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Understanding Passed Pawns

February 1, 2024 0

A passed pawn is a pawn that has no opposing pawns on its file or adjacent files, meaning there are no opposing pawns that can block or capture it. This makes the passed pawn a […]

London System in chess

London System

Chess opening
November 12, 2023 0

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 The London System is a popular 1.d4 opening for White which has the reputation of being very solid. The London is considered a system because White can […]

Pawn Structures Explained by GM Yasser Seirawan

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July 21, 2023 0

Finals Match vs Aronian Goes Down to The Last Second

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March 17, 2022 1

Hikaru meets SuperGM Levon Aronian in the week 5 Rapid Chess Championship finals.

How to Work With Stockfish

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February 4, 2020 0

In this video I’ll be discussing how to most effectively utilize engines for chess analysis. My main advice is to feed your own ideas for the engine to analyze. This is a much more efficient […]

Ruy Lopez – Exchange Variation

Chess opening
March 22, 2022 0

The Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez is a chess opening that begins with the moves: e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Bxc6 Black may recapture on c6 with either pawn; although 4…bxc6 is playable, […]

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