New Chess Videos July 9 – 13
Monday, July 9
IM Bill Paschall – Showdown at the Poikovsky Corral | Opening, Endgame
Dmitry Jakovenko dominated the 2018 edition of the Poikovsky/Karpov tournament , which is organized in Siberia every year. A favorite player of the author, this year’s winner displayed his usual excellent positional play combined with superb endgame technique. Jakovenko should be considered one of the most correct and classically styled players among the world’s elite. The game in question illustrates both an interesting and increasingly topical line of the Advance Caro-Kann as well as a classic bishop vs knight endgame.
Tuesday, July 10
FM Dennis Monokroussos – A Tricky Modern Line, Part 1 | Opening Traps, Strategy, Tactics
The Modern line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Bc4 can lead to lively play with danger for both sides. The temporary sac 4…d5!? 5.exd5 b5 has some especially tricky lines, as we’ll see, but if White knows what to do, a slight though comfortable edge will be his reward. We’ll see what White should and shouldn’t do as he wins a near-model game.
Wednesday, July 11
IM Valeri Lilov – Old School vs. Youth | Strategy, Middlegame
How do young players go against much more experienced opponents? Is it possible to defeat the younger generation with old school methods? Tune in to this lecture to learn more!
Thursday, July 12
GM Leonid Kritz – How Not to Play an Opening | Tactics
This game is a good illustration of how to convert a stable, static, strategic advantage without giving your opponent even one little chance. Black certainly messed up in the opening and got a very passive position, allowing Gelfand to get – it seems – an easy point. In reality, it is very important to understand how White converts his advantage without allowing black to get any sort of counterplay.
Friday, July 13
GM Eugene Perelshteyn – Carlsbad Pawn Structure at Tata Steel | Strategy, Tactics, Endgame
In this modern take on the classic Carlsbad Pawn Structure we see a lot of key ideas. Try to guess each player’s move and the ideas behind it. Svidler outplays Hou Yifan in what seems to be a nice positional game, but tactics appear out of nowhere! Now, try to guess what’s going in the complex endgame. Could Hou Yifan save the game at the end?