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Taming the Elephant Gambit!! | Elephant Gambit, Sicilian, Latvian | GM Naroditsky’s DYI Speedrun

00:00 Intro
00:30 Game 1
07:05 Analysis 1
13:20 Game 2
19:49 Analysis 2
23:30 Game 3
29:40 Analysis 3

Develop Your Instincts!
Alright, let’s go! Welcome, everybody watching on YouTube, to another short speedrun episode. We were just reading about Paul Morphy and his exploits, so hopefully the tone is set. Today we’re facing some spicy openings that’ll make your head spin faster than a knight on e5!
First up, the elephant gambit – a fairly serious sideline and cousin of the Latvian gambit. It’s largely discredited, but don’t laugh! White can get into a lot of trouble if you’re not careful. We’ll show you how to stomp this elephant and emerge victorious.
Next, we’re hit with a delayed Bowdler against our Sicilian. It’s not the most common move order, but we’ll navigate these tricky waters and show you why these positions are actually quite bad for White. We’ll expose their pseudoactivity and demonstrate the power of the Sicilian!
Finally, we face a wild variation that’s even worse than the Latvian gambit – if you can believe it! We’ll dissect this delayed Latvian-like monster and reveal some beautiful tactics that’ll make you say, “Wow, I didn’t know you could do that in chess!”
So buckle up, folks! We’re diving deep into these openings, showing you how to crush your opponents and climb that rating ladder. Don’t miss this episode – it’s short, sweet, and packed with chess goodness!

Bortnyk and Naroditsky’s Jobava London
https://youtu.be/qN8kNz0_c3s
https://danielnaroditsky1.podia.com/bortnyk-and-naroditsky-s-jobava-london

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Edited by @ClydeBarber (check out some newly released original music on YT)

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(4/4) On another note I could do with some tips on how to get a good sleep. It seems like I am a fully fledged insomniac. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«
I was in bed at 1am last night but didn't even manage to get 1 minutes sleep after tossing and turning all night. Been awake for about 40 hours now. 😱

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Join us for the US Chess Championships Opening Ceremony in conjunction with celebrating the new inductees into the Chess Hall of Fame at the @AquariumSTL tonight! Check out https://saintlouischessclub.org/2022-us-championships-opening-ceremony for more info and tickets!

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Do you see a way to take control of this game? πŸ€”

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4 Oct 2022 1577340399835832322

(3/4) I missed one very likely obvious winning move.
Here I played Bg2? but I should just play Qh6!
For some reason I had missed ...Qxh6 Bxh6 ...Nxc3 a3! Which is game over.
In the end I lost πŸ˜” after Johann played excellently.

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β™ŸοΈπŸ”₯New pod! πŸ”₯β™ŸοΈ

The ever-charismatic, IM @GregShahade!

In this episode:
β˜‘οΈ How blitz can improve your #chess if you follow his 2 suggestions
β˜‘οΈ Classic & hilarious trash-talking
β˜‘οΈ Will he ever do chess boxing? (Q courtesy of @Bennyficial1)

πŸŽ™οΈListen: https://www.adultchessacademy.com/blog/Ep-37-How-Blitz-Can-Help-&-Time-Management-&-Trash-Talking-with-IM-Greg-Shahade

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