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kingscrusher
Member since Apr-12-04 · Last seen Oct-15-25

I have created quite a few Chess Courses and you can have great discounts using the following page: https://kingscrusher.tv
Please share with friends this course page :)
I am "Tryfon Gavriel" officially on Chessgames.com's database:
Tryfon C Gavriel
and have played a few interesting games thankfully in my time so far :)
FIDE "Candidate Master" (CM)
British "Regional Master"
Ex-National UK Lloyds Bank National Under 18 champion in 1989
?Challenge me for a chess game: https://kingscrusher.tv
?Join my Discord: https://kingscrusher.tv/discord
?Quora: https://quora.com/profile/Tryfon-Ga...
?Youtube: https://youtube.com/kingscrusher
?Twitch: https://twitch.tv/kingscrusher
My Playlist overview structure page:
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
My Greatest Hit Chess Videos! : http://tinyurl.com/6vvx6qe
I do a popular youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/kingscrusher - where I am currently trying to do a regular series of instructive games. I sometimes post links to those video annotations on the relevant games here. Please use the "Subscribe" button on my channel page to keep notified of new ones.
Played in the main British Chess Championship twice now, scoring 4.5 and 5 respectively (out of 11 - it is tough!).
I have created various video annotation grouping pages, which may be of interest for you to check out:
Evolution of style
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Candidate move system
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Learn from Kasparov
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Learn from Fischer
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Pawn structures
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Live commentaries
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Opening Traps
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Puzzles
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Brilliances
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
Instructive Games
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
JessicaFischerQueen channel at : -
http://www.youtube.com/user/jessica...
has kindly done some playlists which I have put on this key page for World champions, Uncrowned Kings and other very interesting players :
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclub...
As well as watching my videos, you may also like to try correspondence style chess with a web interface. You can do so atwww.chessworld.net. This has a "Videos" menu with the above links and more.
I'm not named Kingscrusher for nothing. I learned chess at the age of 5 and have been addicted every since. It was through watching my father playing against my brother that I picked up the game.
My other hobbies watching the latest films, Computing, going out, seeing friends, watching TV.
The answer to life, the universe and everything was forty-two according the the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. But maybe for chess players it should be 64!!
When i was nearly 18, I managed to win the UK LLoyds bank Under 18 championship! In later years I attained a FIDE rating through the Lloyds bank Masters tournaments and through other tournaments such as Surrey and all play alls organised through Adam Raoof. Currently FIDE rated 2177. My BCF grading has been fluctuating over the years and is currently about 185 BCF, and I am play for Board 1 for both Barnet chess club and Muswell Hill chess club. My full chess cv can be found here:-
(sorry for the use of Wayback machine!)
https://web.archive.org/web/2019081...
In 2008, I finally qualified for the British Chess Championship by coming 2nd= at the Southend Open tournament with an ECF 206 performance.
University- I studied computing in business and obtained a 2:1 honours degree

My life advice is: have fun and enjoy life to the maximum! - I hope that chessworld.net helps in this goal! :-))))

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   kingscrusher has kibitzed 4134 times to chessgames [more...]

   Oct-15-25 Botvinnik vs Panov, 1939

kingscrusher: I think Botvinnik kind of has a more advanced Silman Opening "imbalance theory". He likes openings with imbalances but in this form: Imbalance theory modification: He can have what seems to be unfavourable stuff, but as long as they are not exploitable. So having quite often ...

   Oct-14-25 Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1938

kingscrusher: Botvinnik the Bulldozer at work!

   Oct-14-25 Botvinnik vs V Makogonov, 1938

kingscrusher: Nice c-file authority shown here.

   Oct-12-25 Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936

kingscrusher: Great exploitation of the light square bishop without a counterpart. Not helped also by the wrong knight recapture. 16...Nfxd5 should have been played because in some variations black then has f6 to kick the e5 knight.

   Oct-12-25 Botvinnik vs T Tylor, 1936

kingscrusher: Nice exploitation of passed pawn and opposite colored bishops don't help black.

   Oct-08-25 G Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1933

kingscrusher: 12.Nxh7 is a big advantage to White: Georgy Lisitsin - Mikhail Botvinnik 0-1 1.0, Leningrad Masters 1933 [DIAGRAM] Analysis by Stockfish 17.1: 1. +- (2.17): 12...Qf7 13.Nxf8 Kxf8 14.Bh6+ Ke8 15.Qg4 Na6 16.Rf1 d6 17.Qh4 Qg8+ 18.Kf2 Be6 19.Kg1 Kd7 20.Qxf6 Qh7 21.Bg5 Bc4 22.Rf2

   Oct-07-25 G Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1932

kingscrusher: I think I am starting to get it. Botvinnik has a good role model for planning as in "mini-plans" because he makes the positions stable first - and often that involves a bind. Here is this game, first a bind on the d pawn. Then the e-pawn. Then mini-plan after mini-plan until ...

   Oct-06-25 V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1931

kingscrusher: 17...g5 is the most accurate it seems for black to hold equality with best play from White: [DIAGRAM] After Qc5+ although Botvinnik wins, white misses some accurate continuations for advantage in particular 20.Bf3: [DIAGRAM] If Nc5 trying to get coordination with the Queen on ...

   Oct-06-25 A Yurgis vs Botvinnik, 1931

kingscrusher: 32...Bc5 seems more accurate than c2 [DIAGRAM] In the game White had to play 34 Rfxc2 to try and hold.

   Oct-04-25 Botvinnik vs V Silich, 1929

kingscrusher: If 21...Qh4 then 22 Bf4 is crushing - the pawn is in effect pinned to the e5 square - Qe5 if exd3. [DIAGRAM]

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Nov-15-10		kingscrusher: I have video annotated recently some games of the "Held back" Tal like Talent (some say Tal's Trainer) - Nezhmetdinov. Here are three recent game video annotations: Beautiful Kings Indian by Nezhmetdinov 1961 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lAr... Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946 - Dragon Trap! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9F0... Samsonov vs Nezhmetdinov, 1929 - Vienna Trap! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlqS...

Dec-08-10		kingscrusher: Hi all I have organised my live commentary games "Season 1" which are Games 1-100 that i did mostly on the ICC with live commentary. The page with these games is at: http://www.letsplaychess.com/CHESSC... I hope some of these games are enjoyable and instructive. Some are played against titled players - IM's GM's WGM's FM's.

Dec-09-10		kingscrusher: Very interesting lecture by Kasparov that someone mentioned to me this morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hf3...

Dec-18-10		jessicafischerqueen: <Tryfon>: Thanks so much for listing me on the video search header at <letsplaychess.com>. I really appreciate it. Also, I followed all of your games at the London FIDE Open section this year- which I was able to do because you made all those video annotations of the rounds! I found your presentation of chess psychology- yours and that of your opponents- to be fascinating. Competitive human OTB chess in "real life" is so complex and wonderful- and horrible- it's the true glory of chess, and that comes through in your video account of the tournament. Also great score on the two interviews you posted?!?!! If you're not already planning it, why not make a video playlist of your complete games at the London Classic this year? Merry Christmas to you, and warmest regards to you. I was sorry to hear about <Fluffy> too. I still think about my <Ethel> and it's been five years since she died. Yours, Jess

Dec-24-10		jessicafischerqueen: Sorry to hear of your recent bout with the flu= I hope you have a relaxing and happy Holdiay!

Dec-24-10		kingscrusher: Happy Christmas Jess and All :)

Dec-31-10		tpstar: <kingscrusher> Happy New Year! Your Christmas present = T Gavriel vs N Gill, 2009

Jan-01-11		jessicafischerqueen: Happy New Year <Tryfon>?! ?! heh That was a sad video of <Nigel> losing to <Magnus>- very interesting how his position totally fell apart there- I was looking how far back he had to go to avoid that. I think his move order was inaccurate there- as you point out, once <Magnus> even threatens to get his LSB on the a8-h1 diagonal, Black's queenside is in a strait-jacket. Hats of to Nigel to sac the pawn for counterplay though. He has always been a fabulous attacking player, looking for a win with both colors. He doesn't like to draw, and he doesn't like to defend boa constrictor positions where "best play" might result in an inevitable 190 move loss. He'd rather mix it up get free and see if he can make something unexpected happen.

Jan-02-11		kingscrusher: Happy new year Jess and all :)

Jan-02-11		jessicafischerqueen: Thanks Tryfon! I just left a top secret message for you in your youtube mailbox.

Jan-08-11		jessicafischerqueen: I enjoyed your recent master game videos, particularly the one where you actually spelled out "Thorn Pawn" "T-H-O-R-N" lol Game Collection: Fawn Pawns

Jan-12-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Tryfon> Thank you for pointing that out! And yes I did check the bottom of the page so they ran the first two on previous days I guess. Also, I can't thank you enough for telling me about the Chess Cafe "video" feature, and for advising me to contact them. That was great advice! Your last analytic video on "The Sicilian Gone very, very wrong" was excruciating eh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCqz... The poor guy leading in the tournament and then running into that monstrous attack. Maybe he should have played <Caro Kan> or even a <Rat Defence>. As the video went on it reminded me of a line from <The Color of Money>: "It's like a nightmare, isn't it? and it just keeps getting worse and worse."

Jan-23-11		madlydeeply: Hello Tryfon i've seen bunches of your videos thanks for those. I especially like the reviews of the big boys... what i like most about chess are the different styles chessplayers have... and i have a hard time defining carlsen's style! Naka's easy... mr derringdo... I also like that you show some of your losses... y'know a chessplayer really needs to know how to deal with losing...losing can be such a mind blower sometimes. Anyhow I was wondering what you think of Reuben Fine.... I think he was a cross between Tarrasch and Lasker...he had a very coherent opening philosophy that he fully understood.... and could sense early on when things were going badly and switch to Lasker's hyperactive defense... Arright thanks for everything.. on yootoob

Jan-24-11		kingscrusher: <Madleydeeply> Reuben fine - very good player - lots of potential instructive games there. Thanks for popping in here.

Jan-24-11		kingscrusher: Quick news item: I have a new "Kingscrusher Cafe" at Chesscube for those that like blitz chess. You can pop in there and challenge maybe fellow youtubers etc of my youtube channel. I have done a video about it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r0k...

Jan-24-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Fine> is one of the most underrated players in chess history, in terms of how "popular" he is today. He shared first at AVRO 1938, <Keres> taking the trophy only on tie-breaks. <Tryfon> have you thought of offering game play at all time controls, such as at FICS? Would that cost a lot of money to set up?

Jan-24-11		madlydeeply: Y'know if you can look at chess history through the vector of significant losses... the losses that can end confidence and careers...set up inpenetrable barriers in the minds of the greats. Like Kasparov's match loss to Kramnik was the end of his confidence. Moro and Shirov can run the table against any sub-top five competition but can never beat Kramnik Anand Carlsen.... So this is an exciting time! Because every single Naka/Carlsen game is very important....one is eventually going to psych out the other! Who will it be? Only time will tell...this is SERIOUS COMPETITION... ETc. Yowza Ciao Cheers OH SORRY! SORRY!

Jan-31-11		kingscrusher: I have video annotated the Chessgames.com consultation game vs WGM Natalia Pogonina: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=477J...

Jan-31-11		morfishine: <kingscrusher> Very enjoyable video on the POGO game (2010 - 2011)! I checked into the game around move 9 or so and so can appreciate your take on the opening play.

Jan-31-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Kingscrusher> video annotates eleven brilliancies by <Rashid Nezhmetdinov>: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_li...

Feb-01-11		kingscrusher: Wonderful playlist Jessica! - thanks so much! I need someone to help organise my videos! If you enjoy doing playlists, please can you do more if you get time - and I can do a Playlist youtube video emphasing your playlists. It saves me doing those grouping pages for different things - e.g. Karpov, Nakamura, etc. I was wanting to do a page for all the Nakamura games I have done for example - he is becoming very strong.

Feb-01-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Tryfon>- it would be a pleasure. Please send me a youtube message with a list of the Chessmasters you want collected-

Feb-01-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Kingscrusher> on <Hikaru Nakamura> FIDE Candidate Master Tryfon Gavriel video annotates 19 games by American chess champion Hikaru Nakamura. Included is live footage of two Naka Blitz games and a blitz game between Gavriel and Nakamura played on ICC. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_li...

Feb-01-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Kingscrusher> on <Anatoly Karpov> FIDE Candidate Master Tryfon Gavriel video annotates 29 games by World Champion Anatoly Karpov. Highlights include Karpov's immortal performance at Linares 1994, and the recent Rapid/Blitz reunion games with Garry Kasparov. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_li...

Feb-01-11		kingscrusher: Wow! Thanks Jess! I will link to these playlists on the next Naka and Karpov videos as well!

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