How to Create and Exploit Weaknesses
90 • CM eltenedor •- The power of two weaknesses
- Weak Squares+Weak Pawns=Dominance
- Karpov-Browne 1972: Weak square as part of grand strategy
- Puzzle: white to move and control a square
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- CSGAurelius
Defeat the London System
68 • CM eltenedor •- Gata Kamsky - Vassily Ivanchuk
- 2100 vanquishes 2400
- Pavel Eljanov - Vladimir Kramnik
- Hikaru Nakamura - Wesley So
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Positional Sacrifices
65 • CM eltenedor •- To acquire bishop pair, achieve piece domination, strip king's shelter
- To squash opponent's counterplay, forge a bind, create a protected passed pawn
- To maintain an unassailable outpost, increase piece value; light-squared control
- To gain incredible piece activity, damage king's position for long-term attack
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Demystifying Pawn Breaks
59 • CM eltenedor •- French: c5 break as weakness generator
- French: f4-f5 Break by Anand (h4-h5 bonus)
- French: f6 Break by Korchnoi
- French: c5 break and file activity
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- Warwickstar
Fischer
10 • CM eltenedor •- R. Byrne-Fischer, 1963
- Fischer-Reshevsky, 1967
- Fischer-Larsen, 1972
- Fischer-Spassky, 1992 (second match 20 years later)
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Flexible & Interesting Opening Systems
8 • CM eltenedor •- Pillsbury Attack
- Botvinnik System
- Great Snake Variation
- Hippo Attack
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Art of Counterplay
7 • CM eltenedor •- Alapin-Burn, Karlsbad 1911
- Botvinnik-Ragosin, 1936
- Znosko-Zorovsky vs. Alekhine, St. Petersburg 1913
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Knights & Bishops, Cats & Dogs
6 • CM eltenedor •- Rubenstein's Noble Steed
- Pawns Make the Piece
- Bishop Emerges from the Smoke
- Bishop Dominates Knight Puzzle
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Refuting Unsound Attacks: Defensive Skills Development
6 • CM eltenedor •- Don't get awe-struck by the combo
- Classic castling-by-hand (artificial castling) scenario
- When the "Greek Gift" is truly generous!
- Jose Raul Capablanca - Lizardo Molina Carranza
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Essential Attacking Concepts
5 • CM eltenedor •- Classic Attack: Sacrifice & The King Hunt
- The Classic Bishop Sacrifice
- The Double Bishop Sacrifice (hello again, Lasker)
- The ultimate example of the premature attack/over-extension
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Zugzwang Game Collection
5 • CM eltenedor •- Bruce Harper - Robert D Zuk
- Robert James Fischer - Mark Taimanov
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- Warwickstar
Weak Pawns or Dynamic Heroes?
5 • CM eltenedor •- Smyslov blockades & destroys doubled pawns
- Botivnnik's doubled pawns control key squares
- Alekhine's doubled pawn as battering ram
- Kaspy's IQP becomes advanced monster...amazing game
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Lesser-Known Immortals
5 • CM eltenedor •- Lasker's Immortal King Walk Game
- Najdorf's Immortal
- Zukertort's Immortal
- Ftacnik's Immortal
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