Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Sicilian Accelerated Dragon (B34-B39) - Opening Theory



Sicilian Accelerated Dragon Resources

Wikipedia Page
Like the standard Dragon Variation, Black develops his bishop to g7 in the Accelerated Dragon. The difference is that Black avoids playing ...d7-d6, so that he can later play ...d7-d5 in one move if possible. For example, if White tries to play in the style of the Yugoslav Attack with 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2, 8...d5! equalizes immediately. When White does play 5.Nc3, it is usually with the idea of continuing 5...Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 0-0 8.Bb3 (forestalling any tricks involving ...Nxe4 and ...d5), followed by kingside castling.


The critical test of Black's move order is 5.c4, the Maróczy Bind. White hopes to cramp Black's position by impeding the ...d7-d5 and ...b7-b5 pawn thrusts. Generally, this line is less tactical than many of the other Sicilian variations, and play involves much strategic maneuvering on both sides. After 5.c4, the main line runs 5...Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 and now 7...0-0 or 7...Ng4 is most frequently

Variations
B34 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Exchange variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 Nxc6
B34 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Modern variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3
B35 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Modern variation with Bc4
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4
B36 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Maroczy bind
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4
B36 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Gurgenidze variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6
B37 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 5...Bg7
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7
B37 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Simagin variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Nc2 d6 7.Be2 Nh6
B38 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 6.Be3
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 6.Bg7 Be3
B39 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, Breyer variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 6.Bg7 Be3 7.Nf6 Nc3 8.Ng4

BOOKS(Free)

Internet Archive

Chess Developments: The Sicilian Dragon by David Vigorito- 323 Page
Dismantling the Sicilian: A Complete Repertoire for White by Jesus de la Villa - 336 Page
500 Sicilian Miniatures Collection II By Bill Wall Xxxxx - 109 Page


Sicilian Chessable Courses

Short & Sweet: Accelerated Dragon - FREE CHESSABLE COURSE -  33 Trainable Lines w/1.5 hr Video   FM Kamil Plichta

Short & Sweet: Giri's Dragon Sicilian  - FREE CHESSABLE COURSE -  24 Trainable Lines w/41 Min Video  GM Anish Giri

Extensive & Detailed Sicilian repertoire (preview/Free Version) - FREE CHESSABLE COURSE - 26 Trainable Lines (Course Built around Acc. Dragon)


Sicilian Acc. Dragon Chess Articles

The Accelerated Dragon: How to Play It as White and Black - Opening Guide - Chessable Blog
The Accelerated Dragon: Crush White with the Sicilian Defense - GM Damian Lemos
      (Nice In depth Article with 3 Videos Embedded by GM Lemos 1.5 hrs worth)
The Sicilian Defense – Accelerated Dragon - GM Marian Petrov (13 Min Video Embedded)


How Wojo Won : Accelerated Dragon - USCF Article by Jonathan Hilton


The Chess Mind Blog (FM Dennis Monokroussos)
Bologan Stole My Novelty! (Sort of.)
Accelerated Dragon: An Update

Sicilian Accelerated Dragon LiChess Studies

Hyper-Accelerated Dragon Repertoire  - 46 Chapter Study ( This is a complete, in-depth opening repertoire for the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon as black, suitable for players of all levels.) 
Accelerated Dragon - 5 Chapter Study
Sicilian Defense (Accelerated Dragon) - 5 Chapter Interactive Study (Can practice opening)

365Chess.com

 Accelerated Dragon Page - Click link to Var You want and Master Games Appear.

 

Tactics Puzzles - From Games

CHess puzzles from the Sicilian, Accel. Fianchetto, Modern Variation 7.Bc4 (ECO B35).
CHess puzzles from the Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation (ECO B39)


Sicilian Acc. Dragon Chess Video Lessons

The hyper accelereted dragon sicilian defense  from A to Z explained - 42 Video Playlist - Jozarov Chess Channel
Hyper Accelerated Dragon - 21 Video Playlist  - FM James Canty III
Accelerated dragon GM Damian lemos - 9 Video Playlist - GM Damian Lemos
How to play the Accelerated Dragon - 17 Video Playlist - NM Jesse James
The Accelerated Dragon 🐲 - Destroy White with the Sicilian Defense! - GM Perelshteyn -  23 Min
How to Play the Sicilian Accelerated Dragon with NM James Canty III - 65 Min
Tactics in The Sicilian Dragon 🐉 IM Valeri Lilov - 49 Min
Dominate the Opening as Black with the Accelerated Dragon! - GM Roman Dzindzichashvili - 18 Min
The Accelerated Dragon ⎸Sicilian Defense Theory - 24 Min
Opening Defenses: Accelerated Dragon - GM Yasser Seirawan - 49 Min
Learn Accelerated Dragon with GM Alex Fier - 35 Min
Accelerated Dragon vs Dragon, The Difference and How to Use it - 15 Min



Sicilian Acc. Dragon Game Videos (W/Analysis)

Sicilian Accelerated Dragon - 8 Video Playlist - Chessbase india
Accelerated Dragon - 24 Video Playlist  - Assorted Sources
Sicilian Defence: Accelerated Dragon - Chess Opening - 31 Video Playlist - Kingscrusher


De Vreugt vs Tiviakov - 9 min video (Annotated Game)
Adams vs Plaskett (1989)- 7 Min Video (Annotated Game)
Nijland vs Michaud - 10 Min Video (Annotated Maroczy Bind)

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Zugzwang - Chess Tactics

 

ZugZwang Chess Resources

A situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect or A situation in a chess game in which a player is forced to make an undesirable or disadvantageous move.

 Good sized page on this topic with history and examples.


BOOKS (FREE)

Zugzwang - Chess Tactics -9 page PDF )  I Belive this is a chapter from some book.
Chess zugzwang puzzles 1 to 10 -  8 page PDF


ZugZwang Chess Articles 

What is Zugzwang and How Can You Win Chess Games With This Idea - Nice Article (In Depth)
Zugzwang Article - by GM Julio Becerra on Chess.com
Chess Puzzles: The Art of Zugzwang - Article by GM Lubomir Kavalek


Zugzwang in Chess (The Beginner’s Guide) - Chessable Blog Guide (In-Depth)

Zugzwang in Chess: Everything You Need To Know - Article w/ Embedded Video Lesson

Zugzwang: How It Works and Why It Matters in Chess - GM Igor Smirnov

ZugZwang LiChess Studies


Zugzwang Hard and Nice Puzzles - 13 Chapter Interactive Study
Zugzwang.Exercises - 11 Chapter Interactive Study
Paul Morphy zugzwang puzzle variations - 18 Chapter Interactive Study


Game Databases

Collection of 34 Games -  extraordinary examples featuring Zugzwang from Chessgames.com 
Zugzwang Greats !! - 36 Games


Tactics

LiChess ZugZwang Tactics Trainer - 26,262 Puzzles

Zugzang Chess Video Lessons

What is Zugzwang In Chess? 🎓 Beginner Chess Lessons - GM Damian Lemos - 15 Min

What Is "Zugzwang" In Chess? - 5 Min

Chess.com: Endgame Technique; Zugzwang - 4 Min
Chess Endgames: Using Zugzwang!  -8 Min Video (by IM Kostya Kavutskiy)

Saemich vs Nimzovich (1923) - 10 min Video (The Immortal Zugzwang Game)
Alekhine - Nimzowitsch - 11 Min Video (With a Zugzwang Theme) 

Rook vs Pawn Endgame Study - (1928 Reti Endgame Study with Zugzwang)

Most Incredible Zugzwang Of All Time?! - 22Min - IM Danny Rensch


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Torre Attack (A46 - A48 D03) - Chess Opening Theory

 

Torre Attack Chess Resources



The Torre Attack is a system opening for white in the Queen’s Pawn Opening, known for its distinctive setup of d4-Nf3-Bg5 within the first three moves, tailored to counter various responses by black.

or the Tartakower Variation in the Queen's Pawn Game (ECO code D03):

or the Torre Attack in the East Indian Defence (ECO code A48):

or the Torre Attack in the Indian Defence (ECO code A47):



BOOKS (Free)

Short & Sweet: Torre Attack - FREE Chessable Course  (30 Trainable Variations) With 72 Min of Video) (Use the movetrainer to practice Opening after learning it)
Beating The Anti- Kings Indians   -  193 page PDF


Torre Attack Chess Articles

Torre Attack – The Ultimate Opening Guide for White & Black  - Chessable Blog Extensive Article

Torre Attack  - Chess pathways Article w/12 min Embedded Video

Become a Lumbeerjack with the Torre Attack!   - Chessbase Article 

Play The Awesome Torre Attack - IM Alberto Chueca 

Torre Attack - ChessDoctrine.com Guide  (Really Nice Guide)


Torre Attack LiChess Studies

Torre Attack Masterclass - 2 Chapters ( Annotated games. A Lasker game and Kasparov Game)

Colle - Torre - London Systems - 17 Chapters ( Nice Study w/ A bunch of Model Games)

The Torre Attack -  8 Chapter Study (Real Well Done.)

torre attack  - 7 Chapter Study

Destroy the Anti-Torre Attack - 5 Chapters


Games Databases

Chessgames.com (View Games Online)

GM Jan Timman Plays the Torre - 11 Games to View
Torre Attack - 572 Games to View

365Chess.com

A46: Queen's pawn game 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 - 182,000 Games
A48: King's Indian, East Indian defence 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6  - 76,000 Games
D03: Torre attack (Tartakower variation) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5  - 6125 Games

Annotated Games

Carlos Torre vs EM. Lasker (Moscow 1925)
Carlos Torre vs Friedrich Saemisch (Moscow 1925)
NM Aaron Kahn (2291) - NM Victor Shen (2265) (2008 US Chess League ((Game 4 on this page))
Arthur Bernard Bisguier - James T. Sherwin (1955)


Torre Attack Chess Video Lessons


U1400: the London, the Colle, and the Torre Attack, with GM Ben Finegold - 52 Min

The Torre Attack - Plans, Structures, Patterns, Variations · Chess Openings - 55 Min - Hanging pawns

Opening Repertoire || Torre Attack - 24 Min - Chess Lessons

Understand the Torre Attack - Setups with ...h7-h6 followed by ...g7-g5 & Rare Systems - 1.5 Hr - GM Papaioannou (Nice Lesson)

Beat the KID and the Grunfeld with the Torre attack! - 22 Min

Opening Repertoire || Torre Attack - 25 Min
The Torre Attack 12 Min

Black vs. Torre Attack

How to crush the Torre Setup -  8 Min - Robert Plunketts Chess lab


Torre Attack Game Videos (w/analysis)

The Torre Attack Collection  - 6 Video Playlist  - kingscrusher
Torre Attack  - 11 Video Playlist  - Axon Chess Academy (All 11 games are IM Andrew Martin)


Torre Attacking | IM Bartholomew vs. NM Vinesh Ravuri - 33 Min IM Bartholomew
Torre Attack 1 - 8 Min  (Analysis of a 5 min Blitz Game)
Torre Attack 2 - 10 Min (Analysis of a Corresp. Game)


PGN Game Downloads

TorreAttack.pgn - 1736 Games (U of Pitt Archive)



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Monday, July 20, 2009

Ruy Lopez - (C70) Norwegian Defence or Wing Variation (Opening Theory)

Ruy Lopez Norwegian Defense Chess Resources


The Norwegian Defence (also called the Wing Variation ), is an aggressive but time-consuming alternative for Black. The game follows 3...a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5. The goal of the opening is to eliminate the white bishop. A speculative sacrifice (Nightingale Gambit) is now 6.Bxf7+?!, which drives the black king out, but with accurate play, Black is supposed to be able to consolidate his extra piece.


Ruy Lopez (Wing Variation) Articles

Ruy Lopez - Norwegian Defense - Chess.com Article by IM Jeremy Silman (Article is on the Speculative Sacrifice 6. Bxf7? Nightingale Gambit by White) 
Sverre's Chess Corner Blog - Blog Posts by Norwegian Player Sverre Johnsen (and Author of THE RUY LOPEZ: A GUIDE FOR BLACK) on this Ruy Lopez Variation. (About 10 posts dealing with Different aspects of this Variation) 
Norwegian Defense - Interesting Stuff -  Article on a guys games with it.


Ruy Lopez Norwegian Defense Video Lessons

Surprise Weapon Against the Ruy Lopez (Norwegian Variation) - 6 Min
Trick The Ruy Lopez with The Norwegian Variation. - 9 Min
Chess Openings: Ruy Lopez - Norwegian Def. - 16 Min
Norwegian Defense Secret Weapon 1 FM Yuriy Krykun - 10 Min
Game Videos
Ruy Lopez Norwegian Defense Stockfish14 vs Itself - 7 Min



Monday, July 6, 2009

Chess Pattern Recognition - Tactics

 Pattern Recognition Resources


BOOKS (Free)

Basic Checkmate Patterns MoveTrainer™ Tactics course by CraftyRaf & IM John Bartholomew - FREE Chessable Course

🕒 Lesson 1: Anastasia's mate, Greco's mate, Arabian mate, Hook mate,Vuković's mate, and Smothered mate
🕒 Lesson 2: Suffocation mate, Corner mate, Morphy's mate, Pillsbury's mate, Lolli's mate and Opera/Mayet's mate
🕒 Lesson 3: Damiano’s mate, Max Lange’s mate, Damiano’s Bishop mate, Dovetail / Cozio’s mate, Swallow’s tail / Gueridon mate, and David & Goliath / pawn mate
🕒 Lesson 4: Boden's mate, Balestra mate, Double knights and double bishops mate, Blackburne's mate, and the blind swine mate.
🕒 Lesson 5: Epaulette mate, Back rank mate, Lawnmower mate, Triangle mate, Killbox mate, Fool's mate, Scholar's mate and Legal's mate. 

(This is a pretty simple course you Can do in about 10-15 Mins. Use the MoveTrainer to Practice all of these problems a couple times a day until they become second nature)

(Really Cant beat this if you want to learn a bunch of these patterns. Can use there Movetrainer to practice all of these patterns)


Articles on Chess Patterns

Articles on Chess.com by GM Gregory Serper 
 (This is a nice set of Articles of patterns you see in games)
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know Part One 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know. Part Two. 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know. Part Three. 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know. Part Four. 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know. Part Five. 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : That vulnerable f7 pawn...
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : Pin, unpin...
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : The Dangerous Diagonal
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : The Dangerous h-file Part 1 
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : The Dangerous h-file Part 2 

Kenilworth Chess Club Mating Patterns 1 - Mate with Bishop & Rook 

The Complete Checkmate Patterns List (with examples) - GM Avetik 
(37 Checkmating Patterns w/ explination and Example)


LiChess Studies 
(Some Really Nice Studies Here to Learn Each Pattern)

Mating Patterns - 27 Chapter Interactive Study (Well Done)

Some Mating Patterns - 15 Chapter Interactive Study 

Anderson Mate Patterns - with Different pieces (15 Chapter)

Blackburn, Anderssen, Lolli  Mates - 27 Chapter Interactive Study

Checkmate Patterns Named - 50 Chapter Interactive Study (Most all Patterns Here!)


Chess Videos on Pattern Recognition 

 (Mating patterns, Tactical Patterns, Strategic Patterns and Endgame Patterns) 

@1:23 Mate pattern #1 - Anastasia mate @6:30 Mate pattern #2 - Boden's mate @10.28 Mate pattern #3 - Blackburne's mate (called Stefansson mate in the video) @13:32 Tactical pattern #1 - Undefended bishop on b7 in hedgehog type positions @20:53 Strategic pattern #1 - Gligoric's pawn sacrifice @33:33 Technical pattern #1 - Self pushing rook + two pawns @36:06 Technical pattern #2 - Queen ending, pushing and defending against checks

@1:25 Mate pattern #4 - Anand's mate: Qf3 + h-file battery @8:45 Mate pattern #5 - Bacrot's mate: Qf7 + check on h-file @14:04 Mate pattern #6 - Stellwagen mate: Ba7-g1 diagonal,pawn g4, Qh3 mates Kg2 @19:18 Mate pattern #7 - Arabic mate (Kramnik mate in video) Rg8 or h7 with Nf6 mates Kh8 Endgame pattern #1 - Philidor positon plus thoughts on f- and g- pawns in R+p vs R

Exercises from previous videos @3:46 Strategical pattern #2 - Anand's King @20:20 Tactical pattern #2 - Loman's move @27:43 Tactical pattern #3 - Knight on the rim

Tests from earlier PR videos @6:48 Tacitcal pattern #4 - Petrosian's move @17:52 Tactical pattern #5 - Protecting b2 @23:28 Mate pattern #8 - The Karpov choke

1. Exercises from previous PR's 2. @11:33 Shutting down Spassky 3. @25:36 Engels' Superpawn


               LIchess Study games  - Game Examples from thisVideo




                    Game With This Pattern - 14 Min
                    Another Video of This Pattern - 16 Min



Monday, June 29, 2009

The Colle System D05 - Opening Theory

 

Colle System Chess Opening Resources


Wikipedia Page 
A good tool for avoiding book variations, for blitz play , or for forcing opponents to think for themselves early on. These days it is considered totally innocuous, and is rarely seen at Master level or above.
Colle system
D05 Sub-variants:

Queen's pawn game
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6

Queen's pawn game, Zukertort variation
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. b3

Queen's pawn game
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3

Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3
Colle system

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 



BOOKS (Free)


The Rubinstein Attack - A Chess Opening Strategy for White - 25 page PDF book by Eric Schiller
(Known by many names including Colle with b3, Modern Colle, Yusupov-Rubinstein Variation,
Rubinstein Opening, Zukertort-Rubinstein Opening and Zukertort-Yusupov Opening)


Colle Chess Articles

Quick-Start Guide to the Colle Zukertort, a Chess Opening System for Players of Any Strength - article on Chess.com (Opening Guide)
1.d4 d5 Black Repertoire - Lecture -Kenilworth Chess Club Lecture by FM Steve Stoyko
Colle System: A Simple, Strong Opening Choice - Chessable Blog Opening Guide 


Colle System (Underrated Opening)  - opening Guide w/ Embedded Video - Remote Chess Academy
Colle System Chess Opening Part-2 - Remote Chess Academy

Play The Solid Colle System!  - Opening Guide - IM Alberto Chueca


Colle Lichess Studies 


Colle Study  - 8 chapters
Colle System  - 4 Chapter Study (50 hearts)
Basics of The Colle system - 7 Chapter Study


Colle and Colle–Zukertort System  - 6 Chapter Study (45 hearts) (Annotated Games)
Colle system Zukertort variation (b3 variation) - 4 Chapter Study 

Listudy 

Colle-Zukertort System - Short and Sweet Intro  -  15 Chapters to Study and Practice w/Tests

Puzzles


LiChess Colle Puzzles - 3131 Puzzles

Chessgames.com

Queen's Pawn Game (D05) 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 e3 e6 - 2194 games 
Colle System Classics (Koltanowski variation)  - 21 Games
D05/A46_Colle Zukertort (the b3-Colle)  - 115 Games
Queen's Pawn Game (D05)   - 15 Annotated games


Colle Chess Video Lessons

Phoenix Attack Variation of the Colle System - 10 Min
The Zukertort Variation of the Colle System - 10 Min Video
Best Chess Openings 😲 Colle-Zukertort System - 15 Min GM Polgar
Colle Zukertort System | Great Opening to improve as a Chess player - 33 Min NM Ramirez
How to Play the Colle Zukertort || Basic Tips and Tricks - 11 Min NM Lei
Simon Williams - The Colle-Koltanowski System - 10 Min GM Simon Williams
Chess Stream #65 A Lesson in the Colle-Zukertort System - 40 Min GM Simon Williams
Win with the Colle Opening by IM Andrew Martin - 15 Min
Colle system pt1: Whites plan against annoying Bf5 - 15 Min
Colle system pt2: Whites plan against annoying Bg4 - 10 Min
Colle system pt3: Whites plan against annoying 3..g6 - 11 Min
Opening Basics #36: Colle system - 40 Min
Opening Basics #37: Colle-Zukertort system - 64 Min


Colle Chess Traps

Colle System: A simple opening trap -  4 Min
Opening Traps in Colle System | Rubinstein vs Blumenfeld | Sankt Petersburg 1906 - 15 Min

St Louis Chess Club Video Lessons

Club Players Love the Colle and Sveshnikov | Two Wrongs Make a Knight - 46 Min

Colle System  - 16 Video Playlist  - Chess School


PGN Game Downloads

Colle-pg.zip - 790 Games from the U of Pitt archive


Dark forest with Chess pieces walking down a path with famous Michael Tal Quote.