Speedboat Adventures | Power Your Rooks Through Open Files

Course

86 EPISODES (2h 40m)

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GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

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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.

Open files, open lines

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.

Lesson Plan 86 episode(s)

Course overview

Unlocked 1m 11s

1. Introduction

2. Evenson A. - Alekhine A.

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3. Kortschnoj V. - Silbering

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4. Andersson U. - Kavalek L.

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5. Uhlmann W. - Lanka Z.

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6. Move turn makes sense

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7. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Pel B. - Rodshtein M.

3. Geller E. - Bradvarevic A.

4. Djingarova E. - Babaev R.

5. Rodshtein M. - Adams M.

6. Klenburg M. - Adams M.

7. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Tal M. - Alpern D.

3. Poljakov G. - Malchev A.

4. Acabal M. - Menendez S.

5. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Smyslov V. - Ernst T.

3. Risselli T. - Rubinstein A.

4. Smart strategy

5. That's why he is the champion

6. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Right decision

3. Hidden line

4. Simutowe A. - Haznedaroglu K.

5. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Simple choice

3. Botvinnik M. - Alekhine A.

4. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Larsen B. - Suetin A.

3. Easy one

4. Petrosian T. - Chistiakov A.

5. Tripling is a big joy!

6. Winter W. - Alekhine A.

7. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Important Square

3. Smyslov V. - Gligoric S.

4. Wojtaszek R. - Markiewicz J.

5. Aronian L. - Harikrishna P.

6. Attacking the Rook

7. Help by the Pawn

8. Simple, Strong, Effective

9. Tricky One

10. Anand V. - Nakamura H.

11. Amin B. - Li C.

12. Pressure, Pressure, Pressure!

13. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Explaining the Technique

3. Aronian L. - Hermann M.

4. Doubled, Tripled, Destroyed

5. Unexcpected Trade

6. Easy (If you Know it)

7. Exchange the Locker!

8. Another Repetition

9. Nice Maneuver

10. Smart Way of Trading

11. Akopian V. - Ivanchuk V.

12. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Transposition

3. Overweighted Weakness

4. Svidler P. - Nepomniachtchi I.

5. Positional Sacrifice!

6. Ugly Pawns - Take it Easy

7. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Easy When you Know

3. Grabbing Control (or Black to Play)

4. Controlling the Important Square (or White to Play)

5. No Rush

6. Hidden Difference

7. Deep Understanding

8. Favorite Idea

9. Controlled Square

10. Supportive pawn

11. Conclusion

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