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Chess classics – games you must know
Dorian Rogozenco
As the author explains in the introductory video, knowing the classic games from the past enriches your chess understanding in general, and helps to improve the level of your own games.
Most videos represent the carefully selected material from the “Chess Classics” section from the editions 160-209 of ChessBase Magazine, completed with new material made especially for this video course. Apart from the 33 full games, the author presents a selection of important classical fragments, each of them providing instructive strategic or tactic ideas.
• Video running time: more than 8 hours (English)
• Thematic keywords for training purposes
Contents
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Von Bruehl - Philidor, 1783 (Exchange of pieces, Prophylaxis)
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De Labourdonnais - McDonnel, 1834 (Opposite coloured bishops, Initiative, Isolated queen's pawn, Attack against the king)
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McDonnel-De Labourdonnais, 1834 (Bishop pair, Back rank mate, creativity in tactical complications, Queen sacrifice)
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Anderssen-Kieseritzky, 1851 (The immortal game) (Deflection, Creativity in tactical complications, Queen sacrifice)
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Anderssen-Dufresne, 1852 (The evergreen game) (Positional pawn sacrifice, Decoy, Double check, Queen sacrifice)
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Morphy-Duke of Brunswick, 1858 (Pin, Queen sacrifice)
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Anderssen-Zukertort, 1869 (Plan, Positional pawn sacrifice, Attack against the king, Decoy, Queen sacrifice)
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Zukertort-Blackburne, 1883 (Opposite coloured bishops, Bishop pair, Prophylaxis, Plan, Deflection, Pin, Discovered attack)
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Englisch-Steinitz, 1883 (Exchange of pieces, Bishop pair, Plan, Conversion of an advantage)
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Steinitz-Sellman, 1885 (Blockade, Open file, weak squares)
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Steinitz-Chigorin, 1892 (Plan, Conversion of an advantage)
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Steinitz-Von Bardeleben, 1895 (Isolated queen's pawn, Positional pawn sacrifice, Calculation)
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Pillsbury-Lasker, 1896 (Prophylaxis, Attack against the king, Calculation, Elimination of the defender, Creativity in tactical complications)
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Chigorin-Lasker, 1899 (Bishop pair, Prophylaxis, Plan)
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Rubinstein-Teichmann, 1908 (Plan, Attack against the king, Decoy)
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Rubinstein-Salwe, 1908 (Centralisation, Exchange of pieces, Good bishop - bad bishop, Blockade, Prophylaxis, Plan, Conversion of an advantage, Weak pawn, Weak squares, Pin)
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Tarrasch-Schlechter, 1911 (Opposite coloured bishops, Bishop pair, Prophylaxis, Conversion of an advantage)
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Nimzowitsch-Salwe, 1911 (Centralisation, Bishop pair, Blockade, Weak squares, Attack against the king)
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Rubinstein-Schlechter, 1912 (Centralisation, Open file, Plan)
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Tarrasch-Teichmann, 1912 (Centralisation, Good bishop - bad bishop, Plan, Weak squares)
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Lasker Ed. -Thomas, 1912 (Decoy, Double check, Queen sacrifice)
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Nimzowitsch-Capablanca, 1914 (Open file, Positional pawn sacrifice)
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Lasker-Capablanca, 1914 (Centralisation, Prophylaxis, Open file, Plan, Weak pawn, Weak squares, Positional pawn sacrifice)
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Saemisch - Nimzowitsch, 1923 (Plan, Attack against the king)
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Alekhine-Rubinstein, 1923 (Initiative, Back rank mate, Pin)
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Bogoljubow-Capablanca, 1924 (Exchange of pieces, Good bishop - bad bishop, Plan, Weak pawn)
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Reti-Yates, 1924 (Plan)
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Reti-Alekhine, 1925 (Calculation, Deflection, Discovered attack, Creativitiy in tactical complications)
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Johner-Nimzowitsch, 1926 (Plan, Attack against the king, Decoy, Pin)
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Alekhine-Nimzowitsch, 1930 (Open file, Pin)
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Botvinnik-Vidmar, 1936 (Initiative, Plan, Isolated queen's pawn, Deflection, Elimination of the defender, Pin)
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Botvinnik-Alekhine, 1938 (Exchange of pieces, Open file, Weak squares)
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Botvinnik-Capablanca, 1938 (Plan, Positional pawn sacrifice, Attack against the king, Calculation, Deflection, Pin)
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Good bishop - bad bishop
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Opposite coloured bishops
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Conversion of an advantage
57
Positional pawn sacrifice
58
Attack against the king
62
Elimination of the defender
67
Creativity in tactical complications
