The French Defense for White – GM Jesse Kraai
Posted on October 30,2014 By FM Kevin Trujillo in Strategy & Game Review, Classic Games (Pre 2010), General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. Rook and knight versus two rooks is probably one of the most difficult endgames players have to face over the board. Even though an exchange is a big material advantage, it requires a good technique to be able to win this type of position, especially when one does not have a passed pawn or an extra pawn. The main objective of these types of positions is to exchange the rooks and convert into a knight versus rook endgame. The procedure to win thes[…]
The French Defense for White – GM Jesse Kraai
Posted on October 29,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Is Tarrasch better than Winawer, practically, if the knight can then go to f3? Creative moves can be played in The Tarrasch French Defense for White, and Jesse starts with examining a great piece sacrifice that would ‘liberate White’s discomfort’ in a popular and trendy line of the Tarrasch…g5 variation. The video is targeted toward advanced players and the main focus is about how the d2 knight can improve its position, but Jesse is also keen t[…]
Posted on October 28,2014 By FM Kevin Trujillo in Strategy & Game Review, Classic Games (Pre 2010), General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. The quickest route to win in chess is checkmate. Amateurs commit the mistake of attacking the king in every single position, even when it is against the nature of the position. It is crucial to understand when it is possible to make a direct attack on the king and when isn’t. The most effective way to attack is when the opponent has not castled and when one has development advantage. It is necessary to have higher piece mobility in the area when[…]
GM Crushing Attacks by GM Maxim Dlugy
Posted on October 27,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Tal – Learn to attack like him! GM Crushing Attacks by GM Maxim Dlugy. This video on attack by GM Maxim Dlugy shows us the following: How to attack well and avoid pitfalls when attacking. How to find reasons why an attack should be launched. Tal versus Fischer 1951 Candidates. KID is played by Fischer – Tal plays classical 7.d5 although current theory prefers 7.0-0 then Be3. Explanation of Black KID ideas in this game such as …a6/…b5 or Qe8 to[…]
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