Anatoly Karpov vs Wolfgang Unzicker: The Ruy Lopez, Chigorin Defense, 1974 Nice
Posted on February 22, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010), Strategy & Game Review
Karpov puts on an absolute clinic in this game, demonstrating the power of prophylaxis and deep positional maneuvering in the Ruy Lopez (also known as the Spanish Game). Unzicker opts for the Chigorin Defense, although with the awkward knight retreat 13. …Nd8?! black’s pieces become very difficult to coordinate. Karpov methodically fixes the queenside with 14. a4 and 16. b4! –
Posted on February 21, 2012 by iPlayooChess in Beginner’s Corner, General Chess Articles
At each move we have to make a sober evaluation of the course of the struggle. Chess books and authorities teach us it requires a consideration of many static and dynamic factors (position of the kings, material (im)balance, the center, weak and strong points, space, who owns the initiative, etc). The pawn formation ranks high and most times deserves priority among these elements. Though pawns are the “weakest” army units, they have special qualities that […]
The Dzindzi Indian – The Passive Approach 6.E3Posted on February 20, 2012 by GM Ron W Henley in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, General Chess Articles, Strategy & Game Review White players often play such pawn moves thinking only in terms of rapid development of their kingside pieces and with a view towards bringing the light squared Bishop to d3.However, on e3 the white pawn takes away one square from the white DARK SQUARE bishop on c1 and even worse blocks the Bishops access to the squares f4, e5 and h6! In fact, after 6.e3 White only has three squares for his Bishop–d2, b2 and […] Grandmaster Ron W Henley releases the Dzindzi Indian Series
Posted on February 20, 2012 by GM Ron W Henley in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, General Chess Articles, Strategy & Game Review After careful deliberation, I’ve decided to release over 25%+ of my Dzindi Indian DVDs and eBooks to the fans of OnlineChessLessons.NET for free! We’ll be releasing a digital version of the eBooks and DVDs on our site at a highly reduced price this week but first we wanted to give you a sneak peak. The Dzindi Indian: Crushing White: The DZINDZI INDIAN! is designed to give you an easy- to- learn yet powerful and incredibly effective […]
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