tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996474468603169722024-03-27T12:04:29.559-04:00The Bishops BountyIncreasing and Organizing Our Chess Knowledge for Free, One Link at a Time.Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-79500682528869870332024-03-26T23:08:00.004-04:002024-03-27T12:03:26.100-04:00Czech Benoni - A56<iframe frameborder="0" height="371" src="https://lichess.org/study/embed/SAI2pEQJ/1NTua49l#6" width="600"></iframe>
<p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Unlock the Czech Benoni: A Solid & Strategic Defense for Black </span></h2><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The <b>Czech Benoni Defense</b> is a chess opening employed by Black to counter White's initial move 1.d4. It features the moves:</div></span><p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Seeking a dependable defense against 1. d4? Look no further than the Czech Benoni!<br /><br /> This strategic opening, championed by the Czech chess master Karel Hromádka, equips Black with a solid pawn structure and the potential for dynamic counterplay. While less aggressive than other Benoni variations, the Czech Benoni offers central control and opportunities to launch a powerful f5 pawn break. Master the art of maneuvering and strategic planning in closed positions .</span></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Czech Benoni Articles </strong></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/the-czech-benoni-explained/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Czech Benoni: Explained</a> - The Chess World Guide - WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos<br /><br /><a href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-no-theory-defence-or-how-to-meet-1-d4-if-you-are-over-35" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The No-theory Defence, or how to meet 1 d4 if you are over 35</a> - This is a review by Steve Giddens about Andrew martins Czech Benoni Book. Interesting Review and Discussion about this opening.</span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Czech Benoni LiChess Studies</strong></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/tQ8ZfLqU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ben Finegold Czech Benoni</a> - 6 Chapter Study (All 6 Chapters are GM Ben Finegold games.)<br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/SAI2pEQJ/U5AQ7t12" target="_blank">Czech - Benoni</a> - 6 Chapter Study <br /></span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Czech Benoni Puzzles</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Benoni_Defense_Czech_Benoni_Defense" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Czech Benoni Defense</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 91 Lichess Opening Puzzles </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">WTHarvey.com</span><br /><a href="https://www.wtharvey.com/a56.html" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Benoni Defense (ECO A56)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 31 Puzzles</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Game Databases</strong></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">365Chess.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/A56_Czech_Benoni_defence" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A56: Czech Benoni defence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5</a> - 4441 Games<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chess Tempo</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/91" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Benoni Defense, Czech Benoni Defense (A56)</a> - 4752 games<br /><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Czech Benoni Video Lessons</strong></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtD5kVP5gLc5XRlShNSv0i9UO4fAdpq-f" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Czech Benoni</a> - 13 Video Playlist - Palm Beach Chess - NM Bryan Tillis <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Nice Chess Lessons w/ about 75 Min Video Total)</span></strong></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptnLUpLPitE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How to Play The Czech Benoni | Step by Step!!</a> - 14 Min -IM Miodrag Perunovic<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYUavh2qbBM&t=1s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A Detailed Guide to the Czech Benoni</a> - 57 Min - Hanging Pawns<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPia2vp_dXU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Czech Benoni: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold</a> - 45 Min - Ben Finegold - <b>Chess Opening Lecture about an opening he has played for years.</b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wW9YwAy03c&t=2s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Chess opening system for Black: Czech Benoni (Master Chess Lecture)</a> - 7 Min - Melbourne Chess Club<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENlRqLbHjXE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Czech Benoni: Chess Opening</a> - 15 Min - thechesswebsite<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Czech Benoni Game Videos (W/Analysis)</strong></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><strong style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JCz2Gsbqe5k5__UlHhN12jReZiKQbJ2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Czech Benoni - Chess Opening</a> - <span style="color: red;">12 Video playlist </span>- Kingscrusher <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Famous Chess games and some nice Chess lessons)</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3JESr39qvI" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Czech Benoni wins! | Salo Flohr vs Bent Larsen Copenhagen 1966</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 15 Min - GM Daniel King</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SNDxrbBlkU" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Czech Benoni - Standard chess #6</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 34 Min - ChessNetwork</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7BoDVGicE" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Grandmaster Tips - Secrets of Locked Positions</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 45 Min - </span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large;"><b>GM Josh Friedel</b></span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">(Great Video of Deep Analysis and Chess Strategy Lesson on playing the Czech Benoni)<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA8Z3DT_bznPSgQPvaKZgbu2_8hpsDp1KJtQJfmXxyKwCYwnjpAeODXg47DeQ2HoO0MBGDO_ycRvNTrhlbPHnW8VWeLTEH8ntfvr6ANQxRTl8qgIn93WqnLp03aHMJdUWMNWXsJLgj_qIXwR2_ply0T5woA61MKd_i2W3fdxLrcPu5sw1hJLW4hMPuDU/s1024/czech%20benoni.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A striking cubist portrait celebrating the strategic mastery and bold spirit of the Czech Benoni chess opening through vibrant colors, dynamic shapes, and symbolic chess motifs." border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA8Z3DT_bznPSgQPvaKZgbu2_8hpsDp1KJtQJfmXxyKwCYwnjpAeODXg47DeQ2HoO0MBGDO_ycRvNTrhlbPHnW8VWeLTEH8ntfvr6ANQxRTl8qgIn93WqnLp03aHMJdUWMNWXsJLgj_qIXwR2_ply0T5woA61MKd_i2W3fdxLrcPu5sw1hJLW4hMPuDU/w640-h640/czech%20benoni.png" title="Cubist Grandmaster: The Spirit of the Czech Benoni" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Bishop's Bounty Benoni Defense Page - <a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/2022/12/benoni-defense-a43-a44a56-a79.html" target="_blank">Link Here</a></span></span></p></div></span><p></p>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-982578316820586642024-03-23T16:46:00.003-04:002024-03-25T12:44:36.216-04:00Halasz - McDonnell Gambit C21<iframe frameborder="0" height="371" src="https://lichess.org/study/embed/WvaG1C47/doAWRZvG#5" width="600"></iframe>
<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><h2><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111; text-align: left;">Unleashing the Halasz Gambit: A Chess Opening Full of Surprise</span></span></h2><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />The <b>Halasz Gambit is a chess opening </b>marked by the move <b>3.f4?!,</b> is a seldom-used Gambit dating back to the days of Romantic Chess and 19th century strategies. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Its origins can be traced back to at least 1840, but it gained prominence through the advocacy of Hungarian correspondence chess player Dr. György Halasz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">While the gambit appears questionable, it has yet to be conclusively refuted as it falls into the category of unexplored openings with aggressive play that leads to short games.<br /><br />A Chess Opening with opening venom s</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">imilar to the </span><strong style="font-family: georgia;">King's Gambit</strong><span style="font-family: georgia;"> in strategy, the </span><strong style="font-family: georgia;">Halasz Gambit </strong><span style="font-family: georgia;">seeks to dominate the central squares and unsettle the opponent's central pawn.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The opening moves are:</span></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">1. e4 e5</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">2. d4 exd4</span></p>
<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">3. f4</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Halasz Gambit Articles</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chessjournal.com/halasz-gambit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Halasz Gambit: Chess Opening Guide (Main Line, Theory, History, and More)</a> - Opening Guide - Chess Journal<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chesscafe.com/text/halasz.txt" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Anatomy of a Gambit: Dissecting the Halasz</a> - Old Chess Cafe Text Article (Bunch of Games at Bottom)<br /><br /><a href="https://chess-teacher.com/halasz-gambit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Unusual & Aggressive Chess Opening for White | Halasz Gambit</a> - GM Igor Smirnov (w/Embedded Video) <br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Video Below Because it is Really well done and easy to follow chess tutorial. </span><br /></span><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Halasz Gambit LiChess Studies</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lichess.org/study/WvaG1C47/HcjDOHM3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Dangerously Underestimated Halasz Gambit</a> - 6 Chapter Study <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(w/Interactive Quiz)</span> <span style="color: red;">(15 Hearts)</span><br /></span><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Game Databases</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">365Chess.com</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/C21_Halasz_gambit" rel="noopener" target="_blank">C21: Halasz gambit 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. f4</a> - 111 Games</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Chess Tempo</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/332" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Center Game, Halasz-McDonnell Gambit (C21)</a> - 51 Games</span><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Halasz Gambit Video Lessons</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-DszYyKL3M" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Opening Strategy | The Secrets of Winning with 1.e4 e5 | Halasz Gambit</a> - 30 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO3xHCW2-7U" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Random Guy Invents An Aggressive Gambit With 89% Win Rate!</a> - 14 Min - GM Igor Smirnov <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Video Up Above)</span></span><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Game Videos (W/ Analysis)</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kZr1jAd2xY" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Blitz chess postmortem #740: Center game - Halasz gambit</a> - 11 Min - Jim's Chess Channel</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN6v8GgdZ169E_uZnabluQ6LXcTedhE0cKrNzenIpGDNraTKNTbflPr5sF1RZq9TY1fW92zQ9xlhkJ0h1N839XDyJXJ0qb74pRQlq9WcpXw2kJcvv2psE2AUMwre2yAMe2r1CUJND6vBZKuwt9j893lroBjbbUYi-58rmeNkKsElC7Kaq5TxwMZjeu3Y/s1024/Jennifer%20Dionisio%20hungary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="AI Created minimalistic Chess art in the style of Jennifer Dionisio with the colors of Hungary" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdN6v8GgdZ169E_uZnabluQ6LXcTedhE0cKrNzenIpGDNraTKNTbflPr5sF1RZq9TY1fW92zQ9xlhkJ0h1N839XDyJXJ0qb74pRQlq9WcpXw2kJcvv2psE2AUMwre2yAMe2r1CUJND6vBZKuwt9j893lroBjbbUYi-58rmeNkKsElC7Kaq5TxwMZjeu3Y/w640-h534/Jennifer%20Dionisio%20hungary.png" title="Hungary Chess" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The <b>Stonewall Dutch</b> isn’t defined by a specific sequence of moves; rather, it’s a setup.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Black arranges their pawns on f5, e6, d5, and c6 against White’s non-1.e4 development.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The position can vary significantly,<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> but the central pawns on light squares create the Stonewall structure.</span></span></p></div>
<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><h2><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Stonewall Dutch Resources</span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Bishops Bounty Main Dutch Defense Page</span> <span style="color: #990000;">- </span><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/2022/07/dutch-defense-a80-a99.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Here</span></a></span></b></span></span></h2></div><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Stonewall Dutch Articles</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/an-examination-of-the-stonewall-dutch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How To Play The Stonewall Dutch</a> - GM Bryan Smith - Chess.com Article<br /><br /><a href="https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/dutch-stonewall" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Dutch Stonewall</a> - Exeter Chess Club - booklet for Juniors<br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Stonewall Dutch LiChess Studies</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/6bIsRyMD" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Stonewall Dutch Defense</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 7 Chapter Interactive Study <span style="color: red;">(521 Hearts)<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lichess.org/study/jsnwK0wI/tz2hAfp7" target="_blank">The Dutch and Anti-Dutch Systems</a> - 6 Chapter Study <span style="color: red;">(901 Hearts) </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Study at Top of Page</span></span><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Games Databases</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chess365.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://365chess.com/eco/A92_Dutch_stonewall_variation" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">A92</span>: <b>Dutch, stonewall variation</b> 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5</a><b> - 1032 Games</b><br /><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/a93" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">A93</span>: <b>Dutch, stonewall, Botvinnik variation</b> 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3</a> <b>- 561 Games</b><br /><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/A94_Dutch_stonewall_with_Ba3" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">A94</span>: <b>Dutch, stonewall with Ba3</b> 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. b3 c6 8. Ba3</a> <b>- 424 Games</b><br /><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/A95_Dutch_stonewall_with_Nc3" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">A95</span>: <b>Dutch, stonewall with Nc3</b> 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 c6</a> <b>- 776 Games</b><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chess Tempo</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/409" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Stonewall Variation, Modern Variation <span style="color: red;">(A90)</span></a><span style="color: red;"> </span>- 2920 Games<br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/408" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Stonewall Variation, General Variation <span style="color: red;">(A92)</span></a> - 353 Games<br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/407" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Classical Variation, Stonewall Variation <span style="color: red;">(A93)</span></a> - 361 Games<br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/406" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Classical Variation, Stonewall Variation <span style="color: red;">(A94)</span></a> - 437 Games<br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/405" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Classical Variation, Stonewall Variation<span style="color: red;"> (A95)</span></a> - 769 Games<br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/389" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Modern Stonewall Variation<span style="color: red;"> (A97)</span></a> - 2133 Games<br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Stonewall Dutch Puzzles & Tactics</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">WTHarvey.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://wtharvey.com/a93.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Var. (ECO A93)</a> - <b>10 Puzzles</b><br /><a href="https://wtharvey.com/a94.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3 (ECO A94)</a> - <b>10 Puzzles</b><br /><a href="https://wtharvey.com/a95.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch, Stonewall (ECO A95</a>) - <b>10 Puzzles</b><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">LiChess Opening Puzzles</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Dutch_Defense_Stonewall_Variation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defense : Stonewall Variation</a> - <b>43 Puzzles</b><br /> </span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Stonewall Dutch Video Lessons</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnqWa8amSqaLNT1CpL_MquEFDCAPvfOfs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Stonewall Defense</a> -<span style="color: red;"> 16 Video Playlist </span></strong> - japanesetutor <span style="background-color: #01ffff;">(Think these videos might be from a book)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5WVdsP5K_Y" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stonewall Dutch IM Andrew Martin</a> - <strong>1hr 41 Min</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYcvCPpovzA&t=2s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Stonewall Dutch · Chess Openings</a> - 34 Min - Hanging pawns<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeWjm3b4B58" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defense | Stonewall Attack!!</a> - 23 Min - IM Miodrag Perunovic<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5sKXRo-zVI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ultra-Modern Dutch Stonewall | Fight The Catalan Without Fear!!</a> - 41 Min - IM Miodrag Perunovic<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6cx6Bi1p0&t=2s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stonewall Dutch for chess beginners (explained)</a> - 14 Min - Bad Bishop Chess Channel<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyV91x3KeG4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stonewall Dutch Repertoire Preview</a> - 10 Min - ChessGoals - Playing against Catalan<br /><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Stonewall Dutch Game Videos (w/ Analysis)</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8pvPgpY18Q" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Chess Stream #72 Fresh Ideas in the Stonewall Dutch</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 28 Min - GM Simon Williams - </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: medium;">featuring insightful ideas and in-depth analysis of two games.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JS51Pd6rYw" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Reykjavik Open: Facing an Indian Prodigy, Raunak Sadhwani, with the Stonewall Dutch Opening. Round 5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 27 Min - GM Simon Williams</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfMAXqk88qg" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Play the Stonewall Dutch like Stockfish</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 9 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">kingscrusher</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Games with well done game analysis )</span></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z7vefs8L0U" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen plays the Dutch Stonewall Defence against Vishy Anand!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 18 min - kingscrusher</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htl_z58tlTs" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">World Chess Champion: Magnus Carlsen plays the Dutch Stonewall Defence against Fabiano Caruana!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 17 Min - kingscrusher</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHKbIrX6Mc4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Amazing Tartakower Immortal game - Geza Maroczy vs Savielly Tartakower - 1922 - Dutch Stonewall</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Min - kingscrusher</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMEX40ykGmE" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch Stonewall Chess Opening: Stockfish 6 vs Leela Chess ID 467 : Time Limit : 1/20</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Min -kingscrusher</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD6s82aCpZM" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Outrageous Dutch Defence ‼ || Radoslaw Wojtaszek vs Simon Kim Williams aka "Ginger GM"</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Min -kingscrusher<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXJjH-8QjhM" target="_blank"><b>THE POLISH IMMORTAL</b> | Gluecksberg vs Najdorf. A beautiful game of chess - a cascade of sacrifices!</a> <br /> 11 Min - GM Daniel King<br /></span><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Game Video Below</span><br /><br /></b></div></span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JXJjH-8QjhM?si=IoNOTzdqW3K8ftMd" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The <b>Leningrad Dutch Defense</b> is considered an aggressive opening in chess. It is a dynamic and tactical choice for Black, which involves fianchettoing the king’s bishop and controlling the center with pawns on d6 and e6. This opening allows Black to launch a counterattack on White’s position, often leading to a sharp and complex game.<br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Bishop's Bounty Dutch Defense Page</span> - <a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/2022/07/dutch-defense-a80-a99.html" target="_blank">Link Here</a></b></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Leningrad Dutch Articles</span></strong></span></h2><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/leningrad-dutch-complete-guide/" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Leningrad Dutch: Complete Guide</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - IM Zaur Tekeyev - Chessworld<span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> (W/33 Min Embedded Video)</span></span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/blog/chess-opening-basics-the-leningrad-dutch/" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Chess Opening Basics: The Leningrad Dutch Defense</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Chessable Blog Guide</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/leningrad-dutch-by-gm-magesh-and-gm-arun" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Leningrad Dutch by GM Magesh and GM Arun</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Short Chess.com Article </span><strong style="font-size: large;">w/ 2 Annotated games<br /></strong></span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Leningrad LiChess Studies</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/mH8fsCGb" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Leningrad Dutch - Complete Repertoire</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 32 Chapter Study <span style="color: red;">(55 Hearts) </span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/rlfzURHZ" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Leningrad Dutch</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 12 Chapter Study<span style="color: red;"> (225 Hearts)</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/3Qkwzi4J/v4DGaD8z" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Leningrad Dutch</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Chapter Interactive Study</span></span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Chess Databases</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">365Chess.com</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/A81_Dutch_Leningrad_Basman_system" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">A81: Dutch, Leningrad, Basman system 1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 c6 5. O-O Nh6</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 9 Games</span><br /><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/A81_Dutch_Leningrad_Karlsbad_variation" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">A81: Dutch, Leningrad, Karlsbad variation 1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nh3</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 99 games</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/A87_Dutch_defence" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">A87: Dutch, Leningrad, main variation 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 3208 Games</span><br /><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/A88_Dutch_Leningrad_main_variation_with_c6" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">A88: Dutch, Leningrad, main variation with c6 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 c6</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 3632 Games</span><br /><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/A89_Dutch_Leningrad_main_variation_with_Nc6" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">A89: Dutch, Leningrad, main variation with Nc6 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Nc6</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 2959 Games</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Chess Tempo</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/395" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Semi-Leningrad Variation (A81)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 6597 Games</span><br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/381" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Leningrad Variation (A87)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 2240 Games</span><br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/384" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation (A88)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 4895 Games</span><br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/383" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Leningrad Variation, Matulovic Variation (A89)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 3409 Games</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Chessgames.com (Collections)</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1030039" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Leningrad rampage</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 games (Where White is blown off the board)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1039995" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Leningrad Dutch</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 27 Games (Bunch of Nakamura games here)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1010618" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">White wins Dutch Leningrad (A88) (elo>2500)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 7 Games</span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1010619" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Black Wins Dutch Leningrad (A88) (elo>2500)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 games</span></span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Leningrad Dutch Tactics Puzzles</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">LiChess Opening Puzzles</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Dutch_Defense_Leningrad_Variation" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">DUTCH DEFENSE: LENINGRAD VARIATION</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 126 Puzzles</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">WTHarvey.com</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://wtharvey.com/a87.html" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (ECO A87)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 25 Puzzles</span><br /><a href="https://wtharvey.com/a88.html" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch, Leningrad, Main Var. w/...c6 (ECO A88)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 24 Puzzles</span><br /><a href="https://wtharvey.com/a89.html" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch, Leningrad, Main Var. w/Nc6 (ECO A89)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 24 Puzzles</span></span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Leningrad Video Lessons</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE1dYi-c1kU" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Leningrad Dutch · Chess Openings</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 54 Min - Hanging Pawns</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC8y4RTKgow&list=PLAtBg7DWgjlkwuHuZxYXqH3b9h0m701bu&index=4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Opening Basics #34: Dutch defense - Leningrad variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 35 Min - Jim</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Chess Channel</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRjZV_5cUDY" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Svitlana's Smart Moves - How to play the Leningrad Dutch Defence</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 22 Min - ChessBase</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>St.Louis Chess Club</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oss1kuxKoQM" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Learn the Leningrad Dutch Part 1: 7...Nc6 | Chess Openings Explained</a><span style="font-size: medium;">- 48 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9quJ8iZbHY8&t=1s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Learn the Leningrad Dutch Part 2: 7...c6 | Chess Openings Explained</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 40 Min</span></span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Leningrad Dutch Games (w/Analysis)</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><strong style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JCz2Gsbqe4nuqbbq6BZseqj6EB1rnGw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dutch Defence: Leningrad</a> - <span style="color: red;">28 Video playlist</span> - kingscrusher - (Assorted games from famous to his own)</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRNW3YMAyyU" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Your Chess Analyzed #6 | Leningrad Dutch Attack</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 13 Min - GM Moulthun Le</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY24-g4QfiE&t=2s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">GM Chess Analysis #46 My first Leningrad Dutch! Ravi vs Williams</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 21 Min - GM Simon Williams</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhXeIAWnX5E&list=PLgCM1X11LgKJJpeRw0JjBfrehHDqeUKwI&index=5" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Dutch Defense, Leningrad - Standard chess #2</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 40 Min - ChessNetwork</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzl7PjJqveg" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Fall of Leningrad | Tal vs Botvinnik 1960. | Game 19</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 16 Min - Agadmator <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Classic Game)</span></span><br /></span><br /><p></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The <b>Alien Gambit</b> is an intriguing and aggressive chess opening that aims to surprise opponents and create a strong attack. <br />It is a lesser-known variation within the <b>Caro-Kann Defense</b>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b>LiChess Studies</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/uH0K6sSf" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann: Targetting f7 (Caro-Kane and Alien Gambit</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 12 Chapter Study</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/ujO4MtIg" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Alien Gambit Study: Alien Gambit Study</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 12 Chapter Study (w/ 4 Games)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/XbMcPqJa/pqAzuxm3" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">COUNTER the Alien Gambit</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 3 Chapter Study</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Alien Gambit Video Lessons</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6dozy6euxc" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Crush EVERYONE with the Alien Gambit!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 33 Min - IM Gotham Chess</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2k-5jChuLw&t=2s" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Mastering The Alien Gambit 👽 | Tips & Tricks</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 34 Min - Witty_Alien</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwFuhO_OSrc" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Difference Between Alien Gambit & Caro Kane Variation 👽‼️</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 21 Min - Witty_Alien</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaQP9wfleu8" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Gambit That Shocked The Chess World - Alien Gambit</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 22 min - Witty_Alien</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy43SePiolQ" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Learn the Alien Gambit with Hikaru!!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 57 Min - GM Nakamura</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Black vs. Alien Gambit</span></b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxt3cmC1ruU" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">CRUSH the Alien Gambit | Easiest Beginner Guide</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 4 Min </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">(Well done Video, easy to Understand)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP_wzc4aYho" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Levy Rozman VS Russian School of Chess: ALIEN GAMBIT REFUTED!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 17 Min - WGM Dina Belenkiya</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px1b4plPxE8" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">How to CRUSH EVERYONE who uses Gothamchess Alien Gambit!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 6 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Alien Gambit Game Videos</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h8UcYJZz-Q" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">I Unknowingly Faced the ALIEN GAMBIT</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 16 Min - IM Eric Rosen</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBy4ncE246w" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Alien Gambit is TOO STRONG</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 6 Min - IM Eric Rosen</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YWHe_9SfZA" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Stockfish Played ALIEN GAMBIT Against An Alien Today in Chess.com | Stockfish Vs Alien| Chess Gambit</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 7 Min</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffiRjqlaULoblhtShOk4ittiPZmA4UK-JcOVQOaNjFbaySe813gAfNQBNsf6sKIQCclK6U_YF7kb1wunAwQY_Bn2y_21AEGWOC-HPWb607UNgqX8vAS9fnifSID64zI5dIuw7NCMS9nvN9Y5VgyxmFB5HIq2sWwzet7ormtP3fJBONbAbzqUSb7sU1Yw/s378/OIG1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This surreal image depicts an otherworldly chess game, where an imposing alien creature with tentacles hovers over a chessboard, challenging the viewer to a cosmic battle of wits and strategy against an array of chess pieces amidst a backdrop of vibrant nebulae and planets." border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="378" height="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffiRjqlaULoblhtShOk4ittiPZmA4UK-JcOVQOaNjFbaySe813gAfNQBNsf6sKIQCclK6U_YF7kb1wunAwQY_Bn2y_21AEGWOC-HPWb607UNgqX8vAS9fnifSID64zI5dIuw7NCMS9nvN9Y5VgyxmFB5HIq2sWwzet7ormtP3fJBONbAbzqUSb7sU1Yw/w640-h589/OIG1.jpg" title="The Alien Gambit: A Cosmic Chess Encounter" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/2009/02/caro-kann-defence-b10-b19-chess-opening.html" target="_blank">Bishops Bounty Caro-Kann Defense Page</a></span></div><br />
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-91025956979518659992024-01-18T13:46:00.000-05:002024-01-18T13:46:03.948-05:00Silman Article Archive Part 10 - Random Lessons<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/member/silman">Silmans Articles on Chess.com</a></span></b></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Treasury of <b>FREE Chess Articles</b> By <b>IM Jeremy Silman</b></span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>501</b> Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023<br /><br />So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h2><span><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Random Lessons </span></b></span></h2><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Most of the Titles Explain the Lessons</b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tales-of-bishops-and-knights" target="_blank">Tales Of Bishops And Knights</a> - Lesson Comparing The strength and Weaknesses of Both.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-time-trouble-blues" target="_blank">The Time-Trouble Blues</a> - Lesson About Time Troubles and Reasons<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-joy-of-reviewing-chess-games" target="_blank">The Joy Of Reviewing Chess Games</a> - Great lesson, 4 games , 2 Puzzles , History<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/fixing-your-weaknesses" target="_blank">Fixing Your Weaknesses</a> - Couple games , Lesson<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/knowing-when-to-pull-the-trigger" target="_blank">Knowing When to Pull the Trigger</a> - 3 Puzzles, 6 Master Games - analyzing a student's game in a <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Closed Sicilian</span> opening. The importance of properly assessing winning and losing positions psychologically. He stresses tactics, imbalances, threat awareness, and cultivating the right mindset to find knockout blows in dynamic positions. The game serves as an example of seizing winning chances versus passivity.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/if-the-board-says-attack-then-attack" target="_blank">If The Board Says ATTACK, Then ATTACK!</a> - One game , <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Lots of lessons from Opening to Endgame)</span><br /><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-man-who-wouldnt-castle" target="_blank">The Man Who Wouldn't Castle</a> - 3 Master Games - Analyzes an exciting <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Najdorf Sicilian</span>, Instructive game demonstrating critical lessons like choosing suitable openings, the vital need to castle, and avoiding unfocused attacks. Also highlights some common strategic errors and the importance of understanding your opponent's ideas.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/emotions-vs-cold-reason" target="_blank">Emotions vs. Cold Reason</a> - 2 Master Games - Instructive game highlighting key skills like managing emotions, recovering from errors, <span style="background-color: #9fc5e8;"><b>deeply understanding opening structures</b>,</span> and converting winning positions. The game emphasizes the importance of objectivity, resilience, opening knowledge, and keeping things simple when ahead.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-the-initiative" target="_blank">What Is The Initiative?</a> - Lesson w/ positions<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-eye-of-the-beholder" target="_blank">The Eye Of The Beholder</a> - Lesson w/3 Games (<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">seeking a way to come up with a creative move or idea that your opponent didn’t even imagine)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/multi-purpose-moves" target="_blank">How To Play Multi-Purpose Moves</a> - Lessons w/ 6 positions<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/recognizing-the-big-moment-in-a-game" target="_blank">Recognizing The Big Moment In A Game</a> - game starts with a Center Counter opening but transposes into various other openings, creating an interesting and complex position. The author emphasizes the importance of recognizing key moments in a game where your opponent may be vulnerable or where you can seize the initiative.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/protecting-overprotection" target="_blank">Protecting Overprotection</a> - Lesson w/ 3 example Games<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-difficult-opponent" target="_blank">The Difficult Opponent</a> - 3 games, 4 Puzzles (Players with equal ratings sometimes aren’t equal at all in battles against each other due to a players style)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/greed-and-two-king-hunts" target="_blank">Greed and Two King Hunts</a> - 2 Puzzles - Lesson on Greed<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/pawns-greed-pins-and-the-center" target="_blank">Pawns, Greed, Pins, and the Center</a> - 3 Puzzles - w/ 4 lessons (Strong Center, Pins, Greed, Pawn moves)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/rules-homes-and-a-big-decision" target="_blank">Rules, Homes, and a Big Decision</a> - 2 Puzzles - w/ 3 lessons <br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/space-negativity-and-dreams" target="_blank">Space, Negativity, and Dreams</a> - Short Article on <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Space Advantage</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/checks-and-threats-should-you-or-shouldnrsquot-you" target="_blank">Checks and Threats, Should You or Shouldn’t You</a> - 6 Puzzles - Lesson on Checks and Threats<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/material-imbalances-opening-ideas-and-hanging-stuff" target="_blank">Material Imbalances, Opening Ideas, and Hanging Stuff</a> - Lessons from 2 Amateur Games<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/countdown-to-mate" target="_blank">Countdown to Mate</a> - 3 Master Games - analyzes a student's game, emphasizing the dangers of unnecessary checks and inactive pieces, while advising playing actively over reacting to threats.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/threats-real-amp-imagined" target="_blank">Threats, Real & Imagined</a> - 3 Puzzles , 3 Master games - analyzes a student's game, advising him to avoid over-responding to threats and instead play with confidence in his own position.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/cruise-control" target="_blank">Cruise Control</a> - 2 Puzzles, 1 Master Game - analyzes a Sicilian game, advising the reader to avoid opening setup autopilot and overreaction to threats.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/when-both-sides-try-to-lose" target="_blank">When Both Sides Try to Lose</a> - Analysis of Amateur Game<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/death-by-dark-squares" target="_blank">Death by Dark Squares</a> - 6 Puzzles - Analysis of Amateur Game<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-key-tactical-theme" target="_blank">A Key Tactical Theme</a> - 2 Puzzles - Deep Analysis of Amateur game<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/fighting-for-your-chessboard-rights" target="_blank">Fighting For Your Chessboard Rights!</a> - 1 Puzzle - Analysis of Amateur Game.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/threats-agendas-demands-and-safety" target="_blank">Threats, Agendas, Demands, and Safety</a> - 4 Positions from Reader games with a lesson from each.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/dont-play-a-move-if-you-cant-back-it-up" target="_blank">Don't Play a Move If You Can't Back it Up!</a> - Detailed Analysis of reader game <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Long Article)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-classic-bishop-sacrifice" target="_blank">The Classic Bishop Sacrifice</a> - 2 Puzzles, So in summary, while an Alapin Sicilian, the critical lessons are more general about seizing opportunities, handling defenses, and the importance of determination and resilience.<br /><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/know-your-positions-agenda" target="_blank">Know Your Position's Agenda</a> - 3 Puzzles - Analyzes a <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Caro-Kann</span> game that turns into a Panov-Botvinnik, emphasizing knowing your position's needs and not reacting to superficial threats. Counterattack in the center when facing a wing attack.</span></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/cruise-control" target="_blank">Cruise Control</a> - 2 Puzzles, 1 Master Game - analyzes a Sicilian game, advising the reader to avoid opening setup autopilot and overreaction to threats.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/xxxxxxxxxx" target="_blank">Two Players, Two Different Fantasies</a> - 3 Puzzles, (Amateur Game) The key overall messages are to adhere to opening principles, calculate responses diligently, castle early, coordinate your forces, and maintain a purpose behind each move. Rash attacks before development lead to disaster.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/cultivating-a-positive-attitude" target="_blank">Cultivating a Positive Attitude</a> - 4 Puzzles , 3 games - Analyzes a game between two amateurs, highlighting the importance of confidence, calmness and avoiding unnecessary defenses.<br /><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Blundering</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/blunders-that-give-us-hidden-gold" target="_blank">Blunders That Give Us Hidden Gold</a> - Great overall lesson covering all the mistakes (From opening to Endgame) of one game.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/having-fun-with-blunders" target="_blank">Having Fun With Blunders</a> - 22 Puzzles, Famous Players Blundering, Lesson on Blunders<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-rocky-horror-picture-blunder" target="_blank">The Rocky Horror Picture Blunder</a> - Lesson on the use of symbols like "!", "!!", "?", and "??" , 10 Puzzles on assigning Symbols<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/everyone-of-every-rating-blunders" target="_blank">Everyone, of Every Rating, Blunders</a> - 5 Puzzles, 1 Game - Lesson on Fighting from Inferior position, and Nice Endgame Lesson <br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-blunder-gland-part-one" target="_blank">Return of the Blunder Gland, Part One</a> - 2 Master Games - The opening was a <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Queen's Gambit Declined transitioning from a Caro-Kann Defense</span>. Analyzes a beginner's game, emphasizing basic tactics like ensuring your pieces are safe and not hanging them.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-blunder-gland-playing-blind" target="_blank">The Blunder Gland: Playing Blind</a> - 3 Puzzles - Bunch of Lessons from an Amateur game.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/blunder-gland-redux-first-baby-steps-and-then-the-world" target="_blank">Blunder Gland Redux: First Baby Steps, and Then The World</a> - 2 Puzzles - Analysis and Lessons from Amateur game</span><p></p><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Endgame Theory</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-two-faces-of-opposite-colored-bishops" target="_blank">The Two Faces Of Opposite-Colored Bishops</a> - Lesson w/ 4 Positions<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczc1Uo9lU1BH8zmPEOks6AcxWWMCNKRu50O2zTW1MtPc0Tz8nMnmSCqpuM5FYtUGebDvJtyA6hRsJgpN1JxmVPZdhUo42H3NZcKXCFhbCIyIBJ4JCTCSpDx9k-IgDtUW15Fx6T6rXhv6S4mpkoVGxALGbUlF-q6AVoDs2ePMffsuY9O__NA8XLNMeLHA/s1024/_f50fc256-e6f7-4b7e-aac7-0d0d070d205f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="AI Generated Chess image in the style of Pablo Picasso, Colorful knights overlooking a colorful chessboard." border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczc1Uo9lU1BH8zmPEOks6AcxWWMCNKRu50O2zTW1MtPc0Tz8nMnmSCqpuM5FYtUGebDvJtyA6hRsJgpN1JxmVPZdhUo42H3NZcKXCFhbCIyIBJ4JCTCSpDx9k-IgDtUW15Fx6T6rXhv6S4mpkoVGxALGbUlF-q6AVoDs2ePMffsuY9O__NA8XLNMeLHA/w535-h320/_f50fc256-e6f7-4b7e-aac7-0d0d070d205f.jpg" title="Opposing Knights" width="535" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/jeremy-silman-article-archive-organized.html" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Bishops Bounty Jeremy Silman Chess.com Article Archive - Main Page</b></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-40983215186358271342024-01-08T22:22:00.000-05:002024-01-08T22:22:07.596-05:00Silman Article Archive Part 9 - Chess Puzzles<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/member/silman"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Silmans Articles on Chess.com</b></span></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Treasury of FREE Chess Articles By IM Jeremy Silman</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">501 Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.</span> </div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Puzzles</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Group of Articles That are More Puzzle or Test focused.<br />(w/ Great Lessons)<br /><br /></span></b></span></h2><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-rare-and-brutal-rook-configuration" target="_blank"><b>A Rare And Brutal Rook Configuration</b></a> - Deep Analysis of a Single game with 4 Puzzles, Tactical and Positional<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/windows-of-chess-opportunity" target="_blank">Windows Of Chess Opportunity</a> </b>- 6 Puzzles (Tactical and Positional)<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/another-important-chess-test" target="_blank">Another Important Chess Test</a> </b>- 5 Puzzles (Positional and Tactical)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tests-psychology-tactics-and-strategy" target="_blank"><b>Tests: Psychology, Tactics, And Strategy</b></a> - 8 Puzzles (To test Positional and Tactical Knowledge) Lots Annotation<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-tacticalattacking-skills" target="_blank"><b>Test Your Tactical/Attacking Skills</b></a> - 4 Puzzles , Each with a short Lesson to learn<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/basic-formulas-the-wonders-of-defense-and-king-safety" target="_blank"><b>Basic Formulas, Wonders of Defense, and King Safety</b></a> - 3 Puzzles - 3 lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-or-positional-play-part-4" target="_blank"><b>Chaotic Chess Puzzles: Tactics Or Positional Play?</b></a> - 4 Puzzles<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-or-positional-play-a-beautiful-imagination" target="_blank">Tactics Or Positional Play? A Beautiful Imagination!</a> </b>- 4 Puzzles <br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-or-positional-play-the-ladies-return" target="_blank"><b>Tactics Or Positional Play? The Ladies Return!</b></a> - 5 Puzzles<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-or-positional-play-the-ladies-teach-chess" target="_blank">Tactics Or Positional Play? The Ladies Teach Chess</a> </b>- 5 Puzzles<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/parting-with-the-lady" target="_blank"><b>Parting With the Lady: Hanken's Ghost</b></a> - 11 Puzzles <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Queen Sacrifices)</span><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/puzzle-potpourri" target="_blank">Puzzle Potpourri</a> -</b> 14 Puzzles - Positional, Tactical, Endgame<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/puzzle-potpourri-part-2" target="_blank">Puzzle Potpourri, Part 2</a> </b> - 10 Puzzles - Positional and Tactical Puzzles <br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/balance-is-everything-part-1" target="_blank"><b>Balance Is Everything, Part 1</b></a> - 12 Puzzles , Positional and Tactical <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Read Comments in each puzzle for Lessons)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/balance-is-everything-part-2" target="_blank"><b>Balance is Everything, Part 2</b></a> - 15 Puzzles , Positional and Tactical<br /><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Presents a series of chess puzzles from games that have won <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Brilliancy prizes. </span><br />The puzzles are meant to challenge readers and provide examples of remarkable tactics and attacks by various chess players.<br /><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/insane-surprising-or-beautiful-finishes" target="_blank"><b>Insane, Surprising, or Beautiful Finishes!</b></a> - 10 Puzzles<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/insane-surprising-or-beautiful-finishes-pt-2" target="_blank"><b>Insane, Surprising, or Beautiful Finishes, Part 2</b></a> - 10 Puzzles <br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/insane-surprising-or-beautiful-finishes-part-3" target="_blank">Insane, Surprising, or Beautiful Finishes, Part 3</a> </b>- 10 Puzzles <br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3AV6VwKxjtnQwqcsQVTHW4_oHUOXa58hsJz10GuvXbMpb5uvfBMw5rahKgQZbwN5Z6nSo3FDm7EtyGSmSHc643gO8tgLgvV5UHhevTPYvOKi1cha5P164P2_VtlGByxibzlgfEk37cTrHcYYrqznBiA8yXQFS2NOt0SCBLgsFl_XwnFXv0Rn_5_yJQ8/s1024/_28963abe-e6a6-404b-829b-336e28e4afe1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A colorful Puzzle image of chess pieces with a colorful vibrant background." border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3AV6VwKxjtnQwqcsQVTHW4_oHUOXa58hsJz10GuvXbMpb5uvfBMw5rahKgQZbwN5Z6nSo3FDm7EtyGSmSHc643gO8tgLgvV5UHhevTPYvOKi1cha5P164P2_VtlGByxibzlgfEk37cTrHcYYrqznBiA8yXQFS2NOt0SCBLgsFl_XwnFXv0Rn_5_yJQ8/w563-h453/_28963abe-e6a6-404b-829b-336e28e4afe1.jpg" title="Colorful Puzzle Chess" width="563" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/jeremy-silman-article-archive-organized.html" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Bishops Bounty Jeremy Silman Chess.com Article Archive - Main Page</b></a></div><p></p>
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font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Chess Tactics</span></b></h2><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Mating Patterns</span></b></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/beginner-mating-patterns-part-1" target="_blank"><b>Beginner Mating Patterns Part 1</b></a> - 6 Puzzles - Lesson on Backrank, Mate on h7, Mate on g7, Smothered Mate<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/beginner-mating-patterns-part-2" target="_blank"><b>Beginner Mating Patterns - Part 2</b></a> - 7 Puzzles , Lessons (SCHOLAR’S MATE and the WEAKNESS OF F7) and (FOOL’S MATE – DEATH DOWN the h5-e8 DIAGONAL)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/beginner-mating-patterns-redux-pt-3" target="_blank"><b>Beginner Mating Patterns Redux - Part 3</b></a> - 16 Puzzles to Test Your knowledge of first 2 Articles in Series</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Tactic Type Lessons</span></b></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/x-ray---chess-taser" target="_blank"><b>X-ray - Chess Taser!</b></a> - 8 Puzzles , <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Detailed Lesson on the X-Ray Tactic<br /></span><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/pins---sharp-like-a-knife" target="_blank">Pins - Sharp, Dangerous, and Effective!</a> </b>- 10 Puzzles , 4 Games , <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Detailed lesson on Pin Tactic</span><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-ultimate-tactical-concept-double-attack" target="_blank">Double Attack - The Ultimate Tactical Concept</a> </b>- 6 Puzzles , 2 Games , <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Lesson on Double Attack tactic</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-dreaded-discovered-attack" target="_blank"><b>The Dreaded Discovered Attack</b></a> - 7 Puzzles , 1 game ,<span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> Lesson on Discovered Attack<br /></span><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-curse-of-undefended-pieces" target="_blank">The Curse Of Undefended Pieces</a> </b>- Lesson<br /></span><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Forks</span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-misunderstood-knight-fork-pt-1-ndash-greed" target="_blank"><b>The Misunderstood Knight Fork - Part 1: Greed</b></a> - 7 Positions, 9 Puzzles - Lesson on Knight Forks<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-misunderstood-knight-fork-pt-2-ndash-attack" target="_blank">The Misunderstood Knight Fork - Part 2: Attack</a> </b>- 8 Puzzles, 2 Games - Slaughter With the Knight Fork<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-misunderstood-knight-fork-pt-3-ndash-various" target="_blank"><b>The Misunderstood Knight Fork (Part 3) – Various</b></a> - 5 Puzzles - 5 Other reasons to Set up a Fork<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-forks-the-david-vs-goliath-of-chess" target="_blank"><b>Pawn Forks: the David vs. Goliath of Chess</b></a> - 8 Puzzles - 4 Pawn Fork Ideas<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/an-infestation-of-forks" target="_blank">An Infestation of Forks</a> </b>- 13 Puzzles - looking at Bishop, Queen, Rook, and even King forks.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">Attacking the Enemy King Oriented Tactics</span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-classic-bishop-sacrifice-part-one" target="_blank"><b>The Classic Bishop Sacrifice - Part One</b></a> - 8 Puzzles - to make this sacrifice a reality is a Queen, Knight, and light-squared Bishop aiming at h7 ( 3 Key defensive ideas for Black)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-classic-bishop-sacrifice-part-2" target="_blank">The Classic Bishop Sacrifice - Part 2</a> </b>- 7 Puzzles , Lesson about exploring what happens after 1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Ng5+ Kg8<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-classic-bishop-sacrifice-part-three" target="_blank">The Classic Bishop Sacrifice - Part Three</a> </b>- 5 Puzzles , 6 game Positions , 1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Ng5+ In Part Three, we’ll move on to 2…Kh6 and 2…Kg6, which often leads to far more complex positions than the previous King moves.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-classic-bishop-sacrifice-part-four" target="_blank">T<b>he Classic Bishop Sacrifice - Part Four</b></a><b> </b>- 17 Puzzles , (All Puzzles to see if you grasped Concepts from Articles 1-3 )<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/sac-the-house-and-have-some-fun" target="_blank"><b>Sac the House and Have Some Fun!</b></a> - 19 Puzzles , 1 game <br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/oddities-in-the-classic-bishop-sacrifice" target="_blank"><b>Oddities In The Classic Bishop Sacrifice</b></a> - Lesson on Bishop Sacrifice</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Brilliancy Prize Tactics</span></b></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/unknown-chess-players-who-won-a-prize" target="_blank">Unknown Chess Players Who Won A Prize</a> </b>- 6 Positions where a Brilliancy Prize was won.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-solve-these-old-time-chess-puzzles" target="_blank">Can You Solve These Old Time Chess Puzzles?</a> </b>- 6 Puzzles that won Brilliancy Prizes w/ Interesting History<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-solve-these-brilliancy-prize-chess-tactics" target="_blank"><b>Can You Solve These Brilliancy Prize Chess Tactics?</b></a> - 6 Puzzles w/ History<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-solve-these-tactics-that-won-brilliancy-prizes" target="_blank">Can You Solve These Tactics That Won Brilliancy Prizes?</a> </b>- 6 Puzzles w/ History of Players<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-brilliancy-prize-chess-tactics" target="_blank"><b>More Brilliancy Prize Chess Tactics</b></a> - 6 Puzzles w/ History<br /><br /></span><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/history-brilliant-chess-tactics-and-you" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>History, Brilliant Chess Tactics And You!</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> -</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> six chess puzzles, with each game being given a brilliancy prize w/ Interesting History for Each.</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Brilliancy Prizes (Players)</span></b></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/garry-kasparovs-brilliancy-prizes" target="_blank"><b>Garry Kasparov's Brilliancy Prizes</b></a> - 12 Full Games (Puzzle for each)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/who-has-the-most-best-game-prizes" target="_blank">Who Has The Most Best Game Prizes? Tal</a> </b>- 15 Full games (Puzzle for Each)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/anatoly-karpov-s-best-game-prizes" target="_blank">Anatoly Karpov's Best Game Prizes</a> </b> 10 Fully Annotated games<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/rashid-nezhmetdinov-s-best-game-prizes" target="_blank">Rashid Nezhmetdinov's Best Game Prizes</a> </b>- 10 Annotated Games</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Tactics and Combinations (Lessons)</span></b></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-chess-patterns-is-easy" target="_blank"><b>Learning Chess Patterns Is Easy</b></a> - Lesson (Tactics patterns, Attacking patterns , Opening Structure patterns)<br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/throwing-away-your-queen" target="_blank">Throwing Away Your Queen</a> </b>- 12 Puzzles - 4 games - Topic - <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Queen Sacs</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-5" target="_blank"><b>Classic Combinations: The Good Old Days</b></a> - 8 Puzzles , History <br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-4" target="_blank"><b>Can You Find These Classic Combinations?</b></a> - 9 Puzzles, History<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-3" target="_blank"><b>The Deadly Attacks Of Romantic Chess</b></a> - 9 Puzzles, History<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-2" target="_blank"><b>Classic Combinations: Historic Attacks</b></a> - 8 Puzzles , History<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-1" target="_blank"><b>Classic Combinations</b></a> - 10 Puzzles , History<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/brutal-tactics-and-positional-tactics" target="_blank">Brutal Tactics and Positional Tactics</a> </b>- 1 Puzzles , 2 Games <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> (Replaying Tal's classic game against Gurgenidze)</span><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-tactics-floating-in-the-air" target="_blank">Tactics, Tactics, Floating in the Air</a> </b>- 6 Puzzles - Single Bird's Opening Game Tactics Lesson<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/raging-tactics-and-geometric-beauty" target="_blank"><b>Raging Tactics and Geometric Beauty</b></a> - 6 Puzzles - Full Analysis of an Amateur game<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/xxxxxxxxxx3" target="_blank">A Cascade of Tactics</a> </b>- 4 Games, 3 Puzzles - Full Analysis of an Amateur game<br />Calculation<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-improve-your-calculation" target="_blank">How To Improve Your Calculation</a> </b>- Full Annotated Amateur Game - With lesson and Tips After.<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/are-tactics-the-same-as-combinations" target="_blank">Are Tactics The Same As Combinations?</a> </b> - 3 Games (Emanuel Lasker Games )<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlc_ldYDft6lrz_mADuWlf2g5MoG_o9TRS3U90-eYENO-DIpVpdapJC7JSM-hGHAsR9OgvefLif66rGCAY8BZTISTzmNvC10dpCHXJIutU2cRHZ0igmR2-Zz-qzRLzMwi46tDYuIQn9KHzhsRRBhN7m_ZvS8JOch8K49b54EpBPSLVe06gKiqHrb_j41k/s1024/_69aefaf1-0b61-449d-9abe-aa5a84cf6ad8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="AI Generated Graffiti image of a chess Piece in the Cross-hairs of a sniper scope." border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlc_ldYDft6lrz_mADuWlf2g5MoG_o9TRS3U90-eYENO-DIpVpdapJC7JSM-hGHAsR9OgvefLif66rGCAY8BZTISTzmNvC10dpCHXJIutU2cRHZ0igmR2-Zz-qzRLzMwi46tDYuIQn9KHzhsRRBhN7m_ZvS8JOch8K49b54EpBPSLVe06gKiqHrb_j41k/w439-h377/_69aefaf1-0b61-449d-9abe-aa5a84cf6ad8.jpg" title="Chess Sniper" width="439" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/jeremy-silman-article-archive-organized.html" style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Bishops Bounty Jeremy Silman Chess.com Article Archive - Main Page</b></a></div><p></p>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-73747581356735937862024-01-04T10:55:00.005-05:002024-01-06T14:32:40.048-05:00Silman Article Archive Part 6 - Positional Theory<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/member/silman"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Silmans Articles on Chess.com</b></span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Treasury of FREE Chess Articles By IM Jeremy Silman</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">501 Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.</span></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Positional Chess Theory</span></b></h2><p><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/little-things-that-help-your-game" target="_blank"><b>Little Things That Help Your Chess Game</b></a> - Lesson w/ 5 Positional Puzzles w/Analysis<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-little-things-that-help-your-chess" target="_blank"><b>More Little Things That Help Your Chess</b></a> - 5 Positional puzzles w/Analysis<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/even-more-little-things-to-help-your-chess-game" target="_blank">Even More Little Things To Help Your Chess Game</a> </b>- 5 Positional Puzzles w/ Analysis<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-pondering" target="_blank">Positional Pondering</a> </b> - 2 Puzzles - Lessons focus on understanding the strategic trade-offs in a position - static versus dynamic factors, hole creation, piece centralization, and experience with structures.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-critically-important-pattern" target="_blank">A Critically Important Pattern</a> </b>- 2 Puzzles - Middle-game Position To Know<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/no-guts-no-glory" target="_blank">No Guts, No Glory!</a> </b>- 2 Puzzles - Middle game Position Lesson from a Game.<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/an-infestation-of-isolated-d-pawns" target="_blank"><b>An Infestation of Isolated d-Pawns</b></a> - 6 Games - Lesson on <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Isolated d-pawn</span> position<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-build-winning-chess-positions" target="_blank">How To Build Winning Chess Positions</a> </b>- 10 Positions <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">( Dynamics, Pieces working together)</span><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-evaluate-a-position" target="_blank">How to Evaluate Chess Positions (Example)</a> </b>- 2 Games<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/timing-your-moves-purpose-and-a-hard-move-to-find" target="_blank">Timing, Your Move's Purpose, and a Hard Move to Find</a> </b>- 2 Puzzles - Studying 2 Positions<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/exploring-one-of-the-most-mysterious-moves-in-chess" target="_blank">Exploring One of the Most Mysterious Moves in Chess</a> </b>- 7 Puzzles , 2 Games - The strategic idea behind the seemingly pointless Bh7+ move in chess.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-chess-understanding" target="_blank"><b>Test Your Chess Understanding, Part 1</b></a> - 7 Puzzles w/ A Myriad Of Questions <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Gold)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-chess-understanding-part-2" target="_blank"><b>Test Your Chess Understanding, Part 2</b></a> - 4 Puzzles + Bonus game<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-chess-understanding-part-3" target="_blank"><b>Test Your Chess Understanding, Part 3</b></a> - 3 Positions and You Must Answer a Myriad of Questions about each position <br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-power-of-positional-chess-pt-1---maneuvering" target="_blank"><b>The Power of Positional Chess, Pt. 1 - Maneuvering</b></a> - 1 Game - 4 Puzzles Topic - Game by Petrosian to illustrate strong positional maneuvering.<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-power-of-positional-chess-part-2" target="_blank"><b>The Power of Positional Chess (Part 2)</b></a> - 5 Games, 5 Puzzles - Topic <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">"Fetish Chess Moves"</span><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-power-of-positional-chess-pt-3" target="_blank">The Power of Positional Chess, Pt. 3</a> </b>- 1 Game , 7 Puzzles - Topic <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">"Knight Retreat Maneuvers"</span><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-power-of-positional-chess-pt-4" target="_blank">The Power of Positional Chess, Pt. 4</a> </b>- 3 Games , 8 Puzzles - Topic <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">"Open Files"</span><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-power-of-positional-chess-pt-5" target="_blank">The Power of Positional Chess, Part 5</a> </b>- 4 Games, 13 Puzzles - Topic <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">"Closed Center Dueling Wings"</span><br />The dynamics of closed centers in chess and the importance of gaining space on the wings when the central board is locked. <br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/to-sacrifice-or-not-to-sacrifice-that-is-the-question" target="_blank">To Sacrifice Or Not To Sacrifice, That Is The Question</a> </b>- 2 games<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-play-positional-sacrifices" target="_blank"><b>How To Play Positional Sacrifices</b></a> - 6 Games<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-calculate-long-term-advantages-in-chess" target="_blank">How To Calculate Long-Term Advantages In Chess</a> </b>- A lesson on Patterns (Positional and Tactical)<br /><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Positional Puzzles</span></b></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-pass-this-positional-chess-test" target="_blank"><b>Can You Pass This Positional Chess Test?</b></a> - 8 Positional Puzzles<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-positional-chess" target="_blank"><b>Test Your Positional Chess</b></a> - 8 Positional Puzzles<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/do-you-really-understand-positional-chess" target="_blank"><b>Do You Really Understand Positional Chess?</b></a> - 8 Positional Puzzles<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/get-ready-to-test-your-positional-chess-again" target="_blank">Get Ready To Test Your Positional Chess Again</a> </b>- 8 Positional Puzzles<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-understand-these-positions" target="_blank"><b>Can You Understand These Positions?</b></a> - 4 Tests w/ 4 Games Positions Deeply Analyzed<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/what-does-the-position-need" target="_blank">What Does The Position Need?</a> </b>- 3 Puzzles , Deep Analysis<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-chess-understanding-1" target="_blank">Test Your Chess Understanding</a> </b>- 4 Puzzles , Lots of Analysis</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-1" target="_blank"><b>Mastering Squares, Part 1</b></a> - Lesson , 1 game, 4 Puzzles (Deep Analysis)<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-two" target="_blank"><b>Mastering Squares, Part 2</b></a> - Lesson , 1 Game , 3 Puzzles (Deep Analysis)<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-3" target="_blank">Mastering Squares, Part 3</a> </b>- <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Nice Lesson on Weak Squares</span> , 1 Puzzle<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-4" target="_blank"><b>Mastering Squares, Part 4</b></a> - Another Advanced Lesson , 1 game<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-5" target="_blank"><b>Mastering Squares, Part 5</b></a> - Lesson , 1 Game, 1 Puzzle<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/you-have-it-he-doesnrsquot-part-1" target="_blank"><b>You Have It, He Doesnt! Part 1</b></a> - Understanding and Utilizing Dark Squares - 7 Puzzles<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/you-have-it-he-doesnrsquot-part-2" target="_blank"><b>You Have It, He Doesnt! Part 2</b></a> - Lesson On <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Weak Squares, Creating Holes</span> - 3 Puzzles<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-train-your-brain" target="_blank">How to Train Your Brain!</a> </b> - 4 Puzzles , Lesson on <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Weak Squares</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/embracing-target-consciousness" target="_blank"><b>Train Your Brain! Target Consciousness, Part 1</b></a> - 9 Puzzles , 2 games, Lesson on <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Weak Squares and Pawns</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/train-your-brain-target-consciousness-pt-2" target="_blank"><b>Train Your Brain! Target Consciousness, Part 2</b></a> - 9 Puzzles , 3 Games , Lesson on <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Weak Squares and pawns</span><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/train-your-brain-pushing-the-lesson-home" target="_blank">Train Your Brain! Pushing the Lesson Home!</a> </b>- 10 Puzzles - On <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Weak Pawns or Squares<br /></span><br /><b>Patterns - Imbalances, Tactics, Positional Ideas, Pawn Structure</b><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-ndash-part-1" target="_blank"><b>Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success</b></a> - Imbalances and Patterns , 2 Puzzles<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-ndash-part-2" target="_blank">Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success, Part 2</a> </b>- 2 Puzzles<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-ndash-part-3" target="_blank">Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success, Part 3</a> </b>- 2 Puzzles<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-part-4" target="_blank">Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success, Part 4</a> </b> - 2 Puzzles<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-part-5" target="_blank">Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success, Part 5</a> </b> - 1 Puzzles<br /><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Games That Teach Positional Concepts</span></b></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-of-my-favorite-classic-chess-games" target="_blank">More Of My Favorite Classic Chess Games</a> </b> - Lesson on <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Passed Pawn<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-the-light-squares-with-blacks-a-pawn" target="_blank"><b>Light Squares And Black's Magical a-Pawn</b></a> - Lesson on Light Squares, Lesson on Annotating Games<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/xxxxxxxxxx2" target="_blank"><b>Can a Thinker Out-think Himself?</b></a> - 6 Games , 1 Puzzle - lessons are around combining positional and dynamic skills, avoiding overly complex plans, and the importance of actively improving your position rather than just reacting.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/not-letting-ches-engines-distract-you-from-whats-important" target="_blank"><b>Not Letting Chess Engines Distract You From What's Important</b></a> - <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Nimzowitsch Game w/ Analysis from Reassess Your Chess Vol 3</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/son-of-nimzovich" target="_blank"><b>Son of Nimzovich</b></a> - 2 Puzzles , 5 Master Games - Analyzes a strong Positional game, advising readers to balance subtle maneuvers with tactical alertness and aggression when appropriate.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/imbalances" target="_blank">Imbalances</a> </b>- 2 Games - <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">When to look</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Weak Squares</span></b></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/i-m-passionate-about-squares" target="_blank">I’m Passionate About Squares</a> -<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></b><span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">In this article </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> </span></span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">the creation of weak squares</span> </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit;">is discussed.</span></span><b><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/i-m-still-passionate-about-squares" target="_blank">I’m Still Passionate About Squares</a> </b>-<span style="background-color: white;"> <span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">However, the piece living in the weak square is sometimes </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">so powerful</span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> </span></span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/passionate-about-squares-oddities" target="_blank"><b>Passionate About Squares: Oddities</b></a> - <span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">In this article we’ll take a look at </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcff01; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">"deep squares"</span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> (6th, 7th, and even the 8th!)</span><br /></span></span><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-love-affair-with-squares" target="_blank"><b>A Love Affair With Squares</b></a> - Article on <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Critical Squares</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; 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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-72043872283093583202024-01-03T01:07:00.014-05:002024-03-23T12:15:35.531-04:00Silman Article Archive Part 5 - Opening Theory<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/member/silman"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Silmans Articles on Chess.com</b></span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Treasury of FREE Chess Articles By IM Jeremy Silman</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">501 Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.</span> </div><br /><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Chess Opening Theory</span></b></h2><p><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/advanced-chess-books" target="_blank">Advanced Chess Books on Openings</a> - Article about Book Strengths and List at end of recommendations.</b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/picking-a-reptertoire" target="_blank"><b>Picking a Reptertoire</b></a> - Some Basic Advice on Different Opening Systems<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/creating-an-opening-graph" target="_blank"><b>Creating an Opening Graph</b></a> -<b> <span style="background-color: #01ffff;">provides a blueprint for managing opening complexity</span> </b>-<b style="background-color: #fcff01;"> create an opening graph to identify key lines, variations, and ideas you need to know.</b> This simplifies study and allows you to build an opening repertoire tailored to your style and memory.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/qampa---opening-prep-and-troll-attacks" target="_blank"><b>Opening Prep And Troll Attacks</b></a> - <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Great info on Opening Prep</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-failures-and-how-to-avoid-them" target="_blank"><b>Opening Failures And How to Avoid Them</b></a> - Beginner Lesson<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/castling-early-and-piece-coordination" target="_blank">Castling Early And Piece Coordination</a> </b> - Beginner lesson<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-questions-and-a-dream-mate" target="_blank">Opening Questions And A Dream Mate</a> </b> - General Opening Questions from readers.<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want" target="_blank"><b>You Can't Always Get What You Want</b></a> - 6 Games - Long Conversation about openings.<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/picking-an-opening-by-style" target="_blank"><b>Picking an Opening by Style</b></a> - 2 games - Short Article on Chess Style<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/you-must-know-your-opening-basics" target="_blank">You Must Know Your Opening Basics!</a> </b>- 1 game, 1 Puzzle - Lesson on understanding your openings at a fundamental level, not just memorize moves. Learn the ideas behind plans so you can adapt when opponents deviate. Master games help cement this understanding.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-an-opening" target="_blank"><b>Learning An Opening</b></a> - 1 Game - Analysis and General Lesson on Learning an Opening.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/monster-opening-preparation" target="_blank"><b>Monster Opening Preparation</b></a> - 6 Games - the page titled "Monster Opening Preparation" by IM Silman discusses the importance of thorough opening preparation for chess professionals. It highlights two main aspects of opening preparation:</span></p><ol><li><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong>Normal Opening Preparation:</strong> This includes the process of selecting and preparing new openings. It involves studying recent results, memorizing main lines, and understanding the tactical and positional patterns within the chosen system. For complex openings, players may invest significant time looking for fresh and explosive ideas. The article references a game from the 2008 World Championship Match between Kramnik and Anand to illustrate this point.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong>Opening Preparation Based on Desperation:</strong> Sometimes, opening study focuses on saving a favorite line that has been refuted by opponents. This requires faith in one's chosen system and a commitment to discovering ways to make it viable again. IM Silman shares a personal experience of dealing with an opponent's surprising opening line and subsequently developing a strong response to it.</span></p></li></ol><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The article highlights the need for in-depth preparation in chess and how strong opening knowledge can impact the outcome of games, as seen in various examples from World Championship matches and Silman's own games.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/of-non-theory-and-non-memorization" target="_blank"><b>Of Non-Theory and Non-Memorization</b></a> - 3 games - When facing the inevitable <span style="background-color: #01ffff;">“leaving the theoretical pathways” move</span><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/to-master-an-opening-you-need-to-embrace-defeat" target="_blank">To Master an Opening You Need to Embrace Defeat!</a> </b>- 6 Games , 13 Puzzles, <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">King's Indian Defense</b><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/1d4-nc6---the-philosophy-of-quotoddquot-openings" target="_blank">1.d4 Nc6 and the Philosophy of Odd Openings</a> </b>- Master game - Lesson on Any reasonably sound opening is quite playable at the club level, and that includes various gambits and some rather odd/bizarre systems of development – <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">they all need to be taken seriously!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span><b style="background-color: #01ffff;">Advanced Lesson 1800 + - Choosing and playing a specific chess opening system.</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/riding-the-winds-of-fashion" target="_blank"><b>Riding the Winds of Fashion, Part 1</b></a> - 4 Games, 9 Puzzles - Hübner Variation of the Nimzo-Indian Defense<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/riding-the-winds-of-fashion-part-2" target="_blank">Riding the Winds of Fashion, Part 2</a> </b>- 11 Games , 8 Puzzles - the <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Hübner Variation of the Nimzo-Indian opening </span>and its evolution in chess. In Part Two of the series,he explores the concept of keeping the center fluid while playing this opening. White has various ways to achieve this, aiming to utilize the power of the bishops. The article also discusses the pros and cons of embracing fashionable opening systems, highlighting the need to stay updated with rapidly changing theory.<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/riding-the-winds-of-fashion-part-3" target="_blank">Riding The Winds Of Fashion, Part 3</a> </b> - 21 Games (Mostly About the <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> 4.f3 Nimzo Indian</span>)<br /><br /><b><span style="color: red;">Benoni</span></b><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-patterns-are-for-everyone" target="_blank"><b>Chess Patterns Are For Everyone (Benoni)</b></a> - 3<b> Benoni</b> games <br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-mighty-benoni" target="_blank">The Mighty Benoni</a> </b>- 6 games , 3 Puzzles - Nice Lesson from a Full game<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/if-you-putter-your-game-will-sputter" target="_blank"><b>If You Putter, Your Game Will Sputter</b></a> - 1 Puzzle , 8 Master games -<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"> (Amateur game)</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(analysis focuses heavily on the <b>Modern Benoni</b> opening and the resulting middle-game positions.)</span> The key messages are to play purposefully, in accordance with your opening, avoid passivity, maintain pressure when ahead, find direct winning lines in endgames, and believe in your own skill. Overly complex or cowardly moves lead to trouble.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-mexican-defense" target="_blank">Black Knights Tango - The Mexican Defense</a> </b>- 3 games - Theory and some history on the <b>Tango</b><br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>Budapest Gambit</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-budapest-gambit" target="_blank"><b>The Budapest!?</b></a> - 2 Lines in the Budapest and <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Book Resources</span><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-budapest-gambit-revisited" target="_blank">The Budapest Gambit Revisited</a> </b> - Ideas for Black and White (3 Analyzed games)<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/he-wont-cooperate-and-the-fajarowicz" target="_blank">The Blunder Gland and The Fajarowicz</a> </b>- 3 games w/ bunch of Analysis on the Fajarowicz (Budapest gambit)<br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Caro-Kann</b></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/reaping-the-whirlwind" target="_blank">Caro-Kann (Reaping The Whirlwind!)</a> </b>- Lots of Caro Stuff (Main Lesson on when Opponent Deviates in an Opening)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/swinging-for-the-fences" target="_blank"><b>Caro-Kann (Swinging for the Fences)</b></a> - Analysis and Lessons from a Full game (Advance Variation)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/mega-theory" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Mega-Theory</a> </b>- 4 Master games - Lots of Analysis- lesson appears to be a discussion about the challenges and intricacies of playing a highly theoretical and complex opening variation in chess, emphasizing the importance of staying updated with the latest theory to excel in such positions.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/kt-maneuvers-against-the-advance-caro-kann" target="_blank">Kt Maneuvers Against the Advance Caro-Kann</a> </b>- 6 Games - STRATEGIC SUMMATION for 3…Bf5 in the Caro Advance w/ Knight Lessons<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/caro-kann-advance-variation" target="_blank"><b>Caro-Kann Advance Variation</b></a> - 2 Games - Short Article on a line in the Advance<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-lame-but-popular-anti-caro-line" target="_blank">Finishing Off A Wounded Opponent</a> </b>- 2 Puzzles, 5 Master Games - <span style="background-color: #cccccc;">(Amateur Game)</span> - <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">A tactical Caro-Kann game</b> illustrating key attacking ideas like striking decisively when ahead, calculating forcing variations thoroughly, and precisely converting winning endings.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/story-of-a-technical-wizard" target="_blank">The Tale of a Technical Wizard</a> </b> - 3 Master Games -The article discusses some typical plans and ideas for both sides in the <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Caro-Kann Defense.</span> Analyzes a student's love of bishops, advising him to know his strengths and have patience converting technical endings.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/apocalypse-in-the-caro-kann" target="_blank">Apocalypse In the Caro-Kann</a> </b>- 8 Puzzles, 1 Master Game- In-depth analysis of a <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Caro-Kann</span> game highlighting common strategic errors like emotional decisions, underestimating minor pieces, and declining to trade queens. The game shows how inexperience and emotions can undermine performance despite creativity.<br /></span></p><div class="flex gap-0.5 -mx-1 -mt-2 text-stone-500 justify-between items-stretch" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="flex gap-0.5"><div class="contents"></div></div></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fog-of-war-amp-the-caro-2-kts" target="_blank">The Fog of War & The Caro 2 Kts</a> </b>- Advice on overcoming "calculation fog," Guides readers to better board vision via game study, pattern recognition, and using imbalances. Analyzing an instructive example gone awry, Silman emphasizes avoiding fixation on unsound tactical ideas. A deep dive into the <span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-weight: 400;">Caro-Kann's Two Knights<span> </span></span>Variation concludes this rich offering.</span></p><div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Colle</span></b></h4><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-a-dead-won-game" target="_blank">Winning a Dead Won Game</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">- 1 Puzzle, 1 Master Game - while containing general lessons on precision and calculation, the game specifically focuses on opening and middle-game concepts in the</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Colle System</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">, making it an instructive example for those playing this solid 1.d4 opening.<br /></span><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/colle-caro-top-10-list" target="_blank">Colle, Caro, Top 10 List</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">- 1 game ,3 Questions </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">(Colle Book recommendations)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/imbalances-and-the-chigorin-defense" target="_blank"><b>Imbalances and the Exciting Chigorin Defense</b></a> - 3 Games </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/english-opening-botvinnik-system" target="_blank">English Opening, Botvinnik System</a> </b>- Detailed Analysis of One game w/ many reference games. Lessons learned from game<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>French Defense</b></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/playing-as-goliath-what-goes-wrong" target="_blank">Playing Goliath: What Goes Wrong</a> </b>- Really In-depth French Defense lesson<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-deadly-french-defense" target="_blank"><b>The Deadly French Defense</b></a> - 3 Games from 2018 Olympiad (Lots of Analysis and Puzzles)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-pawn-center-strength-or-weakness" target="_blank"><b>The Pawn Center: Strength or Weakness?</b></a> - 4 Games - Lessons about the French and the pawn Center<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-right-way-to-study-an-opening" target="_blank"><b>The Right Way to Study an Opening (French)</b></a> - 9 Games - Core Lesson is to truly understand your openings by absorbing key plans and ideas from master games. This leads to better middle-game play. <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Long lesson , Over 20 pages)<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-earnings-amp-the-french-defense" target="_blank"><b>Chess Earnings & the French Defense</b></a> - 1 Game - Basic French Analysis</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Grunfeld</b></span></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-rare-line-in-the-grunfeld" target="_blank">A Rare Line in the Grunfeld</a> </b>- Analysis of Grunfeld line with 3 Games<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-opening-that-didn-t-like-bobby-fischer" target="_blank">The Opening That Didn't Like Bobby Fischer (Grunfeld)</a> </b>- 17 Fischer Grunfeld Games</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-jaenischschliemann-gambit" target="_blank"><b>The Jaenisch/Schliemann Gambit</b></a> - 6 Games - In-Depth look at this Gambit<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/has-the-king-s-indian-attack-been-forgotten" target="_blank">Has The King's Indian Attack Been Forgotten?</a> </b>- 18 Full Games w History<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>KID</b></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-king-s-indian-defense-too-hot-for-you" target="_blank">The King’s Indian Defense: Too Hot For You?</a> </b>- 3 Full games , <span style="background-color: #01ffff;">KID Basics Lesson<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/knowing-and-following-the-positionrsquos-correct-plan" target="_blank">Knowing, and Following, the Opening’s Correct Plan - KID</a> </b>- 4 games. Lesson of One Game from Opening to Endgame<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/identical-twins-the-kia-and-the-london-system" target="_blank">Identical Twins: the KIA and the London System</a> </b>- 2 Puzzles , 1 master Game - An instructive <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">London System Game </span>highlighting key ideas like exploiting inaccuracies, precise move order, psychological draw offers, and resilient defending.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/splat-the-lat-not-quite" target="_blank"><b>Latvian Gambit - SPLAT THE LAT? Not Quite!</b></a> - Analysis of Latvian Gambit Lines<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/nimzovich-defense" target="_blank"><b>Nimzovich Defense, the Swing!</b></a> - Analysis w/ 2 Games<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fried-livers-identical-twin" target="_blank"><b>The Fried Liver's Identical Twin (Two Knights- Philidor)</b></a> - 2 games - Lesson on How Similar Openings have subtle but very important differences.<br /><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/philidors-ghost" target="_blank"><b>Philidor's Ghost Is Alive and Well</b></a> - 2 Puzzles , 6 Master Games - Discover the fascinating world of the <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Philidor Defense</span> in chess with this article. Explore its historical origins, key positions, and tactical intricacies. Learn how to use this opening effectively and avoid common mistakes as you delve into the captivating strategies of the Philidor Defense.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-pirc-quirk" target="_blank">A Pirc Quirk</a> </b>- 3 Games - Some Pirc Opening Theory<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Ruy Lopez</b></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/ruy-lopez-norwegian-defense" target="_blank"><b>Ruy Lopez, Norwegian Defense</b></a> - 6.Bxf7 sacrifice variation in the Ruy Lopez Norwegian Defence<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chigorin-ruy-lopez-and-the-mystery-of-statistics" target="_blank">Chigorin Ruy Lopez and the Mystery of Statistics</a> </b>- 3 games Analyzed (Fisher one also.)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/finnish-defense-amp-tournament-prep" target="_blank">Finnish Defense & Tournament Prep</a> </b>- 1 Game, 2 Questions - <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Scandy line</span>, Tournament Prep</span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Sicilian Defense</b></span></span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/accelerated-dragon-maroczy-bind" target="_blank"><b>Accelerated Dragon, Maroczy Bind </b></a> - Quick look at this Opening<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/death-by-accelerated-dragon" target="_blank"><b>Death By Accelerated Dragon</b></a> - 5 Games , 3 Puzzles - The lesson covers opening prep, greed, initiative versus material, passivity, endgame transitions, and stubborn defense. Proper middle-game understanding stems from fundamentals. <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Over 20 Page Article)<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/an-anti-sicilian-try" target="_blank"><b>Anti-Sicilian & Planning</b></a> - an Anti-Sicilian Try<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/rsquom-singing-those-old-dragon-blues" target="_blank">Singing Those Old Dragon Blues!</a> </b>- <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Yugoslav Attack <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/driving-down-the-mega-theory-highway" target="_blank">Driving Down The Mega-Theory Highway (Najdorf)</a> </b>- THE PROS & CONS OF SICILIAN NAJDORF MEGA-THEORY<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/najdorf-6bd3-amp-high-initial-rating" target="_blank"><b>Najdorf 6.Bd3 & High Initial Rating</b></a> - 2 Games , 2 Questions, - Opening Fashions<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-wrath-of-too-many-kans" target="_blank">The Wrath of Too Many Kans</a> </b>- 4 Games - Kan Sicilian<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/uncooperative-opponents-amp-computer-symbols" target="_blank">Uncooperative Opponents & Computer Symbols</a> </b>- 4 games - White has many other ways to<span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> avoid black’s heavy preparation after 1.e4 c5.</span><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-maroczy-amp-making-master" target="_blank">More Maroczy & Making Master</a> </b>- 4 games - <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Sicilian Dragon</span> Maroczy Bind<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tiptoe-through-the-tulips" target="_blank"><b>Tiptoe Through the Tulips</b></a> - 3 Puzzles , 6 Master Games - <span style="background-color: #cccccc;">(Strong Amateur Game) </span>- A <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> Sicilian Game</span> demonstrating the power of aggressive attacks as well as psychological factors like the draw offer. Keys include striking decisively with the initiative, challenging enemy threats, and precise conversion of advantages.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/smith-morra-gambit" target="_blank"><b>Smith-Morra Gambit</b></a> - Shows 3 Lines for the</span><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;">Smith-Morra for Black </span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3dYRHsRZFcUQb8A4zrTr9B6QgYAtfMtTODZJZ28MHp8-8lZqFd0bX5sbQSp7jo0Ae2kWkrnyWwA3lPLKh3k2UddrtVqDW7C-_DlFJwr5vqMaFA7NmXP3BdH7ocmJvVsRhDPlFJcc-5RAa96WtvE0lCvk656ISEF04Eo4mFOyxDk5Y3W7Ou6zgpN6cr4/s1024/_1583e876-2813-4a59-a9eb-ababeb67e44a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="AI Generated Chess Image of 2 oposing sides facing off over a chess board with a duality to the image where one side is blue and the other red" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3dYRHsRZFcUQb8A4zrTr9B6QgYAtfMtTODZJZ28MHp8-8lZqFd0bX5sbQSp7jo0Ae2kWkrnyWwA3lPLKh3k2UddrtVqDW7C-_DlFJwr5vqMaFA7NmXP3BdH7ocmJvVsRhDPlFJcc-5RAa96WtvE0lCvk656ISEF04Eo4mFOyxDk5Y3W7Ou6zgpN6cr4/w468-h344/_1583e876-2813-4a59-a9eb-ababeb67e44a.jpg" title="Opening Prep" width="468" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><span><br /></span><p></p><span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3dYRHsRZFcUQb8A4zrTr9B6QgYAtfMtTODZJZ28MHp8-8lZqFd0bX5sbQSp7jo0Ae2kWkrnyWwA3lPLKh3k2UddrtVqDW7C-_DlFJwr5vqMaFA7NmXP3BdH7ocmJvVsRhDPlFJcc-5RAa96WtvE0lCvk656ISEF04Eo4mFOyxDk5Y3W7Ou6zgpN6cr4/s1024/_1583e876-2813-4a59-a9eb-ababeb67e44a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="AI Generated Chess Image of 2 oposing sides facing off over a chess board with a duality to the image where one side is blue and the other red" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3dYRHsRZFcUQb8A4zrTr9B6QgYAtfMtTODZJZ28MHp8-8lZqFd0bX5sbQSp7jo0Ae2kWkrnyWwA3lPLKh3k2UddrtVqDW7C-_DlFJwr5vqMaFA7NmXP3BdH7ocmJvVsRhDPlFJcc-5RAa96WtvE0lCvk656ISEF04Eo4mFOyxDk5Y3W7Ou6zgpN6cr4/w468-h344/_1583e876-2813-4a59-a9eb-ababeb67e44a.jpg" title="Opening Prep" width="468" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/jeremy-silman-article-archive-organized.html" style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Bishops Bounty Jeremy Silman Chess.com Article Archive - Main Page</b></a></div></div>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-20061939527875541742024-01-01T18:28:00.000-05:002024-01-01T18:28:41.727-05:00Silman Article Archive Part 4 - Studying Old Master Games<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/member/silman" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Silmans Articles on Chess.com</b></span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Treasury of FREE Chess Articles By IM Jeremy Silman</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">501 Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Master Games</span></b></h3><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-point-of-studying-master-games-part-one" target="_blank"><b>The Point of Studying Master Games, Part One</b></a> - 6 Games <br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-point-of-studying-master-games-part-two" target="_blank"><b>The Point of Studying Master Games, Part Two</b></a> - 3 Games w/Deep Analysis<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-point-of-studying-master-games-pt-3" target="_blank"><b>The Point of Studying Master Games, Part Three</b></a> - 2 games <br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-past-masters-can-help-your-game" target="_blank">How Past Masters Can Help Your Game</a> </b> - 6 Games w/ 6 Puzzles , History<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/who-was-the-greatest-chess-theorist" target="_blank"><b>Who Was The Greatest Chess Theorist?</b></a> - Positions and Games of the Old Masters , History<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-criminals-and-the-games-they-play" target="_blank"><b>Chess Criminals And The Games They Play</b></a> - 11 games, History<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/when-men-were-men" target="_blank">When Men Were Men</a> </b> - 3 games , 2 Puzzles, History<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-greatest-amateur-game-of-all-time" target="_blank"><b>The Greatest Amateur Game of all Time</b></a> - The shocking brilliancy played by 1500 class player Micky Mills, leaving masters speechless with his intuitive attacking masterpiece. Shows how reading the classics and embracing their lessons can help amateurs create true chess art.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer---spassky-1992" target="_blank">Fischer - Spassky 1992</a> </b>- 3 Master Games - Debate over the quality of play compared to Kasparov's matches. Delve into a detailed analysis of a brilliant game from this historic encounter and discover valuable insights into endgame study and becoming a stronger chess player.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/monster-opening-preparation-pt-2" target="_blank">Monster Opening Preparation, Part 2</a> </b>- 6 Games, 3 Puzzles, <b>(Lasker, Marshall, Capa, Pillsbury)<br /></b><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">(Games That Taught a Lesson)</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-1" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 1</b></a> - Lesson from Rubinstein masterpiece (<b>Positional magic</b>) , 1 Game<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-2" target="_blank">My Favorite Classic Games, Part 2</a> </b>- Lessons from Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian Games , 2 Games<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-3" target="_blank">My Favorite Classic Games, Part 3</a> </b>- Lesson on <b>Good Bishop vs Bad Bishop</b> , 1 Game<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-4" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 4</b></a> - Lesson on a <b>Superior Minor Piece</b> , 1 Game<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-5" target="_blank">My Favorite Classic Games, Part 5</a> </b>- Lesson on <b>Open Files and Rooks</b>, 2 Games<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-6" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 6</b></a> - Lesson on "<b>Space</b>" Games , 1 game (Lots of Annotation)<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-7" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 7</b></a> - Lesson on strategic " <b>Knight Relocation</b>" , 4 games<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-8" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 8</b></a> - Lesson on trading your <b>fianchettoed “must-keep” dark-squared bishop</b> , 3 Games<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-9" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 9</b></a> - Lesson on <b>Massive Space Gains</b>, 2 games<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games----part-10" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 10</b></a> - Lesson on <b>The Big Pawn Center</b> , 3 Games<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-11" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 11</b></a> - Lesson on<b> Battle of Mutual Imbalances </b>, 1 Game (Nimzowitsch)<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-12" target="_blank"><b>My Favorite Classic Games, Part 12</b></a> - Lesson on the <b>2 Bishops</b>, , 2 Games<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-13" target="_blank">My Favorite Classic Games, Part 13</a> </b>- Lesson On <b>Knights</b> , 2 Games <br /></span><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red;"><br /><hr />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Old Masters<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> (In Alphabetical order)</span><br /><br /></span></h4><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/adolf-anderssen-mr-slice-and-dice" target="_blank">Adolf Anderssen, Mr. Slice And Dice!</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 4 games, 13 Puzzles and Lots of History</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/adolf-anderssen-more-slicing-and-dicing" target="_blank">Adolf Anderssen: More Slicing And Dicing!</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 3 Games , 10 Puzzles , More History</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;"><b>Alexander Alekhine</b><br /></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-pt-1-and-the-game-of-death" target="_blank">Alexander Alekhine (Part 1): The Game of Death</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 10 Puzzles</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-2-success-and-despair" target="_blank">Alexander Alekhine (Part 2): Success and Despair</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 13 Puzzles , 5 Games</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-3-the-new-plan" target="_blank">Alexander Alekhine (Part 3): The New Plan</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 19 Puzzles , 2 Games, History</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-4-his-prime-years" target="_blank">Alexander Alekhine (Part 4): His Prime Years</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 15 Puzzles, History</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-5-singing-the-middle-aged-blues" target="_blank">Alexander Alekhine (Part 5): Singing the Middle-aged Blues</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 16 Puzzles , History</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-6-his-worst-ldquocombinationrdquo-ndash-age--booze" target="_blank">Alexander Alekhine (Part 6): His Worst “Combination” – Age + Booze</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 12 Puzzles , 3 Games, History</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-7-the-dark-years" target="_blank">Alexander Alekhine (Part 7): The Dark Years</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 15 Puzzles , Bunch of History</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7VMzzbT2GxUs0IJbC_bCNyaoa16zzkxEXj8YKAGetzfc5Jl_rVLtFC3klIxYrvtt4QwoVTsJ5Gc7MFWr-2zXtUeuy9r3i1Hugcv4l2FFwc6oMe0QKgL7G1pq0Hu8tfTaGk0a5m4bfIfEKFo-1O5cDEeleaf1UprvT5DBGWd5cwZHWlXiKSpZdgu8Qec/s499/cn3929_alekhine.jpg" style="font-family: georgia; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="photograph of Alekhine and Bogoljubow from the October 1929 Schweizerische Schachzeitung" border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="499" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7VMzzbT2GxUs0IJbC_bCNyaoa16zzkxEXj8YKAGetzfc5Jl_rVLtFC3klIxYrvtt4QwoVTsJ5Gc7MFWr-2zXtUeuy9r3i1Hugcv4l2FFwc6oMe0QKgL7G1pq0Hu8tfTaGk0a5m4bfIfEKFo-1O5cDEeleaf1UprvT5DBGWd5cwZHWlXiKSpZdgu8Qec/w404-h256/cn3929_alekhine.jpg" title="Alekhine and Bogoljubow from the October 1929" width="404" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Oswald;">Alekhine and Bogoljubow from October 1929</span></span></div><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/who-was-henry-ernest-atkins" target="_blank">Who Was Henry Ernest Atkins?</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 6 games w/ 17 Puzzles (Bunch of History)</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-early-life-of-pal-benko" target="_blank">The Early Life Of Pal Benko</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 3 Pal Benko Compositions - 10 Annotated games (Notes by Pal benko) w/ History</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/pal-benko-at-last-freedom" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Pal Benko: At Last, Freedom!</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 4 Pal Benko Compositions - 12 Annotated games (Notes by Pal Benko) w/History</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/bisguier-s-greatest-hits" target="_blank">Bisguier's Greatest Hits</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 12 puzzles, One full game, Lots of History</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-of-bisguier-s-greatest-hits" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>More Of Bisguier's Greatest Hits</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 14 Puzzles , One Full game , History</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-legendary-chess-zen-master-has-died" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>A Legendary Chess Zen Master Has Died (Steve Brandywine)</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 2 games , Great History </span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/seeking-chess-fame" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Seeking Chess Fame (Jimmy Buff)</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 5 Puzzles , 1 Game - Article about famous Blitz Player Back in the day.</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-great-mikhail-chigorin-chess" target="_blank">A Short Look At The Great Mikhail Chigorin</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 1 Annotated Amazing game - 9 Puzzles (Nice History)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/salo-flohr-and-the-fickle-winds-of-fate" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Salo Flohr and the Fickle Winds of Fate</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 17 Puzzles, 3 Games , History</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/john-grefe-talent-isnrsquot-enough" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>IM John Grefe: Talent Isn’t Enough!</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 1 Game - 11 Puzzles , History of 1973 US Champion</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/kolisch-unknown-tactical-monster" target="_blank">Kolisch: Unknown Tactical Monster</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 4 Games - 22 Puzzles (</span><b style="font-family: georgia;">Baron Ignatz von Kolisch (1837-1889</b><span style="font-family: georgia;">)) </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">Long Article </span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/george-koltanowskis-long-walk" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>George Koltanowski's Long Walk</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 9 Game Positions w/ History</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-player-vs-tactical-player" target="_blank">Positional Player vs. Tactical Player IM Cyrus Lakdawala</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 5 Annotated games (By Silman and Cyrus)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;"><b>Emanuel Lasker</b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> (Another Really Amazing Series)</span></span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-tactical-monster" target="_blank">Emanuel Lasker, Tactical Monster - Part 1</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 14 Puzzles , History</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-tactical-monster-pt-2" target="_blank">Emanuel Lasker, Tactical Monster - Part 2</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 15 Puzzles , 4 Full Games , History (Pins and Forks)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-tactical-monster-pt-3" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Emanuel Lasker, Tactical Monster - Part 3</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 10 Puzzles , 1 Full Game w/ Great Analysis</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-tactical-monster-part-4" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Emanuel Lasker, Tactical Monster - Part 4</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 18 Puzzles , 2 Full games , Lots of History (Einstein Letter)</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/key-moments-in-time-lasker-s-last-stand" target="_blank">Key Moments In Time: Lasker’s Last Stand</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 3 games , History</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-of-emanuel-lasker-s-greatest-hits" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>3 Of Emanuel Lasker's Greatest Hits</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 3 Annotated games w/ History</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-s-greatest-hits" target="_blank">Emanuel Lasker's Greatest Hits</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 3 Annotated Games w/ History</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-stomp-emanuel-lasker" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>How To Stomp Emanuel Lasker</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 10 games from Simuls , 10 Puzzles</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/let-s-do-the-lasker-stomp-again" target="_blank">Let's Do The Lasker Stomp Again!</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 8 Games From Simuls , 8 Puzzles<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhS2GXWHeE4HD_OIXrAq1zHc3jX8hakJuoCtsaCUHbMRHgCm-uKCv1afIGy4DXU_ZKj4gaeOjOxYgcDkT2Hoo_1jp3T36gtZG8pPQzl5grwRrxYuMGehk2adO06WDYR1yufRvB1U3xbLkiEyYfGKcJ78ypNeQMXBKvv6JHn0LGy3Xk6NDFckkvrfyf9s/s630/cn10726_capablancalasker.jpg"><img alt="Photo of Capablanca and Lasker, Moscow, 1925" border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="630" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhS2GXWHeE4HD_OIXrAq1zHc3jX8hakJuoCtsaCUHbMRHgCm-uKCv1afIGy4DXU_ZKj4gaeOjOxYgcDkT2Hoo_1jp3T36gtZG8pPQzl5grwRrxYuMGehk2adO06WDYR1yufRvB1U3xbLkiEyYfGKcJ78ypNeQMXBKvv6JHn0LGy3Xk6NDFckkvrfyf9s/w404-h246/cn10726_capablancalasker.jpg" title="Capablanca and Lasker, Moscow, 1925" width="404" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Oswald;">Capablanca and Lasker, Moscow, 1925</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;"><b>Frank Marshall</b> <span style="background-color: #ffe599;"> (This Series would actually Make a nice Book)</span><br /></span><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/frank-marshall-the-growth-of-a-chess-champion" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Frank Marshall: The Growth Of A Chess Champion</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 12 Games w/ 6 Puzzles - History (Lots of Analysis)</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/frank-marshall-part-2-fighting-for-the-world-championship" target="_blank">Frank Marshall, Part 2: Fighting For The World Championship</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 6 Games w/ 2 Puzzles - History</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/frank-marshall-part-3-capablanca-takes-the-stage" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Frank Marshall, Part 3: Capablanca Takes The Stage</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 6 Games w/Analysis - 10 puzzles - History</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/frank-marshall-part-4-st-petersburg-1914-and-the-gods-of-chess" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Frank Marshall, Part 4: St. Petersburg 1914 And The Gods Of Chess</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 5 Games w/ 3 Puzzles and History</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/frank-marshall-part-5-a-radical-change" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Frank Marshall, Part 5: A Radical Change</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 10 Games w/ 8 Puzzles - History</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSeCaJcSBu65WGwbeDukh6bGyfoD6nlb9aXXRAoXBSP3tY0bLmCEs1FwmYwrPUdy5iFmbuou4RVxakirfrvDXt7U8gNOcNrREukSG2tSKjD2f25N58TT0ZvyhFH5h_wdytT8YVbp_SM30HkIvjgLyEQ82D-WCp6S5Hp17aPqaB9-grfhjxUy2nqEr86Q/s700/lasker%20marshall%20chess.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Photo of Emanuel Lasker and Frank Marshall" border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="700" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSeCaJcSBu65WGwbeDukh6bGyfoD6nlb9aXXRAoXBSP3tY0bLmCEs1FwmYwrPUdy5iFmbuou4RVxakirfrvDXt7U8gNOcNrREukSG2tSKjD2f25N58TT0ZvyhFH5h_wdytT8YVbp_SM30HkIvjgLyEQ82D-WCp6S5Hp17aPqaB9-grfhjxUy2nqEr86Q/w437-h313/lasker%20marshall%20chess.jpeg" title="Lasker and Marshall Chess" width="437" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Oswald;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"> Frank Marshall in 1907 </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">title match</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">against Emanuel Lasker. VIA<a href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/americans-playing-for-the-title-frank-marshall" target="_blank"> ChessBase</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/young-samuel-reshevsky" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>The Brilliant, Young Samuel Reshevsky</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 11 Full Games and Positions - History & Analysis w/Lessons</span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/reshevskys-prime-years" target="_blank">Samuel Reshevsky's Prime Years</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 16 Full Games and Positions (Positional lessons) History </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">(Real Nice Article)<br /></span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/rudolf-spielmann-the-lethal-gentleman" target="_blank">Rudolf Spielmann, the Lethal Gentleman!</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 22 Puzzles , 3 Games, History</span><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;"><b>Steinitz</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/behold-steinitz-the-austrian-morphy" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Behold, The Austrian Morphy! (Steinitz)</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 4 Full games w/Annotation & 19 Puzzles (Lots of History)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/steinitz-changes-the-chess-world" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Steinitz Changes The Chess World</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 5 Full games w/Annotation & 5 Puzzles (Lots of History)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/steinitz-the-official-world-chess-champion" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>Steinitz: The Official World Chess Champion</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 9 Full games and Quite the History lesson.</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/tals-tactical-tidal-wave" target="_blank">Tal's Tactical Tidal Wave</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 20 Puzzles , History (The article highlights the power of tactical play and the impact of Tal's style on the world of chess.)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-great-siegbert-tarrasch" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>The Great Siegbert Tarrasch: Puzzles And Games</b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - 14 Game Positions and Some Interesting History.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-downs-and-ups-of-gm-elmars-zemgalis" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b>The Downs And Ups Of GM Elmars Zemgalis <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Silman's Last Article)</span></b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - History and 11 Positions from His Games as Puzzles.</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/johannes-zukertort-master-of-dynamics" target="_blank">Johannes Zukertort, Master of Dynamics</a> </b><span style="font-family: georgia;">- 11 Puzzles - History</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/jeremy-silman-article-archive-organized.html" style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><b>Bishops Bounty Jeremy Silman Chess.com Article Archive - Main Page</b></a></span><p></p>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-36735755578895880802023-12-30T19:56:00.002-05:002024-01-06T10:28:04.955-05:00Silman Article Archive Part 3 - Chess Books & Magazines<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/member/silman"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Silmans Articles on Chess.com</b></span></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Treasury of FREE Chess Articles By IM Jeremy Silman</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">501 Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Chess Books & Magazines</b></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recommendations on Some interesting Books</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-books2"><b>Classic Books</b></a> - Here are a few that I feel will keep the reader spellbound (all are out of print and can be found online or in many used bookstores for very low prices). They discuss why players became addicted to the game, how different time periods influenced their game and their way of life, and the adventures that the chess greats regularly experienced.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-books-and-youth-vs-old-age"><b>Chess Books And Youth vs Old Age</b></a> - <b>Lengthy Article<span style="background-color: #01ffff;"> (Silman, Watson, Donaldson and Lakdawala )</span> <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">All talk Chess-books. </span></b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">If you want some recommendations here are 4 authors with theirs</span><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever">The Best Chess Books Ever</a> </b>-<b> (Lists of Books Recommended By Other Famous Players) </b>Serwain, Donaldson, Anthony Saidy, Danny Rensch, Jack Peters , Cyrus Lakdawala, David Pruess, John Watson, Jeremy Silman. <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Lengthy Article with a Lot of Info on Chess Books and Authors.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings"><b>How To Understand Chess Openings</b></a> - Opening Book Recommendations<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/questions-by-the-mysterious-nns"><b>Questions by the Mysterious NNs</b></a> - Middle game Book Recommendations<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/building-a-chess-library"><b>Building a Chess Library</b></a> - Recommendations<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/speaking-prep-amp-the-english-opening"><b>Speaking Prep & the English Opening</b></a> - English Opening Book Recommendations<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/non-master-assessments">Non-Master Assessments</a> </b>- Article about Lower Rated Players writing Opening Books.<br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/explanatory-opening-books-and-a-readerrsquos-pet-line" target="_blank">Explanatory Opening Books and a Reader Pet Line</a></b> - 2 Questions, <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Opening Books for Lower Rated Players</span><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/advanced-chess-books">Advanced Chess Books on Openings</a></b> - Articles about Book Strengths and List at end of recommendations.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-u-s-chess-magazine-part-1"><b>My Favorite U.S. Chess Magazines: Part 1</b></a> - <b>CHESS LIFE AND REVIEW</b> - 8 Puzzles , Great History<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-u-s-chess-magazines-part-2"><b>My Favorite U.S. Chess Magazines, Part 2</b></a> - <b>CHESS LIFE </b>- 3 Annotated games , 2 Puzzles , History<br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-u-s-chess-magazines-part-3"><b>My Favorite U.S. Chess Magazines, Part 3</b></a> -<b> CHESS REVIEW</b> - 4 Annotated games , 5 Puzzles , History<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-moves-and-only-chess-moves"><b>Chess Moves and Only Chess Moves</b></a> - Makes the case that chess is made far richer by embracing the drama, personalities, and real world stories surrounding the game and its great players. <b><i><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">He urges readers to delve into chess history, providing an overflowing reading list for those seeking to better know the giants of the past.</span><br /></i></b><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-related-novels-amp-stories">Chess Related Novels & Stories</a> </b>- <span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pretty In-Depth List of Chess Related Fiction and Stories</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-38670277944801317902023-12-29T11:01:00.001-05:002024-01-10T22:26:09.047-05:00Silman Article Archive - Part 2 - Pawn Structure Articles<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/member/silman">Silmans Articles on Chess.com</a><br /></span></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Treasury of <b>FREE Chess Articles</b> By <b>IM Jeremy Silman</b></span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>501</b> Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023<br /><br />So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Pawn Structure Articles</span></b></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-basic-pawn-structures" target="_blank"><b>Learning Basic Pawn Structures</b></a> - 7 Positions , 3 are Puzzles ( 1000 - 1600 Rated)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-pawn-structure-for-chess-players-under-2000" target="_blank"><b>Learning Pawn Structure For Chess Players Under 2000</b></a> - 7 Positions , 3 are Puzzles (1600-2000 Rated)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/torturing-an-opponent" target="_blank">Mastering Your Opening's Pawn Structures</a> </b>- 2 Games - Instructive game demonstrating the vital need to deeply comprehend pawn structures in your openings. Illustrates how strategic essence matters more than concrete moves. Know the plans and dynamics of your structures.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-pt-1" target="_blank">Classic Pawn Structure, Part 1a</a> </b>- 7 games - discusses what pawn structure is and why it is important. It also goes into detail about a specific pawn structure. Some of the important points from this article are that pawn structure can dictate the course of a game and that there are many different pawn structures.</span></p><p></p><div class="flex gap-0.5 -mx-1 -mt-2 text-stone-500 justify-between items-stretch" style="text-align: left;"><div class="flex gap-0.5"><div class="contents"></div></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-pt-1b" target="_blank">Classic Pawn Structure, Part 1b</a> </b>- 10 Games, 11 Puzzles <br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-pt-2" target="_blank"><b>Classic Pawn Structure, Part 2</b></a> - 6 Games - Title - A VERY BASIC BENKO<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-part-3a" target="_blank"><b>Classic Pawn Structure, Part 3a</b></a> - 8 Games - This is an article about the doubled f-pawn structure. It discusses the pros and cons of this structure, and gives several examples of games where it has been used.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-part-3b" target="_blank"><b>Classic Pawn Structure, Part 3b</b></a> - 14 Games, 3 Puzzles - Pawn Structure Arising from these openings ,Burn Variation of the French Defense and the Bronstein-Larsen Variation of the Caro-Kann. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-part-4" target="_blank"><b>Classic Pawn Structure, Part 4a</b></a> - Wing Gambit Pawn Structure - 16 games, 1 Puzzle<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-part-4b" target="_blank"><b>Classic Pawn Structure, Part 4b</b></a> - Structural similarities between the Sicilian Wing Gambit, the French Wing Gambit, and the Benko Gambit. 14 + games. In-Depth look at Lines<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/your-pawn-structure-is-your-friend" target="_blank">Your Pawn Structure Is Your Friend</a> </b>- 7 Positions from Games and 3 are puzzles to solve. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-pawn-structures" target="_blank"><b>More Things You Need To Know About Pawn Stucture</b></a> - 7 Positions in Games with Pawn Structures and Plans Explained<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-extremely-important-manipulation-of-pawn-structures" target="_blank">The Extremely Important Manipulation Of Pawn Structures</a> </b>- 2 Annotated games , 4 Puzzles to Solve<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-maroczy-madness" target="_blank"><b>More Maroczy Madness</b></a> - Examination and Ideas of Play<br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-maroczy-amp-making-master" target="_blank">More Maroczy, Making Master</a> </b>- 4 Famous games w/ Analysis<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-art-and-science-of-the-isolated-d-pawn" target="_blank"><b>The Art and Science of the Isolated d-Pawn</b></a> - 4 Games - IQP Theory<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/doubled-pawns-chess-pariahs-or-misunderstood" target="_blank"><b>Doubled Pawns: Chess Pariahs Or Misunderstood?</b></a> - Nice Lesson on Doubled Pawns<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/minority-attack-turn-your-pawns-into-weapons" target="_blank"><b>Minority Attack: Turn Your Pawns Into Weapons</b></a> - Detailed Article with 7 Example Games w/Analysis<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud" target="_blank"><b>I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud</b></a> - A game demonstrating how strategic fundamentals like square control, initiative, and <span style="background-color: #9fc5e8;"><b>pawn structure</b></span> are forgotten at all levels. Uses a lower-rated game to show universal lessons about passive play and exchanging when ahead in development.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-learn-chess-patterns" target="_blank"><b>How To Learn Chess Patterns</b></a> - Article About Weak Squares (5 Games w/ 5 Puzzles)<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4NPtoH6cvzMOGihrN1gWeXmb8TuerbwZd7w00s0ZThkvFd-LwCrr4MA2ESaIK03tgm6f_zW63Yqy6cQLqoSVvSUhJX1KzQXhkoUu64H4lgef2lc0wjbAVvTOAZxbAp-1Ra7kDe7sr27nZh3FZ0_DGpGWQpbdvOqu80HvuiZDIMfv55YDskuKL7_GdIY/s486/WordPawn2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Image of a pawn created with the words of Chess pawn Structures" border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="411" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4NPtoH6cvzMOGihrN1gWeXmb8TuerbwZd7w00s0ZThkvFd-LwCrr4MA2ESaIK03tgm6f_zW63Yqy6cQLqoSVvSUhJX1KzQXhkoUu64H4lgef2lc0wjbAVvTOAZxbAp-1Ra7kDe7sr27nZh3FZ0_DGpGWQpbdvOqu80HvuiZDIMfv55YDskuKL7_GdIY/w444-h422/WordPawn2.png" title="Word Pawn" width="444" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/jeremy-silman-article-archive-organized.html" style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Bishops Bounty Jeremy Silman Chess.com Article Archive - Main Page</b></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-92197605284675904732023-12-27T20:12:00.003-05:002024-01-10T22:42:36.225-05:00Silman Article Archive - Part 1 - Study Plans , Lessons, Methods<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/member/silman" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Jeremy Silmans Articles on Chess.com</b></span></a><br /><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Treasury of <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> <b>FREE Chess Articles</b> By <b>IM Jeremy Silman </b></span></span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>501</b> Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.<br /> <b>Many of the Articles are the size of an entire Book Chapter.</b></span></span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Study Plans , Lessons, Methods</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/creating-a-study-program" target="_blank"><b>Creating a Study Program</b></a> - Basic outline for Studying Chess<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-improve-your-game" target="_blank">Mailbag: How To Improve Your Game</a> </b>- Instructions on making a tailor made <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Plan for Your self- improvement.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/after-the-rules-what-should-beginners-study-next" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>After the Rules, What Should Beginners Study Next?</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>- 14 Puzzles - Lesson Covering things to Know to get up to 1000 Rating.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/teaching-chess-to-children-and-the-rasik-variation" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Teaching Chess to Children and The Rasik Variation</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Simple discussion on teaching chess.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-chess-patterns-and-concepts" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Test Your Chess Patterns And Concepts</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b> - 10 test Positions</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-cyborg-chess-teachers-and-chess-books" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Chess Cyborg: Chess Teachers And Chess Books</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Article on Chess Teachers</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/musings-of-a-chess-teacher-pt-1" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Musings of a Chess Teacher, Part 1</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>- 6 Puzzles , 5 games , The Opening and Middlegame</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/musings-of-a-chess-teacher-part-2" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Musings of a Chess Teacher, Part 2</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>- 4 Puzzles, 2 Games, Shows how a teacher can open your eyes to all the positional possibilities in your games.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/do-aspiring-players-need-a-coachteacher" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Do Aspiring Players Need a Coach/Teacher?</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 1 Game<br /></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-turbo-charge-your-game" target="_blank"><b>How to Turbo-Charge Your Game</b></a> - 5 Puzzles - Nice Lesson Showing Why a Chess Coach Is Worth it.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><h4><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Chess Lesson Series </span></b></h4><p><b style="font-size: large;">(A</b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b>bout </b></span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><b>chess lessons and how a chess teacher tries to push key points home w/ lessons)</b><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><b><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-lessons-exposed-recognizing-an-offside-piece" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chess Lessons Exposed: A Tale Of 3 Offside Knights</span></a></b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: medium;"><b> </b>- 2 Tests, In-depth Answers</span></span></span></div><p></p></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-lessons-exposed-never-say-ldquoi-have-tordquo" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Chess Lessons Exposed: Never Say 'I Have To'</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 1 game - Great lesson and very in-depth<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-lessons-exposed-an-important-lesson-learned" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Chess Lessons Exposed: A Lesson Learned?</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 2 Test, The article includes two chess positions for readers to analyze and
provides the author's commentary on the best moves in each case. In-Depth Answers</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-lessons-exposed-part-one" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Chess Lessons Exposed</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 3 tests , In-Depth Answers</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-play-against-old-guys-pt-1" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>How to Play Against Old Guys, Pt. 1</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 3 Puzzles , 5 Games (Weaknesses and Strengths)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-play-against-old-guys-pt-2" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>How To Play Against Old Guys, Pt. 2</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>- 4 Puzzles , 11 Games (Experience)</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/jeremy-silman-article-archive-organized.html" style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;" target="_blank">Bishops Bounty Jeremy Silman Chess.com Article Archive - Main Page</a></div></span></div></div>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-46315353300945338842023-12-07T09:07:00.004-05:002024-03-25T12:02:57.277-04:00Trapping Pieces - Chess Tactics<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr81IYRIFritI_IQbk5ZEMfQuqLaD1mu9VdI4XvINJWhjgpFpszEfu_SSnufa0VL57u9XWTa-0TjOXRfTXyPX2vekqzfIkoZrvx5r5UtvL9tqQrXVxb5I8EbsqUShZdZ91_z0v1TFU349P61yn7JOtmLRq7CilU7gaCHvZK1wObQBuShXh-SLC7Q1QEP4/s1024/_aade5580-3345-4444-8c52-2bbd9c5cfd06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Knight Chess Piece Trapped against a wall in spider webbing" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr81IYRIFritI_IQbk5ZEMfQuqLaD1mu9VdI4XvINJWhjgpFpszEfu_SSnufa0VL57u9XWTa-0TjOXRfTXyPX2vekqzfIkoZrvx5r5UtvL9tqQrXVxb5I8EbsqUShZdZ91_z0v1TFU349P61yn7JOtmLRq7CilU7gaCHvZK1wObQBuShXh-SLC7Q1QEP4/w400-h400/_aade5580-3345-4444-8c52-2bbd9c5cfd06.jpg" title="Trapped Knight" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mastering the Art of Trapping Chess Pieces: Your Ultimate Guide</span></span></h2><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A trapped chess piece is a piece that has no escape squares or squares where it can safely move without being captured. A trapped piece can be a bishop, knight, rook, or queen.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Books (Courses)</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://progresswithchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/05-Trapped-Pieces-for-Intermediate.pdf" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapped Pieces for Intermediates</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 2 page PDF - 8 Examples</span><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Articles</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/trapping-pieces" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapping Pieces</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Chess.com Article by WGM Natalia_Pogonina</span><br /><br /><a href="https://chessimprover.com/teaching-kids-how-to-trap-pieces/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Teaching Kids how to Trap Pieces</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Article From The Chess Improver Blog</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Kevin Smith Chess.com Blog</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: medium;">(Bunch of Nice Posts and Chess Lessons)</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-boden-configuration" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: Boden Configuration</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-dominating-a-knight-or-not" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: B+P v Knight</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-can-b-n-beat-n" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: Can B+N beat N?</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-pawns-versus-knight" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: Pawns versus Knight</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/knights-and-foot-soldiers-hunting-her-majesty" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Knights and Foot Soldiers Hunting Her Majesty</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> Blog Post</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-rook-versus-knight" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: Rook versus Knight Part 1 of 2</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-rook-versus-knight-part-2" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: Rook versus Knight Part 2 of 2</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-knight-versus-knight" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: Knight versus Knight</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-king-versus-knight" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces--King versus Knight</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-bishop-dominated-by-pawns" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces--Bishop Dominated by Pawns Part 1 of 5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-bishop-dominated-by-pawns-part-2" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces--Bishop Dominated by Pawns Part 2 of 5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-bishop-dominated-by-pawns-part-3-of-5" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces--Bishop Dominated by Pawns Part 3 of 5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-bishop-dominated-by-pawns-part-4-of-5" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces--Bishop Dominated by Pawns Part 4 of 5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-bishop-dominated-by-pawns-part-5-of-5" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces--Bishop Dominated by Pawns Part 5 of 5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-bishop-dominated-by-rook-pawn" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: Bishop Dominated by Rook + Pawn</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/secrets-of-trapping-pieces-epaulette-configuration" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Secrets of Trapping Pieces: Epaulette Configuration</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/blog/KevinSmithIdiot/fianchettoed-rook" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Fianchettoed Rook</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Blog Post</span><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">LiChess Studies</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/PksUBvjS" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapping pieces</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 36 Chapter Study</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> (Really Nice)</span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/Okg4LOJB" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapping Pieces EXERCISE</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 10 Chapter Interactive Study</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/h0Q8yzSq" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapping Pieces</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 35 Chapter Study (Broken into Each piece, ie. Queen, Rook, etc.)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/dBPvvAXA" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapped Pieces</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 17 Chapter Study (9 Full Games w/ 10 Trap Patterns)<br /></span><br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Game Databases</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Chessgames.com</span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1030520" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapped Piece Tactic-- OTB Examples</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 37 Game Collection<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1002111" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapped Piece</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 71 Game Collection<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1020177" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">TRAPPED PIECES! TRAPPED PIECES! TRAPPED PIECES!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 52 Game Collection<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1002133" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapped Queen</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 80 Game Collection<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1006432" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Knight trapped? Rescue it with adjacent pawn.</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 4 game Collection<br /></span><br /><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Trapping Pieces Chess Video Lessons</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oaz_UhxTCts" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The ULTIMATE Trapping Technique | ChessKid</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 7 Min <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Beginner Chess Video Lesson)</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYF_GN3JNVE" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Restraining and Trapping Bad Pieces | Chess Middlegames</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 21 Min - Hanging Pawns</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ILa_WlCYLU" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Chess Tactics: Trapped Pieces!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Min - IM Danial Tapia </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Examples from GM Games)</span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTiNg6h9p3c" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Trapping Bad Pieces in the Middlegame | Chess Tactics</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 7 Min - IM Kostya Kavutskiy</span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdVjlHqNOV8" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;" target="_blank">8 Ways To TRAP Pieces In Chess</a><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> - </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">14 Min - NM Nelson Lopez <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Video below)</span></span><br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IdVjlHqNOV8?si=xRFK9VAUUQ-0VZv7" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><p></p>
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<p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The<b> Baltic Defense </b>(also known as the<strong> Grau Defense</strong>, or the <strong>Sahovic Defense</strong>) is a chess opening characterized by the moves:</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5!?</b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Baltic is an unusual variation of the <strong>Queen's Gambit Declined (QGD).<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> In most defenses to the QGD, Black has difficulties developing his queen bishop.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> This opening takes a radical approach to the problem by bringing out the queen bishop immediately.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Defense" target="_blank"><b>Baltic Defense Wikipedia Page</b></a></span></p><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Baltic Defense Chess Articles</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://chessklub.com/baltic-defense/" target="_blank">Baltic Defense Chess Opening</a> - Chess Club Article - Pretty Simple Description w/ Variations<br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Baltic Defense LiChess Studies</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/zYoC0hfp/uYccEVfB" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Baltic Defense: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Chapter Study</span><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Games Databases</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Chessgames.com </span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1022721" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Q.G.D. Baltic Defense</a> - 14 Game Collection<br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1043700" rel="noopener" target="_blank">QGD Baltic (Grau, Keres) defense</a> - 38 Game Collection<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">365Chess.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/D06_Queen's_Gambit_Declined_Grau_(Sahovic)_defence" rel="noopener" target="_blank">D06: Queen's Gambit Declined, Grau (Sahovic) defence 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5</a> - 2006 Games</span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Baltic Defense Puzzles</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Gambit_Declined_Baltic_Defense" target="_blank">LiChess Baltic Defense Puzzles </a>- 1344 Puzzles</span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Baltic Defense Video Lessons</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ECmHUyMzk" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Chess Openings - Baltic Defense</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 18 Min - Krisna Prem</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnceuAwVuSY" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">GM Ben Finegold's Lesson on the Baltic Defense and More</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 68 Min</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIwe_60O68I" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Obscure 1. d4 Openings: Baltic, Albin, Dutch, Englund - GM Varuzhan Akobian</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 30 Min - St.Louis CC</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gdqxY5qzRk" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Baltic Defense Primer</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 26 Min </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> (Video Below)<br /></span><br />
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<br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Baltic Traps and Tactics</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_dFXGkGGK0" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Traps, Miniatures and Tactics! - D06 Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic (Grau, Sahović) Defense - INTRO</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 21 Min - Jozarov's Chess Channel</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7puilT4PCEY" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Baltic Defense Unleashed: 8 Tactical Traps to Dominate as White in QGD</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 20 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiuzwGVJDs" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Mastering the Baltic Defense: 9 Deadly Traps for Black in the Queen's Gambit Declined</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 24 Min</span><br /><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Against the Baltic</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvkfaSobTMs">Chess Openings: Bust the Baltic Defense!!</a> - 18 min - IM Miodrag Perunovic</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbrHmZAtLdg" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Use this Method to DESTROY the BALTIC Defense! - D06 👑 's Gambit Declined, Baltic Defense - Part 2</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Jozarov's Chess Channel</span><br /><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Baltic Defense Games w/Analysis</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8gqV9r--YyAanbnsG-pzdA2ys2rBZSQt" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Baltic Defense</a> - <span style="color: red;">6 Video Playlist</span> - Chess School</span><br /></strong><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2BKG1rMDCA" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Queens Gambit Symmetrical and Baltic Defences D06</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 4 Min - Chess School</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xWrqdwLZu4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Stockfish Destroys with the Baltic Defense! - Chiron vs SF - QGD, Baltic Defense</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 20 Min</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EXCxC9UxI0" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Baltic Defense | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naro</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 17 Min</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jf3Fuijkro" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Standard Chess #263: IM Bartholomew vs. peter 12 (Baltic Defense)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 16 Min</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OAUWagIFz4" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">LIVE Blitz #3074 (Speed) Chess Game: Black vs FM QGD: Grau (Sahovic) defense aka Baltic Defence</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 13 Min - kingscrusher</span><br /></span><br /><p></p>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-64519373324041025802023-11-25T13:13:00.003-05:002024-03-25T15:22:39.013-04:00Tension - Chess Strategy<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h2><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">Master Chess Tension: A Guide with Resources & Training Tactics</span> </span></span></h2><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">In chess, <b style="background-color: #fcff01;">"tension" </b>refers to a situation on the board where there is a delicate balance or a critical interaction between pieces or pawns.<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It often involves a threat or potential exchange that both players need to carefully consider.</span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-weight: 700; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Have you ever felt the thrill of a hanging piece in chess? That's tension.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
It's the invisible force that creates <b>dynamic positions</b>, challenges your strategic thinking, and separates grandmasters from beginners. Understanding and managing </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-weight: 700; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">chess tension</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is crucial for influencing the board's flow and dictating the game's course.
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Tension can exist in various forms, such as a standoff between two opposing pieces, a pawn structure that could lead to pawn exchanges, or a potential threat that requires both players to make strategic decisions.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In this comprehensive repository, we'll delve into the world of tension, equip you with valuable resources, and provide training tactics to hone your skills.</span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full gap-3 gizmo:gap-0"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="a71d82a3-5b5e-4ea3-9432-42b02d2b839d"><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Players must navigate and resolve these tense situations by making moves that either alleviate the pressure or exploit the tension to their advantage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Understanding and managing tension is a crucial aspect of chess strategy, as it can influence the dynamics of the position and determine the course of the game.</span></div><p></p></div></div></div><div class="flex justify-between empty:hidden gizmo:mt-1 gizmo:justify-start gizmo:gap-3 lg:block gizmo:lg:flex"><div class="text-gray-400 flex self-end lg:self-center justify-center gizmo:lg:justify-start mt-2 gizmo:mt-0 visible gap-1"></div></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />
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<br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Master Chess Tension with In-Depth Articles</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://chessimprover.com/tension-and-threats/" target="_blank">Tension and Threats</a> - Chess Improver Blog Post<br /><br /><a href="https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/take-mistake-tension-chess-position" target="_blank">To take is a mistake - tension in the chess position</a> - Exeter Chess Club Article<br /><br />
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<br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Sharpen Your Skills:<br />Interactive Lichess Studies on Tension</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/cCibLqQi" target="_blank">critical moments: tension in center</a> - 41 Interactive Chapter Study<br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/NmJHykj9" target="_blank">Pawn Tensions</a> - 13 Chapter Study<br /><br />
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<br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Visual Learning:<br />Chess Video Lessons Demystifying Tension</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxapM2jmuAY" target="_blank">Chess Tension Explained</a> - 19 Min - Chess Goals (SmithyQ)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZKo7a9ItzM" target="_blank">Tension | Chess Terms | ChessKid</a> - 11 Min - ChessKid<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evCdhlGW_5A" target="_blank">How to play chess like a top grandmaster - Keeping the tension in complex middlegames</a> - 20 Min - Jozarov's Chess Channel<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQPcK_X-xPA" target="_blank">Instructive Mistakes: Releasing the Tension | Dojo Lessons</a> - 16 Min - Chess Dojo<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLp4MNCkjjY" target="_blank">How to improve your ELO quickly by learning how to handle central tension</a> - 15 Min - Robert Plunkett's Chess Lab<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnltKpdtetc" target="_blank">STOP before you chop - Beginner to Chess Master #28</a> - 2.5 Hr - Chess Network<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smpIvuEtL-Q" target="_blank">How to Handle the "Full Tension" in the QGD Structures.</a> - 14 min - IM Andras Toth<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9XAOZT5360" target="_blank">The Amateur's Mind: Understanding The c4-d5 Pawn Tension in the Queens Gambit</a> - 14 Min - IM Andras Toth<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp1A1IK2eHc" target="_blank">Improving Chess episode 3 | ft. Samay Raina | Keeping the Tension</a> - 1.5 hr - Chessbase India<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA-ybJodO70" target="_blank">10 Concepts About Pawn Tension</a> - 19 Min - NM Nelson Lopez - <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b>Video Below<br /><br /></b>
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</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Deconstructing Tension:<br />Chess Game Videos with Expert Analysis</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRy4UNSBoNw" target="_blank">Keeping the Tension | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. paluch666 (1633)</a> - 27 Min - IM Bartholomew<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMxBdo_WXNs" target="_blank">INSTANTLY Raise YOUR Chess Rating - Leave the TENSION!!</a> - 9 Min - Melbourne Chess Club<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBlnqWkaVP4" target="_blank">Handling Positional Tension in Chess | Bryan Annotates</a> - 32 Min - Better Chess Training<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3xWvTWedPM" target="_blank">Not "maintaining the tension" vs lower rated player - Sicilian Defense</a> - 22 Min - kingscrusher<br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqMOSNp9w707fN3mQ2NHO6XaKs3pgX0jgQKewmV4dKctS8hTsYU7gv6q00tUFu1nwgz8kfnptmL9zVwkidPIJuEbd5L8iioniYEUip-W02pByPm8KQaLUFWgc2hhEXtomzPSv7FIwxholyZM9FXuhCgoH-zMD1q3LkYiStgpByy5ZZVtVLDoO37M88jQ/s1024/_829143bb-c95a-4cd7-9c76-528b19f81f00.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img alt="A cracked and aged fresco depicting two ancient Greek wrestlers locked in a tense struggle, with a chessboard displayed prominently in the foreground." border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqMOSNp9w707fN3mQ2NHO6XaKs3pgX0jgQKewmV4dKctS8hTsYU7gv6q00tUFu1nwgz8kfnptmL9zVwkidPIJuEbd5L8iioniYEUip-W02pByPm8KQaLUFWgc2hhEXtomzPSv7FIwxholyZM9FXuhCgoH-zMD1q3LkYiStgpByy5ZZVtVLDoO37M88jQ/w640-h640/_829143bb-c95a-4cd7-9c76-528b19f81f00.jpg" title="Chess Tension: A Timeless Battle of Will" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mastering the Stonewall: Essential Resources & Training Materials<br /><br /><p data-sourcepos="3:1-3:107" style="font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 1rem 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Unleash the Power of the Stonewall!</span> This formidable pawn structure is a chess warrior's secret weapon.</p><p data-sourcepos="5:1-5:261" style="font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 1rem 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">The Stonewall Pawn Structure, characterized by pawns on d4, c3, f4, and e3, creates a solid and dynamic foundation for your chess strategy. It excels at controlling the center, restricting your opponent's piece mobility, and launching powerful kingside attacks.</p><p data-sourcepos="7:1-7:40" style="font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 1rem 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">Mastering the Stonewall empowers you to:</p><ul data-sourcepos="9:1-12:0" style="font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 4px 0px; padding-inline-start: 1.125rem;"><li data-sourcepos="9:1-9:101" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Solidify your position:</span> Gain a firm foothold in the center and build a fortress for your king.</li><li data-sourcepos="10:1-10:87" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Control the flow of the game:</span> Limit your opponent's options and dictate the pace.</li><li data-sourcepos="11:1-12:0" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Launch surprise attacks:</span> Exploiting weaknesses created by the Stonewall's pressure can lead to decisive victories.</li></ul><p data-sourcepos="13:1-13:186" style="font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 1rem 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">Dive into this comprehensive guide and unlock the secrets of the Stonewall Pawn Structure with a wealth of free resources, articles, Lichess studies, video lessons, and game collections!</p><br />
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</span></span></h2><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Articles </span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://simplifychess.com/pawn-structures/pawn-structure-101-stonewall-formation/index.html" target="_blank">Pawn Structure 101: Stonewall Formation</a> - Chess Simplified Guide (In-Depth)<br /><br /><a href="https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/the-stonewall-pawn-structure/" target="_blank">The Stonewall Pawn Structure</a> - Article w/ Plans, Ideas and some Games - WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos<br /><br /><a href="https://chess-structures.com/2015/05/18/chess-structures-in-practice-the-stonewall/" target="_blank">Chess Structures in Practice – The Stonewall</a> - Annotated Game <br /><br />
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</span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">LiChess Studies</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/ChO0aUYe" target="_blank">How to deal with the Stonewall</a> - 4 Chapter Study (Lesson w/ 3 games)<br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/6bIsRyMD/1csYSVIP" target="_blank">Stonewall Dutch Defense</a> - 7 Chapter Interactive Study (<span style="color: red;">500+ Hearts</span>)<br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/fgNdd9Fr" target="_blank">Stonewall Structures (Chess Structures : A GM's Guide Chapter 6)</a> - 8 Chapter Study<br /><br />
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</span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Game Databases</span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />Chessgames.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1036728" target="_blank">Stonewall Structure</a> - 3 Game Collection<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1009616" target="_blank">PAWN STRUCTURE</a> - 3 Famous Stonewall games<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessopening?eco=a95" target="_blank">Dutch, Stonewall (A95) 1 d4 f5 2 c4 Nf6 3 g3 e6 4 Bg2 Be7 5 Nf3 O-O 6 O-O d5 7 Nc3 c6</a> - 328 Games<br /><br />
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</span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Stonewall Pawn Structure Video Lessons</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DYYA-bMPRM" target="_blank">Stonewall Structure | Must Know Pawn Formations #1 | GM Moulthun Ly</a> - 15 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVm6f7SmTfk&t=4s" target="_blank">Pawn breaks: The Stonewall pawn structures</a> - 1.5 Hr - Coach Robert<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ_55WaTGeo" target="_blank">Pawn Structure 101 IM Daniel Rensch</a> - 31 Min IM Daniel Rensch<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6cx6Bi1p0" target="_blank">Stonewall Dutch for chess beginners (explained)</a> - 14 Min - Bad Bishop Chess Channel<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZOVP9W8giY" target="_blank">The Amateur's Mind #12 : How to play rigid structures (Stonewall, Symmetrical English)</a> - 28 Min - IM Andras Toth <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Video Below</span><br /><br />
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<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><h2><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Portsmouth (Sicilian Wing ) Gambit Resources</b></span></h2></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_Gambit"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Wikipedia Page - Wing Gambit<br /></b></span></a><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The most common Wing Gambit is in the Sicilian Defence</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...c5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._b4"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">(Portsmouth Wikibooks Opening Theory)</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b> (1.e4 c5 2.b4 or 1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4)</b><br /><br /><br /></span></div><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Sicilian Wing Gambit Chess Articles</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/blog/chess-opening-basics-the-sicilian-wing-gambit/">Chess Opening Basics: The Sicilian Wing Gambit</a> - Chessable Opening Guide<br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/blog/wing-gambit/">The Wing Gambit: Opening Guide for White & Black</a> - Chessable Blog Guide<br /><br /><a href="https://chess-teacher.com/portsmouth-gambit-trap/">Dirty Opening TRICK to Win in 7 Moves [Sicilian Defense Trap]</a> - GM Igor Smirnov - Embedded Video w/ Game<br /><a href="https://chess-teacher.com/portsmouth-gambit/">Magnus Carlsen Demolishes a GM Using Portsmouth Gambit</a> - GM Igor Smirnov - Article w/Embedded Videos<br /><br /><a href="https://siderite.dev/blog/the-sicilian-wing-gambit-revisited.html">The Sicilian Wing Gambit - Revisited</a> - Indepth - Blog Post, Computer Lines, Traps, w/ Embedded Video (<span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Nice</span>)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/winggambits.html">Wing Gambits in Chess</a> - This article by Edward Winter discusses the history and development of the Sicilian Wing Gambit in chess, including notable games and players associated with the opening. It traces the gambit back to Greco in the 17th century, looks at claims of authorship by Bird and Marshall, and includes analysis of sample games showing interesting ideas and theoretical developments over time. (<span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Very Nice</span>) </span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Sicilian Wing (Portsmouth) Gambit LiChess Studies</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lichess.org/study/un7SFGHD">Sicilian Wing's Gambit</a> - 10 Chapter Study<br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/mAGvEtvL">Spicy Gambits: Sicilian Wing Gambit!</a> - 22 Chapter Study - (22 Games - Wins , Losses and Draws)<br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/8I14DRJS">Portsmouth Gambit | Opening: Sicilian Defense</a> - 9 Chapter Study - In this study, we will go over variations of the Sicilian Defense: Portsmouth Gambit, and look at master games with this opening. (<span style="color: red;">90+ Hearts</span>)</span><p></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Sicilian Wing Gambit Puzzles</span></h3>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Sicilian Wing Gambit Game Databases</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">365Chess.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/B20_Sicilian_wing_gambit">B20: Sicilian, wing gambit 1. e4 c5 2. b4</a> - 1943 Games<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">ChessTempo.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/2293">Sicilian Defense, Wing Gambit (B20)</a> - 1007 Games<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Chessgames.com (Game Collections)</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1044707">wing gambit victories</a> - 37 Games (Many Classic Games from Marshall, Alekhine, Keres)<br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1009311">Sicilian wing gambit</a> - 9 Games - (Broken into Thematic Ideas)<br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1027683">Sicilian Wing Gambit for Black</a> - 5 Games<br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1038554">Sicilian: Wing Gambit-2. b4-Black wins</a> - 9 Games</span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Sicilian Wing (Portsmouth) Gambit Video Lessons</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LEhmuZuD_s" style="font-size: large;">Tony Williams Portsmouth Gambit</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 2 Hr - Camberley Chess</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Prwt3SKuvw" style="font-size: large;">A Wild Line You Need To Learn - Sicilian Defense Counter (Tricky Gambit)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 20 Min - NM Nelson Lopez</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3LSucfWeYw" style="font-size: large;">The Wing Gambit | Dynamic Play against the Sicilian Defense | Chess Openings | IM Andrey Ostrovskiy</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 17 Min</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjJrSDuIUHY" style="font-size: large;">Crush Sicilian Players With The Wing Gambit!!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 53 Min - IM Miodrag Perunovic - </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">Video Below</span></span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQWLQpFl2GU">Powerful Chess Opening Against the Sicilian Defense | Tricky Wing Gambit</a> - 18 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9P0GZHpy0U">Brutally PUNISH the Sicilian Defense (Carlsen Used This Tricky Gambit Opening)</a> - 19 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs_jAHT9lxA&list=PL9plvGjsxRk_4BtivpCdUyTZCeL-dXcVB&index=4">Crush the Sicilian Defense: Unknown & DEADLY TRAP for White</a> - 16 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLbJnoWXEMc">Smirnov Gambit Part-1 | Powerful Chess Opening Against the Sicilian Defense</a> - 27 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4N9iofVscY">Smirnov Gambit Part-2 | Powerful Chess Opening Against the Sicilian Defense</a> - 24 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUytJtn4SlQ">Smirnov Gambit Part-3 | Powerful Chess Opening Against the Sicilian Defense</a> - 25 Min</span></p>
<p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Anti Wing Gambit Videos</span></span></h1><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WNMT5rNvwE">Beating ALL the Anti-Sicilian Systems! - GM Chris Ward</a> - 16 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXqgHjE14K4">Taking Down the Wing Gambit!! | Deep Dive | Sicilian | GM Naroditsky's Theory Speed Run</a> - 70 Mins (</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Real Nice Lesson</span><span style="background-color: white;">)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woPmPdPjMv8&t=6s">Facing the Anti Sicilians | Grandmaster Opening Repertoire</a> - 56 Min - GM Moulthun Ly<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLSqIUrP2o">GM Eugene Perelshteyn teaches you how to punish the Wing Gambit!</a> - 9 Min</span><br /><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Sicilian Wing (Portsmouth) Gambit Games w/ Analysis</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu5m8N_szSU&t=119s" style="font-size: large;">Magnus Carlsen Uses The Wing Gambit to Beat 5 GM's</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 28 Min</span><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_Gambit" style="font-size: large;">GM Analysis #9: Williams vs Dragun: Sicilian Wing Gambit 2 b4!?</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 26 Min - GM Simon Williams</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCEDlTA-oGg" style="font-size: large;">Sharp play in the Wing Gambit | Standard Chess #294</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 55 Min - IM John Bartholomew</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otPtHAQ1jdE&t=66s" style="font-size: large;">Daniil Dubov Plays Wing Gambit Against Sicilian Defense</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 6 Min</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Johnathan Schrantz</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg4I21LNbro" style="font-size: large;">Win FAST with the Portsmouth Gambit</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 3 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0BxK0w74OE" style="font-size: large;">Surprise the Sicilian with the PORTSMOUTH GAMBIT</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGyIdZrIk-I" style="font-size: large;">Holy Gambit Grail #14: Portsmouth Gambit</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 10 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFqgHSv3waM" style="font-size: large;">Sicilian Players Always Mess This Up</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 9 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbEibECCejM&t=2s" style="font-size: large;">He Was Ready for the PORTSMOUTH GAMBIT</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 10 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MqZSpv-0I4&t=2s" style="font-size: large;">Somebody Fell Into My EVIL PORTSMOUTH GAMBIT Prep</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FczbXjPfEo4" style="font-size: large;">Sicilian Players are NEVER Ready for This</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 12 Min</span><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxV7jhrrSF8_OnSV4ynTEzX9IuD5Ib6Smee-2PtC8dVAg4snY734Ogw0tYEeO4W2p-HtZ53kqbH_3hWFjn2N9NnoO6uhNIQk9VKxzR9PhDeik8ajk7J1gAvqkPSFCbFMfwbIolEDkVql96X2KZLz2ZroYkuNhgJ3eQtlLllB69FB3tHZLnobrwofCm2Oc/s1024/_82011068-2df0-4f7a-a038-d03cbf808719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wing Gambit Graffitti painted on a wall, text and a chess board" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxV7jhrrSF8_OnSV4ynTEzX9IuD5Ib6Smee-2PtC8dVAg4snY734Ogw0tYEeO4W2p-HtZ53kqbH_3hWFjn2N9NnoO6uhNIQk9VKxzR9PhDeik8ajk7J1gAvqkPSFCbFMfwbIolEDkVql96X2KZLz2ZroYkuNhgJ3eQtlLllB69FB3tHZLnobrwofCm2Oc/w582-h400/_82011068-2df0-4f7a-a038-d03cbf808719.jpg" title="Wing Gambit Chess" width="582" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
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<p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Queens Indian Defense Resources</b></span></span></h2><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Indian_Defense"><span style="font-size: large;">Wikipedia Page</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6</span></div><br /></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">E12 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">E13 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.Bg5</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">E14 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">E15 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">E16 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">E17 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">E18 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">E19 – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Free Books / Courses Queen's Indian</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-fernandezs-nimzo-queens-indian/course/181307/">Short & Sweet: Fernandez's Nimzo-Queen's Indian</a> - <span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Free Chessable Course</span> - 10 Lines w/ 22 Min Video - GM Ernesto Fernandez<br /><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/queens-indian-defense-tournament-edition/course/2358/">Queen's Indian Defense- Tournament Edition</a> - 27 Lines - <span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Free Chessable Course </span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-accelerated-queens-indian-defense/course/38190/">Short & Sweet: Accelerated Queen's Indian Defense</a> - 25 Variations w/ 67 Min Video - <span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Free Chessable Course</span> - IM Yuriy Krykun</span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Queen's Indian Defense Articles</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/blog/queens-indian-defense/">You Can Trust the Queen’s Indian Defense</a> - Chessable Blog Opening Guide <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Nice Article w/ Embedded Course Video)</span><br /><a href="https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/queens-indian-defense-complete-guide/">Queen’s Indian Defense – Complete Guide</a> - Chessworld Article w/ 33 Min Embedded Video<br /><br /><a href="https://www.albertochueca.com/blog/queens-indian-defense/">The Excellent Queen’s Indian Defense</a> - IM Alberto Chueca - Opening Guide</span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Queen's Indian Defense LiChess Studies</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/I5C26KXQ/WsVvSZ5V">Queen's Indian Defense</a> -6 Chapter Study (<span style="color: red;">400+ Hearts</span>)<br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/giAYf3hh">Queen's Indian: The Complete Guide</a> - 13 Chapter Study (<span style="color: red;">140 Hearts</span>)<br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/n8M24K8u">MASTER 🐱👤😎😎 Queen's Indian Defense</a> - 14 Chapter Study (<span style="color: red;">100+ Hearts</span>) 6 Chapters on Pawn Structures</span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Queen's Indian Defense Puzzles</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">WTHarvey.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.wtharvey.com/e15.html">Queen's Indian (ECO E15)</a> - 15 Puzzles<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">LiChess Opening Puzzles</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Indian_Defense">Queens Indian Defense</a> - 1091 Puzzles <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(Broken Below into Variations)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Indian_Defense_Kasparov_Variation">Kasparov Variation</a> - 201 Puzzles<br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Indian_Defense_Kasparov-Petrosian_Variation">Kasparov-Petrosian Variation</a> - 115 Puzzles<br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Indian_Defense_Capablanca_Variation">Capablanca Variation </a>- 40 Puzzles<br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Indian_Defense_Classical_Variation">Classical Variation</a> - 186 Puzzles<br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Indian_Defense_Spassky_System">Spassky System</a> - 95 Puzzles<br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Indian_Defense_Fianchetto_Variation">Fianchetto Variation </a>- 159 Puzzles<br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Queens_Indian_Defense_Petrosian_Variation">Petrosian Variation</a> - 46 Puzzles</span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Queens Indian Game Databases</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Chessgames.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessopening?eco=e12">Queen's Indian (E12) 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6</a> - 10,600 Games<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">365Chess.com</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/E12-E19_Queen's_Indian_defence">E12-E19_Queen's_Indian_defence</a> - (Page with all the Variations Outlined w/ Links)</span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Queen's Indian Defense Video Lessons</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLssNbVBYrGcDihG1cvWpKLGwFOoKykzCC">Queen's Indian Defense Opening Theory</a> - <span style="color: red;">7 Video Playlist</span> - (2.5 hrs)</strong>- Hanging Pawns<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I-HnTjvaE8">The Modern Queen's Indian: US Chess School w/ GM Hellsten</a> - 71 Min - Great lesson<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jZvdHPEZE8">The Fridman Variation of the Queen's Indian Defense</a> - 35 Min- GM Matthias Whals<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onFtbIuTKqY">Dominate with the Queen's Indian Defense ⚔ GM Jan Werle [ChessWorld]</a> - 32 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiDCW-NO848">Chess Openings: How to Play the Queen's Indian!</a> - 9 Min - Chess.com<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d83EJ4d1INQ">1.d4 Solid Repertoire: Queens Indian Defense</a> - 10 Min - NM Bryan Tillis<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG3VF-0-8ho">Queen's Indian Defense: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold</a> - 45 Min - <strong style="background-color: #fcff01;">Video Below</strong><br /><br /><br />
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<br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Queen's Indian Traps and Tactics</span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sylAUwA2sXA">Small Opening Mistake | The imprisoned Bishop | Queen's Indian Defence</a> - 5 Min - Chessbase India<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1YUKIMIGw">Chess Trap 33 (Queen's Indian Defense)</a> - 8 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIIQkSxDfBA">Chess Tactics in the Queen's Indian with IM Hans Niemann</a> - 28 Min</span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Queen's Indian Defense Game Videos w/ Analysis</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDnx7w_xuguHVoaWM8Ojaj9mkt7XMCqPB">Queen's Indian Defense</a> -<span style="color: red;"> 15 Video Playlist</span></strong>- agadmator's Chess Channel (Games from Tal to Carlsen )<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL42AD19AE8D7B8D31">Queens Indian Defence</a> - <span style="color: red;">63 Video Playlist</span></strong>- kingscrusher<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLORhN_vW0H0guzZ56pgvprLw86Dgf36PZ">Queen's Indian Defense Theory</a> - <span style="color: red;">20 Video Playlist</span></strong><span style="color: red;">-</span> Jozorov's Chess Channel<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9WYcwsWaJ7oHJP9Kp-5HnAlbUYXHQ0vm">Queen's Indian</a> - <span style="color: red;">17 Video Playlist</span></strong> - Chessbase India<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80RomCPmt7E">Garry Kasparov - Crushing The Queen's Indian Defense</a> - 16 Min <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQdo2tcfbK4">Kasparov destroys the Queen’s Indian in 23 moves</a> - 13 Min - Chess Network<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3X1LW2FNwo">Polugaevsky-Korchnoi Queen's Indian Defense - GM Dariusz Swiercz</a> - 51 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlcTogMFZaY">Seirawan vs. Timman, 1990 | Queen's Indian Defense - GM Yasser Seirawan</a> - 56 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmcd4QtQKpw">Standard Chess #253: IM Bartholomew vs. Larsens_son (Queen's Indian Defense)</a> - 42 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxYSSgFzijU">Standard Chess #62: fanta6 vs. IM Bartholomew (Queen's Indian Defense)</a> - 41 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DDg_1BL_ho">Sudden Impact! - Stockfish vs Seer - Queen's Indian Defense, Kasparov Variation</a> - 15 Min<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PtfIkLRBWesxpPFbMOzoiis-BqkkemTkZrQHlKm0KJCPbSjfcrEj7y422kIFsO2HISI0-BNOWryzZmjLPdDQaeJUhJ2lMyDDcWbllxLEwsxS9Av-9QUv0cY-SG2v5B8LKHzL1rkTg2TJub7-KXSrivICjxdXedmGR4nz5rHhSXnl_H4pkyCWgmAt8cI/s1024/_b1d63289-2c44-49a3-93d8-6fbc752de813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="AI Generated Chess art with a knight charging a black Queenside of Chess pieces" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PtfIkLRBWesxpPFbMOzoiis-BqkkemTkZrQHlKm0KJCPbSjfcrEj7y422kIFsO2HISI0-BNOWryzZmjLPdDQaeJUhJ2lMyDDcWbllxLEwsxS9Av-9QUv0cY-SG2v5B8LKHzL1rkTg2TJub7-KXSrivICjxdXedmGR4nz5rHhSXnl_H4pkyCWgmAt8cI/w640-h448/_b1d63289-2c44-49a3-93d8-6fbc752de813.jpg" title="Queens Indian Defense" width="640" /></a></div></span><br /><p>
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<p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px;"><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">IQP Resources</span></h2><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1017580" target="_blank">Strategies when playing with IQP</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> (99 Game Chessgame.com Collection Broken into the Below Strategies)</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>d5 (d4) break</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067631" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971</a> <a href="https://www.cheshttps//www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008258sgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067865" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.cheshttps://www.chessga...</a> <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1020945" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">Andersson vs Karpov, 1995</a> <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1009893" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">Kramnik vs Anand, 1999</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>f-pawn attack when d4 pawn not under any pressure, LSB is on c4, and rook is on f1</b> <br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008258" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936</a>, <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1538779" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">K Lerner vs A V Kharitonov, 1984</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Rook lift</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1510252" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">A Timofeev vs Svidler, 2008</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>B sacrifice on h6 (h3)</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1716629" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">P Simacek vs Jobava, 2013</a>, <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1632882" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">Bacrot vs R Edouard, 2011</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Using open c-file<br /></b><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1694642" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: red;">Vitiugov vs Bologan, 2012</a>, <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1126749" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Strategies when playing against IQP:</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Using open c-file</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1694642" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">Vitiugov vs Bologan, 2012</a></span></p><div><br /></div>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">IQP Chess Articles</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://learningsomechess.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-isolated-queens-pawn.html" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Isolated Queen's Pawn</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - In-Depth Blogger Article</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/attack-and-defense-in-the-iqp" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Attack and Defense in the IQP</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - GM Bryan Smith - Chess.com Article</span><br /><a href="https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/discovering-the-secrets-of-the-complex-iqp-positions/" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Discovering the Secrets of the Complex IQP Positions</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - The Chessworld Article - WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos</span></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://pawnbreak.com/introduction-to-the-isolated-queens-pawn-positions/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">INTRODUCTION TO THE ISOLATED QUEEN’S PAWN POSITIONS</a> - In-Depth Pawnbreak Guide</span></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">IQP LiChess Studies</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/187bH7na/bHeLM9cJ" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 7 Chapter Study (7 Games w/ Analysis)</span><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/yOg5UzU7" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP - Model Games</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 9 Chapter Study</span><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/Bo8VSLFh" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP inspiration</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 17 Chapter Study (Games w/Analysis from Different Books)</span><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/TMv3gHJx" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP's: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Chapter Study</span><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/XKZQHZM8/GZByXAG2" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 12 Chapter Study </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> (Each game is a Different Opening)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/RVuEeIzU" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Attacking Ideas #2 - Isolated Queen Pawn</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 13 Chapter Study</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/aYVYS2W0" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Isolated Queen Pawn: Middlegame Plans</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 7 Chapter Interactive Study </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> (Really Nice Study)<br /></span></span><p></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">IQP Games Databases</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chessgames.com </span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1017580" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Strategies when playing with IQP</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 99 Games</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> (Collection Broken into Strategy's when playing IQP)</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Really Nice</span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1010549" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP, Isolated Queen Pawn, Games</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 11 game Collection</span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1004492" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP) games</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 21 game Collection</span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1010798" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP Great Games</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 19 Game Collection</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1021607" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP Wins.</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 33 game Collection</span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1006574" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP loses</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 15 game Collection</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1018808" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Instructive IQP middlegames and endgames</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 69 games</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> from Baburin's "Winning pawn structures" book<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1022323" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">nexus IQP position</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 10 Game Collection </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">(All Showing how to reach the same position w/ Diff. openings)<br /></span></span><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbygarKV2At5rYoX4VAMd7zIC32MhWlEK" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IQP Isolated Queen Pawn</a> - <u><span style="color: red;">18 Video Playlist</span> </u>- GM Zviad Izoria </strong><span style="color: red;">(Go's over many games)<br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ag6-xTCe8uzEmUmM1oYKsvYQtQwRpCm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Isolated Queens Pawn</a> - <span style="color: red;">16 Video Playlist</span> - GM Sune Berg Hansen</strong></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcA51WrN2Pw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Excelling in Isolated Queen's Pawn Positions - The IQP Masterclass</a> -<span style="color: red;"> <b>3 hr</b> </span>GM Sune Berg Hansen<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMNfo4SM-MU&list=PLFzVKZL5ZLmeW3YrGzj2stjl3wHrBzcmb&index=25" rel="noopener" target="_blank">GM Neiksans Boot Camp #14 - IQP Strategy</a> - <span style="color: red;">2 hr</span><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GAjo1X41p8&list=PLFzVKZL5ZLmeW3YrGzj2stjl3wHrBzcmb&index=27" rel="noopener" target="_blank">GM Neiksans Boot Camp #13 - Play Against an Isolated Pawn</a> - <span style="color: red;">2hr</span><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi83n3n-sI0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">An Isolated Queen's Pawn Masterclass by Anatoly Karpov</a> - 10 Min<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUXYompnJeg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Isolated Queen Pawn Positions | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Denes Boros</a> - 44 Min<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXS5Mk96FkE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Isolated Queen Pawns | Road to 2000</a> - 58 Min NM Caleb Denby<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfQflTtTDmA" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How to Play with the Isolated Queen's Pawn | GM Yasser Seirawan</a> - 58 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBsW9tOxwpE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How to play Isolated Pawn Positions | Pawn Structures | Advanced Level | GM Alex Lenderman</a> - 18 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPnjrAYn3-8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How to play with Isolated Pawns | Pawn Structures | Advanced Level | GM Alex Lenderman</a> - 17 Min<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imajFZUX9hY" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A winning Strategy against a weak Isolated Pawn | Chess Middlegame</a> - 19 Min - IM Astaneh<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zISaJ0fHa2M" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The ONLY Isolated Pawn Structure (IQP) video YOU will need to watch!</a> - 16 Min - ChessGeek<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong>GM Ben Finegold<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOs2fG_Hc_A" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Isolated Queen Pawn Positions - GM Ben Finegold</a> - 40 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH4c_Dz1YjU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Part 1: Isolated Queen Pawns and How to Use Them as an Advantage</a> - 53 Min <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUJ6RGhLSXU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Part 2: Isolated Queen Pawns and How to Punish Them</a> - 39 Min<br /><br /><strong>Remote Chess Academy</strong><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV15SegvhzU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A to Z about Isolated Pawns - Introduction</a> - 27 Min - IM Atilla Turzo<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiriTc0In7s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How to play with or against an Isolated Pawn? by GM Mikhailo Oleksienko</a> - 21 Min</span><br /><br /><strong>IM Andras Toth</strong><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2qznUCsOOI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How to approach the d4-d5 Break in IQP Structures | The Amateur's Mind #32</a> - 24 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9n24sMbNeo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Know thy Classics #5 The thematic d4-d5 breakthorugh in IQP structures</a> - 17 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey-kNNmdSK8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amateurs mind #19 - How to play against an isolated pawn - middle and end game strategies</a> - 27 Min<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI_wbBVzY2I" rel="noopener" target="_blank">IQP plans and strategies - Amateurs Mind #22</a> - 33 Min</span></p>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">IQP Game Videos w/Analysis</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm_bsaK_adk" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Chess Strategy: How to play with Isolated Queens Pawn: Magnus Carlsen vs Granda Zuniga</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 10 Min - kingscrusher</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddv1AcORk-o" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Lichess 45+45 League game analysis #6</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 20 min - Im Andras Toth</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXOc9nkBNf8" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Don't miss this IQP Masterpiece | Karpov vs Kasparov | Intermediate Level | Alex Astaneh</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 46 Min</span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large;">GM Naroditsky</b><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=898k4qkY0vg" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Handling the IQP | Caro-Kann-Exchange | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 78 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0CTfDwnd3A" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Exploding the Center | IQP | In-depth Sicilian Alapin | GM Naroditsky’s Theory Speed Run</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> -63 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEnsliJAt3U" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">IQP Strategy: Mastering Sicilian Defense | Alapin Variation | GM Naroditsky's - 68 Min Theory Speedrun</a></span> <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/2008/12/pawn-structure.html" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank"><b>Bishops Bounty Pawn Structures Page - Here</b></a></span></div>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Exchange Slav Resources</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Exchange Variation was once described as<br /> <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span>"the system that takes the fun out of playing the Slav"</span> for Black.<br />1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The symmetrical position offers White only the advantage of the extra move, but the drawish position offers Black little chance to win unless White is overly ambitious.<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><div style="text-align: center;">To avoid the possibility of the Exchange Slav Black often chooses the move order 2...e6 followed by 3...c6 to enter the Semi-Slav.</div></span><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Books / Courses (FREE)</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br />Free Chessable Courses</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-classical-slav/course/143258/" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Short & Sweet: Classical Slav</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 11 Line Course (Few lines of Exchange Slav) </span></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Slav Exchange Variation Articles</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/blog/slav-defense/" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Slav Defense – How to Play It as White and Black</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Chessable Blog Guide </span><span style="background-color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">(Link on Table of Contents to <strong>Exchange Slav Section</strong>.)<br /><br /></span><a href="https://chessimprover.com/need-sure-points-queens-gambit-declined-slav-exchange-variation-edition/" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Need Sure Points - QGD Exchange Slav</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - GM Nigel Davies Blog</span><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"> (Post on Getting Sure fire Draws)</span><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/@/Craze/blog/kamskys-slav-surprise-weapon/w0BaTNFZ" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Kamsky's Slav Surprise Weapon</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - GM Craze LiChess Blog </span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-size: large;">(Small Section of Article on Exchange Slav)</span></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Slav Exchange Variation LiChess Studies</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/JaNcrbkF" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Exchange Slav White Rep</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 22 Chapter Study </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> (In-Depth w/ lots of Analysis)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/qs2vq3SI" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Exchange Slav: Thematic Games</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 32 Chapter Study </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">(Lots of Kramnik and Irina Krush games)<br /></span><a href="https://lichess.org/study/rfGeNKFv" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Exchange Slav 8/15:</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Chapter Study </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">(All Games )</span></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Game Databases</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Chessgames.com</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessopening?eco=d13" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (D13) 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 cxd5 cxd5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 1700 Games</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1044958" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Defence - Exchange Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Collection of 12 Games</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> (All White Wins)<br /></span><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">365Chess.com</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/D10_Queen's_Gambit_Declined_Slav_defence_exchange_variation" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">D10: Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence, exchange variation 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 11,000 Games</span></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Slav Exchange Variation Puzzles</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/training/Slav_Defense_Exchange_Variation" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">LiChess Slav Defense Exchange Puzzles</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 2005 Puzzles</span><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Slav Exchange Variation Video Lessons</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><b style="font-size: large;">ChessGoals</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> (</span><strong style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKY1N5we6Q0BV8lLaRMzoefN4vrJ0skvE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Learn to Play The Slav Exchange</a> - <span style="color: red;">13 Video playlist</span></strong><span style="font-size: medium;">)</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_cp159yj8M&list=PLKY1N5we6Q0A6N72Oce584HGwn5opzsMy" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Exchange Repertoire for Black</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 9 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJdgr_8sD40&t=1s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Exchange for Black | Winning with e5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOgFLUlszsY&list=PLKY1N5we6Q0A6N72Oce584HGwn5opzsMy&index=2" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Exchange Variation with f6!?</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 13 MIn</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgIJi4ZPTeU" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Tricked Into the Exchange Slav? Play This!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 10 Min</span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MljfzY_bi7A" target="_blank">EXCHANGE SLAV FREE FULL COURSE</a> </b><span style="font-size: medium;"> - </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>4hr 40 Min</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> - The Chess Lab </span><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">(Exchange Theory , 11 GM Games , 3 Amateur Games , 9 of Authors Games , Conclusion) </span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw5wQQT6iZg" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Defense Theory: Exchange Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 20 Min - Hanging pawns</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AamZUxuyogM" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Slav Defense: Exchange Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 6 Min - Ben Finegold</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Exchange 4.Bg5 Variation</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzmj4oC8BXQ" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Learn To Play AGAINST The Slav Defense | Opening For White | 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bg5!? Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 22 Min - Coach Kestony</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRisuH35zWk" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Exchange 4.Bg5 - Realizing the Advantage</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 20 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf7QUhIWu-4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Exchange 4.Bg5 Middlegame Plans</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 18 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLeSoxjETI" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Exchange 4.Bg5 Model Game</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 10 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRwQLLKx4qQ" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Exchange 4.Bg5 Sample Game</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 12 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmCFcqxv938" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Basic Opening Chess Trap | Exchange Slav | The most common queen trap idea</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 2 Min - Chessbase India</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K13ARmpM-uo&t=1s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Defense, Exchange Variation | Kids' Class - GM Varuzhan Akobian</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 34 Min - St.Louis CC </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;">(Video Below)</span></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Slav Exchange Games w/Analysis</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZEi_52qICg" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Chess Grandmaster vs 2075 Explained | Slav Exchange Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Min - GM Benjamin Bok</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uII5A7qUxI" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Slav Defense, Exchange variation - Standard chess #44</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 50 Min - ChessNetwork</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IFuClcDz7I" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Crushing Wins from the "Boring" exchange Slav | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 52 Min - St.Louis CC</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">4.Bg5 Variation</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho3OHBZCAzI" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Bg5 Slav Exchange with Alina Kashlinskaya</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 9 Min - ChessGoals</span></span><br /><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Caro -Kann Advance Articles </span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/@/njswift/blog/the-advance-caro-kann/XbHlmGz2" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Advance Caro-Kann</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - LiChess Blog - Nice Article</span><br /><br /><a href="https://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-complete-caveman-caro-kann_20.html" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Complete Caveman Caro-Kann</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - The Kenilworthington Article (Links to a Dozen or so Caveman Articles at Bottom of Article)</span><br /><a href="https://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2007/01/caveman-caro-kann-advance-variation.html" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Caveman Caro-Kann: Advance Variation with 4.h4</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - The Kenilworthington Article</span></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Caro -Kann Advance LiChess Studies</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/peJu7LdE/VHvIdpm4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 5 Chapter Study</span><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/O3o2MAL4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance Variation In Depth</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Chapter Study (</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">280 Hearts</span><span style="font-size: medium;">)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/EUtqNtKY/cFmvpeqO" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Chapter Study (</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Bunch of Games ALL White Wins</span><span>)</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/SZvZhdh3/ZNUkqJ5Z" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Advance Caro-Kann: The Botvinnik-Carls Defense</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Interactive 40 Chapter Study (</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">240 Hearts</span><span style="font-size: medium;">)</span><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/25WdQJoU/PDKVYQjC" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Busting the 3...c5 Advance Caro-Kann</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Chapter Study</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/hplTnz3n/HW5vbjZv" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann: advance variation, Tal variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 9 Chapter Study (</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">9 Full games , ALL Black Wins</span><span>)</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>LiStudy (Move Trainer )</b></span><br /><a href="https://listudy.org/en/studies/r9lhds-caro-kann-advance-variation-master" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann - Advance Variation (master)</a></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Caro -Kann Advance Games Databases</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ChessTempo.com</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/opening/245" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Defense, Advance Variation (B12)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8728 Games</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">365Chess.com</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/B12_Caro-Kann_advance_variation" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">B12: Caro-Kann, advance variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 29,000 Games</span><br /><a href="https://www.365chess.com/eco/B12_Caro-Kann_advance_Short_variation" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">B12: Caro-Kann, advance, Short variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be2</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 36 games</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chessgames.com</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1015011" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 78 Games</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(All wins or Draws by White)</span><br /></span><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Caro -Kann Advance Video Lessons</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><strong style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKY1N5we6Q0B72qMjHw3Skt1bAh0vRLfq" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Learn to Play The Caro-Kann Advance</a> - <span style="color: red;">32 Video playlist</span> - ChessGoals</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Rgvyt-tTc" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation FULL GUIDE for Black</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 39 min - IM Alex banzea</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRmwIRYnm8A" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Defense | Advance Variation | Ideas, Plans & Strategies ⎸Chess Openings | Astaneh Chess</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 35 Min</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGdovfC6EH4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Hikaru Teaches the Advanced Caro Kann | Legendary Openings 4</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 22 Min</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbVsv6lhbXo&t=1s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Repertoire: Chapter 1, Advanced Variation 4.c3</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 61 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9qQGycEKAw&t=11s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Repertoire: Advanced - 4. dxc5 Bonus Material</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 67 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9uHKJ1WgbM" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Defense - Advance Variation in Depth ⎸Chess Openings</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 20 Min - Hanging Pawns</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><strong style="font-size: large;">St.Louis Chess Club Lessons</strong></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eIXuNhW9HE" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Shirov Attack in the Advance Caro-Kann | Chess Openings Explained</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 56 min - St.Louis CC</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebyub1Czkyo&t=212s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Prep the Caro-Kann like Dubov! | Prepare Like A Pro - GM Josh Friedel</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 61 min - St.Louis CC</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP8GV5wQMZA&t=4s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Nunn vs. Seirawan, 1983 | Caro-Kann - GM Yasser Seirawan</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 56 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eIXuNhW9HE&t=9s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Shirov Attack in the Advance Caro-Kann | Chess Openings Explained</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> -56 Min </span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS_yagozyy4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann: Advance Variation - GM Ben Finegold</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 48 Min - St.Louis CC </span><b style="font-size: large;"> (VIDEO BELOW)</b><br /><br />
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<br /><strong style="font-size: large;"><br /></strong></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><strong style="font-size: large;">GM Sune Berg Hansen</strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: medium;">(Has a Bunch of Caro-Kann Stuff - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@GMTalks" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Here</a>)</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naS0lCZBD4o" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro Kann Advance Variation For Black: Playing Against g2 g4 Lines In The Advance Variation</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 25 min - </span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzGrNyjuxNw" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Beat The Caro Kann Advance Variation C5 - Black goes c5</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETHKHhSJWtg&t=1s" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Attacking The Caro Kann - An Easy To Learn Weapon For White</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 15 Min</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><strong style="font-size: large;">Botvinnik -Carls Defense 3..c5</strong></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j17vjUbBuaE" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro Kann Advance Variation (3. c5 : Botvinnik Carls)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 13 Min - Chess Geek</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cH-whhbsJU" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance Variation: Botvinnik-Carls Defense (with 4. dxc5)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 15 Min - Chess Geek</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD93CWJOXGw&list=PLOaFVRf_8WkR2hEuZXnfK0vnNenUCPc3F&index=2" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance Variation: Botvinnik-Carls Defense (with 4.c3)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 22 Min - Chess Geek</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt-hiLv70wc" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Understanding f4 in the Caro-Kann Advance</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 14 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqyrbooGnsA" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance 4.f4 | Botvinnik-Carls Defense</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 9 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><strong style="font-size: large;">Advance Tal Variation</strong></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsAe6AT1AK0" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance Tal Variation for White</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 12 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gJHE7elWk4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">CRUSH The Caro-Kann with Tal Variation - WGM Nemo Zhou</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 30 min - Gotham Chess</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKJTr82kX7U" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">BUTCHER Caro Kann with Tal's Line!!</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 11 Min - IM Miodrag Perunovic</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o365UnRLGEs" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Kramnik vs. Leko | Classical World Championship 2004 - GM Varuzhan Akobian</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 34 min</span><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Caro-Kann Game Videos w/Analysis</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmBMpSzqwbk" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Blitz Game #16 Chess Opening: Caro Kann (Black)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 4 min - IM Miodrag Perunovic</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzZBU_eDwa8" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance 4.c3 Game Analysis</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 16 Min - ChessGoals</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIsh7cTsHc" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Master Class | Caro–Kann | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 32 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4qTTR0B7o" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Master Class | Caro–Kann x2!! | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 35 Min</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3..Bf5</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgXw9xlhaN4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Standard Chess #51: Bonderov vs. IM Bartholomew (Caro-Kann Defense)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 24 min</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tal Variation</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrncU4aHIJQ" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Blitz Game #1 Chess Opening: Caro Kann - Tal Variation (White)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 5 min - IM Miodrag Perunovic</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRWhHJ8Yr-A" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Carlsen + Caro Kann vs Nakamura | Saint Louis Rapid 2020</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 8 Min - Chessbase India</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Botvinnik -Carls Defense 3..c5</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2CAE4llTRw" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Standard Chess #238: FreshNakaJuice-L vs. IM Bartholomew (Caro-Kann Defense)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 60 Min</span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C07WUmI-3B4" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Standard Chess #16: ginyudance vs. IM Bartholomew (Caro-Kann Defense)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 28 Min</span><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Short Variation 5.Be2</span></span></h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyp7JNXKt7M" rel="noopener" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Caro-Kann Advance Short Variation Master Game</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 16 Min - ChessGoals</span></span><p></p>
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</script>Johnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944539688200972482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399647446860316972.post-92167845131011783512023-09-06T19:25:00.005-04:002024-03-23T09:00:59.017-04:00Checkmate Patterns - Tactics<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><h2><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YbQOLGFy94Z4SVcfQzGqtN7pEOvgwK3PmOAH6Senhw6UQSMECNrIU0xqU8Hox1yTO851YPZVGlOogYezhwbtPaZVFB2mo4Mq0-hHUbZHaP9cF0HTQE2CBnLuUYYJBrocLnrylsw2mvSoJcu7kjC0yeGx-wsq8k3Slkmwd298EIGuwgJDEdaOILFmwXs/s977/checkmate%20chopped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The word Checkmate created with neon lights with a lit chess piece above." border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="977" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YbQOLGFy94Z4SVcfQzGqtN7pEOvgwK3PmOAH6Senhw6UQSMECNrIU0xqU8Hox1yTO851YPZVGlOogYezhwbtPaZVFB2mo4Mq0-hHUbZHaP9cF0HTQE2CBnLuUYYJBrocLnrylsw2mvSoJcu7kjC0yeGx-wsq8k3Slkmwd298EIGuwgJDEdaOILFmwXs/w633-h180/checkmate%20chopped.jpg" title="Neon Checkmate" width="633" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><br />Checkmate Patterns Resource Page</span></span></b></h2><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate_pattern" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Wikipedia Checkmate Patterns </a><br /><br /><br /></span></b><h4><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Pawns, Rooks,Queen Mate Patterns</span></b></h4></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/anderssens-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Anderssen's Mate Page</b></a> - Articles, LiChess Studies, Video lessons (Version of Mayet's mate)<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/blind-swine-mate-chess-tactics.html" target="_blank">Blind Swine Mate</a> </b>- Articles, LiChess Study, Game Collection, Video Lessons</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/2009/02/back-rank-weakness-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Backrank Checkmate</b></a> - Old Blog Post , Many LiChess Studies, Articles and Video Lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/damianos-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Damiano's Mate Page</b></a> - Article, LiChess Studies, Video lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/david-and-goliath-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Pawn / David and Goliath Mate Page</b></a> - Article, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/dove-tail-cozio-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Dove Tail (Cozio) Mate Page</b></a> - Article, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Puzzles, Video Lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/epaulette-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Epaulette Mate Page</b></a> - Articles, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/kill-box-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Kill-Box Mate Page</b></a> - Articles, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video Lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/lawnmower-mate-ladder-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Lawnmower Mate Page </b></a>- Articles, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video Lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/lollis-mate-tactics.html" target="_blank"><b> Lolli's Mate Page </b></a>- Article, Lichess Studies and a few Videos<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/railroad-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">RailRoad Mate Pattern Page</a> </b>- Articles, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video Lessons <br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/swallow-tail-gueridons-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Swallow's Tail (Gueridon's) Mate</b></a> - Article, LiChess Study, Video Lesson<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/triangle-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Triangle Mate Page</a> </b>- Articles, LiChess Studie, Video lesson<br /><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bishop Mates</span></b></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/balestra-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Balestra Mate Page</b></a> - Article, LiChess Studies and a Few Video lessons<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/bodens-mate-chess-tactics.html" target="_blank">Boden's Mate Page</a> </b>- Lots of nice Articles, Studies and Video lessons on this Mate.<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/diagonal-corridor-checkmate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Diagonal Corridor Mate Page</b></a> - Article, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video lesson<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/grecos-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Greco's Mate Page</b></a> - Articles, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video Lessons<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/max-langes-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Max Lange's Mate Page</a> </b>- Article, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video Lesson<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/mayets-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Mayet's Mate Page</b></a> - Articles, LiChess Studies, Game Collection, Video Lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/morphys-mate-chess-tactics.html" target="_blank"><b>Morphy's Mate Page </b></a>- Articles, LiChess Studies, Video Lessons<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/opera-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Opera Mate Page</a> </b>- Article, LiChess Study, Video Lessons (<span style="background-color: #ffe599;">Opera Mate Game Info as well)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/pillsbury-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Pillsbury's Mate Page</b></a> - Article, LiChess Studies, Video Lessons (<span style="background-color: #fcff01; text-align: center;"> a variation of Morphy's Mate)<br /></span><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/retis-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Reti's Mate Page</a> </b>- Article, LiChess Study, Game Collection, Video Lessons<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/double-bishop-mates-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Double Bishop Mate Page</a> </b>- Article, LiChess Studies, Video lessons (<span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Also Bombardier Mate</span>)<br /><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Beginner Checkmate Patterns</span></b></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/scholars-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Scholars Mate Page</a> </b>- Articles, LiChess Study, Video Lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/fools-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Fool's Mate Page</b></a> - Articles, LiChess Study, Video lessons<br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Knight and Rook Mates</span></b></h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/hook-mate-chess-tactics.html" target="_blank"><b>Hook Mate Page</b></a> - Article, Lichess Studies, Games , Several Video Lessons<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/arabian-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Arabian Mate Page</b></a> - Articles, Several Nice Lichess Studies, Games, Puzzles, Several Video Lessons<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/anastasia-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Anastasia Mate Page</a> </b>- Articles, Bunch Lichess Studies, Games, Puzzles, Several Video lessons<br /><b><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/vukovics-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Vukovic's Mate Page</a></b> - Articles, LiChess Study, Games, Several Video lessons, Video Playlist of Games<br /><br /><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/corner-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank"><b>Corner Mate Page</b></a> - Article, LiChess Study, Games, Couple Video Lessons<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><h4><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Knight Mates</b></span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/smothered-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Smothered Mates Page</a> </b>- Articles, LiChess Studies, game Collection, Video Lessons<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/suffocation-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Suffocation Mates Page</a> </b>- Article, LiChess Study, Game Collection, Video Lesson<br /><br /><b><a href="https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/p/blackburnes-mate-chess-tactic.html" target="_blank">Blackburne's Mate Page</a> </b>- Articles , LiChess Study, Video Lessons<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">LiChess Mate Studies</span></span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/4ZMMWCRA" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Checkmate Patterns: Bishops</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 44 Chapter Study</span><b style="font-size: large;"> (All the Mating Patterns w/ Bishops)</b><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/6I3eORYB" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b> Checkmate Patterns: Knights</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 44 Chapter Study </span><b style="font-size: large;">(All the Mating Patterns w/ Knights)</b><br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/cF23C9UE" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Checkmate Patterns: Pawns,Rooks,Queen</b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 64 Chapter Study </span><b style="font-size: large;">(All the Mating Patterns with Pawns, Rooks, Queen)<br /></b></span><b style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"><a href="https://lichess.org/study/HwdAAb46/RtsVOsqB" target="_blank">Mating Patterns (Part 1)</a> - <span style="color: red;">32 Chapter Interactive Study </span>(ChessMood Mate List )<br /><br /><a href="https://lichess.org/study/7NAcEJjJ" target="_blank">Mating Patterns Part 2</a> - <span style="color: red;">10 Chapter Interactive Study </span> (ChessMood Mate List)<br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"><a href="https://lichess.org/practice/checkmates/piece-checkmates-ii/Rg2cMBZ6/duxBgZ8t" target="_blank">LiChess Piece Checkmate Training Page</a> - <span style="color: red;">Interactive (Q vs. B,N or Rook) (2 Bishop) (B&N Mate)</span></span><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b><br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Articles Covering Many Mating Patterns</span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.chessable.com/blog/31-checkmates/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">30+ Ways to Checkmate in Chess</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Chessable Blog Article Showing an Example of each.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://chessforsharks.com/40-checkmate-patterns-to-learn/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">40 Checkmate Patterns Sure To Win You Games</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Chess for Sharks (Nice Article)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://chessmood.com/blog/checkmate-patterns" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Complete Checkmate Patterns List (with examples)</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - GM Avetik Grigoryan - ChessMood page </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">36 Mating patterns w/ Explanations (Really Nice Page)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://old.chesstempo.com/tactical-motifs.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Chess Tempos Tactical Motifs Page</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - Links to the Descriptions of 30 Mates (Along with other Tactics)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/top-18-checkmate-patterns-must-know-checkmates-for-club-players/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Top 18 Checkmate Patterns: Must-Know Checkmates for Club Players</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - The ChessWorld Article</span><br /><br /></span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Video Lessons Covering Mating Patterns</span></span></h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo93mIhnDz4" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">The Top 23 Checkmate Patterns | Most Important Mating Patterns In Chess | Chess Tactics and Ideas</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 23 min - NM Nelson Lopez</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBZLU1FXhcI" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">6 Checkmate Patterns YOU MUST KNOW</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> - 21 Min - Gotham Chess - IM Rozman</span><br /><br /></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDEjeGqDXPgW64gaajW8-OEaS4eMNbWCpqVBgdQjzq63Z57uk-Y0IuwpZRgRRRR3Cr02zBzlDklsIQLi0MPcwp6gs8HxMEPEOWE1fFe_Z_xw7cZ7tDIBJ8tKDUc5Zy9qoPaIoZzuykdXLorpIoOiJyLceJhCV1HpM2J70HUVOMGLhfWLb6rGXP7yl1Bo/s1024/multiverse%20move.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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