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Two top grandmasters, Maxim Dlugy and Hikaru Nakamura, battle it out in a 1-minute blitz game after the U.S. Championship. IM Ben Finegold comments on the side.
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Reflecting on his career as a chess Grandmaster and a member of Russia's political opposition, Garry Kasparov found that the same strategies used to win his game can lead to success at the office. He talks with WNYC's Leonard Lopate. You can hear the whole interview here:
http://www.wnyc.o rg/shows/lopate/epis odes/2007/11/02/segm ents/88187
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An opening strategy used by black to have a strong attack against white queen pawn openings. The Benoni Defence and variations have been used by the likes of Bobby Fischer and Kasparov to name a few.
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Exploring the Alekhine's Defence played by black in countering the king's pawn opening, one of the most common openings used by white in online and over-the-board play.
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A group of undergraduate chess players from Princeton University took on the best chess players at a maximum security prison in Trenton, New Jersey. The 'ivies versus the inmates' competition has been going on since 2002. (Nov. 19)
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The Danish Gambit opening allows for rapid attack development for white. This video explores the book line moves, along with possible counter-play by black.
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The Doctor and K9 are engaged in a pleasant game of chess. It can't last long! This BBC clip is taken from 'The Sunmakers' and stars Tom Baker as Doctor Who.
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Explores the Evans Gambit Opening book lines with possible variations. The video includes a match of Bobby Fischer's that highlights the use of the gambit.
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I like to post live blitz matches once and awhile to mix things up. There's a new format to my live chess videos now, with analysis and discussion after the game. I welcome your thoughts on the various positions and moves played.
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This video explores the Mortimer Trap which is attributed to the player James Mortimer. This trap can be played by black in the Ruy Lopez opening. If white falls for the trap, the white player will be subject to a positional nightmare.
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This video explores the Magnus Smith Trap, coined after the three time Canadian Chess Champion Magnus Smith. It's a trap that white can play in the Sozin (also known as Fischer variation) of the Sicilian Defence.
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This video looks at a possible trapping line played by black in the King's Gambit Declined. The trap offers up a free pawn to the white player that has devastating consequences if taken. The video also covers white's best option to avoid the trapping lines and create a comfortable position from which to work from.
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This video looks at a possible trapping line played by black in the Queen's Gambit Declined. The trap offers up a free pawn to the white player that has horrible consequences if taken. The video also covers what black should play if white does not fall for the trap, including the Cambridge Spring and Orthodox defense lines.
![Chess Traps #3: King\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/bbKnggvrbfk/2.jpg "Chess Traps #3: King\")
![Chess Traps #4: Queen\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/Pcr4KuzTdgg/2.jpg "Chess Traps #4: Queen\")
