Explores the Sicilian Defence, Najdorf variation with the English Attack line from white (BE3 on move 6). The ECO code for the Sicilian Defence Najdorf is B90. The Sicilian is one of black's strongest defensive lines to the King's Pawn opening from white.
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• Saturday, February 06th, 2010
A breakthrough technique that covers how to get a passed pawn when 3 pawns square off against 3 pawns.
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• Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Explores the Sicilian Defence, Open Sicilian with 2. Nf3 D6 3. D4. Vote in the comment section below for the next video: Najdorf (5...a6) Dragon (5...g6) Classical (5...Nc6) Scheveningen (5...e6) Visit my personal web site www.jrobichess.com for a variety of free chess resources and training materials. jrobichess on Twitter www.twitter.com The Sicilian is one of black's strongest defensive lines to the King's Pawn opening from white.
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• Monday, January 18th, 2010
This video series is going to focus on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features a tactical line used by William Steinitz against Johannes Hermann Zukertort in the first World Chess Championship played in 1866.
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• Sunday, January 17th, 2010
This video series focuses on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features an interesting tactical line by V. Anand in a match he played against A. Morozevich in 2007. The full match PGN is available on my chess blog which you can access from my main YouTube channel page.
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• Friday, January 15th, 2010
This video series focuses on legendary players (both past and present) from the world of chess. The first video in this series talks about Grandmaster Boris Gulko, one of the very few people in the world that holds a positive score against one of the greatest chess champions of all time, Gary Kasparov. Aside from chess, Boris Gulko has led an extremely interesting life! He won the USSR Chess Championships in 1977. Sadly, as an avid anti-communist living in the USSR, his chess career was put ...
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• Saturday, January 09th, 2010
I like to post live blitz matches once and awhile to mix things up. There's a new format to my live chess videos now, with analysis and discussion after the game. I welcome your thoughts on the various positions and moves played.
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• Saturday, January 02nd, 2010
Explores the Ruy Lopez Classical Defence opening (ECO C64). The video includes a match between Emanuel Lasker and Wilhelm Steinitz in the Chess World Championship rematch in 1896.
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• Friday, January 01st, 2010
This video series focuses on Grandmaster level chess blunders. Even at the top levels of chess mistakes are made, which helps keep the game exciting! This particular video features a line played in a game between Nigel Short and Peter Nielson in the 2008 Olympiad. The full game PGN is available on my blog at www.jrobichess.com
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• Friday, January 01st, 2010
This video looks at a possible trapping line played by white in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit known as the Halosar Trap. The trap is very dynamic, and with solid play from black can still lead to a passed pawn for white and a very strong position if black avoids losing substantial material or the game by making mistakes. Visit my personal web site www.jrobichess.com for a variety of free chess resources and training materials. For chess software, I recommend Aquarium with Rybka 3. jrobichess on ...
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