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Material Imbalances with GM Sipke Ernst [TCW Academy]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
04.13.2020
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Material Imbalances with GM Sipke Ernst [TCW Academy]
Yury Markushin
04.13.2020

It is always intriguing following the games of players like Petrosian and Topalov. They are well known for precise positional exchange sacrifice and a superb understanding of material imbalances. At the same time, ‘Material Imbalances’ is a difficult topic to grasp for most 1600-2000 rated-s.

7 Must-Know Tactical Patterns for Under 1800 Players

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
02.03.2020
7 must know Tactical Patterns for under 1800
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7 Must-Know Tactical Patterns for Under 1800 Players
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
02.03.2020

Tactical Patterns: In order to get better at chess, one needs to build up and polish a number of skills. All of them are important, but tactics are probably something you can’t do without. No matter how good you get at strategic play, it can all go away with one bad move that overlooks a […]

3 Best Games from the Women’s World Rapid

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
01.17.2019
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3 Best Games from the Women’s World Rapid
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
01.17.2019

2018 finished on an exciting note for the chess fans all over the world, with two last major events – the World Rapid and Blitz Championships. In spite of the fact that the details of the event were announced only a few weeks before its start, the strongest players from all over the world lined […]

World Chess Championship 2018 - Game 1

GM Marian Petrov
GM Marian Petrov
11.10.2018
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World Chess Championship 2018 - Game 1
GM Marian Petrov
11.10.2018

The Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson has made the first move of the match and he played 1.d4… Caruana was amazed and asked can he take back the move! It turned out later that this was a joke from the actor. Who would have predicted that the first game in this Match will be in Sicilian […]

Defective Pawns Structures in the Middlegame

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
03.04.2018
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Defective Pawns Structures in the Middlegame
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
03.04.2018

The pawn structure is probably one of the elements that we need to pay more attention to during our games. It defines the character of the play, the direction of our attacks, and the plans we have to make. Pawn structures are the foundations that keep a position together. In this article, we are going […]

Tigran Petrosian — Learning from the Legends

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
02.23.2018
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Tigran Petrosian — Learning from the Legends
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
02.23.2018

The strategy is a very important part of the chess game and, many times, slightly disregarded by club players, who usually like to attack and try to do it at any (positional) cost. If you are such a player and are thinking about giving strategy more thought, then the player we are going to present […]

Typical Sacrifices in Sicilian: The Piece Sacrifice on d5

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
08.24.2015
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Typical Sacrifices in Sicilian: The Piece Sacrifice on d5
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
08.24.2015

The Sicilian Defence is known as one of the most aggressive openings. There are many forced lines that both sides usually need to know by heart and it’s not unusual to see the black king left in the center. In most of the lines, both sides are eyeing the enemy king and tactical blows are […]

Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: The Achilles Heel

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.24.2015
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Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: The Achilles Heel
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.24.2015

In chess, the f7 (f2) square is well known as the “Achilles Heel” of the position. The name has been given from the fact that this is the weakest point in each player’s camp. If you take a look at every initial pawn square, you will notice that this one is the only one that’s […]

Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: The Greek Gift Sacrifice

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.20.2015
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Typical Sacrifices in The Middlegame: The Greek Gift Sacrifice
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.20.2015

Today we are going to discuss a theme that can occur relatively frequently during the games of any chess player. Commonly known as the classical bishop sacrifice, or the Greek gift sacrifice, it can turn out to be a lethal weapon. No matter how easy it might look, this tactical idea still needs a decent […]

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