Archive for category: Chess Tips

CKT 063: Kramnik in Top Form

3 August, 2009 (11:28) | Chess Tips | By:

Intermediate – Middle Game: From the game Arkady Naiditsch – Vladimir Kramnik, Dortmund 2009. Black plays and wins.

CKT 060: Female Diversion.

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Easy – Middle Game: From the game Jakob Rosanes vs. Adolf Anderssen, 1863. Black plays and wins.

CKT 061: The weak link.

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Difficult – Middle Game: From the game Alexandra Kosteniuk – Shen Yang, Beijing 2008. White plays and wins. True strategical thinking required.

CKT 062: Remember Saavedra?

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Difficult – Study: A very beautiful 1924 chess study by Troitsky. In this short video, Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk shows you how to solve it to the end, you will enjoy it for sure.

CKT 056: Close the Door.

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Easy – Middle Game: Black plays and wins. From the game Romieux – Kosteniuk, Paris 2008.

CKT 057: Unavoidable.

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Easy – Middle Game: From the Book of Stamma, 1737.
White plays and wins.

CKT 058: Don’t hurry. Think!

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Difficult – Study: A difficult study by Kubbel from 1925. White plays and wins. The goal is simple: mate the Black King or win the Black Queen. It’s forced.

CKT 059: Go home early

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Intermediate – Opening: From the game Sangla – Karpov, 1968. Black plays and wins.

CKT 055: Miracles almost happen.

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Intermediate – Middle Game: A position from the game GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk. What would have happened, had Maxime played 1. h8 = Q?

CKT 053: Energetic Teamwork

27 July, 2009 (12:16) | Chess Tips | By:

Intermediate – Middle Game: A key position from the game Aronian – Van Wely, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008. White plays and wins.