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Exploring Fischer's Openings #3: Four Knights Game Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 239 seconds Exploring Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings. This video looks at his tactical play in a four knights game. The match was played in 1955 against Ames. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, openings, strategy |
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Chess Lesson: Evans Gambit Opening Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 591 seconds Explores the Evans Gambit Opening book lines with possible variations. The video includes a match of Bobby Fischer's that highlights the use of the gambit. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, evans, fischer, fun, gambit, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, strategy, student, tactics, video |
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Grandmaster Chess Tactics #2: Can you spot the line? Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 322 seconds This video series focuses on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features an interesting tactical idea by Bobby Fischer in a match he played against W. Birch in 1963. The full match PGN is available on my chess blog which you can access from my main YouTube channel page. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, grandmaster, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics |
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Chess Lesson: Ruy Lopez Opening - Classical Defence Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 634 seconds 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. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, fischer, fun, games, jrobi, lesson, lopez, mind, opening, ruy, strategy, student, tactics, video |
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Chess Lesson: The English Opening Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 468 seconds Explores the English Opening book lines, along with possible variations. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, english, fischer, fun, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, strategy, student, tactics |
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Chess Lesson: Danish Gambit Opening Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 475 seconds The Danish Gambit opening allows for rapid attack development for white. This video explores the book line moves, along with possible counter-play by black. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, danish, fics, fischer, gambit, game, icc, jrobi, mind, opening, strategy, student, tactics |
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Chess Lesson: Alekhine Defence Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 591 seconds Exploring the Alekhine's Defence played by black in countering the king's pawn opening, one of the most common openings used by white in online and over-the-board play. Related: alekhine, art, bobby, chess, competition, defence, fischer, fun, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, strategy, student, tactics |
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Chess Endgame Study: Triangulation Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 657 seconds This video explores the chess tactic triangulation, a technique that allows you to obtain the opposition from the same position at the cost of a tempo. The video contains basic examples, leading up to the technique being used at the grandmaster level of play. Related: bobby, chess, competition, endgame, fischer, games, jrobi, lesson, opening, strategy, student, study, tactics, triangulation |
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Chess Traps #1: Ruy Lopez Mortimer Trap Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 241 seconds This video explores the Mortimer Trap which is attributed to the player James Mortimer. This trap can be played by black in the Ruy Lopez opening. If white falls for the trap, the white player will be subject to a positional nightmare. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics, trap, traps |
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Grandmaster Chess Tactics #4: Can you spot the line? Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 565 seconds This video series focuses on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features a very interesting and crushing tactical line by Paul Morphy in a match he played against Louis Paulsen in New York, 1857. The full match PGN is available on my chess blog which you can access from my main YouTube channel page. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, grandmaster, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics |
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Chess Match: jtrain (1744) vs jrobi (1474) Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 650 seconds This video explores a chess match that highlights some flaws in my positional analysis that I had to overcome in the mid-1400's rating range in order to improve my overall game. Seemingly small positional mistakes can be costly. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, fics, fischer, fun, game, games, icc, jrobi, mind, strategy, student, tactics, video |
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Chess Lesson: Ruy Lopez Opening - Berlin Defence Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 611 seconds Explores the Ruy Lopez Berlin Defence opening (ECO C65-67). Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, fischer, fun, games, jrobi, lesson, lopez, mind, opening, ruy, strategy, student, tactics, video |
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Chess Match: lakekayak (1562) vs jrobi (1489) Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 657 seconds This video explores a chess match that highlights the importance of looking for positional possibilities and capitalizing on your opponent's positional mistakes. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, fics, fischer, fun, game, games, icc, jrobi, mind, strategy, student, tactics, video |
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Exploring Fischer's Openings #2: Sicilian vs. King's Pawn Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 477 seconds Exploring Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings. This video looks at one of his defences against the King's Pawn opening. The match was played in 1966 in Santa Monica against Wolfgang Unzicker. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, openings, strategy |
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Chess Traps #2: Sicilian Magnus Smith Trap Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 346 seconds This video explores the Magnus Smith Trap, coined after the three time Canadian Chess Champion Magnus Smith. It's a trap that white can play in the Sozin (also known as Fischer variation) of the Sicilian Defence. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics, trap, traps |
![Chess Traps #3: King\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/bbKnggvrbfk/2.jpg "Chess Traps #3: King\") |
Chess Traps #3: King's Gambit Declined Trap Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 368 seconds This video looks at a possible trapping line played by black in the King's Gambit Declined. The trap offers up a free pawn to the white player that has devastating consequences if taken. The video also covers white's best option to avoid the trapping lines and create a comfortable position from which to work from. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics, trap, traps |
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Grandmaster Chess Tactics #3: Can you spot the line? Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 260 seconds 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. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, grandmaster, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics |
![Exploring Fischer\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/H00IrZp3LRA/2.jpg "Exploring Fischer\") |
Exploring Fischer's Openings #4: K.Indian Defence vs Q.Pawn Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 550 seconds Exploring Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings. This video looks at his tactical use of the King's Indian Defence against a Queen's pawn game. Of particular interest is Fischer's strength in maintaining the tension of the position until an opportunity arises. The match took place in 1971 against Mark Taimanov, with Fischer winning. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, openings, strategy |
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Chess Tactics #1 Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 192 seconds Posting a tactical position from a recent match of mine on FICS. I am planning on posting these types of videos when I get interesting positions from my matches. It's black to move - see if you can find the mate before I go over the answer! Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, games, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics |
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Chess Endgame Study: Power of Opposition Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 638 seconds This video explores the concept of opposition of kings, an essential endgame technique to learn and master. The video goes over the rules of opposition, including direct, diagonal, and opposition without a direct connection. Related: bobby, chess, competition, endgame, fischer, games, jrobi, lesson, opening, opposition, strategy, student, study, tactics |
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Chess Traps #4: Queen's Gambit Declined Elephant Trap Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 406 seconds This video looks at a possible trapping line played by black in the Queen's Gambit Declined. The trap offers up a free pawn to the white player that has horrible consequences if taken. The video also covers what black should play if white does not fall for the trap, including the Cambridge Spring and Orthodox defense lines. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics, trap, traps |
