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It's Starting to sink in with the win!
Old Biker Dude winning with Scotch!
The trail is long but I am so surprised to my result.
Thx Coach.
https://lichess.org/icJ5loy2#45
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Old Gangster! :D
Nice game!
Awesome! Nice game!
Dvoretsky Endgame Manual
How would you recommend to study this book? I saw this book in the Recommended Page but it is a 500 page manual covering almost every endgame.
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I startwd studying it about 3 months ago, now I go to endgames with much more confidence. I would recommend it after studying Sheresevsky's Endgame strategy.
Kevin, the only bad thing of this book that it's not seperated for beginner, intermediate and advanced players... There are all together!
We will create endgames courses too.
Looking for Tips to tournament player
Good day, Avetik GM Grigoryan
Here i want to ask some questions,
1)how to avoid making blunder
2) how to stay focus during long time game, im abit flaw during some standard games
3) how to convert advantage from equal position.
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Thank you Kevin, for a super answer!
Modern Maroczy Analysis
My friend and I tried to find a line against the Modern Maroczy Bind ideas a long time ago.
What are your thoughts on our line?
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.Bg5 0-10.Qd2 a5 11.Rd1! (Only 11.0-0 and 11.b3 was discussed in the video) The idea behind this move is to play b3. Black cannot play ...a4 here because of 12.e5! 11...Be6 12.b3
White has more space and it is hard to find counterplay for Black.
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Hey Kevin!
After b3 you can play a4! Using the moment that white can't take Na4, e4 pawn hangs.
Then plans are the same. ab3 and Qa5 solving the problem of the queen.
By the way after Qd2 you can play Qa5 as well transposing to section 3 and play Be6,a6 b5 :)
Excellent question H. Below is a game I annotated with light notes that indicates the way for Black to get a fine game after your proposed 11.Rd1. The game may be a bit cumbersome to follow in text form, so I also attached the pgn for your convenience.
Lopez Martinez,Josep (2557) - Iturrizaga,E (2528) [B36]
XI Open Salou ESP (6), 10.05.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.Bg5 Bg7 9.Be2 0-0 10.Qd2 a5 11.Rd1 Be6 12.b3 a4! Yes, a4 is still possible and probably best. 13.e5!? This move has scored extremely well in practice, but analysis shows that with correct play Black is just fine. [13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nxa4 Bd7 15.Nc3 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Rxa2 17.Bd3 Qb6 18.0-0 Rfa8 19.Bb1 R2a3 20.Bc2 Qa5 21.Qxa5 R3xa5 22.f3 Ra2 23.Rf2 Be6 24.Bd3 Rxf2 25.Kxf2 Ra2+ 26.Kf1 g5 27.Rc1 Rd2 28.Be2 Rb2 29.Bd1 f5 30.Bc2 fxe4 31.fxe4 Kg7 32.Ke1 Ra2 33.Kd2 g4 34.Kc3 Ra5 35.Bd1 Kf6 36.g3 Ke5 37.Bc2 Rc5 38.Ra1 b5 39.Ra5 bxc4 40.Rxc5+ dxc5 41.bxc4 Bd7 42.Kd3 Bc6 43.Ke3 h5 44.Bb1 Ba4 45.Kd3 Bb3 46.Kc3 Bd1 47.Kd3 Bb3 48.Kc3 Ba4 49.Kd3 Kd6 50.Bc2 Bc6 51.Ke3 e5 ½-½ (51) Galkin,A (2608)-Maletin,P (2567) Krasnoiarsk RUS 2007;
13.0-0 Qa5 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nxa4 Qa7 16.Rfe1 Rfd8 17.Rc1 Rdc8 18.Rc2 Bd4 19.Bd3 Rc6 20.Rec1 Qa5 21.Rd1 Qa7 22.Bf1 Be5 23.Rdc1 h5 24.Nc3 Bxc3 25.Qxc3 b5 26.e5 bxc4 27.exd6 exd6 28.bxc4 Rac8 29.Qd2 Qa4 30.g3 Bxc4 31.Bg2 d5 32.Qd4 Qa5 33.h3 Re8 34.Rd2 Qc5 ½-½ (34) Sherwood,A (2187)-Gibbons,A (2085) ICCF 2016;
13.b4 Rc8 14.e5 dxe5 15.Qxd8 Rfxd8 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Nxa4 Nd7 18.Bxe7?! Ra8 19.Nc3 e4 20.Kd2 Ra3-+] 13...dxe5 14.Qxd8 Rfxd8 15.Rxd8+ Rxd8 16.Nxa4 Bd7 [16...h6!? 17.Be3 a) 17.Bd2 Nd7 18.Bf3 b6 19.Be3 f5 20.Bc6 e4 21.0-0 Ne5 22.Bb5 g5 23.Bxb6 Rd2 24.Nc5 Bf7 25.a4 Ng4 26.a5 Nxf2 27.Na4 Ng4 28.a6 Bd4+ 29.Bxd4 Rxd4 30.a7 Rd8 31.Bc6 e3 32.a8Q Rxa8 33.Bxa8 f4 34.Nc3 Ne5 35.g3 Ng6 36.Be4 e5 37.Bxg6 Bxg6 38.c5 Kf7 39.b4 Ke6 40.b5 Bd3 41.b6 Bxf1 42.b7 1-0 (42) Valsecchi,A (2459)-Petrov,V (2336) Kavala GRE 2015; b) 17.Bxf6 exf6 18.Bf3 Bf8 (18...Rd4! 19.Bxb7 Bxc4 20.bxc4 Rxc4³) 19.Ke2 Rb8 20.Nc3 f5 21.Bd5 Bb4 22.Bxe6 Bxc3 23.Bd5 Bb4 24.Rc1 Ba3 25.Rc2 Bc5 26.Rb2 Ba3 27.Rb1 Bb4 28.a3 Bd6 29.b4 b6 30.Rd1 Be7 31.Bc6 Rd8 32.Rxd8+ Bxd8 33.Kd3 Kf8 34.c5 bxc5 35.bxc5 Ke7 36.Kc4 Ke6 37.Kb5 e4 38.a4 Ke5 39.a5 Bc7 40.a6 Bb8 41.Kb6 1-0 (41) Bratkovic,S (2086)-Srebrnic,V (2184) Nova Gorica SLO 2014; 17...Bd7 (¹17...Nd7!? 18.Bf3 Rb8=) 18.Nb6 Bc6 19.f3 Nh5 20.Kf2 f5 21.Rd1 Rxd1 22.Bxd1 f4 23.Bc5 e4 24.b4 Bc3 25.b5 e3+ 26.Ke2 Be8 27.Nd5 Bd2 28.Bc2 e5 29.Bd6 Bf7 30.Be4 Ng7 31.Bxe5 g5 32.Nf6+ Kh8 33.Bd5 1-0 (33) Praggnanandhaa,R (2447)-Ashwath,R (2242) Dubai UAE 2017] 17.Nc3 Bc6 18.0-0 h6 19.Be3 Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Rd1 Ra8 22.Rd2 e6 23.Bf3 Bb1 24.a4 e4 25.Be2 Rb8 26.Rd7 Bc2 27.Bd1 Bxd1 28.Rxd1 Kf8 29.Bd4 Bxd4 30.Rxd4 Ke7 31.Rxe4 Rd8 32.Kf1 Rd1+ 33.Re1 Rd2 34.Re5 Kd6 35.Rb5 Kc6 36.b4 Ra2 37.a5 Ra1+ 38.Ke2 Ra2+ 39.Kf3 Ra3+ 40.Kf4 g5+ 41.Kg4 f5+ 42.Kh5 Ra2 43.Rb6+ Kc7 44.Kxh6 Rxf2 45.g3 Rxh2+ 46.Kxg5 Rg2 47.Rxe6 Rxg3+ 48.Kxf5 Rb3 49.Rb6 Rc3 50.c5 Rc4 51.Ke5 Rg4 52.Kd5 Rh4 53.a6 bxa6 54.Rxa6 Rxb4 55.Ra7+ Kb8 56.Rd7 Kc8 57.Kc6 Rh4 58.Rd6 Rh7 59.Rg6 Rc7+ 60.Kb6 Rb7+ 61.Ka6 Rb1 62.Rc6+ Kd7 63.Rb6 Rc1 64.Kb5 ½-½ [Kevin,D]
Black has more critical problems to solve in the line that runs: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.f3! so stay tuned for when those courses are released.
Chessbase
I have chessbase 15 and I want to train openings... how do I do this I have chess openings wizard which is really good but I paid for chessbase and I want to use it at full potential. This book is really helpful
but it doesn’t have what I’m looking for and it looks like chessbase can’t do what Opening wizard can do so I recommend
Ok so chess base has a training feature here is a demo of how to set it.
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Read the Chessbase manual
We use chessbase to prepare databases , edit them , create opening repertoire . Here is the section how to do that .
http://help.chessbase.com/CBase/15/Eng/index.html?000001.htm . With chessbase you can practice opening stuff using chessbase web app . So what you would do is Open any game in the line you want to practice in chessbase , then click on Training --> Openings App . That will load your current game in PC in a Chessbase web browser. make sure to create a Chessbase web a/c , so whatever work you do in webapp gets stored for future use . Once you load the game in browser you will find all the options you are looking for .
The specific feature you are looking for to train with a specific opening line in your desktop ( not web browser ) is probably part of Fritz 12 and onwards , or Chessbase other CHESS PLAYING product . Here is a sample training video how to do it in fritz in your desktop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4CLkMvr3bY
After watching the video on Opening Chess Wizard. I still don't understand what's so special about that program. You can just create an opening PGN on the opening you wish to play and that's about all you need for opening preparation. :)
You can use Online Database and Reference Database to help find the best moves in a certain position. I would also like to add that if you want to memorize a certain opening repertoire, Chessbase Web has a certain feature to help you with that and so does chessable.com and chesstempo.com
How to overcome a loss?
Hey, These days, I am having one regular issue and mostly all the tournaments I have been playing - Whenever I lose a game, I play the next few rounds very badly and sometimes losing also.
My question is: How can you come back from a loss you suffered?
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I like to use that as motivation to win my next few games!
Exploring
Hello Coach and ChessMood family,
Of course I usually stick to Chessmood openings but sometimes I like to play casual Chess with friends and play something different. I have been fooling around with The Modern/Pirc defence for black against e4 and the Bishop's Opening/Urusov's Gambit for white against e5. What are your thoughts on these openings? Are they classed as fundamental openings that can bring my level up? Thanks :)
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Hey Bobby!
Our PRO Member Roger is a big fan of Modern Pirc, he called it tiger opening :D :D :D
THat's cool, for getting 2000 Level its enough.
The problem, it's a passive opening, and you will not expand your chess skill with 100% with that.
From another point, is much easier to learn than Sicilian.
If your goal is to learn some openings and enjoy chess- that's fine.
But if it's more, than go to Sicilian.
About Urosov Gambit against e5, that's fine against players below 2000 ELO.
Later you will have problems...
Amazing blunder by Grischuk
Grischuk played unbelievable move Bh6??
What do you think, what's the reason?
Do you call it blunder or something else?
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It shows that he is a human being. Now a lot of moves like this. He was sure that The queen was covering h7-Square, but why was the Knight there? It's a blunder, normal on my level, very unusual on his level. Good to see in one way. Terrible in another.
When you play so much Chess and constantly staring at positions all day, it's easy to get blindsided.
I am willing to wager he intended Nf1 followed by Bh6, but after thinking about his moves, he tricked his mind into thinking he had already moved the knight, and made the bishop move.
I think you can look at a board so much and study the position until you confuse yourself and a blunder looks logical. I have done that before making a move I would never have made if I wasn’t studying the position too hard. I think there is a fine line in concentration before the mind plays overloaded.
I think Jay garrison explanation is perfect.
Grischuk thought he had the knight in other square As f1 :)
Okay :)
Here are my thoughts.
It's not a blunder. I don't call this as a blunder.
It's lack of concentration or too much pressure on the nervious system.
Especially when we look at how much time is left for Grischuk, we can imagine what a mental pressure he was during the game...
Takeaways:
1. Right Mood - Right Move!
Don't lose your concentration
2. Time management! This is a very important topic!
Fantastic queen sacrifice by Karthikeyan!
https://live.followchess.com/#!asian-continental-2019/-2050601901
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Wow Qxc3!
Amazing sacrifice, he seems to be very influenced by David Bronstein!
amazing positional understanding ... hats off .... I will watch this game few times every day sir ... the tricky Qa5 ... I have seen that in some of your videos as being referred as Tricky move . I was wondering that White will play h4, g4-g5 and Bishop have to leave h6... but what he still kept asking questions with so much piece play , even the ending is so good . Thank you sir for sending the link.
is it contagious ?
take a look at the game GM Mchedlishvili, M (2609) vs IM Rathnakaran,K (2338) 2nd Goa Open 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua4583wiPFA
Nice video by my friend Suren!
Modern Maroczy Bind - Section 5.
Just a friendly reminder as already mentioned in a previous thread, that the following important and challenging line was not included in Section 5 of the Modern Maroczy Bind:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.f3 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.Nd5!?
How should Black best proceed from here.
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Hey Kevin!
This and many other lines, as Caruana's Kf2 will be in the advanced course.
How to win in Catalan from Black?
What is the most fighting setup for Black in the Catalan?
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Adarsh, it's the line with Nc6 Rb8, or a6
Corrections
Dear Friends, Dear PRO Members!
I am adding this topic and kindly asking you to add here all your comments, where you feel there is a mistake in the course.
For every 1 hour course, we work many days, to try to provide you the best quality, but still we are human, and of course, there still will be some mistakes.
I will be just grateful if you add here the moments of the videos, where there is a mistake, and I will fix it.
Also, I love so much, that you watch the courses so carefully!
With best wishes,
GM Avetik
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Caro-kann panov alternatives to the endgame draw ?!
I defend with caro-kann and there is one line where i cant win with black. Its the panov attack where white play like this 1.e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 cxd5 Nxd5 8 Qb3 Bxf3 and white goes for the drawish endgame . My question is if i play a lower rated opponent and i would like to win is there a way to avoid that endgame and get a middlegame where i could outplay him. Maybe then i should just avoid the caro and play sicilian accelerated dragon it would be tough as i nver really pllayed sicilian and i have no experiewnce with it. Let me know what u think guys :)
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I like the idea 6...g6, followed by 7.Bg5 Be6!? Usually transposes to a Tarrasch with colors reversed, and it's not drawy at all,in the Main line, 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.c5, you'll have a strategically very complex middlegame where Black tries to prove that potential weakness of d4-pawn, his bishop pair, and kingside pawn mass is stronger than White’s structural advantages.
You can also take a look at 5...g6 or 5...Be6 ideas, they're very interesting and not giving the drawy endgame to a booked up opponent.
Qxd5 instead of cxd5 is interesting with a Scandinavian type of position.
I am agree with Jordi!
6...Be6 is a very interesting option!
Rossolimo with a3 b4
Hey all, when I say my coach about Rossolimo with b6 in the courses after b6 white plays Nh2 but my coach said that after b6 white has very interesting idea white plays a3 and after some move b4 and make some game on queenside... So what we must play when white plays with a3 and then b4?
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Well, check the Youtube link below to the game Wang Hao - Carlsen, World Blitz Championship 2018.
I know it's only a 3+2 minute game so I'm not sure how correct it all is, but Carlsen is Carlsen. :-) Especially since he had prepared the Nc6-Sicilian for the Wch match with Caruana. So he has probably checked this line more than just a little bit. ;-)
Also, his opponent wasn't exactly a pushover either (2700+) but still lost as white in 36 moves...
Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcj9FQ-WllI
Enjoy!
Raf
Rossolimo with 0-0-0
Hey all, I played this Rossolimo with white with 0-0-0 and I,d like to know when white goes 0-0-0 Black must play with 0-0 with attack on queenside or 0-0-0 with attack on center?
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Hey Suren, can you upload the game?
Chess Store is Launched!
Hey friends!
What's your most favorite design? :)
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Saw followed by gentlemen followed by the one that was the most popular
#SLP
Another lost position saved!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/3780172919
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Good job!
Jay, we have a special post SLP, so we collect all our SLPs there))
https://chessmood.com/forum/pro-members/slp
Awesome! I hate to lose so SLP is always great!
Fun Game!
There were a few errors where I tried to throw away the win, but a fun game non the less!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/3762160286
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Be6! :)
I like it Jay. Go on and on and on. ????
Another fun one!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/3782839479
Benko Gambit
Hey all,
I wanted to share a question in the Benko that I had from a game I played this last weekend in a tournament. I was playing black against a strong FM rated 2392, and ithe 5.Nc3 line he played 8. a4. I spent a good amount of my time trying to work this out and got myself in trouble first on the board and later on the clock.
Here are the moves : 1. d4, Nf6 2. c4, c5 3. d5, b5 4. cb, a6 5. Nc3, ab 6. e4, b4 7. Nb5, d6 8. a4
How can we best answer this move? I took the pawn, but didnt follow up well and got tied up.
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Hey Jay ! When you say "I took the pawn" is it ...Ne4 or ...ba3 en passant ?
Hi Jay,
This variation is the Nescafe Frappe Attack (lol) and we should take the e4 pawn with knight or just continue developing with g6 or Nbd7 but not bxa3. I added a pgn for details.
Mate! Perfect answer!
Game 6 Neutralizing opponent's attack
This is the position from my game. I was playing with white.
Black wants to play g5, g4 and start a dangerous attack.
How to neutralize the attack?
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Ne1 and f3 :)
I just watch the video : extremely convincing ! Congratulations.
This game taught me to act on the position, and not out of general considerations. Instead of 0-0, I had to play g5 or even a5!?, But my problem was that I didn’t assume that White could seriously fight for e5 square
