Lesson #14: Falsification - Exercises

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In this lesson you are going to practice what your learned in the previous lesson!

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Lesson #13: How To Calculate - Introduction & Falsification

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Hi all, this is the first of a series of lessons in which you are going to learn more about phase 3 of the Analytical Approach: Calculation.

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Learn From The Masters #4: Karpov - Sax, Linares 1983

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Hi all, in this video lecture we take a look at a game that was played by an inspired Karpov against Sax in Linares 1983.

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Lesson #12: How To Find Candidate Moves

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In this lesson we continue the work we started in lesson #11. We are going to look at techniques required by the position and what moves they bring to mind.

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Lesson #11: How To Do A Tactical Breakdown

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Hi all, it is time to start taking a more in-depth look at the different steps of the Analytical Approach. We start with step 1: “Tactical Breakdown”.

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Lesson #8: The Analytical Approach (3)

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In this lesson we take another dive into the wonderous world of the Analytical Approach!

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Lesson #7B: The Analytical Approach (2)

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In lesson #7A I asked you to examine a complicated chess position. In this part you can compare your findings with my explanation of the position. Dont forget the read the postscript below the video!
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Lesson #7A: The Analytical Approach (2)

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In this video lesson we take a deeper look into the Analytical Approach.

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How To Lose In Chess #2: No Appreciation…

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In this lecture I want to show you how games are often lost, namely by a lack of sufficient appreciation for important chess factors. You can avoid losing like this and become a better chess player by learning to appreciate what strong positional assets are, how you can keep or obtain them, and how to exploit them.

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Lesson #3: The Analytical Approach (1)

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In lesson #2 we saw some training positions where it was either possible to make your move immdediately or where more examination was needed. Again: the measure in which you can make you move “immediately” depends on your playing strength.

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