Speedboat Adventures | Power Your Rooks Through Open Files
Controlling open files is an important strategic concept that helps you apply pressure on your opponent, paralyze the movement of their pieces, and infiltrate their position.
This course will teach you the key ideas and concepts in order to achieve this.
Below you can find some positions taken from the course.
There are model game positions that will help you to understand how to implement the key concepts in your own games.
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What you'll learn
- How to fight for open files by making exchanges or sacrifices.
- How to prevent your opponent from entering your camp by controlling key entry squares.
- What are useless open files and why you shouldn't occupy them.
- Which open files are the most important to control.
- How to make the most out of your Rooks on the 7th rank.
Lesson Plan
85 episode(s) 2 hours 39 minStudents give this course an average of 5 out of 5 stars.
Gil Holmes
Ovi S
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Robert J.
Nils Philipp
GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes
Hovhannes Gabuzyan became a U-16 Olympic Champion in 2010. Two years later, at 17, he achieved the Grandmaster title.
He was the World University Chess Champion in 2016, the Armenian Champion in 2017 and 2021, and has represented his country at the prestigious Chess Olympiad.
He believes time is a person’s most valuable resource. This philosophy reflects in his swift play on the chessboard and his training methods that focus on squeezing the most out of one’s time.
Hovhannes Gabuzyan became a U-16 Olympic Champion in 2010. Two years later, at 17, he achieved the Grandmaster title.
He was the World University Chess Champion in 2016, the Armenian Champion in 2017 and 2021, and has represented his country at the prestigious Chess Olympiad.
He believes time is a person’s most valuable resource. This philosophy reflects in his swift play on the chessboard and his training methods that focus on squeezing the most out of one’s time.
You may find it useful to read our article on open files.
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