Sorry about the opening rant. All these Olympic slideshows are getting very annoying, especially the ones that get you to click by promising real footage. It’s the deception I’m opposed to. Yes, I realized the irony: my videos are slideshows of chess positions :-p This is a discussion of the early tactics in the Philidor Defense with 3…Nd7. This is crucial information for any 1.e4 player and especially for you Philidor Defense users — You will learn this stuff through experience eventually, why not here?
This is an exploration of the Neo-Steinitz Defense to the Ruy Lopez, 3…a6 4.Ba4 d6. In this video we look at White’s attempt to immediately establish himself in the center with 5.d4. Against the Old Steinitz, we saw that White could force Black to give up the center( www.youtube.com ). Does the inclusion of …a6 and Ba4 make a difference? Watch and find out!!1!!
This is a discussion of a trap in the Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense. This is an important trap to know because it shows what happens if Black tries to hold the center in the Steinitz. When Tarrasch beat Marco in 1892, it signaled the beginning of the end for the Old Steinitz Defense. Today the Neo-Steinitz, 3…a6 4.Ba4 d6, is much more popular because it avoids the trap in this video.
Chess Opening Lecture: A discussion of Black’s chances with the Fork Trick in the Four Knights’ Game… How to remove your opponent’s advantage when he plays 4.Bc4!
Chess Opening Lecture: A discussion of Black’s chances with the Fork Trick in the Four Knights’ Game… How to remove your opponent’s advantage when he plays 4.Bc4!
A discussion of Lasker’s Trap, which shows up in the Albin Countergambit to the Queen’s Gambit. I had to use WinBoard for this lecture because PGNMentor does not allow me to promote my pawn to a knight.
Some of my thoughts on the Vienna Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5. My quest is to play in the style of kingscrusher without allowing the defense used in Hellers-Karpov Hastings 1990 (..Be7 & ..Ng5) Sources: “Play 1.e4 e5!” by GM Nigel Davies : www.amazon.com Kingscrusher Blitz #53 : www.youtube.com
