Something for Black, something for White. See what the Bishop aims at, and add to it. If the defending Knight is absent from the third rank & file (c3/c6 and f3/f6), the opposing queen can be effective on that flank.
The Indian Defense E codes are not so easy, but sound positionally once understood. The fianchetto A codes in this collection tend to be more unorthodox, tricky but more unstable in the center.
* Only 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQJ...
* GM Jacob Aagaard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJv...
* Houston Chess Association: http://chess.jliptrap.us/hca24e9.htm
* Napoleon played: https://blog.napoleon-cologne.fr/en...
* 5-step calculation process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeg...
* Play Chess Online for Free: https://boldchess.com/play/
* Praggnanandhaa stuns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggb...
* Practical Calculations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXd...
* Tops 1959: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kch...
* USA Presidents who played chess: https://en.chessbase.com/post/which...
* Your Chess Battle Plan: https://forwardchess.com/blog/revie...
* What's your plan? Game Collection: Elements of planning
* Middlegame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=261...
* Jim's Middlegame Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vC...
* What happens if...? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnS...
* Queen Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxG...
* Hubner vs Kasparov 1992: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwR...
* Karpov's Immortal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUd...
* Queen's Gambit Complete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfO...
* Queen's Gambit Fast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEm...
* Queen's Gambit According to BoJanglles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXM...
* Top 5 Queen's Gambit Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqI...
* Queen's Gambit Accepted Tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2...
* Magnus opens classically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbs...
* Kostya's QGD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie_...
* Queen's Gambit Concepts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYB...
* Queen's Gambit Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAt...
* QGD, Slav D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HT...
* The Slav D in 10 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs5...
* Slav Main Line dxc4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnH...
* 4...Bf5? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDY...
* 4...a6 Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcp...
* Beginner Mistakes in the Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTL...
* Cheery Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq-...
* Chessbase Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suk...
* Chameleon Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rW...
* ...a6 Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsD...
* Beat the Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeY...
* MC plays the Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAT...
* Defeat the Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQX...
* Lifetime Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGD...
* Unbreakable Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBN...
* Ben's QGD lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOW...
* Fundamentals of the Semi-Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFc...
* Kevin's Semi-Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ll...
* Kostya's Semi-Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgy...
* MC plays the Semi-Slav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqT...
* Semi-Slav Pathways: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB7...
* Semi-Slav, Meran Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykn...
* Last Play of Every Super Bowl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9J...
* Learn the Stonewall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_b...
* Pillsbury's Stonewall Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR5...
* The Stonewall Sucks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwv...
* Stonewall Alteration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzI...
* Against the Stonewall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33M...
* Black Stonewall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeW...
* Simon's Classical Dutch w/d6, not d5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8...
* 2.Bg5 Hopton Attack vs the Dutch Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dr...
* Another 2.Bg5 destroys the Dutch Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvo...
* Crush 2.Bg5 with the Dutch Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeK...
* Prep for a Tournament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpv...
* Never Do This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b1...
* Unnecessary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz0...
* IM Rosen Stalemate Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB_...
* How to Sicilian Taimanov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiv...
* MC goes nuclear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLo...
* Regrettable Pawn Moves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI0...
* Shortcuts: Game Collection: 21+ Too Fast French Kisses
* She's right, but there are plenty of others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw5...
* Space Advantages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLL...
* Triangles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAA...
* Trompowsky Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrK...
* Trompowsky vs Naroditsky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILY...
* Top 10 Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpl...
* Time Controls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljp...
* Tricks to Turn It Around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxV...
* Trading Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wg...
* Trade Queens? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIG...
* Evaluate Exchanges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNG...
* When to Exchange: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D2...
* What is YOUR study plan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Y...
* Wild Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlk...
* The Opposition and Outflanking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X1...
* King and Pawn vs King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z52...
* Knight and Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHW...
* Queen vs Knight Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex1...
* Principles of Rook and Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXl...
* Unusual Openings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJQ...
* A trap in Grob's Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P50...
* Pulverize Grob's Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTs...
* Tricks in Grob's Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESt...
* The Grob is TERRIBLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wB...
* Basman's / Borg's Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThK...
* Mike explains Borg's Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Res...
* Last Play of the World Series 1943-1973: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzt...
* Last Play of Every Modern World Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkD...
* Tricks to Trap the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmU...
* Tricks to Win a Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfS...
* Queen Traps in the Scandinavian D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syr...
* Trap the Queen in the Tennison Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZt...
* Top 10 Traps of the Queens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZh...
* White, Black Trap the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olz...
* Win the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ8...
* More Tricks to Trap the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd0...
* Qxb2 Poisoned Pawn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74h...
* Levy shows us more traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fot...
Move out ALL your minor pieces (knights and bishops before the rooks and queen), and just a few pawns. A well-placed piece does more damage, or threatens to, and can escape by retreating if necessary, or exchange/self-sacrifice to retain the initiative. Once pawns are advanced, they need permanent protection which is passive defense sitting back, or let the pawn die and loose the end game to your opponent's pawn majority after piece trades empty the board. It's more efficient to play with your faster, multi-directional pieces more so than your slow, limited pawns.
King pawn games 1.e4 tend to move along at a quicker pace than queen pawn games 1.d4, but open lines resulting from pawn exchanges are the real reason pace-of-play livens up. This is a general concept with exceptions.
* It's his idea: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...
* Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv...
* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/
"Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!" ― Susan Polgar
"When people insult and disrespect you, the best revenge is to continue to win, and win, and win…." ― Susan Polgar
"The mind has no restrictions. The only restriction is what you believe you cannot do. So go ahead and challenge yourself to do one thing every day that scares you." ― Susan Polgar
"I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake."
― Emanuel Lasker
I S A A C wrote:
Hindsight
I was used to the abuse, used to the towers
I was used to being used, used to your power
it makes me sad looking back, I was in the present accepting presents
while you were hiding in the black, keeping secrets, turning your back
on me and everything I offered, I thought you were better than you were
guess it's my first mistake to think you wouldn't put me up at the stake
watch my ivory skin be engulfed in flames
watch your baby burn away
if it means that you can survive by the skin of your teeth
tried to run and run with my tired feet
tried to undo all you have done to me
tried to keep the door open in case you came running back to me
I like broken birds, I like empty words
I like chess pieces, I like idealistic worlds
you fit my trauma like a glove, manipulation to get my love
but you had another, arguably better
older, more secure, not a country over
but in turn, you made me feel insecure
a tragic mess continuing to dismantle
unravel like ribbons, uncovered the truth due to visions
I received, the seeds I reaped
protection is given to me by deities
I am not one for fighting but refuse to wave the white flag
you shot me and now I must burn down your creations in a red flash
every web of lies, web of secrets
I set ablaze and sit back like the grim reaper
* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...
"Only the rocks live forever," said Gray Wolf.
― James A. Michener, Centennial
"The chess heroes nowadays should not forget that it was owing to Fischer that they are living today in four- and five-star hotels, getting appearance fees, etc." ― Lev Khariton
"Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." ― Mary Kay Ash
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ― Desmond Tutu
"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your objective. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go." ― Carol Burnett
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." ― Abraham Lincoln
"A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation." ― Mark Twain
"Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." ― Mary Kay Ash
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ― Desmond Tutu
"Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character." ― Robert Browning
"Dreams can still come true; you need a great deal of energy and determination, and a little bit of luck." ― Stefano Gabbana
"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment." ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." ― Carol Burnett
"A man's true character comes out when he's drunk." ― Charlie Chaplin
"Habit allows us to go from 'before' to 'after,' to make life easier and better. Habit is notorious - and rightly so - for its ability to direct our actions, even against our will; but by mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth."
― Gretchen Rubin
"Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers." ― Cesar Chavez
"All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination." ― Earl Nightingale
"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space."
― Johnny Cash
"To find a man's true character, play golf with him." ― P. G. Wodehouse
"It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things." ― Theodore Roosevelt
"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom." ― Plato
"Energy and persistence conquer all things." ― Benjamin Franklin
"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't." ― Jack Dempsey
"Bad company corrupts good character." ― Menander
"Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have." ― Dale Carnegie
A piece of cake: https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/che...
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Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction" (Prov 1:7).
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Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother
"One bird in the hand is more worthy than two flying birds."
~ Portuguese Proverb
* History of Chess: https://boldchess.com/history/
slaw1998: In my spine there sends a shiver
When a player sends his pieces up the river
Into loose en prise encapture, enrapture,
Does it to my heart receive it well
Yet other players bring me down
Their defense sends my attack the other way around
And Tal and others would be quite displeased
Like I, to have the attack no hope of being released
So I'll go on shedding pieces
With combos, like a magic stall,
And hope that some day
I can beat them all.
Important dates in American history:
Declaration of Independence – 7/4/1776
The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation – July 9, 1778
The Treaty of Paris 1783 – September 3, 1783
The delegates at the Philadelphia convention approve the Constitution – September 17, 1787
The United States Army is established – September 29, 1789
The Bill of Rights is ratified by 3/4ths of the states – December 15, 1791
The United States Marine Corps is established – July 11, 1798
Lousinana Purchase – 4/30/1803
Battle of the Alamo – February 23, 1836
The Civil War – April 12, 1861
Emancipation Proclamation – January 1, 1863
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln – April 14, 1865
The United States annexes Guam, the Phillipines, and Puerto Rico – February 6, 1899
World War I (WWI) – July 28, 1914
The Panama Canal opens for business – August 15, 1914
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I – June 28, 1919
Black Tuesday – October 29, 1929
World War II – September 1, 1939
Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941
D-Day – June 6, 1944
1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan – August 6, 1945
Vietnam War – November 1, 1955
Sputnik Satellite – October 4, 1957
NASA formed – 1958
Assassination of John F. Kennedy – November 22, 1963
Apollo 11 Moon Landing – 07/20/1969
On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's legendary record of 714 homers.
Terrorist Attack – September 11, 2001
Capitol Riot – January 6, 2020
*At some time or other tournament player learns a few opening lines, some tactical ideas, the most basic mating patterns, and a few elementary endgames. As he gets better and more experienced, he significantly adds to this knowledge. However, the one thing that just everybody has problem is planning. From Z to class E (under 1200) to Master, I get blank stares when asking what plan they had in mind in a particular position. Usually the choice of a plan (if they had any plan at all) is based on emotional rather than chess-specific considerations. By emotional, I mean that the typical player does what he feels like doing rather than the board "telling him what to do. This is somewhat cryptic sentence leads us to the following extremely important concept: if you want to be successful, you have to base your moves and plans on the specific imbalance-oriented criteria that exist in that given position, not your mood, taste and/or feared. Literally every non-master's games are filled with examples of "imbalance avoidance". Beginners, of course, simply don't know what imbalances are. Most experienced players have heard of the term and perhaps even tried to make use of them from time to time, however once the rush of battle takes over, isolated moves and raw aggression (or terror, if you find yourself defending) push any and all thoughts of imbalances out the door. In this case, chess becomes empty move-by-move, threat-by-threat (either making them or responding to them) affair. What is this mysterious allusion of the chessboard's desires (i.e., doing what the chess board wants you to do)? What is this "imbalance-oriented criteria?
― How To Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
Dick Cavitt: "And you like that moment of just crushing the guy?"
RJ Fischer: "Right *nodding and smiling*, yeah."
"The chess heroes nowadays should not forget that it was owing to Fischer that they are living today in four- and five-star hotels, getting appearance fees, etc." ― Lev Khariton
"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess."
― Siegbert Tarrasch
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman
"Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got."
— Norman Vincent Peale
"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston
"A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything." — African Proverb
St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."
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"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey
A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.
During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.
When you know what you want, and want it badly enough, you'll find a way to get it. ― Joker
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