This is a miniature. Black fall into a known trap of the Caro Kann. A must position to know if you play e4 and allow the Caro Kann Defense. This is a excellent game to show beginner chess students. A great game to highlight, the different pinning possibilities. The absolute pin and the relative pin.

This is our second video exploring the Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation. In this video we examine move six Be2. One of Black main goal is to sacrifice on c3. Giving up the exchange for the initiative. Check it out!

The Sicilian Najdorf is one of Black most explosive opening. Modern Chess Opening calls it the Rose Royce of chess opening. In this video we will examine games in which White castles Queenside and Kingside. Black must play accurately to equalizes. Although, Black’s position is solid, he must be careful of White’s Kingside attack. This opening is was made famous by Bobby Fischer.

The Sicilian Najdorf Lipnitzky Attack was featured no less than nine times in the PCA World Chess Championship, Nigel Short and Gary Kasparov, 1993. Black must to be really careful in the early stages of this opening, always making sure the e6 square is covered. Short had Kasparov on the ropes in a couple of games, but Gary found a way to save the half point. If you like to grab the initiative from the very beginning, this opening is for you.

The Sicilian Defense Najdorf, Opocensky variation can gives Black trouble. The second player need to understand critical squares if he wants to equalize in this opening. Watch video Now.

The number one chess player, Magus Carlson, plays Anish Giri in an complicated Grünfeld Defense. Carlson’s plans are uncovered by Giri early in the game. Giri takes the initiative, but Carlson refused to back down. Who will win this battle?

The American Super Grandmaster Nakamura performance at the Tata Steel Tournament is over 2900. He is leading the tournament and stepping on anyone who gets in his way. In the tenth round he faced the French Champion, Super Grandmaster Maxime Vachier Largrave. The game was a Gruenfeld Defense. The double edge defense used by champions of the past and present. Maxime gets cut by Naka’s slicing moves. A convincing victory by

This is an exciting game between two great attacking players. In a complicated Semi-Slav, Shirov goes wrong. Although, this is understandable because he is not having a great tournament. The World Champion reacts quickly to Shirov mis-calculations. Anand jumps on Shirov and began to rip him apart with wing and center combinations. Shirov was unable to recover from the head shots and body blows. Enjoy!!!

A great game by Naka. He destroyed Black queenside in a complicated Semi-Slav. His moves was forceful and on target. Smeets survived until the endgame, but he was to shaken to recover from The Naka left hook to the body, follow by a upper cut to the chin. Well done Nakamura!!!

Alexei Shirov vs Alexander Grischuk, Tata Steel Tournament. Shirov plays a main line of the Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen variation. Grischuck responded appropriately. He makes one mistake and Shirov is all over him. Obtaining a better middle game and finally converts his material advantage into a full point. Grischuk mistake, instead of Bc5, Bf6 keeps his kingside intact.