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2076 USCF.
My Chess Story: I first went to the chess club at age 25 with a vague knowledge of the rules of chess, and was thrashed mercilessly and embarrassingly by a 7 year old Russian immigrant kid (1600-ish) and another girl rated about 1200. After reading half a dozen chess books and studying regularly with a few friends, I was officially rated in the mid 1700s within a year. I was just under 1800 when I joined CV.tv in Spring 2007. On a steady diet of Curtains and Zibbit videos (and publishing several of my own), I started 2009 with a 15.5/19.0 streak in three tournaments against opposition rated 1900-2100, and gained 224 USCF rating points to surpass 2000. Since CV.tv was fundamental to my own progress, I hope to contribute videos that promote others' enjoyment and understanding of our game. Thank you! Training journal: [1]
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Complete 1.e4 e5 Opening Repertoire for Black
- 0. 1...e5 for Noobs 32:17 Comparison with the Sicilian defense, overview of all major variations, and the guiding philosophy behind the 1...e5 repertoire.
- 1. Intro and Scotch Game 22:03 Introduction to 1...e5, and an overview of the Mieses variation of the Scotch, recommending the solid plan 8...Nb6 intending Qe6 and d7-d5.
- 2. Two Knights, Ulvestad 25:57 Detailed analysis of the ambitious Ulvestad variation after the critical 4.Ng5.
- 3. Two Knights Defense 34:49 Covers [1] Giuoco Pianissimo by transposition (4.d3), [2] Modern Two Knights (4.d4 exd4 5.e5), and [3] Classical Two Knights (anti- Max Lange) (4.d4 exd4 5.O-O).
- 4. Danish, Goring, Ponziani 24:20 Recommends the "Capablanca defense" to the Danish/Goring gambits, and follows the Caro/Tarrasch gambit line against the Ponziani.
- 5. Vienna, Bishops, KGD 34:13 Presents the main lines against the Vienna gambit and a detailed counter to the KGD by transposition, recommended for White in GM Emms' Attacking with 1.e4.
- 6. King's Gambit, Center Game 32:48 Recommends the Modern defense to the King's Gambit with 2...d5 3.exd5 exf4, and the ...Be7 system against the Center Game.
- 7. Four Knights 33:29 Covers the Four Knights by touching on the [1] Glek system, [2] Halloween & Belgrade gambits, [3] Scotch 4N, and then focuses on [4] the "Pillsbury defense" to the Spanish 4N.
- 8. Ruy Lopez, Berlin defense sidelines 31:21 Coverage of the Ruy Lopez, Berlin variation, when White avoids the queenswap mainline.
- 9. Ruy Lopez, Berlin defense mainline 33:17 Overview of the Ruy Lopez, Berlin variation queenswap mainline, recommending the Be7 plan as played by GM Kritz.
Game Analysis
Chigorin's Defence
- 6/18/08 Chigorin Rulz LOL 16:52 My first win against an Expert (played March 2007), and my first published game (LA Times)!
- 12/12/10 B vs 2100 my craziest fighting game 48:28 Crazy sacrifices from a desperate situation lead to a tense defense in severe time trouble.
Danish Gambit
- 9/9/08 Sacrificial Danish gambit 9:30 Blitz quickie featuring a couple intuitive knight sacrifices.
Queen's Gambit
- 8/28/11 W vs 2000 (QGD Exchange) 25:22 My first OTB rated game in the QGD featured an intuitive knight sacrifice out of the opening.
Nimzo-Indian
- 9/24/11 W vs 2100 Nimzo 4.e3 24:04 After getting a space advantage I played impatient and careless moves to get to a critical situation.
Open Game
- 9/2/11 B vs 2000 Italian Game 32:41 An experiment with long castles against a strong 12-year old.
- 9/13/11 B vs 2050 Italian Game 27:48 Another experiment with long castles against another strong 12-year old.
- 9/1/10 my best-played game??! W vs 2090 20:38 A strategically clean game against an overconfident opponent.
- 10/9/10 B vs 1500 Berlin with Re1 20:05 Black can find it difficult to play for a win in this opening.
Philidor Defence (by transposition)
- 5/25/08 initiative lesson (1200-1600) 18:06 An intuitive sacrifice leads to an unstoppable initiative.
- 7/15/09 W vs 2000 Philidor/Pirc opening. 26:34 A positional pawn sacrifice for an advanced knight outpost leads to a mating attack. This was the game that put me over 2000 USCF rating.
Pirc, Holmov
- 4/25/09 White vs 2136 (Pirc, Holmov) 18:36 Interesting opening sacrifice for development where one Black misstep is fatal.
Scandinavian Defense
- 1/18/09 B vs. 2150 G/90 Scandin Nf6 22:40 The old guy misplays the opening but doesn't miss his chance.
- 2/13/09 B v. 2000 Nf6 skandinavian again 17:37 An atypical Scandinavian game insofar as it had central pawn tension and minority-attack themes.
- 4/24/10 the importance of being objective! 24:21 A video on remaining calm and confident when the opponent throws the kitchen sink at you.
Sicilian Defence
- 12/14/08 Spielmann inspiration 9:27 A couple blitz quickies featuring gambit/sacrificial opening play.
Chess Software Demonstrations
SCID (Shane's Chess Information Database)
Chess Position Trainer
Chessimo fka Personal Chess Trainer
Art of Sacrifice by Rudolf Spielmann
Biography by Wikipedia[2]
Sham Sacrifices
Positional Sacrifice: leads to forced recovery of the sacrificed material with an improvement in position.
Game 1 8:44 Spielmann - Pirc, 1931
Game 2 10:10 Spielmann - Schlecter, 1906
Game 3 13:11 Pirc - Spielmann, 1931
Sacrifice for Gain: leads to an advantage in material, the sacrificed material being regained by force and with interest.
Game 4 12:31 Bogolyubov - Spielmann, 1927
Game 5 x:xx Spielmann - Muller, 1933
Mating Sacrifice: leads to checkmate or to a decisive gain of material.
Game 6 21:16 Spielmann - Honlinger, 1929
Game 7 12:19 Spielmann - Tartakower, 1925
Game 8 11:22 Spielmann - Grunfeld, 1929
Game 9 12:17 Spielmann - L'hermet, 1927
Real Sacrifices
Sacrifice for Development: aims at an unnatural acceleration of one's development.
Game 10 16:26 Schories - Spielmann, 1905
Game 11 11:46 Bernstein - Spielmann, 1906 Brief biographical sketch. Tarrasch gambit (QGD).
Obstructive Sacrifice: slows down the opponent's development.
Game 12 xx:xx Spielmann - Landau, 1933
Game 13 16:16 Spielmann - Honlinger, 1933
Game 14 16:08 Spielmann - Bogolyubov, 1932
Game 15 13:05 Spielmann - Walter, 1928
Preventive (Anti-Castling) Sacrifice: intended to prevent the opponent from castling.
Game 16 16:28 Spielmann - Duras, 1905
Game 17 13:42 Spielmann - Mieses, 1910
Game 18 xx:xx Mieses - Spielmann, 1910
Game 19 25:10 Gereben - Spielmann, 1934
Line-Clearance Sacrifice: aims at the early employment of rooks on open lines.
Game 20 10:06 Spielmann - Flamberg, 1914
Game 21 16:55 Spielmann - Eljaschoff, 1903
Game 22 12:56 Spielmann - Grunfeld, 1922
Vacating Sacrifice: procures access for a particular unit to a more favorable square.
Game 23 19:30 Spielmann - Janowski, 1907
Game 24 17:19 Spielmann - Reti, 1912
Deflecting or Decoy Sacrifice: lures or diverts enemy forces from the main field of battle.
Game 25 15:18 Spielmann - Forgacs, 1910
(Castled) King's Field Sacrifice: breaks up the hostile King's castled position.
King-Hunt Sacrifice: drives the enemy King into the open, where it is exposed to danger.
The Exchange Sacrifice
The Queen Sacrifice
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Blind Analysis
Live Blitz
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