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Checkmates

• • 888 Opening Checkmates

  • Basic Checkmate Patterns

  • Checkmate in One

  • Checkmate in Two – Lesson 1

  • Checkmate in Two – Lesson 2

  • Checkmate in Two – Lesson 3

  • Checkmate in Two – Lesson 4

  • Checkmate in Three

Games with Checkmates

• • Checkmate with Knight and Bishop

  • Checkmate with Queen

  • Checkmate with Rook

  • Checkmate with Two Bishops

  • Checkmates with Two Knights vs Pawn

• • Famous Checkmates

Best Checkmates in Real Games

• • Best Checkmates Eco A – Irregular Openings

  • Best Checkmates Eco B – 1. e4

  • Best Checkmates Eco C – 1. e4

  • Best Checkmates Eco D – 1. d4

  • Best Checkmates Eco E – 1. d4

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Chess Notation

Chess Openings by Eco Code & Variances

• • Irregular Chess Openings (Eco Code A)

  • Kings Pawn 1. e4 (Eco Code B)

  • Kings Pawn 1. e4 with French Defence (Eco Code C)

  • Queens Pawn 1. d4 (Eco Code D)

  • Queens Pawn 1. d4 (Eco Code E)

Chess Openings on Chess Boards

• • Eco Code A (Flank) Openings – OCB

  • Eco Code B (1. e4) Openings – OCB

  • Eco Code C (1. e4) Openings – OCB

  • Eco Code D (1. d4) Openings – OCB

  • Eco Code E (1. d4) Openings – OCB

End Games

Advantage of the Exchange

• • ECE60 ♖ vs ♗♙♙

  • ECE61 ♖ vs ♗ ♙

  • ECE62 ♖ ♙ vs ♗ ♙♙

  • ECE63 ♖ ♙ vs ♗ ♙

  • ECE64 ♖ ♙ vs ♗

  • ECE65 ♖ vs ♘ ♙♙

  • ECE66 ♖ vs ♘ ♙

  • ECE67 ♖ ♙ vs ♘ ♙♙

  • ECE68 ♖ ♙ vs ♘ ♙

  • ECE69 ♖ ♙ vs ♘

Train Basic End Games

• Train TE01 ♔♖♖ vs ♔

• Train TE02 ♔ ♖ vs ♔

• Train TE03 ♔♗♗ vs ♔

• Train TE04 ♔♗♘ vs ♔

• Train TE05 ♔♘♘ vs ♔

• Train TE06 ♔♕ vs ♔♖

• Train TE07 ♔♗ vs ♔♖

• Train TE08 ♔♙ vs ♔ Cardon Square

• Train TE09 ♔♙♙ vs ♔

• Train Opposition TE10 ♔♙ vs ♔

• Train TE11 ♔♙ vs ♔♙

• Train TE12 ♔♙♙♙ vs ♔♙♙♙

• Train TE13 ♔♙♙♙♙ vs ♔♙♙♙♙

• Train TE14 Wall of China

• Train TE15 ♔♕ vs ♔♙

• Train TE 16 ♔♙ vs ♔♙

• Train TE17 ♔♙ vs ♔

• Train TE 18 ♔♕ vs ♔ ♙

• Train TE19 ♔♗♙ vs ♔

• Train TE20 ♔♘♙ vs ♔

Bishop and Pawn Endings

• ECE08 ♗ ♙ vs ♔

• ECE09 ♗ vs ♙♙♙

• ECE10 ♗ vs ♙♙

• ECE11 ♗ ♙ vs ♗

• ECE12 ♗ ♙♙ vs ♗

• ECE13 ♗ ♙♙♙ vs ♗

• ECE14 ♗ ♙♙ vs ♗ ♙

• ECE15 ♗ ♙♙♙ vs ♗ ♙♙♙

• ECE16 ♗ ♙♙♙♙ vs ♗ ♙♙♙♙

Bishop(s) vs. Knight(s)

• • ECE25 ♗ ♙ vs ♘

  • ECE26 ♘ ♙ vs ♗

  • ECE27 ♗ ♙ vs ♘♙

  • ECE28 ♗ ♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙

  • ECE29 ♗ ♙♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙♙

  • ECE30 ♗♘♙ vs ♗♘♙

  • ECE31 ♗♗ ♙ vs ♗ ♘♙

  • ECE32 ♗♗ ♙♙ vs ♗ ♘ ♙

Knight and Pawn Endings

• • ECE17 ♘ vs ♙♙

  • ECE18 ♘ vs ♙♙♙

  • ECE19 ♘♙ vs ♙♙♙♙

  • ECE20 ♘ ♙ vs ♘ ♙

  • ECE21 ♘ ♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙

  • ECE22 ♘ ♙♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙♙

  • ECE23 ♘ ♙♙♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙♙♙

  • ECE24 ♘♘ ♙♙♙ vs ♘♘ ♙♙♙

Pawn Endings

• • ECE01 ♔ vs ♔♙

  • ECE02 ♔♙ vs ♔ ♙

  • ECE03 ♔♙♙ vs ♔

  • ECE04 ♙♙ vs ♙

  • ECE05 ♙♙♙ vs ♙♙

  • ECE06 ♙♙♙ vs ♙♙♙

  • ECE07 ♙♙♙♙ vs ♙♙♙♙

Queen Endings

• • ECE70 ♕ vs ♖

  • ECE71 ♕ vs ♕ ♘

  • ECE72 ♕ vs ♕ ♗

  • ECE73 ♕ vs ♙

  • ECE74 ♕ vs ♙♙

  • ECE75 ♕ vs ♙♙♙

  • ECE76 ♕ vs ♕ ♙♙

  • ECE77 ♕ ♙ vs♕ ♙

  • ECE78 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♕ ♙♙

  • ECE79 ♕ ♙♙♙ vs ♕ ♙♙

  • ECE80 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♘ ♙

  • ECE81 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♘ ♙♙

  • ECE82 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♘ ♙♙♙

  • ECE83 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♗ ♙

  • ECE84 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♗ ♙♙

  • ECE85 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♗ ♙♙♙

  • ECE86 ♕ ♙ vs ♗ ♘♘ ♙♙

  • ECE87 ♕ ♙ vs ♗ ♗♘ ♙♙

  • ECE88 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖♘♙

  • ECE89 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖ ♘♙♙

  • ECE90 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖ ♘ ♙♙♙

  • ECE91 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖♗♙

  • ECE92 ♕ ♙♙♙ vs ♖♗♙♙

  • ECE93 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖♗♙♙♙

  • ECE94 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♗♘♘♙♙

  • ECE95 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♗♗ ♘ ♙♙

Rook and Minor Pieces

Rook and Pawn Endings

Rook and Pawns vs Rook and Pawns

Rook End Game Course - annotated guide

Rook vs Rook and Pawns

Rules for the End Game

Two Rook Endings

Why Study End Games

End Games to Study

• • ECE01 ♔ vs ♔♙

  • ECE02 ♔♙ vs ♔♙

  • ECE03 ♙♙ vs ♔

  • ECE04 ♙♙ vs ♙

  • ECE05 ♙♙♙ vs ♙♙

  • ECE06 ♙♙♙ vs ♙♙♙

  • ECE07 ♙♙♙♙ vs ♙♙♙♙

  • ECE08 ♗ ♙ vs ♔

  • ECE09 ♗ vs ♙♙♙

  • ECE10 ♗ vs ♙♙

  • ECE11 ♗ ♙ vs ♗

  • ECE12 ♗ ♙♙ vs ♗

  • ECE13 ♗ ♙♙♙ vs ♗

  • ECE14 ♗ ♙♙ vs ♗ ♙

  • ECE15 ♗ ♙♙♙ vs ♗ ♙♙♙

  • ECE16 ♗ ♙♙♙♙ vs ♗ ♙♙♙♙

  • ECE17 ♘ vs ♙♙

  • ECE18 ♘ vs ♙♙♙

  • ECE19 ♘♙ vs ♙♙♙♙

  • ECE20 ♘ ♙ vs ♘ ♙

  • ECE21 ♘ ♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙

  • ECE22 ♘ ♙♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙♙

  • ECE23 ♘ ♙♙♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙♙♙

  • ECE24 ♘♘ ♙♙♙ vs ♘♘ ♙♙♙

  • ECE25 ♗ ♙ vs ♘

  • ECE26 ♘ ♙ vs ♗

  • ECE27 ♗ ♙ vs ♘ ♙

  • ECE28 ♗ ♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙

  • ECE29 ♗ ♙♙♙ vs ♘ ♙♙♙

  • ECE30 ♗♘♙ vs ♗♘♙

  • ECE31 ♗♗ ♙ vs ♗♘♙

  • ECE32 ♗♗ ♙♙ vs ♗♘♙

  • ECE33 ♖ vs ♙

  • ECE34 ♖ vs ♙♙

  • ECE35 ♖ vs ♙♙♙

  • ECE36 ♖ vs ♙♙♙♙

  • ECE37 ♖ vs ♙♙♙♙♙

  • ECE38 ♖ ♙ vs ♖

  • ECE39 ♖ vs ♖ ♙♙

  • ECE40 ♖ ♙ vs ♖ ♙

  • ECE41 ♖ ♙♙ vs ♖ ♙

  • ECE42 ♖♖ ♙ vs ♖♖

  • ECE43 ♖♖ ♙♙ vs ♖♖ ♙

  • ECE44 ♖♖ ♙♙ vs ♖♖ ♙♙

  • ECE45 ♖ ♙♙♙ vs ♖♖ ♙♙

  • ECE46 ♖♖ ♙♙♙ vs ♖♖ ♙♙♙

  • ECE47 ♖ vs ♗

  • ECE48 ♖ ♗ vs ♖ ♘

  • ECE49 ♖ ♗ vs ♖

  • ECE50 ♖♘ vs ♖

  • ECE51 ♖♙ vs ♗♘♙

  • ECE52 ♖ ♙♙vs ♗♘ ♙♙

  • ECE53 ♖♙♙ vs ♗♘♙

  • ECE54 ♖♙ vs ♗♗♙

  • ECE55 ♖♙ ♙ vs ♗♗♙♙

  • ECE56 ♖♙♙ vs ♗♗♙

  • ECE57 ♖♙ vs ♘♘♙

  • ECE58 ♖ ♙♙ vs ♘♘♙♙

  • ECE59 ♖ ♙♙ vs ♘♘♙

  • ECE60 ♖ vs ♗♙♙

  • ECE61 ♖ vs ♗♙

  • ECE62 ♖ ♙ vs ♗♙♙

  • ECE63 ♖ ♙ vs ♗♙

  • ECE64 ♖ ♙ vs ♗

  • ECE65 ♖ vs ♘♙♙

  • ECE66 ♖ vs ♘♙

  • ECE67 ♖ ♙ vs ♘♙♙

  • ECE68 ♖ ♙ vs ♘♙

  • ECE69 ♖ ♙ vs ♘

  • ECE70 ♕ vs ♖

  • ECE71 ♕ vs ♕ ♘

  • ECE72 ♕ vs ♕ ♗

  • ECE73 ♕ vs ♙

  • ECE74 ♕ vs ♙♙

  • ECE75 ♕ vs ♙♙♙

  • ECE76 ♕ vs ♕ ♙♙

  • ECE77 ♕ ♙ vs ♕ ♙♙

  • ECE78 ♕ ♙ vs ♕ ♙

  • ECE79 ♕ ♙♙♙ vs ♕ ♙♙

  • ECE80 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♘ ♙

  • ECE81 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♘ ♙♙

  • ECE82 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♘ ♙♙♙

  • ECE83 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♗ ♙

  • ECE84 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♗ ♙♙

  • ECE85 ♕ ♙ vs ♖ ♗ ♙♙♙

  • ECE86 ♕ ♙ vs ♗ ♘♘♙♙

  • ECE87 ♕ ♙ vs ♗ ♗♘ ♙♙

  • ECE88 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖♘♙

  • ECE89 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖♘♙♙

  • ECE90 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖♘♙♙♙

  • ECE91 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖♗♙

  • ECE92 ♕ ♙♙♙ vs ♖♗♙♙

  • ECE93 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♖♗♙♙♙

  • ECE94 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♗♘♘♙♙

  • ECE95 ♕ ♙♙ vs ♗♗ ♘ ♙ ♙

First Chess Move

• • a3 on Chess Boards

  • a4 on Chess Boards

  • b3 on Chess Boards

  • b4 on Chess Boards

  • c3 on Chess Boards

  • c4 on Chess Boards

  • d3 on Chess Boards

  • d4 on Chess Boards

  • e3 on Chess Boards

  • e4 on Chess Boards

  • f3 on Chess Boards

  • f4 on Chess Boards

  • g3 on Chess Boards

  • g4 on Chess Boards

  • h3 on Chess Boards

  • h4 on Chess Boards

  • Na3 on Chess Boards

  • Nc3 on Chess Boards

  • Nf3 on Chess Boards

  • Nh3 on Chess Boards

GM Tactics

Learn from Grand Masters

Main Openings

• • Main Openings – Eco Code A

  • Main Openings – Eco Code B

  • Main Openings – Eco Code C

  • Main Openings – Eco Code D

  • Main Openings – Eco Code E

Main Opening Games

• • Opening Games – Eco Code A

  • Opening Games – Eco Code B

  • Opening Games – Eco Code C

  • Opening Games – Eco Code D

  • Opening-Games – Eco Code E

Opening Categories

Opening Category on Chess Board

All in Alphabetic order on Chess Board ..

• • Accelerated Fianchetto (CB)

  • Accelerated Gurgenidze (CB)

  • Alekhine Defence (CB)

  • Benko Gambit (CB)

  • Benoni Defence (CB)

  • Bird Opening (CB)

  • Bishop's Opening (CB)

  • Blumenfeld Counter Gambit (CB)

  • Bogo-Indian (CB)

  • Budapest Defence (CB)

  • Caro–Kann Defence (CB)

  • Catalan Opening (CB)

  • Center Game (CB)

  • Colle System (CB)

  • Dutch Defence (CB)

  • English Opening (CB)

  • Evans Gambit (CB)

  • Four Knights Game (CB)

  • French Classical (CB)

  • French Closed Variation (CB)

  • French Defence (CB)

  • French Exchange (CB)

  • Giuoco Piano (CB)

  • Gruenfeld Defence (CB)

  • Indian Game (CB)

  • Irregular Openings (CB)

  • Italian Game (CB)

  • King's Gambit (CB)

  • King's Gambit Accepted (CB)

  • King's Gambit Declined (CB)

  • King's Indian Attack (CB)

  • King's Indian Defence (CB)

  • King's Knight Opening (CB)

  • King's Pawn Game (CB)

  • King's Pawn Opening (CB)

  • Larsen's Opening (CB)

  • Modern Defence (CB)

  • Neo-Gruenfeld Defence (CB)

  • Nimzo-Indian Defence (CB)

  • Nimzowitsch Defence (CB)

  • Nimzowitsch-Larsen (CB)

  • Old Indian Defence (CB)

  • Old Meran Defence (CB)

  • Petrov's Defence (CB)

  • Philidor Defence (CB)

  • Pirc Defence (CB)

  • Polish Defence (CB)

  • QGD – Slav Defence (CB)

  • QGD Orthodox Defence (CB)

  • QGD Semi-Tarrasch (CB)

  • QGD Tarrasch (CB)

  • Queen's Gambit (CB)

  • Queen's Gambit Accepted (CB)

  • Queen's Gambit Declined (CB)

  • Queen's Indian Defence (CB)

  • Queen's Pawn Game (CB)

  • Reti Opening (CB)

  • Robatsch Modern Defence (CB)

  • Russian Game (CB)

  • Ruy Lopez (CB)

  • Ruy Lopez – Classical (CB)

  • Ruy Lopez – Closed (CB)

  • Ruy Lopez – Exchange Var. (CB)

  • Ruy Lopez – Open (CB)

  • Scandinavian Defence (CB)

  • Scotch Game (CB)

  • Semi-Slav Defence (CB)

  • Sicilian (CB)

  • Sicilian Closed Game (CB)

  • Sicilian Defence (CB)

  • Slav Defence (CB)

  • Tarrasch Defence (CB)

  • Trompowsky Attack (CB)

  • Two Knights Defence (CB)

  • Vienna Game (CB)

Opening Traps

Openings by Chess Players

• • Abonyi Variation

  • Adam's Attack

  • Adler Variation

  • Alapin Variation

  • Alapin's Opening

  • Albin Countergambit

  • Alekhines Defence

  • Allgaier Gambit

  • Anderssens Opening

  • Balogh Defence

  • Barcza System

  • Barnes Opening

  • Benko Gambit

  • Bird's Opening

  • Blackburne Shilling Gambit

  • Blackmar–Diemer Gambit

  • Blumenfeld Gambit

  • Bogoljubov Defence

  • Caro-Kann Defence

  • Chekhover Variation

  • Clemenz Opening

  • Colle System

  • Damiano Defence

  • Desprez Opening

  • Dunst Opening

  • Durkin Opening

  • Englund Gambit

  • Evans Gambit

  • Falkbeer Countergambit

  • Fischer Defence

  • Grob's Attack

  • Gruenfeld Defence

  • Gunderam Defence

  • Hodgson Attack

  • Jasnogrodsky Defence

  • Keres Defence

  • Konstantinopolsky Opening

  • Larsen Attack-Video

  • Larsen's Opening

  • Levitsky Attack

  • Maróczy Bind

  • Marshall Defence

  • Max Lange Attack

  • Mieses Opening

  • Monticelli Trap

  • Morphy's Defence

  • Nadanian Variation

  • Najdorf Variation

  • Napoleon Opening

  • Nimzo-Indian Defence

  • Nimzowitsch Defence

  • Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack

  • Owen's Defence

  • Parham Attack

  • Petrov's Defence

  • Philidor Defence

  • Pirc Defence

  • Ponziani Opening

  • Ragozin Defence

  • Réti Opening

  • Rice Gambit

  • Richter Veresov Attack

  • Robatsch Defence

  • Rousseau Gambit

  • Ruy Lopez Opening

  • Saemisch Variation

  • Schlechter Variation

  • Schliemann–Jaenisch Gambit

  • Smith–Morra Gambit

  • Sokolsky Opening

  • Staunton Gambit

  • Steinitz Defence

  • Sveshnikov Variation

  • Tarrasch Defence

  • Torre Attack

  • Trompowsky Attack

  • Van't Kruijs Opening

  • Wade Defence

  • Ware Opening

Openings by Name (OCB)

• • A – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • B – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • C – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • D – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • E – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • F – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • G – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • H – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • I – J Opening by Name (OCB)

  • K – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • L – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • M – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • N – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • O – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • P – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • Q – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • R – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • S – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • T – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • U – Opening by Name (OCB)

  • V-W-Y Opening by Name (OCB)

  • Z – Opening by Name (OCB)

Photos Main Openings

Tactics

• • Encyclopedia of Combinations

    • A. Introduction to Combinations

    • B. Basic Combinations

    • C. Intermediate Combinations

    • D. Expert Combinations

  • Tactical Tricks and Traps

  • 250 Chess Combinations

Variances Eco Code A (Flank)

• • Benko Gambit Variances

  • Benoni Variances

  • Bird – Variances

  • Bird Opening – Dutch Variation

  • Budapest – Variances

  • Dutch – Variances

  • English Opening – Variances

  • Indian Game – Variances

  • Irr. Queen's Pawn Variances

  • Irregular Opening Variances

  • Modern Benoni Variation

  • Modern Defence Variances

  • Nimzo-Larsen Variances

  • Old Benoni – Variances

  • Old Indian Variances

  • Reti Opening – Variances

  • Trompowsky Attack Var.

Variances Eco Code B (1. e4)

• • Alekhine – Variances

  • Caro-Kann Variances

  • Chekhover Variation

  • Irr. King's Pawn Variances

  • Modern – Pterodactyl Defence

  • Najdorf Variation

  • Pirc Defence Variances

  • Pterodactyl Defence Variances

  • Scandinavian – Variances

  • Sicilian Variances

Variances Eco Code C (1. e4)

• • Bishop Opening Variances

  • Center Game Variances

  • Evans Gambit Variances

  • Falkbeer Counter-Gambit Variances

  • Four Knights Variances

  • Four/Three Knights Variances

  • French – Variances

  • Giuoco Piano Variances

  • Irr. King's Knight Variances

  • Italian Game Variances

  • King's Gambit Acc. Variances

  • King's Gambit Decl. Variances

  • King's Knight Variances

  • King's Pawn Variances

  • Philidor Defence Variances

  • Ponziani Variances

  • Russian Game – Variances

  • Scotch – Variances

  • Spanish – Ruy Lopez Variances

  • Two Knights Variances

  • Vienna Game – Variances

Variances Eco Code D (1. d4)

• • Gruenfeld Variances

  • Nadanian Variation

  • Queen's Gambit Declined

  • Queen's Gambit Variances

  • Queen's Pawn Variances

  • Slav Defence Variances

Variances Eco Code E (1. d4)

• • Blumenfeld Variances

  • Catalan Variances

  • Irregular Indian Variances

  • King's Indian Variances

  • Nimzo-Indian Variances

  • Queen's Indian Variances

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