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Speedboat Adventures | Power Your Rooks Through Open Files
(2 hours 40 min)
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...
See moreBelow 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
- What makes open files so important?
- 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 create the Alekhine Gun to dominate an open file
- Lessons on using open file from the games of Grandmasters
- How to make the most out of your Rooks on the 7th rank and more.
Course Content
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86
Episodes -
102
Quizzes & Trainings -
2 hours 40 min
Students give this course an average of 5 out of 5 stars.
Sara Sengenberger
Vishnu V

GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Vibhav Bondalapati

GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
S ARUN KUMAR

GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Petrisor Gavrila

GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan

Alan Marcuse

GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan
Mahit Viyan Akula

Nigel Fleming

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Shubhi Gupta

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Solomon Thuo

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Devendra Parmar
Devendra Parmar

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Nils Philipp

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Robert J.

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InSane _AbHi

Ovi - Silver Cloud

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Gil Holmes

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.
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan