Kasparov – Privorotsky, 1974 The following game was played by 12 year old Garry Kasparov in the Bakiu team tournament back in 1974. His opponent, Oleg Privorotsky, was strong Baku master and one of his trainers…
Learn From Mark Dvoretsky – Part Four – Combinative Fireworks
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Chess tactics 73
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Play like Garry Kasparov – Part Two – Karpov – Kasparov, 1985.
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Learn from Mark Dvoretsky – Part Three – Surprises in calculating variations
Surprises in Calculating Variations The following endgame is chapter six from the famous book, Dvoretsky’s Analytical Manual. This is what Dvoretsky has to say about this position: The diagrammed position, taken from a game plaed in the English…
Play like Garry Kasparov – Part one – Kasparov – Seirawan, Skelleftea 1989
Kasparov – Seirawan, Skelleftea, 1989 The following encounter in the Modern Benoni between the 13th World Champion and American Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan presents a great training material. The game is reach in tactical possibilities and…
Learn from Mark Dvoretsky – Part Two – Play Like a Computer
Play Like a Computer The following endgame is chapter ten from the famous book, Dvoretsky’s Analytical Manual.
Chess study 22 – Jan Timman study
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Learn from Mark Dvoretsky – Part One – Variational Debris
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