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Exploring Fischer's Openings #1: King's Pawn vs French Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 426 seconds Exploring Fischer's opening strategies versus various openings. This video looks at his King's Pawn opening versus Bent Larsen's French Defence. The match was played in 1971 in Denver, with Fischer winning. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, openings, strategy |
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Chess Lesson: Scandinavian Defence Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 578 seconds A look at the book lines for the Scandinavian Defence played by black, exploring variations and also including a grandmaster game between Karpov and Larsen for illustration. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, fischer, fun, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, scandinavian, strategy, student, tactics |
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Chess Endgame Study: 3 vs 3 Pawn Breakthrough Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 248 seconds A breakthrough technique that covers how to get a passed pawn when 3 pawns square off against 3 pawns. Related: bobby, breakthrough, chess, competition, endgame, fischer, games, jrobi, lesson, opening, pawn, strategy, student, study, tactics |
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Chess Blitz #8 Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 660 seconds I like to post live blitz matches once and awhile to mix things up. There's a new format to my live chess videos now, with analysis and discussion after the game. I welcome your thoughts on the various positions and moves played. Related: art, blitz, chess, competition, fun, game, games, jrobi, jrobichess, strategy, 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 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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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 |
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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 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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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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Grandmaster Chess Endgames #1 Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 647 seconds This video series explores endgame play by the very best at chess. This video analyzes an endgame that took place between Fischer as white and Cardoso as black in 1958, with Fischer creating a strong endgame position and capitalizing on it through solid positional play. For a PGN copy of the game covered in the video, please visit htt://www.jrobichess .com Related: bobby, chess, competition, endgame, fischer, games, grandmaster, jrobi, lesson, opening, strategy, student, study, tactics |
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Happy New Year! Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 240 seconds Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2009 is a fantastic year for you! Thank you for your subscriptions and comments, and for sharing in the passion for the great game of chess! Related: happy, jrobichess, new, year |
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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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Chess Lesson: Benoni Defence Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 419 seconds An opening strategy used by black to have a strong attack against white queen pawn openings. The Benoni Defence and variations have been used by the likes of Bobby Fischer and Kasparov to name a few. Related: bobby, chess, competition, fischer, game, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, strategy, student, tactics, video |
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Chess Trick #1: Quickly Calculating King vs. Pawn Movements Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 564 seconds I came across this little tip from Josh Waitzkin's segments on Chessmaster 10 and found it pretty interesting. I had previously calculated every move in my head for end-games, and this will save a fair amount of time. Hope you find it usefull if you haven't come across it yet. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, openings, strategy, tactics, tips, tricks |
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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 Lesson: Sicilian Defence - Najdorf, English Attack Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 443 seconds Explores the Sicilian Defence, Najdorf variation with the English Attack line from white (BE3 on move 6). The ECO code for the Sicilian Defence Najdorf is B90. The Sicilian is one of black's strongest defensive lines to the King's Pawn opening from white. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, defence, fischer, fun, games, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, sicilian, strategy, student, tactics, video |
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Chess Lesson: The Reti Opening Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 341 seconds Exploring the book lines and possible variations of the Reti Opening, one of the top 3 openings used by white. Related: art, bobby, chess, competition, fischer, fun, jrobi, lesson, mind, opening, reti, 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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Grandmaster Chess Tactics #1: Can you spot the line? Posted by: jrobichess
Video duration: 289 seconds This video series is going to focus on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features a tactical line used by William Steinitz against Johannes Hermann Zukertort in the first World Chess Championship played in 1866. Related: analysis, bobby, chess, fischer, game, grandmaster, jrobi, jrobichess, lesson, openings, position, strategy, tactical, tactics |
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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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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 |
