Amazing game by Hans Niemann (white vs Caro Kann)

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Game played in November 2023 in the Tournament of Peace, in Croatia Here is the link to this specific game https://www.chess.com/events/2023-tournament-of-peace/05/Niemann_Hans_Moke-Zelcic_Robert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgJLEOld59E

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Maintaining high concentration levels in a long chess game (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYSizG_zX2c Maintaining high concentration levels in a long chess game, especially one lasting 3 hours or more, requires careful preparation and a disciplined approach. Here are some tips to help you stay focused and perform your best: 1. Physical Preparation: Get a good night's sleep before the game to ensure…

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Catalan opening for white

Videos for Catalan opening   Intro to Catalan - Hanging Pawns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mAzxJRHpk   20 ideas Catalan players should know - from Sam Asaka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sndM2ookeTs   Gotham Chess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMuvv1HksL4   OneShot Chess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bRnAp5JlAg   Mat Kolosowski https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SPCVBw8Yrc   Robert Ramirez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3WZRnALLRU   Caleb Denby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qsEEBbNGB8 William Jones Chess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTilAzLqgLk   Puzzles…

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Caro-Kann Defense for black

Here is a list of videos about Caro-Kann defense for black   Perunovic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZdEP3jYcg   Chess pathways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6eOfa_IAOM   Tartakower variation of the main line Chessgeek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsnITf68J5w   Robert Plunket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAOj4VfHEEc   Naroditsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPVp5TWZR0w Hanging Pawns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6qOZIlbE0   Gotham Chess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebfzL_GwiIE       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhEYlXtwJG4     Bad Bishop chess…

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King’s Indian Defence as black

  1. NM Robert Ramirez - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCmsHfrcBBc 2. Daniel Naroditsky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQHOIgVhyow 3. The Chess Website - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtGLHip7yk4 4. Hanging Pawns - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mND6TK5dSKQ 5. Hikaru Nakamura - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0yqb9VMhJU 6. Alex Banzea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfrcHbdGzZE   7. Chess Page 1   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XyayUs6J1M

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King’s Indian Defence as white – videos

  A small collection with videos on how to play as White against King's Indian Defence 1. Anna Cramling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYybLlDVCLY 2. Hanging Pawns - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqJkqqPMm8E 3. GM Varuzhan Akobian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h80Mu4N6oYI 4. Caleb Denby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6vEp8IXumM 5. GM Ben Finegold - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5SKR3axp3E 6. IM Bill Paschall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_-rY85p0ZQ 7.…

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27 puzzles to climb lichess rating from 1800 to 2000

Youtube won't let me publish videos longer than 15 minutes, so here is a climb from 1800 to 2000 in lichess.org puzzles in 3 parts: Total is 38 minutes, split into three videos as below. The sound is not very clear, as this is my very first video. I will…

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Greatly missed opportunities with black vs much better players. Lessons learned from OTB classical chess.

Three examples with black against opponents 250-350 points higher. I 've started playing classical chess in September 2021 for the very first time in my life. I played 39 games in 15 months. Previously, I had been occasionally playing online only, and mostly blitz. I played a few classical games…

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King’s Indian Defence – Hikaru Nakamura and Garry Kasparov games. Masters of the KID

This is the initial set-up of the King's Indian Defence. and this is the mainline after 4 moves. Here, I have gathered 15 games in chronological order (from 2011 to 2020) that Hikaru Nakamura played King's Indian Defence. Mostly as black, and a few as white. He did that with…

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