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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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Knights endgames

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  1. Let's get N+B out of the way
  2. Trapping a knight with bishop and knight
  3. Basic rook vs knight: essential position to learn
  4. 3 squares away
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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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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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Dealing with e5 in Kan/Paulsen sicilians (wip)

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  1. Closed sicilian with early Nc3
  2. Kan 5.Bf3 (modern)
  3. Offbeat Nimzo-Indian
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Beautiful tactics from games

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  1. Simple knight trap
  2. Pin breaker
  3. French tactic
  4. Strong pawn sac
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Practical endgame strategy (from games)

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  1. Early endgame zugzwang
  2. King safety, always!
  3. Forget about king safety!
  4. Catching a passed pawn
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Converting a draw

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  1. Breaking down in time trouble
  2. Instructive "fizzled out" situation
  3. Smallest triangle (Queen & pawns)
  4. Down one (Rook & pawns)
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Memorable puzzles

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  1. Simple appetizer
  2. Easy motif to remember
  3. Smoked king
  4. Squeezed in the open
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Most embarrassing games (this is gonna be fun!)

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  1. Unlosable game #4154798 (Berlin defense)
  2. AACtrl (2019) - Wylli1706 (1880)
  3. 7 blunders in a row
  4. Accelerated Danish gambit
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Instructive positions for beginners & intermediates

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  1. Threat and reaction (quiz)
  2. Threat and reaction (analysis)
  3. Same again (quiz)
  4. Same again (analysis)
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Defensive moves

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  1. "Feel good" blunder
  2. Scary kingside attack (Ecclesiastic)
  3. King in the wind (supermaths)
  4. Just trade (Ehmeed)
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Queen vs Rook endgame

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  1. Zugzwang, 4th rank defense and Philidor
  2. Messy 4th to 3rd to 2nd rank defense
  3. Another 4th to 3rd - "artificial" method to know
  4. More 4th rank defense - start to finish
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Games I don't understand... (for group study maybe)

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  1. Stalling attack
  2. Modern/Pic pseudo-"150 attack"
  3. Saragossa
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Advanced Rook & pawn vs Rook

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  1. Simple warm-up tactic
  2. Lucena conversion: must-know double trap
  3. "Fake" version of same trap
  4. Roosted rook trap
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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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