What can you learn from Carlsen-Karjakin Game-1?

There’s no doubt that the World Chess Championship started in a great manner on Friday, 11 November. In the first game, World Champion Magnus Carlsen played with White pieces, while the challenger Sergey Karjakin played with Black. If you missed our text analysis of this game, you can check it here.

And the coolest part is that Carlsen surprised everyone by playing the ‘TRUMP-ovsky’ opening.  Anyway, today we’ll look at the game in a more practical way. Our guest coach FM Marko Makaj has prepared a very instructive video analysis of the game for you.
In this video, you will learn some of the ideas used by Carlsen and Karjakin in this game, and Marko will explain to you about the thinking process of these players and their approach to their game.

He explains about the ‘uniqueness’ of the World Champion Magnus Carlsen, how he plays different/surprising moves (for instance, playing 2.Bg5) and, at the same time, making sure it’s not a bad move.

You can watch the video below:

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You can download the PGN of this game here.

About the author

Marko Makaj is from Croatia. He is a FIDE Master with an ELO of around 2350 and a chess trainer. He has held this title since 2008. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have time to play in tournaments in order to achieve the title of IM or GM. He has been working as a coach for over 15 years and many of his students have achieved great results.

Did you enjoy watching the video analysis by Marko Makaj? What are your thoughts about this game or, in general, about the World Championship 2016? Feel free to write in the comments below and discuss. 

Exploiting your opponent’s bad piece Part-2

A few days ago, our guest coach IM Boroljub Zlatanovic prepared a video lesson for you on the topic “Exploiting your opponent’s bad piece”. If you missed it, you can find it here. Today, we’re publishing the second part of the lesson.

This time, Boroljub will teach you with a game played between Alexander Kotov and Mark Taimanov – two very strong players from the Soviet Union. The game was played in the Zurich Candidates, 1953.

In this game, you will learn about the importance of regrouping your pieces (to make them active) and the crucial factor of making the right exchange of pieces (when you or your opponent have a bad/passive piece).

You can watch the video lesson by clicking HERE

Let’s make a quick summary based on what you will have learnt from the lesson:

Key points

• Finding the correct plan to realize a big positional advantage

• You should play on the flank opposite your opponent’s bad piece

• Disadvantages and consequences of a misplaced (passive) piece

• Importance of regrouping your pieces

• Eliminating your opponent’s active pieces

• How to make the correct exchange of pieces?

• And lots more

Author information

IM Boroljub Zlatanovic

Boroljub Zlatanovic is a Serbian International Master and professional chess trainer. He became a FIDE Master, and in 1995 was Youth Champion of Serbia and a member of the national youth team. He was a two-time champion of the University of Belgrade and won 10 Serbian Open Chess Tournaments.

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How to exploit your opponent’s bad piece?

“Help your pieces so they can help you”, said Paul Morphy, one of the greatest chess masters. Indeed, that’s true – you cannot play a chess game without your (active) pieces. It is essential, as having active pieces is considered a positional advantage.

So what happens when your (or your opponent’s) piece is not active but passive? True, this would be a positional disadvantage. Chess players often say that bad pieces are just spectators in the game. Where that bad piece is a bishop, it is considered a big pawn. Worst of all is having a passive piece –that is practically equivalent to a piece down.

Suggestion: you might like to study how to make use of important chess squares – click here.

Today, IM Boroljub Zlatanovic has prepared a video lesson for you on this topic. He will teach you with a game played between the ‘Endgame Master’ José Capablanca and William Winter.

In this lesson, you will learn about the disadvantages of having a bad piece, how to exploit it (if your opponent has one) and how trying to improve a bad piece costs time and material … and lots more.

You can watch the video lesson by clicking HERE

Below you will find the key points based on what you will have learnt from the lesson:

Key points

• Finding the correct plan to realize a big positional advantage

• You should play on the flank opposite to your opponent’s bad piece

• The very well-known and useful principle for a successful endgame (active pieces)

• When you don’t have active pieces, you cannot attack

• The power of an intermediate move

• Drawbacks to doubled pawns

• Converting positional advantage into material advantage

Author information

IM Boroljub Zlatanovic

Boroljub Zlatanovic is a Serbian International Master and professional chess trainer. He became a FIDE Master, and in 1995 was Youth Champion of Serbia and a member of the national youth team. He was a two-time champion of the University of Belgrade and won 10 Serbian Open Chess Tournaments.

Note: you may also like to study about “Transforming Advantages in Chess” – click here.

P.S. Have you ever exploited an opponent’s bad piece(s) and won the game? Let us know about it – please write in the comments below, as I’ll be very happy to read them. 

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The greatest chess game everyone MUST know

Millions of chess games have been played over the history of chess. But there is only a small percentage of games that will be the most influential, most important and most instructive. And every aspiring chess player simply MUST know these few games.

Today we will talk about one of them. It was a game played by the greatest player from the U.S. (probably together with Bobby Fischer), Paul Morphy.
In this video lesson, I will not only show this game of Morphy’s but will also explain the main ideas he used in it, so that you can do the same in YOUR own games!

For instance, in this game, you will notice that Morphy did not allow his opponent to play the moves on his mind. Rather, his opponent was only able to react to Morphy’s moves. Sounds like a magic trick, doesn’t it? 

In this lesson, you will learn about the following:

• three main rules that Morphy followed to devastate his opponents
• when to make a sacrifice
• how to determine whether or not a sacrifice is worthwhile
• evaluating a position
• and lots more

Another interesting fact is that Morphy understood these concepts and ideas 150 years ago! It is mind-blowing how he was able to do so, while many chess players of today still struggle to understand chess completely.

You can watch the video lesson below:

You can check the PGN of the game mentioned at the end of the video here.

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P.S. Did you enjoy this lesson? Please share this instructive lesson with your friends. Can you think of any other “greatest chess game(s)”? Feel free to comment below and discuss! :) 

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Improve Your Chess - 15 Tips

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I have made a video lesson "Improve Your Chess - 15 Tips". I hope you will enjoy watching the video. I hope by following these tips, you can easily improve your chess in an easy way. 

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How to play the opening stage? - Basic Opening Principles #1

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In this video, I am explaining you how to play the opening stage. I have talked about a key factor in the opening stage called the basic opening principles. The basic opening principles gives you an efficient and easy way to play the opening stage. Having that, you can play your middlegame stage easily and comfortably. 

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Kasparov's Webinar

Hello,

I have recently found an interesting and an amazing post in GM Igor Smirnov's blog
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The post is about an event regarding " The World’s Greatest Online Seminar of Success " and you can also find the link for the original post at the bottom of this post.

Here the post is :






" How does a consultation session with Garry Kasparov sound? Unbelievable? A chance you can’t miss? Well, regardless of how you think of it, one thing is for sure: it’s going to happen soon!


Just recently, a friend of mine brought this event to my attention. Dubbed as the World’s Greatest Online Seminar of Success, this exciting event goes beyond chess. Yes, this is an off-topic BUT I’m sure it’ll be highly useful anyway.
Aside from having good chess skills, having a strong personality is EXTREMELY important for winning tense competitions.

Nowadays, every chess player has ChessBase, Fritz, Rybka, and a ton of other chess books and resources. However, there are certain players that stand out from the rest…achieving much better results than others.
So you may be wondering: ”Why does this happen?”

Everybody has the same level access to outside resources (books, videos etc). But what makes one stand out from the crowd is what makes them up WITHIN – your psychological and mental approach.
Having a winner / champion’s psychology can positively affect your chess and your life as a whole.

Take a look at V. Topalov – the Bulgarian elite GM who’s famous for his uncompromising and entertaining style of play. He’s not as talented as ‘naturals’ like Anand, Carlsen, Kramnik, Nakamura, and others. However, thanks to his strong psychology and character combined with effective training, he became a World Champion.

Strong character and psychology is not something you can easily learn from a book. It is best learned from PEOPLE who have faced the challenges; persevered despite the adversities; and are now on top!
In light of that, the webinar “Keynote 2012” can be very valuable for your development, not just as a chess player BUT as a person. It’s dedicated to leadership, communication, management, and other useful skills.
Here’s its web-site: LINK (after clicking the link choose English language at the top-right side of the window)

You will witness HIGHLY successful people, including Garry Kasparov, reveal their roadmaps to success. Garry Kasparov will conduct the lecture: “How To Use Your God-Given Brain”.
Perhaps, this is NOT for everyone. As I have said, it’s not exactly about chess. But if you are interested in self-improvement and financial success – this is a great event for you.

Garry Kasparov will be joined by other 17 equally famous and successful speakers including:

+ The American billionaire Donald Trump
+ Self-development coach extraordinaire, Brian Tracy
+ Richard Branson (owner of 350 companies)
+ And many MORE!

Now the event is priced at $200. But I doubt you’ll ever get another chance to communicate with such highly successful people for so low price.

Of course, it all boils down to you. But if you’d ask me, it is worth $200 for sure. When I learned about it this morning, I subscribed right away.
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Note: This is NOT my event, and I have NO relation to it. Just like you, I’m only one of the listeners. So if you are interested or have any questions, please, forward them to the event organizers: LINK (after clicking the link choose English language at the top-right side of the window)
P.S. The price will go up after June the 30th. If you are interested, it’s better to act now. "

So I hope you enjoyed reading this and also if you are interested, you can JOIN!


Original post link : HERE

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Interesting chess puzzle - 2

World Chess Championship 2012 - Game 12 : Anand VS Gelfand

[Event "World Chess Championship, Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Gelfand, B."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2727"]


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. b3 d6 7. e5 Ng6 8. h4
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nd2 c4 11. Nxc4 Ba6 12. Qf3 Qd5 13. Qxd5 cxd5 14. Nxe5 f6
15. Nf3 e5 16. O-O Kf7 17. c4 Be7 18. Be3 Bb7 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Rfc1 a5 21. Bc5
Rhd8 22. Bxe7 1/2-1/2

World Chess Championship 2012 - Game 11 : Gelfand VS Anand

[Event "World Chess Championship, Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, B."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd7 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qe2 Bc6 11. Rd1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qa5 14. c4 cxd4
15. exd4 Qh5 16. Bf4 Rac8 17. Ne5 Qxe2 18. Bxe2 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rfd8 20. a4 Ne4
21. Rd3 f6 22. Bf4 Be8 23. Rb3 Rxd4 24. Be3 Rd7 1/2-1/2

World Chess Championship 2012 - Game 10 : Anand VS Gelfand

[Event "World Chess Championship, Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand , V."]
[Black "Gelfand, B."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2727"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Bb2 d6 8.
Nc4 d5 9. Ne3 d4 10. Nc4 Qxe4+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 Be6 13. d3 Nf6 14. Nbd2
O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Be7 16. Kf1 Rhe8 17. Ba3 Nd5 18. Ne4 Nb4 19. Re2 Bxc4 20. bxc4
f5 21. Bxb4 cxb4 22. Nd2 Bd6 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Nb3 c5 25. a3 1/2-1/2

World Chess Championship 2012 - Game 9 : Gelfand VS Anand

[Event "World Chess Championship, Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, B."]
[Black "Anand , V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2791"]


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7
15. c4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Bh4 Qd6 19. c5 bxc5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21.
Bh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxd6 Rxc1+ 23. Rd1 Rec8 24. h3 Ne5 25. Qe2 Ng6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 Rc7 29. Qb2 Kg7 30. a4 Ne7 31. a5 Nd5 32. a6 Kh7 33. Qd4 f5
34. f4 Rd7 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Qh8 Nf6 37. Qb8 h5 38. Kh4 Kh6 39. Qb2 Kg6 40. Qc3
Ne4 41. Qc8 Nf6 42. Qb8 Re7 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 fxg4 45. Qe5 Ng8 46. Qg5+ Kh7
47. Qxg4 f6 48. Qg2 Kh8 49. Qe4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

World Chess Championship 2012 - Game 8 : Anand VS Gelfand

[Event "World Chess Championship, Moscow"]
[Date "2012.05.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Gelfand , B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2727"]


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. Nec3 Nh5 8. Bg5
Bf6 9. Bxf6 exf6 10. Qd2 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. g4 Re8+ 13. Kd1 Bxb1 14. Rxb1 Qf6
15. gxh5 Qxf3+ 16. Kc2 Qxh1 17. Qf2 1-0