8/10/2023 – One of the most exciting events in the chess calendar, the FIDE World Cup, is taking place in Baku. Players try to show their best as they fight for spots in the next edition of the Candidates Tournaments, both in the open and in the women’s section. Robert Ris, a successful coach and a fantastic analyst, has been publishing videos with highlights from the much-anticipated tournament. Not to be missed!
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In almost every chess game there comes a moment when you just can’t go on without tactics. You must strike to not giving away the advantage you have worked for the whole game.
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Wei Yi’s masterpiece
In his first game of the event, tactical wizard Wei Yi won a remarkable game against Brazilian GM Luis Supi. Both kings were under attack, but it was Wei who emerged victorious after playing a couple of outstanding moves.
Mastering these tactical motifs is essential to deepen your understanding of the game and become a better player. After all, you neither want to overlook the given chances by your opponent, nor blunder yourself!
32.Nc8 is a great tactical recourse which gains a crucial tempo in the double-edged position. 32...Rxc8 33.d7 followed, and Wei went on to win soon after.
Two cornered knights in Krush vs. Shuvalova
Polina Shuvalova knocked out 8-time US women’s chess champion Irina Krush in round 3. In the decisive game of the match, the contenders reached a curious position, with knights sitting on a1 and a8 at the same time!
17.Bxa7, keeping the symmetry, was in fact a costly mistake by Krush. Following complications, Shuvalova emerged with an extra pawn on the queenside and went on to win the game.
Vallejo’s opening disaster
Bravely, Paco Vallejo played the Scotch Gambit in the first rapid game of tiebreaks against Andrey Esipenko. The experiment backfired, though, as Esipenko was merciless once the Spaniard entered a mistaken sequence early on.
In this video course, twenty-nine examples with multiple questions are presented in the interactive format, which is ideal for a range of playing strengths. Step by step you will be taken through the complex positions.
15...Nd3+ is a beautiful tactical shot. Black was already clearly winning at this point, as he needed only seven more moves to take the lead on the scoreboard.
In this detailed “three-part” video series I take a look at a main line White system based on 1.d4. This series is aimed at the ambitious player who is looking to put maximum pressure on their opponent from the start of the game.
Robert RisRobert is an International Master who mostly spends his time training and coaching talented youngsters. On the PlayChess server The Fast and the Furious is a popular show where he explains sharp opening lines for a wider audience. He is also a well-known ChessBase author who produced numerous DVDs and regularly contributes to ChessBase Magazine as well. Since 2015 he is the organizer of the Dutch Rapid Championships in his home town Amstelveen. He has started a YouTube channel with chess analysis as well.
In this course, you’ll learn how to take the initiative against the London and prevent White from comfortably playing their usual system by playing 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 Nh5.
London System Powerbase 2026 is a database and contains in all 11 285 games from Mega 2026 and the Correspondence Database 2026, of which 282 are annotated.
The London System Powerbook 2026 is based on more than 410 000 games or game fragments from different opening moves and ECO codes; what they all have in common is that White plays d4 and Bf4 but does not play c4.
In this course, Grandmaster Elisabeth Pähtz presents the London System, a structured and ambitious approach based on the immediate Bf4, leading to rich and dynamic positions.
Opening videos: Open Spanish (Sipke Ernst) and Classical Sicilian (Nico Zwirs). Endgame Special by Igor Stohl: ‘Short or long side’ – where should the defending king be placed in rook endgames? ‘Lucky bag’ with 35 master analyses.
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The Queen’s Gambit Declined Exchange Variation with 5.Bf4 has a great balance between positional play and sharp pawn pushes; and will be a surprise for your opponents while being easy to learn for you, as the key patterns are familiar.
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