332: IM Bartholomew vs. GM Monika Socko (Bogo-Indian Defense) - 20 Min
Standard Chess #270: Game 2 vs. Håvard (Bogo-Indian Defense)- 36 Min IM Bartholomew
Standard Chess #148: IM Bartholomew vs. totoff (Bogo-Indian Defense) - 43 Min
Garry Kasparov vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic - Tilburg 1989 - Bogo-Indian Defense (E11) - 10 Min
5 minute chess #62: Wargasm vs IM Greg Shahade - Bogo Indian Defense - 5 Min
3 minute chess #80: GM Ariel Sorin vs IM Greg Shahade - Bogo Indian Defense - 7 Min
5 minute chess #119: sagorjoyee vs IM Greg Shahade - Bogo Indian - 11 Min
5 minute chess #198: GM Zong-Yuan Zhao vs IM Greg Shahade - Bogo Indian - Defense - 13 Min
Bogo-Indian Defence: Alexander Alekhine vs Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander - Bogo-Indian (E11) - 7 Min
Garry Kasparov vs Nigel Short (1987) · Bogo-Indian Defense - 10 Min

IM Chris Sielecki 
15 Min Chess #103 with Live Comments Bogo Indian - 30 Min
Blitz Chess #4283 vs waisie Bogo Indian Black - 10 Min
Blitz Chess #2076 with Live Comments Bogo Indian vs GM Alejandro Hoffmann with Black - 8 Min
Blitz Chess #3494 vs GM Chemberlen Bogo Indian Black - 12 Min
Blitz Chess #1744 with Live Comments Bogo Indian vs WIM HolyMess Elmira  Eliava with Black -12 Min
Blitz Chess #2076 with Live Comments Bogo Indian vs GM Alejandro Hoffmann  with Black - 8 Min
Blitz Chess #2902 with Live Comments Bogo Indian vs GM Kenstar K Salomon  with Black - 13 Min

Garry Kasparov vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic - Tilburg 1989 - Bogo-Indian Defense (E11) - 10 Min
5 minute chess #62: Wargasm vs IM Greg Shahade - Bogo Indian Defense - 5 Min
3 minute chess #80: GM Ariel Sorin vs IM Greg Shahade - Bogo Indian Defense - 7 Min
5 minute chess #119: sagorjoyee vs IM Greg Shahade - Bogo Indian - 11 Min
5 minute chess #198: GM Zong-Yuan Zhao vs IM Greg Shahade - Bogo Indian - Defense - 13 Min
Bogo-Indian Defence: Alexander Alekhine vs Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander - Bogo-Indian (E11) - 7 Min
Garry Kasparov vs Nigel Short (1987) · Bogo-Indian Defense - 10 Min


IM Chris Sielecki 
15 Min Chess #103 with Live Comments Bogo Indian - 30 Min
Blitz Chess #4283 vs waisie Bogo Indian Black - 10 Min
Blitz Chess #2076 with Live Comments Bogo Indian vs GM Alejandro Hoffmann with Black - 8 Min
Blitz Chess #3494 vs GM Chemberlen Bogo Indian Black - 12 Min
Blitz Chess #1744 with Live Comments Bogo Indian vs WIM HolyMess Elmira  Eliava with Black -12 Min
Blitz Chess #2076 with Live Comments Bogo Indian vs GM Alejandro Hoffmann  with Black - 8 Min
Blitz Chess #2902 with Live Comments Bogo Indian vs GM Kenstar K Salomon  with Black - 13 Min

Chess Art Black and White