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14-year-old chess prodigy Aydin Suleymanli scored a brilliant win in the 2020 Aeroflot Open and qualified for Dortmund! Check out this spectacular game where he was forced to fend off a host of incredibly threatening passed pawns! Lessons: * 3 connected passed pawns on the 7th rank beat everything. * Be ready to give back material quickly to stop runaway pawns. #chess … [Read more...] about The Immortal Space Invaders Game – Durarbayli vs. Suleymanli, 2020

Indian chess talent Aditya Mittal surged toward the international master title last year, crashing through at the Aeroflot Open in 2019. Here is his beautiful and excellently played win against the Russian chess prodigy Semyen Lomasov. Check out Aditya's analysis and his other blogs here: … [Read more...] about Indian Chess Prodigy Wins IM Norm In Style – Mittal vs. Lomasov, 2019

Mikhail Tal's 1961 victory over Fridrik Olafsson looks like a simple (though pretty) smashing attack, but in fact, great complexity and beauty lurks in the variations. In his own analysis, Tal showed the best defense for Olafsson as well as some truly genius attacking tries he had prepared. Lessons: * Fortune favors the bold. * In defense, it is imperative to invest time in … [Read more...] about Mikhail Tal Refutes His Own Sacrifice – Tal vs. Olafsson, 1961

Can there ever be a consensus when the word "Greatest" is used? The chess world is pretty unanimous that Garry Kasparov's 1999 victory against Veselin Topalov is the greatest chess game of all time. Kasparov offers two rook sacrifices and succeeds in evicting Topalov's king from its drafty castle. Lessons: * Defending dubious openings can be a risky proposition. * The … [Read more...] about The Greatest Chess Game Of All Time Explained – Kasparov vs. Topalov, 1999

It's pretty rare to be able to attack with two queens. It's rarer to attack with a king. Watch Alireza Firouzja succeed with a stunning all-royalty back-rank checkmate! #chess #alirezafirouzja #backrankcheckmate ✔ Subscribe:  https://www.youtube.com/c/bestofchess?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Friend:  https://www.chess.com/member/samcopeland … [Read more...] about Firouzja Attacks w/ 2 Queens And A King! – Badelka vs. Firouzja, 2018