Erwin L'Ami won a beautiful game to open Tata Steel Chess 2020 as he defeated Anton Smirnov with TWO exchange sacrifices. Lessons: * Piece values are about QUALITY. * Rooks are useless without open lines and meaningful targets. * Three connected passed pawns on the sixth are worth more than a rook. #chess #tatasteelchess #exchangesacrifice ✔ Subscribe: … [Read more...] about Erwin Can’t Resist TWO Exchange Sacrifices – L’Ami vs. Smirnov, 2020
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Wei Yi’s Quiet Move Immortal – Wei Yi vs. Bruzon, 2015
Wei Yi's masterpiece against GM Lazaro Bruzon Bautista is one of the greatest chess games of all time. Wei Yi's initial Rxf7!! sacrifice is merely the prelude to a dazzling series of quiet moves that inexorably close the net against a slippery king. Lessons: * Play ...Re8! in the Schevinengen. * Checkmate is not about finding check; it's about covering escape squares. * … [Read more...] about Wei Yi’s Quiet Move Immortal – Wei Yi vs. Bruzon, 2015
A New Kind Of Chess! – AlphaZero vs. Stockfish, 2017
The greatest revolution in chess in the 2010s, is the introduction of neural network chess engines. Not has Google Deepmind's AlphaZero proven itself stronger than traditional engines, it also plays an entirely new type of chess! AlphaZero is more aggressive than traditional engines, and it uses a host of new strategic concepts! Check out this brilliant victory against … [Read more...] about A New Kind Of Chess! – AlphaZero vs. Stockfish, 2017
Vladmir Kramnik’s No Castling Chess Attack – Aronian vs. Kramnik, 2018
In the 2018 Candidates' tournaments, Vladimir Kramnik made one last run at the World Chess Champion title. In his game against Levon Aronian, he started hot with a fantastic strategic and tactical victory in the Berlin Defense! Lessons: * Watch for these ...Rg8 and ...g5 ideas! They are all the rage! * h3 can be a hook for the opponent's attack. #chess #vladimirkramnik … [Read more...] about Vladmir Kramnik’s No Castling Chess Attack – Aronian vs. Kramnik, 2018
Hikaru Nakamura’s Best King’s Indian Victory? – Gelfand vs. Nakamura, 2010
Hikaru Nakamura is one of the best King's Indian Defense players of all time. With magnificent victories against stars like Viswanathan Anand, Boris Gelfand, and Wesley So, he established his reputation in this modern romantic opening. Lessons: * The King's Indian requires full commitment! * In pawn chain structures, you must attack in the direction of the pawns. * In pawn … [Read more...] about Hikaru Nakamura’s Best King’s Indian Victory? – Gelfand vs. Nakamura, 2010
