Typical play for Black in Nimzo-Indian Defence (Part I)
Posted on March 31,2015 By GM Levan Aroshidze in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. Theory grows rapidly and nowadays it became hard to get promising positions in the openings with Black. White tries to limit the rival’s possibilities and play for only 2 results. Sometimes Black chooses risky playing systems in order to get complex position and fight for the initiative from the very beginning. However, still there are some solid opening setups that may offer sharp play without going into dangerous variations. One of this opening[…]
On Magnus Carlsen – GMs Gustafsson / Jussupov
Posted on March 30,2015 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos. Improve by studying the games of the World Champion! In the “On Magnus Carlsen” video series, the GMs Gustafsson and Jussupov show you the current world number one chess player and World Champion in a dazzling series of games. These games chronicle his rise as a player and show his improvement from the past up to the current day. The Grandmasters presenting the material are also highly regarded players and do a terrific job of explaining the thin[…]
Typical play in French for White (Part II)
Posted on March 27,2015 By GM Levan Aroshidze in Strategy & Game Review. The French middle game is rich with strategic and dynamic ideas. Even during the opposite castles, it is not so clear whether white has to attack the king or has to play against the Black’s “bad bishop”. In the end, everything depends on the concrete position. Black normally tries to exchange his bad bishop and develop initiative on the queenside. Let’s analyze typical middle game position that arose in my game against GM Peralta. Aroshidze 2537[…]
How to Build Your 1. d4 Repertoire – GM Jan Gustafsson
Posted on March 26,2015 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Use 1. d4 as a strong weapon against your opponent! In the video series, “How to Build Your 1. d4 Repertoire”, GM Jan Gustafsson teaches you about all the different openings that can be played against 1. d4 and how white can combat each one of them. Jan focuses a lot on being unpredictable by not playing the same exact line in every game against black and emphasizes how the best players in the world are also the most flexible. He also shows you h[…]
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