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Introducing The Sniper! by GM Ron Henley
Posted on May 6, 2013 by GM Ron W Henley in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review
The Sniper Opening is a perfect example of Hypermodern opening theory – very early in the game, black invites white to establish a big center so that black may rapidly strike at this center from the sides and prove it to over-extended and weak. The Sniper Opening is a very effective tool for chess players of all levels as it can be employed against almost every opening move (excluding only rare moves like 1. b3 [...]
IM Andrew Martin Presents: The French Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Posted on May 17, 2013 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner's Corner, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review
IM Andrew Martin states that former World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik described the French Defense as a difficult and dangerous opening, although IM Martin still believes the French Defense to be a very versatile and effective opening weapon for beginner and intermediate players. In the below chess video excerpt from the chess DVD ¨French Defense, Rubinstein Variation: Busy Man’s Chess Openings¨ IM Andrew Martin presents the main benefits of focusing specifically on the Rubinstein Variation [...]
Psycho Knock-out Chess with GM Maurice Ashley and Daniel King
Posted on May 15, 2013 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Classic Games (Pre 2010), Strategy & Game Review
The following chess video excerpt reflects some of the most exciting chess games and commentary every caught on tape. GMs Maurice Ashley and Daniel King explain incredibly tense battles between Super-GMs Alexander Morozevich and Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik and Vassily Ivanchuk, and Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov from the 1995 Intel Grand Prix in Moscow, Russia. This footage is unforgettable as the viewer is treated to a highly entertaining break-down of rapid and blitz games [...]
Crushing Black with the c3 Sicilian by GM Ron Henley
Posted on May 13, 2013 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review
The c3 Sicilian is an extremely powerful sideline for white against the Sicilian Defense, rapidly deviating from the main lines via the move order 1. e4 c5 2. c3. White’s main idea is very simple in this opening set-up – establish a strong center by preparing the d2-d4 advance and avoid the massive theory associated with the main lines of the Sicilian Defense. The c3 Sicilian is also known as the Alapin Sicilian and has [...]
Win with the Colle Opening by IM Andrew Martin
Posted on May 10, 2013 by OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner's Corner, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review
The Colle Opening is a quiet opening for white that is based on an extremely sound positional foundation. In the Colle Opening, white is not trying to dominate his opponent early in the opening and trying to win with a spectacular tactical shot in less than 20 moves. Rather, white is aiming to take his opponent out of opening theory and into new and different types of positions. In the below chess video excerpt from [...]