IM David Vigorito reviews openings that are seen at the club level but not beyond and explains their weaknesses in detail. Why are they unsound? Find out.
IM David Vigorito reviews openings that are seen at the club level but not beyond and explains their weaknesses in detail. Why are they unsound? Find out.
Content: 107 minutes of instruction and analysis in a series of 5 lectures. PGN Included.
Recommended for: Beginning-Intermediate Players.
Users rated this series: 3.85 out of 5
Chess Fans have said: Silly club openings. Tricks are for kids.
IM David Vigorito was the 2007 Massachusetts Champion, as well as the state champion of New Hampshire and Nevada. He was the Champion of the Boylston (Boston) Chess Club, with a USCF rating of 2479. David played in the 2006 U.S. Championship after finishing in a tie for 3rd place at the U.S. Open in Phoenix. He is a successful chess author – his Challenging the Nimzo-Indian was very well received by critics and players alike, and his second book, Play the Semi-Slav, was eagerly anticipated. David is an active chess coach for students of all ages and levels.
Outline
- Taking Out the Trash: Part I
Latvian Gambit and Blackmar- Diemer Gambit
Run Time: 00:27:10 - Taking Out the Trash: Part II
Elephant Gambit and Trompowski Attack
Run Time: 00:24:33 - Taking Out the Trash: Part III
Grobs Opening and Orangutang
Run Time: 00:19:09 - Taking Out the Trash: Beating the Schliemann Part I
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense
Run Time: 00:22:13 - Taking Out the Trash: Beating the Schliemann Part II
Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense
Run Time: 00:14:50
