GM Nicolas Rossolimo plays one of the finest checkmating combinations of all time against an unknown chess player. Can you find all of the critical moves for White? #chess #checkmate #queensacrifice ✔ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/bestofchess?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Friend: https://www.chess.com/member/samcopeland … [Read more...] about GM Rossolimo’s Fantastic Checkmate – Rossolimo vs. NN, 1944
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Tal Takes His Trainer Into A Deep, Dark Forest – Tal vs. Koblents, 1957
Mikhail Tal's "Taliest" chess game might well be his chaotic training game against his trainer Alexander Koblents. In a Sicilian Defense, Tal throws his pieces at Koblents until a final, fatal mistake concedes a brilliant game. Lessons: * Don't try to defend the Sicilian against Tal. * Try to defend with the most "direct" moves: 22...Ke7!, 25...Ng6!, and 33...Qxc6! #chess … [Read more...] about Tal Takes His Trainer Into A Deep, Dark Forest – Tal vs. Koblents, 1957
Mikhail Tal Wins Brilliancy Prize, Soviet Chess Championship – Tal vs. Aronin, 1957
In 1957, Mikhail Tal won his 1st Soviet Chess Championship. A prize-winning game from the event was his exciting contest with Lev Aronin. Watch Tal create a magnificent pressure with very few pieces. Lessons from the game: * In opposite-sides castling positions, play with maximum energy. * When up material, but under pressure, seek to return the material to remove the … [Read more...] about Mikhail Tal Wins Brilliancy Prize, Soviet Chess Championship – Tal vs. Aronin, 1957
Gashimov’s Rooks Run Amuck – Gashimov vs. Lalic, 2007
GM Vugar Gashimov shows exactly how to use one's rooks in this excellent chess miniature against GM Bogdan Lalic. Watch his pieces slice apart the black queenside! Lessons: * Piece activity often trumps pawn structure. * Major pieces are often neglected, but are tremendously powerful, when wielded well. Gashimov vs. Gelfand - https://youtu.be/t0IQOXD0KtY #chess … [Read more...] about Gashimov’s Rooks Run Amuck – Gashimov vs. Lalic, 2007
Anderssen’s Evergreen Game: Every Move Explained For Chess Beginners
Adolf Anderssen's Evergreen Game is one of the finest chess games ever played. Anderssen uses the Evan's Gambit to seize a large initiative and overwhelm his uncastled opponent, Dufresne, with an amazing combination! Lessons: * Don't delay. Castle! * Material can be traded for activity, central control, and more. * You may need to sacrifice to expose a king in the … [Read more...] about Anderssen’s Evergreen Game: Every Move Explained For Chess Beginners
