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Nuke the Sicilian! How to Sac Your Queen on Move Six and Win by LM Dana Mackenzie
Or "How I got recruited by GMs Kraai & Friedel for my first ChessLecture."
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How To Play With Your King In The Center by GM Leonid Kritz
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Join GM Leonid Kritz in this entertaining examination of an unusual battle between 2 of the best GM Topalov GM Aronian.
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Not All Who Wander Are Lost!
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And don't miss "A Brilliant King Walk by FM Dennis Monokroussos"

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Candidates 2026 Preview: Giri Traps Nakamura's Exchange by GM Perelshteyn As we eagerly await the 2026 FIDE Candidates, GM Perelshteyn goes over a game where Anish Giri outplays Hikaru Nakamura in a complex middlegame. https://t.co/CRylYe6lt7

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As we launch our daily newsletter on 3/27/2026 today is the opening ceremony and drawing of lots for the most important tournament of the year - the FIDE Candidates 2026 https://t.co/6jATzqFzsF #Chess2026 #FIDECandidates, #CandidatesTournament

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NEW M May 6 https://t.co/XhGaR9f2X0 #GMKramnik demonstrates amazing positional & attacking skills in a rapid game. 1st, he out-prepares a younger opponent in sideline of the English. 2nd, he methodically builds up the pressure on the queenside & gains a vital d6-outpost. #Chess

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NEW T Dec 26 Refuting the Halloween Gambit!
Are you scared by the annoying #HalloweenGambit? #GMPerelshteyn shows you an instructive way to sacrifice some material back to catch up in development. A few accurate moves and White finds themselves totally lost! #Chess

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NEW Mon Dec 25 Will at the World Senior 2023 - Part 4 by #IMPaschall
When surprised in the opening with White, IM Paschall is able to draw upon his knowledge from other openings, such as the King's Indian Defense and Benoni. #Chess #WorldSeniorChess

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NEW VIDEO for Fri Dec 22 Bitter Rivals: Korchnoi-Karpov, Hastings 1972 by #GMKosintseva
#GMKorchnoi to energetically storms the position of the opponent's king with a proper pawn sacrifice just a moment before #GMKarpov built a fortress. Game remained closed till the end #Chess

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NEW Video Thu Dec 23 Hans Niemann's Unusual Piece Play! by #GMKritz
Very interesting game in which both sides played with a lot of imagination. The opening looked weird with the main question being: does White find a way to get his knights out? #Chess #GMNiemann

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NEW Wed 12-20 An Aggressive New Anti-Petroff Line by #FMMonokroussos https://t.co/Vam7x3jAca
It's not brand spanking new, fresh off the assembly line, but the 3.d4, 6.Nc3 variation has only become popular in GM play in recent years. Generally take time to trickle to club play.

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NEW 12-19 Tues Magnus Gives A Masterclass on Bishop Pair in d3 Ruy Lopez by #GMPerelshteyn
Magnus has still got it! In this super instructice slow Ruy Lopez with d3, the world's #1 player first induces some weaknesses with an early Bg5. A true Masterclass! #Chess #RuyLopez

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Will at the World Senior 2023 - part 3 #IMPaschall
In the later rounds of the World Senior 50 + 2023 in Sicily , our own #IMPaschall made a run for the prizes, losing out due to tiebreaks. Part 3 shows a key win VS veteran Italian IM Renzo Mantovani. https://t.co/PBtxdB2xIG

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NEW W Aug 2 A Nasty Trap in the Taimanov Sicilian by #FMMonokroussos https://t.co/Mtg2J3JGmo
6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 line vs the #Taimanov Sicilian has been a hot topic for several years now, & while there's a positional basis to it there are interesting tactical ideas as well.#Chess

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NEW T Aug 1 Instructive Mistakes in the Nimzo-Indian and How to Avoid Them! #GM Perelshteyn https://t.co/Ny92YUdEUi
an instructive game by his student, who tried the Nimzo-Indian for the first time. Black did everything right in the opening #Chess #NimzoIndian

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NEW T Jul 4 Risky Opening Play & Recovering From a Bad Blunder! #GMPerelshteyn https://t.co/EUnJ3Byff2
Perelshteyn embarks on a risky opening strategy. Castles queenside into the open fire, played against his intuition but 'justified' by the big rating gap w his opponent.#chess

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NEW M Jun 3 Examining the Rubinstein - Marshall match of 1908 - pt 2 #IMPaschall https://t.co/bhFkyYoipi
Interesting turn as the players somewhat reverse styles in the 2ND game. As Black, Rubinstein plays the fashionable Tarrasch Defense #Chess #GMRubinstein #GMMarshall

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NEW F Jun 30 Magnus Carlsen: Modern Master of Strategy and Technique - P2 #GMKosintseva https://t.co/G7s6EI5KX6
Nothing foretold trouble for #GMEljanov, but somehow, Magnus out-maneuvered his opponent, quietly moving into his territory. #Chess #GMKosintseva #GMCarlsen #Strategy

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NEW Th Jun 29 World Chess Championship 2023 - P9: A Wild Forest, Strategy-Wise by #GMKritz https://t.co/Ocsy5ywSSa
Interesting strategic point of view. Players showed much creativity. Endgame all pawns on the kingside, a well-deserved draw. #Chess #WorldChessChampionship2023

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NEW W Jun 28 Should you be Principled, or Prudent? #FMMonokroussos https://t.co/CnIKUPg3V8
#GMGelfand is a very principled player. We explore the "principled vs. prudent" in depth - and read the notes in the PGN as well. #Chess #FMMonokrourssos #GMGelfland #Principled #Prudent