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Knights endgames part 2 (>5 pieces) (wip)

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    Nimzo-Larsen part 2: triangle and other structures

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    1. Triangle (c6, d5, e6), bishop outside (Bg4)
    2. Which side to go to? (position)
    3. Triangle + Bf5
    4. Qd3: danger!
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    Memorable puzzles - part 2

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    1. Stares blankly...
    2. Mouse hole
    3. I'm not scared of you!
    4. Between a rook and a hard place
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    Lessons from otb tournament

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    1. Winning rook endgame: keep pawns, take distance, protect the lowest pawn
    2. Never trust your opponent, never go back
    3. Don't break pawn tension or push too many pawns too early
    4. V structure (make W!)
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    Modern defense for black

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    1. My reference game...
    2. Got it all wrong but survived
    3. Begining to understand some?
    4. Oh, nevermind
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    Mishandled games featuring an isolated pawn (wip)

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    1. When life gives you isolated pawn...
    2. Defuse opponent's initiative
    3. You may trade...
    4. Mistake haste for speed
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    Bxf6 in the Nimzo-Larsen

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    1. Good - for a pawn
    2. Atrocious - after long castle
    3. Good - for wrecking black's pawn structure
    4. Good - invisible blunder
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    French advance for black (wip)

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    1. First steps (against a Fide master...)
    2. Igoka60 (1874) - AACtrl (2011)
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    Dealing with e5 in Kan/Paulsen sicilians (wip)

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    1. Wing gambit deferred
    2. Closed sicilian with early Nc3
    3. Kan 5.Bf3 (modern)
    4. Offbeat Nimzo-Indian
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    Queen vs Bishop + pawn (wip)

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    1. Bishop-pawn
    2. Rook-pawn
    3. Rook-pawn (2)
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    Chess960 motifs (wip)

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    1. Early smothered mate threat
    2. Active castling
    3. Never play "f5"?
    4. Two squares fianchetto
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    Endgame "must know" basics

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    1. King and pawn vs king - pawn's square
    2. Three magic squares
    3. 6th rank: king first
    4. Knight-pawn
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    Queen and pawn versus queen

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    1. Failure analysis
    2. Simple trick to know
    3. Knowing the trick...
    4. One more time
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    Losing with the Alekhine defense!

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    1. 4 pawns - castling into it
    2. Castling into it derechef!
    3. Early Nc3 - brought to you by Duda!
    4. "Jazzy" version (6.Be2!?)
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    Bishop and pawn endgame

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    1. Bishop + pawn vs pawn
    2. Bishop + pawn vs Bishop (rook pawn)
    3. Stalemate trick
    4. Defense from behind (knight pawn)
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    Rook + Bishop vs Rook

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    1. Philidor technique (with mnemonics)
    2. Same color squares trick
    3. Using forcing and waiting moves
    4. Szén position
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