IM Andrew Martin Presents: The French Defense, Rubinstein Variation … and more

Devastate White with The Sniper! by GM Ron Henley



Devastate White with The Sniper! by GM Ron Henley
Posted on May 20,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Sniper Opening is an exceptionally versatile weapon for black as it can be played against virtually any set-up by the white pieces. And who better to explain the basic concepts and subtle positional intricacies of the Sniper Opening than the world’s leading expert in this effective opening system for black – Grandmaster Ron W. Henley! Not only has GM Henley played the Sniper Opening with incredibly solid results at the Grandmaster level for n[…]

Destroy the Grunfeld Defense by GM Rafael Leitão
Posted on May 20,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Although in the early and mid 20th century the Gruenfeld Defense was thought to be a very dry chess opening that black would play to achieve a draw, in today’s game it is one of the most dynamic chess openings that black can employ against 1. d4 – played at one time by nearly every leading Grandmaster (Svidler, Caruana, Giri, Topalov, Gelfand, etc..) In the following chess video, viewers are going to receive a special treat as Brazilian Grandmast[…]

IM Andrew Martin Presents: The French Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Posted on May 17,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner. IM Andrew Martin states that former World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik described the French Defense as a difficult and dangerous opening, although IM Martin still believes the French Defense to be a very versatile and effective opening weapon for beginner and intermediate players. In the below chess video excerpt from the chess DVD ¨French Defense, Rubinstein Variation: Busy Man’s Chess Openings¨ IM Andrew Martin presents the main benefits of[…]

Psycho Knock-out Chess with GM Maurice Ashley and Daniel King
Posted on May 15,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010). The following chess video excerpt reflects some of the most exciting chess games and commentary every caught on tape. GMs Maurice Ashley and Daniel King explain incredibly tense battles between Super-GMs Alexander Morozevich and Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik and Vassily Ivanchuk, and Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov from the 1995 Intel Grand Prix in Moscow, Russia. This footage is unforgettable as the viewer is treated to a highly enter[…]


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