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Empire Chess DVD Series is Here!
Posted on February 24, 2013 by William in Non-Chess related Hello fans. I’m glad to announce the Empire Chess DVD Series is here. We will have Volumes 1 -5 available for download within the next 48 hours with Volumes 6 – 10 coming out within the next 3 weeks. VOLUMES 1 – 10 ARE ALL AVAILABLE IN BOTH DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL FORM. By the end of this year we should have nearly 50 Volumes in our series by all of your favorite Grandmasters including GM […]
Dominate the Benko Gambit by GM Damien Lemos
Posted on March 29, 2013 by GM Damien Lemos in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review Grandmaster Damien Lemos has frequently employed the Benko Gambit with black against 1. d4, achieving notable success at the highest levels of competitive chess. The Benko Gambit is a fascinating chess opening where black sacrifices a pawn very early in the opening to obtain active piece play and long-lasting positional compensation in the form of open files on the A and B files. The true value of this video lies in Damien’s unusual ability to […]
The Psycho Sveshnikov with GM Michal Krasenkow
Posted on March 27, 2013 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review The Sveshnikov is one of the most dynamic possibilities in the Sicilian Defense, as very early in the opening black makes permanent positional concessions in exchange for strong piece activity in the center. GM Michal Krasenkow (FIDE 2643) is a very strong Grandmaster who has achieved outstanding tournament results with the Sicilian Sveshnikov, and in the below chess video excerpt from the Empire Chess DVD ¨The Psycho Sveshnikov¨ the experienced GM explains basic tactical and […]
Winning King Pawn Openings for White by Gregory Kaidanov
Posted on March 25, 2013 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review GM Gregory Kaidanov is one of the most experienced and highly regarded chess trainers on the planet today, having earned the IM title in 1987 and the GM title in 1988. In the below chess video excerpt from the Empire Chess DVD ¨Stomping the Italian Opening and Sidelines¨, GM Kaidanov breaks down a very interesting sideline for black against the Evans Gambit where black refuses to accept the gambit and prefers a more solid set-up […]
Stomping the Sicilian Defense by Sam Shankland
Posted on March 22, 2013 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review GM Sam Shankland is a leading expert in the Sicilian Defense, bringing years of experience in this complicated opening system with both colors. In the below chess video excerpt from the Empire Chess DVD ¨Stomping the Sicilian Defense¨, GM Shankland reviews a tense encounter between current World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand and the young Super-GM Teimour Radjabov – played at the Linares Chess Festival of 2009. In the full chess DVD, GM Shankland reviews 7 […] OnlineChessLessons.NET Empire Chess Series is available in their Online Chess Shop.
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